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You are subscribed to U.S. Attorneys News news updates. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. District of Arizona Charges 218 Individuals for Immigration-Related Criminal Conduct this Week 09/05/2025 08:00 AM EDT PHOENIX, Ariz. – During the week of enforcement operations from August 30, 2025, through September 5, 2025, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Arizona brought immigration-related criminal charges against 218 individuals. Ecuadorian man pleads guilty, sentenced for illegal re-entry 09/05/2025 08:00 AM EDT U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today Segundo Juan Maynato-Guaman, a/k/a Segundo Juan Mainato-Guaman, 46, a citizen of Ecuador, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr. to re-entry of a removed alien. He was then sentenced to time served and turned over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement.    Buffalo felon pleads guilty to new gun charge 09/05/2025 08:00 AM EDT U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that William Morrison, Jr., 26, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara to being a felon in possession of a firearm, which carries a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison.  Guyanese man arrested, charged with escape 09/05/2025 08:00 AM EDT U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Andre Ali, 27, a citizen and national of Guyana, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with escape from custody, which carries a maximum penalty of one year in prison and a $100,000 fine.    Alleged Leader of Sinaloa Cartel Faction Indicted in Chicago on Terrorism, Drug Trafficking, and Firearm Charges 09/05/2025 08:00 AM EDT A federal grand jury has indicted an alleged leader of a violent faction of the Sinaloa Cartel in Mexico on terrorism, drug, and firearm charges, including engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise. Guilty Plea for the 2020 Daytime Murder in front of The Benco Shopping Center in Southeast 09/05/2025 08:00 AM EDT Antoine Turner, 32, of Washington, DC, pleaded guilty today to a charge of second-degree murder while armed for the November 29, 2020, murder of Demeitri Anderson, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro. Man Sentenced to Prison Term for Stabbing Two People, including a Corrections Officer 09/05/2025 08:00 AM EDT Chauncy Myers, 31, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced for stabbing two people, one of whom was a D.C. Department of Corrections officer at the D.C. Jail, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro. Lancaster Man Found Guilty of Shooting Victim to Death During Inglewood Marijuana Deal 09/05/2025 08:00 AM EDT An Antelope Valley man was found guilty by a jury today of shooting a victim to death during a marijuana deal in Inglewood in 2021. U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Mexico Weekly Immigration and Border Crimes Report 09/05/2025 08:00 AM EDT These cases are prosecuted in partnership with the El Paso Sector of the U.S. Border Patrol, along with Homeland Security Investigations El Paso, and assistance from other federal, state, and county agencies.  Serial Border Crosser from Honduras Sentenced to 27 Months in Prison 09/05/2025 08:00 AM EDT A Honduran national has been sentenced to 27 months in federal prison for illegally reentering the United States after multiple prior removals.  Nevada Man Pleads Guilty To Promoting Fraudulent Tax Avoidance Scheme 09/05/2025 08:00 AM EDT LAS VEGAS – A Nevada man pleaded guilty today to advising clients to commit tax evasion. Hillsboro Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Sexual Exploitation of a Child and Cyberstalking 09/05/2025 08:00 AM EDT A Hillsboro man was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison Thursday afternoon after pleading guilty to sexually exploiting a child and cyberstalking.  Off-Duty Commercial Airline Pilot Pleads Guilty to Interfering with Flight Crew 09/05/2025 08:00 AM EDT Joseph David Emerson, 46, of Pleasant Hill, California, an off-duty commercial airline pilot, pleaded guilty today for attempting to shut down the engines of a passenger plane in flight. MED-EL Corporation Agrees to Pay $2.1 Million to Resolve Allegations of PPP Loan Fraud 09/05/2025 08:00 AM EDT BOSTON – MED-EL Corporation has agreed to pay approximately $2.1 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations that the company falsely certified to the United States Small Business Administration (SBA) its eligibility for a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan. Construction Company CEO Arrested for Amassing Real Estate Empire Through $4 Million in Fraudulently Obtained Covid-19 Relief Loans 09/05/2025 08:00 AM EDT A Visalia construction company CEO was arrested today on a federal criminal complaint alleging that he fraudulently obtained more than $4 million in taxpayer-funded COVID-19 relief funds and federally guaranteed small business loans. Nevada Man Pleads Guilty to Promoting Fraudulent Tax Avoidance Scheme 09/05/2025 08:00 AM EDT A Nevada man pleaded guilty to advising clients to commit tax evasion. Jury Finds Man Guilty of First-Degree Sexual Abuse 09/05/2025 08:00 AM EDT Ovideo Flores-Lemus was convicted of two counts of first-degree sexual abuse, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.  Alleged Boss of Violent Sinaloa Cartel Faction Indicted in Chicago on Narcoterrorism, Drug, and Firearm Charges 09/05/2025 08:00 AM EDT OSCAR MANUEL GASTELUM IRIBE allegedly served as a co-leader of the Beltran Leyva faction of the Sinaloa Cartel. Third Defendant in Carjacking and Robbery Spree Sentenced to 120 Months 09/05/2025 08:00 AM EDT Dominic Armstrong, 21, of the District of Columbia., was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to 120 months in prison in connection with his role in a spree of armed carjackings and robberies across the metropolitan region, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro. Another week, another 350+ cases: Southern District continues relentless border enforcement efforts 09/05/2025 08:00 AM EDT A total of 352 cases have been filed charging 356 people from Aug. 29 – Sept. 4 for various immigration and related border security crimes Man Sentenced for November 2024 Armed Carjacking and August 2022 Armed Robbery 09/05/2025 08:00 AM EDT Demonta King, 18, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced today in Superior Court for carjacking a taxicab driver at knifepoint in November 2024 and robbing another victim at gunpoint in August 2022, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro. Federal Prisoner Sentenced to 21 Months in Prison for Assaulting Correctional Officer 09/05/2025 08:00 AM EDT Hewer Berlany Santos, 30, of Los Angeles, was sentenced today to 21 months in prison for assaulting a federal officer. Wyandotte County District Court bookkeepers indicted in $900,000 wire fraud scheme 09/05/2025 08:00 AM EDT A federal grand jury in Kansas City, Kansas, returned an indictment charging two former Wyandotte County District Court bookkeepers with stealing $900,000 from the Court. U.S. Marshals, Tactical K9 Arrest Two Suspects in Congressional Intern's Murder 09/05/2025 08:00 AM EDT Jailen Lucas, 17, and Kelvin Thomas, Jr., 17, both of Washington, D.C., were arrested today by members of the Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force and the U.S. Marshals on charges of first-degree murder while armed, for the death of 21-year-old Eric Tarpinian-Jachym, an intern with the U.S. House of Representatives, on June 30, 2025, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro. Manchester Woman Arrested on Animal Crush Video Distribution Charges 09/05/2025 08:00 AM EDT

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