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You are subscribed to U.S. Attorneys News news updates. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Guam Man Sentenced for Flying Drone Over Military Installation 09/17/2025 08:00 AM EDT Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 33 Months in Federal Prison 09/17/2025 08:00 AM EDT Kentucky Man Found with More Than 10 Grams of Methamphetamine Sentenced to Five Years in Federal Prison 09/17/2025 08:00 AM EDT Apopka Man Pleads Guilty To Wire Fraud And Aggravated Identity Theft 09/16/2025 08:00 AM EDT Orlando, Florida – United States Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe announces that Keith Oelerich (62, Apopka) has pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft. Oelerich faces a minimum penalty of 2 years, up to 20 years, in federal prison.  Florida Man Sentenced to 18 Months for Firearm Offense 09/16/2025 08:00 AM EDT Oneida County Man Charged with Sexual Exploitation of a Child and Receipt of Child Pornography 09/16/2025 08:00 AM EDT Raleigh County Man Sentenced to Prison for COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme 09/16/2025 08:00 AM EDT Topsham Man Sentenced for Firearm Charges Stemming from Brunswick Burglary 09/16/2025 08:00 AM EDT Christopher Tucker, 34, was located and arrested following a brief manhunt. Tips to NCMEC CyberTipline Lead to 20-Year Sentence for Lewiston Man Who Possessed, Distributed Child Pornography 09/16/2025 08:00 AM EDT Harold Clayton III, 35, also shared child sexual abuse material via Telegram Messenger communications.  Henderson Man Indicted For Illegal Smuggling And Distribution Of Erectile Dysfunction Prescription Drugs Under Brand Names "Kinky Kong," "Kinky Pink," "Stif," Tbone," And "Ride" 09/16/2025 08:00 AM EDT LAS VEGAS – A Henderson, Nevada, resident made his initial appearance in court on September 10, 2025, to face charges for allegedly smuggling misbranded prescription drugs containing sildenafil and tadalafil, the active ingredients in FDA-approved prescription drugs Viagra and Cialis, into the United States. According to allegations in the indictment, David Ralph Webber then sold the drugs to smoke shops, convenience stores, and adult novelty stores, as well as directly to consumers through his website, under brand names "Kinky Kong," "Kinky Pink," "Stif," "Tbone," and "Ride." Queens Man Pleads Guilty To Participating In A Conspiracy To Act As An Illegal Agent Of The Chinese Government In The United States 09/16/2025 08:00 AM EDT United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, and the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI"), Christopher G. Raia, announced today that YUANJUN TANG, a naturalized citizen of the United States and resident of Flushing, Queens, pled guilty to conspiring to act in the United States as an unregistered agent of the People's Republic of China ("PRC") before U.S. District Judge John G. Koeltl.   Two San Fernando Valley Men Arrested on Federal Complaint Alleging They Exported $611 Million of Electronics Obtained by Fraud 09/16/2025 08:00 AM EDT Two San Fernando Valley men were arrested today on a federal criminal complaint charging them with running a Van Nuys-based company that exported hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of consumer electronics and gift cards, nearly all derived from criminal activities such as identity theft, credit card theft, and fraud. North Platte Man Sentenced to More Than 11 Years for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine 09/16/2025 08:00 AM EDT Michael W. Stroble, 32, of North Platte, Nebraska, was sentenced on September 11, 2025, in federal court in Lincoln for one count of conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine actual.  Omaha Gang Member Sentenced to 220 Months for Fentanyl and Firearm Crimes 09/16/2025 08:00 AM EDT Clifford Wright III, 36, of Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced on September 10, 2025, in federal court in Omaha for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, and felon in possession of a firearm. Broken Bow Man Sentenced to 10 years in Federal Prison for Drug Conspiracy 09/16/2025 08:00 AM EDT Reyes Ernesto Garcia-Urquizo, 38, of Broken Bow, Nebraska, was sentenced on September 11, 2025, in federal court in Lincoln, Nebraska, for Conspiracy to Distribute 500 grams or more of Methamphetamine. Jury finds previous sex offender guilty of coercion and child pornography charges 09/16/2025 08:00 AM EDT Noble Outdoors Associate Sentenced for Lacey Act Violation for 2019 Mule Deer Hunt 09/16/2025 08:00 AM EDT Mark Cooper, 73, of North Platte, Nebraska, was sentenced on September 11, 2025, in federal court in Lincoln, Nebraska, for violating the Lacey Act.  Warm Springs Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Assault and Firearm Charges 09/16/2025 08:00 AM EDT A Warm Springs, Oregon, man was sentenced to federal prison yesterday for assault resulting in serious bodily injury and prohibited possession of a firearm. Browning woman sentenced to over 2 years in prison for embezzling from Heart Butte School District 09/16/2025 08:00 AM EDT Slidell Man Sentenced to 12 Months and One Day in Prison for Machine Gun Possession 09/16/2025 08:00 AM EDT NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson announced that on September 11, 2025, CUONG QUOC TRAN ("TRAN"), age 39, of Slidell, La, was sentenced, by United States District Judge Barry W. Ashe, for possession of a machine gun, in violation of Title 18 United States Code, Section 922(o). He was sentenced to 12 months and one day in federal prison, one-year of supervised release, a $10,000 fine and a mandatory $100.00 special assessment fee. Charleston County Magistrate Charged with Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Material 09/16/2025 08:00 AM EDT CHARLESTON, S.C. — Federal agents have arrested James Benjamin Gosnell, Jr., 68, of Charleston, on a criminal complaint charging him with possession of child sexual abuse material.* Georgia Man Sentenced to Over 4 Years in Prison for Fraud Targeting AHCCCS 09/16/2025 08:00 AM EDT PHOENIX, Ariz. – Kenneth Terrell Harrison, 45, of College Park, Georgia was sentenced on Monday by United States District Judge Michael T. Liburdi to 52 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. Harrison was also ordered to pay restitution to the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System ("AHCCCS") in the amount of $6,538,485.09.  Fentanyl Overdose Death Leads to Oklahoma Trio being Sentenced to Serve 26 Years Collectively in Federal Prison for Fentanyl Distribution 09/16/2025 08:00 AM EDT Two Pennsylvania Men Charged With Defrauding Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Program of Nearly $220,000 09/16/2025 08:00 AM EDT Lawrence Men Charged with Manufacturing Counterfeit Pills 09/16/2025 08:00 AM EDT BOSTON – Two Lawrence men were charged yesterday in connection with an investigation targeting a drug manufacturing ring. Over 18 kilograms of suspected controlled substances and a pill press were recovered during searches.

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