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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 174 Individuals for Immigration-Related Criminal Conduct this Week 11/21/2025 07:00 AM EST PHOENIX, Ariz. – During the week of enforcement operations from November 15, 2025, through November 21, 2025, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Arizona brought immigration-related criminal charges against 174 individuals. Specifically, the United States filed 102 cases in which aliens illegally re-entered the United States, and the United States also charged 52 aliens for illegally entering the United States. In its ongoing effort to deter unlawful immigration, the United States filed 17 cases against 19 individuals responsible for smuggling illegal aliens into and within the District of Arizona. Protecting law enforcement officers is a key part of border vigilance, and federal prosecutors also charged one defendant for assaulting a Border Patrol agent. New Orleans Man Sentenced For Federal Drug Trafficking and Weapons Violations 11/21/2025 07:00 AM EST NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA –CYRIL HOFFMAN, JR. ("HOFFMAN"), age 27, was sentenced on November 12, 2025 by U.S. District Judge Darrel J. Papillion to 12 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release, along with a $400 mandatory special assessment fee, after previously pleading guilty to two counts of possession with intent to distribute marijuana, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(D); possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A)(i); and receipt of a firearm while under indictment, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(n) and 924(a)(1)(D). Ocala Convicted Felon Who Attempted To Pawn A Firearm Sentenced To Five Years In Federal Prison 11/21/2025 07:00 AM EST Ocala, Florida – United States District Judge Thomas P. Barber has sentenced Shymiere Montese Howell (31, Ocala) to five years in federal prison for possession of a firearm and ammunition affecting commerce by a convicted felon. Howell entered a guilty plea to the offense on July 22, 2025. Three Defendants Sentenced For Their Roles In California-Based Drug Trafficking Conspiracy 11/21/2025 07:00 AM EST Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Court Judge William F. Jung has sentenced Hopeton Goslin (57, St. Petersburg) to 20 years in federal prison, Tony Marsh (25, Bradenton) to 10 years in federal prison, and Colin Zirpoli (46, Sarasota) to 30 months in federal prison for their roles in conspiring to distribute methamphetamine in the Middle District of Florida.    Co-Founder of Paycheck Protection Program Lender Service Provider Sentenced for $63M COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme 11/21/2025 07:00 AM EST A co-founder of a lender service provider was sentenced to 10 years in prison for participating in a scheme to fraudulently obtain over $63 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans guaranteed by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The defendant was also ordered to pay over $63 million in restitution. Louisville Man Sentenced as a Career Offender to 15 Years and 10 months in Federal Prison for Distribution of Methamphetamine 11/21/2025 07:00 AM EST Fourteen Defendants Indicted For Drug Conspiracy And Related Charges 11/21/2025 07:00 AM EST MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – The United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that the following individuals were each indicted for Drug Conspiracy, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 846, 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(A), and 841(b)(1)(B), punishable by not less than 10 years' imprisonment and up to a $10,000,000 fine: JERRY LEE GRIST, age 66, of Atoka, Oklahoma; TOMMY BLAKE McCARY, age 74, of Wright City, Oklahoma; MEAGON RASHEL BOX, age 39, of Atoka, Oklahoma; LESLIE GALE BELLETTINI, age 67, of Coalgate, Oklahoma; SHAWNDA LA DAWN RUSSELL, age 55, of Ada, Oklahoma; GLENN ROGER HYDE, age 65, of Ada, Oklahoma; JEFFERY LANCE DEAVER, age 56, of Tishomingo, Oklahoma; JESUS MARTIN OLIVARES VASQUEZ, SR., age 58, of Mexico; DEAN DEWAYNE HENSLEE, age 52, of Idabel, Oklahoma; ANGIE EULALIA NUNEZ a/k/a Angie Farrell, age 51, of Durant, Oklahoma; DAVID GEORGE NUNEZ, age 56, of Durant, Oklahoma; RAYMOND ERWIN WELCH, age 57, of Dallas, Texas; WILLA MARGARETTE WEAR, age 47, of Atoka, Oklahoma; and CLIFFORD EUGENE BERRY, age 61, of Atoka, Oklahoma. In addition to federal Drug Conspiracy charges, JERRY LEE GRIST and DEAN DEWAYNE HENSLEE each face additional charges for Distribution of Methamphetamine, punishable by not less than 10 years' imprisonment and up to a $10,000,000 fine; LESLIE GALE BELLETTINI faces additional charges for Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine, punishable by not less than 10 years' imprisonment and up to a $10,000,000 fine, and for Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine, punishable by up to 20 years' imprisonment and up to a $1,000,000 fine; and ANGIE EULALIA NUNEZ and DAVID GEORGE NUNEZ each face an additional charge for Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine, punishable by up to 20 years' imprisonment and up to a $1,000,000 fine.The Indictment alleges that beginning in or about June 2024 and continuing until on or about the date of the indictment, in the Eastern District of Oklahoma and elsewhere, the defendants willfully and knowingly combined, conspired, confederated, and agreed together, and with others known and unknown to the Grand Jury, to commit offenses against the United States, namely the possession with intent to distribute and distribution of cocaine and methamphetamine.  Louisiana Man Sentenced to 84 Months for Cares Act Fraud 11/21/2025 07:00 AM EST NEW ORLEANS – Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson announced that ERNEST X. TAYLOR, JR. ("TAYLOR"), of Laplace, LA, age 41, was sentenced on October 29, 2025 to 84 months in the Bureau of Prisons, after previously pleading guilty to two counts of making false statements related to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), by U.S. District Judge Darrel James Papillion. U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Mexico Weekly Immigration and Border Crimes Report 11/21/2025 07:00 AM EST Today, the United States Attorney's Office for the District of New Mexico announced its immigration enforcement statistics for this week.  Westwego Woman Sentenced For Conspiracy to Commit Mail Fraud by Defrauding State Offices of Unemployment Insurance 11/21/2025 07:00 AM EST NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – Acting United States Attorney Michael M. Simpson announced today that on November 19, 2025 REHA JANEE ARVIE, ("ARVIE"), age 35, of Westwego, LA, was sentenced for Conspiracy to Commit Mail Fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1349.  Philadelphia Man Convicted at Trial of Two Commercial Robberies, Murder of Gas Station Attendant 11/21/2025 07:00 AM EST White-Collar Executive Incarcerated For Fixing Nurse Wages And Fraud 11/21/2025 07:00 AM EST LAS VEGAS — A federal district court in Nevada sentenced Eduardo "Eddie" Lopez of Las Vegas to 40 months in custody and $550,000 in criminal fines. In addition, Lopez must pay $2,496,101 in criminal restitution to the defrauded purchaser of his home healthcare company. Lopez was also ordered to forfeit $10,459,000 from the fraudulent sale of his home healthcare company. Two men face federal charges after task force seizes 21 kilograms of fentanyl and over $380,000 from residence 11/21/2025 07:00 AM EST ATLANTA - Rico Deville Buice and David Estevan Montillo Diaz have been arrested and charged by criminal complaints with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl. Buice and Diaz appeared in federal court on November 19, 2025, to face charges after law enforcement executed a search warrant on at a Forest Park rental home, where they discovered and seized 21 kilograms of fentanyl, $380,000 in suspected drug proceeds, and a firearm Federal Grand Jury Indicts 7 Louisville Men for Firearm Related Offenses 11/21/2025 07:00 AM EST Fraud and Financial-Crime Prosecutions Continue During Federal Funding Lapse 11/21/2025 07:00 AM EST New York Man Sentenced to 60 Months in Drug-Trafficking Conspiracy 11/21/2025 07:00 AM EST Ohio Man Sentenced For Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine 11/21/2025 07:00 AM EST Romanian Man Sentenced For Access Device Fraud 11/21/2025 07:00 AM EST NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson announced that TAMAS KOLOZSVARI ("KOLOZSVARI"), age 30, a Romanian national, was sentenced on November 20, 2025 by U.S. District Chief Judge Wendy B. Vitter for access device fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1029(a)(4). KOLOZSVARI, who has been in custody since November 20, 2024, was sentenced to time served. Guatemalan National Charged with Illegally Reentering U.S. and Making False Statements on Immigration Applications 11/21/2025 07:00 AM EST MARCOS ISMALEJ IXPANCOC, also known as Marcos Hernandez Lopez and Jose Ernandez, 39, a citizen of Guatemala residing in Stamford, has been charged by federal criminal complaint with illegally reentering the United States after being deported and making false statements on applications for immigration benefits. White-Collar Executive Incarcerated for Fixing Nurse Wages and Fraud 11/21/2025 07:00 AM EST A federal district court in Nevada sentenced Eduardo "Eddie" Lopez of Las Vegas to 40 months in custody and $550,000 in criminal fines. In addition, Lopez must pay $2,496,101 in criminal restitution to the defrauded purchaser of his home healthcare company. Lopez was also ordered to forfeit $10,459,000 from the fraudulent sale of his home healthcare company. Four Hartford Men Charged with Trafficking Firearms and Narcotics 11/21/2025 07:00 AM EST ANTONIO BAEZ, also known as "Fat Boy," 26; CORY LEWIS, also known as "City," 36; JAVON HUTLEY, 33; and ROGER MOODY, 42, all of Hartford, have been charged by indictment with offenses related to the illegal trafficking of firearms and narcotics. Little Rock Man to Spend Life in Prison Following Conviction for Distributing Fentanyl that Resulted in Death 11/21/2025 07:00 AM EST After hearing four days of testimony, a federal jury found that Arthur Joyner distributed fentanyl pills to a man who died after ingesting those pills two days later.  Southern District charges 321 individuals in border security-related cases this week 11/21/2025 07:00 AM EST A total of 318 cases have been filed in relation to immigration and border security from Nov. 14-20 New Orleans Man Sentenced to Over 24 Years in Prison for Fentanyl Trafficking and Firearms Offenses 11/21/2025 07:00 AM EST NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson announced that ODINE DOMINICK ("DOMINICK"), age 35, was sentenced on November 20, 2025 by U.S. District Judge Lance M. Africk to 292 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release, along with a $300 mandatory special assessment fee, after previously pleading guilty to possession with the intent to distribute more than 40 grams of fentanyl and a quantity of marijuana, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(B), and 841(b)(1)(D); possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 924(c)(1)(A)(i); and being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(8).  Former police captain charged for offenses against children 11/21/2025 07:00 AM EST A 59-year-old resident of League City has been indicted on multiple counts to include coercion and enticement of a minor, and possession and production of child sexual abuse material

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