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You are subscribed to U.S. Attorneys News news updates. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Man Sentenced to 41 Months in Prison for Fraudulently Obtaining Student Visa, Other Documents 12/01/2025 07:00 AM EST Mercy Ojedeji also participated in the money mule activities of Shirley Waller. Three Sentenced for Smuggling Methamphetamine, Fentanyl into the Lincoln County Jail 12/01/2025 07:00 AM EST The three admitted conspiring to smuggle fentanyl and meth into the jail between the dates of June 27, 2022, and Oct. 6, 2022. Sacramento Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Conspiring to Sex Traffic Woman in San Diego 12/01/2025 07:00 AM EST SAN DIEGO – Darell Davis of Sacramento was sentenced in federal court today to 10 years in prison and ordered to pay $9,950 in restitution for conspiring to sex traffic an 18-year-old woman by coercion and physical violence. On September 11, 2025, Davis pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit sex trafficking through force, fraud, or coercion. His guilty plea stemmed from conduct spanning from December 15, 2022, to January 11, 2023, when Davis transported the victim from Sacramento to San Diego to sell her body for his financial gain. Former President and CEO of the Minneapolis Regional Chamber of Commerce Pleads Guilty to Fraud 12/01/2025 07:00 AM EST Minneapolis Non-Profit Director Charged with Fraud 12/01/2025 07:00 AM EST Former President and CEO of the Minneapolis Regional Chamber of Commerce Pleads Guilty to Fraud 12/01/2025 07:00 AM EST Former Memphis Police Department Officer Sentenced for Civil Rights, Firearms, Kidnapping, and Obstruction Charges Related to Fatal Shooting 12/01/2025 07:00 AM EST Patric J. Ferguson, 34, a former Memphis Police Department Officer, was sentenced today to 38 years in prison for civil rights, firearms, kidnapping, and obstruction offenses in connection with the fatal shooting of a man identified by the initials R.H. Men Linked to the Disappearance of an 18-Year-Old Nebraska Woman Found Guilty of Drug, Gun, and Obstruction-Related Charges 12/01/2025 07:00 AM EST Idaho Man Admits to Assaulting Federal Officers in Southern Utah 12/01/2025 07:00 AM EST ST. GEORGE, Utah – Gregory Aaron Farley, 51, of Hazelton, Idaho, pleaded guilty in federal court today to assault of an employee of the United States with a deadly or dangerous weapon after he rammed his pickup truck into two U.S. Park Rangers' vehicle in May 2025.  Michigan Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Crime 12/01/2025 07:00 AM EST Bay Area Man Sentenced to 13 Years in Prison for Stockton Drug Buy 12/01/2025 07:00 AM EST Robert Godinez, 53, of Hayward, was sentenced today to 13 years in prison for possessing methamphetamine and heroin with the intent to distribute, and for using a cellphone to facilitate drug trafficking offenses. Michigan Man Sentenced to Prison for Federal Drug Crime 12/01/2025 07:00 AM EST Huntington Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Crime 12/01/2025 07:00 AM EST Delano Man Sentenced to 6 Years and 8 Months in Prison for Distributing Fentanyl 12/01/2025 07:00 AM EST Omar Vayas Duran, 45, of Delano, was sentenced today to six years and eight months in prison by U.S. District Judge Edward J. Davila for conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. Lowell Man Pleads Guilty to Child Pornography Offenses 12/01/2025 07:00 AM EST BOSTON – A Lowell man has pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston to receiving and possessing child sexual abuse material (CSAM). Wakefield Woman Convicted of Money Laundering Conspiracy 12/01/2025 07:00 AM EST BOSTON – A Wakefield woman was convicted of money laundering conspiracy on Nov. 24, 2025, following a six-day jury trial. Ohio Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Luring Minor Girls into Sending Him Sexually Explicit Content 12/01/2025 07:00 AM EST A Lorain County man who pretended to own a modeling agency has been sentenced to prison for grooming children into sending him sexually explicit images through the social media platform, Snapchat. Former Ohkay Owingeh Police Department Officer Back in Court After Absconding While on Pre-Trial Release 12/01/2025 07:00 AM EST Pre-trial conditions of release for Justin Aguino were revoked after he violated his terms of release, prompting the FBI to publish a wanted poster that led to his arrest. Boston Man Pleads Guilty to Distribution of Methamphetamine and Fentanyl 12/01/2025 07:00 AM EST United States Attorney Announces Federal Prison Sentences in Recent Federal Firearms Cases 12/01/2025 07:00 AM EST BOISE – U.S. Attorney Bart Davis announced the results of four separate firearm prosecution cases today."As these cases demonstrate, my office will work with all of our law enforcement partners to vigorously enforce federal firearms laws and keep firearms out of the hands of dangerous criminals," said U.S. Attorney Davis. Dulce Man Sentenced for Assault by Strangulation 12/01/2025 07:00 AM EST Kayiliab Haines was sentenced to 84 months in prison for assaulting a woman by strangulation. Dulce Man Charged with Violent Assault 12/01/2025 07:00 AM EST Tyler Vigil has been indicted on federal charges as a habitual offender for allegedly strangling and suffocating a woman. Hilliard man pleads guilty to using AI to create child pornography 12/01/2025 07:00 AM EST COLUMBUS, Ohio – A Hilliard man pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court today to two child pornography crimes.  Clint Man Gets Nearly a Decade in Federal Prison for Transporting Aliens 12/01/2025 07:00 AM EST Jesus David Escareno aka El Gerver was sentenced in a federal court in El Paso to 115 months in prison for conspiracy to transport aliens. Former Executive From Marlborough Charged With Conspiracy to Defraud the IRS and Obstruction of Justice 12/01/2025 07:00 AM EST BOSTON – A former accounting and real estate executive in Sudbury has been charged and has agreed to plead guilty to perpetrating a multi-year scheme to cheat the Internal Revenue Service by getting paid more than $1.6 million in compensation and fringe benefits under the table, all while allegedly lying to the U.S. Attorney's Office about his income to avoid paying restitution he owed to victims of an earlier fraud scheme.

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