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You are subscribed to U.S. Attorneys News news updates. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Bay Area Businessmen, Chinese National, And Three Companies Charged With Scheme To Evade Millions In Customs Duties 12/18/2025 07:00 AM EST SAN FRANCISCO – A federal grand jury has indicted Xin Mian Pan (a/k/a "Henry Pan"), Hua Liang Xie (a/k/a "Nolan Xie"), Jinhua Wang (a/k/a "Johnson Wang"), Uni-Tile & Marble, Inc., Uni-Stone & Cabinet, Inc., and Shenzhen Top & Profit International Forwarding Co. Ltd. on charges arising from a scheme to evade more than $109 million in anti-dumping duties, countervailing duties, and other duties imposed on quartz surface products, wooden cabinets and vanities, and ceramic tiles manufactured in the People's Republic of China (PRC) and imported into the United States Council Bluffs Man Sentenced to 77 Months in Federal Prison for Firearms Charge While on Federal Supervised Release 12/18/2025 07:00 AM EST COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa – A Council Bluffs man was sentenced today, December 18, 2025, to 77 months in federal prison for possessing firearms as a felon. Clarinda Man Sentenced to Nine Years in Federal Prison for Receipt of Child Pornography 12/18/2025 07:00 AM EST COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa – A Clarinda man was sentenced today, December 18, 2025, to nine years in federal prison for receipt of child pornography. Teen Hitmen for Sinaloa Cartel Plead Guilty to Murder, Attempted Murder in Plot to Kill Cartel's Target 12/18/2025 07:00 AM EST SAN DIEGO – Two teenage gang members pleaded guilty in federal court today to murder and attempted murder charges, admitting they were acting as hired hitmen for the Sinaloa Cartel when they made two attempts in five hours to kill the cartel's target. Two people were wounded and one was fatally shot during the incidents, first at a Chula Vista restaurant and then at the target's nearby luxury apartment. According to their plea agreements, on March 26, 2024, 15-year-olds Andrew Nunez and Johncarlo Quintero—members of the Mexican Mafia-affiliated Westside Wilmas gang from the greater Los Angeles area—drove from Wilmington, California to a Chili's restaurant in Chula Vista, where their target was dining with his family. Two Lacey, Washington, men now indicted for two-year scheme to steal and sell military gear from JBLM 12/18/2025 07:00 AM EST Tacoma – Two Lacey, Washington, men – both former members of the military – were indicted by the grand jury this week for conspiracy, four counts of theft of government property, assault, robbery, and attempted theft of government property, announced U.S. Attorney Charles Neil Floyd.  Man Charged with Operating Online Marketplaces Selling Fraudulent Montana Driver's Licenses and Other Identity Documents Used by Cybercriminals 12/18/2025 07:00 AM EST Armed Career Criminal Indicted for Unlawful Possession of Firearm 12/18/2025 07:00 AM EST A federal grand jury returned an indictment today against Shyheim Jetton, 31, of Fresno, charging him with being an armed career criminal in possession of a firearm, U.S. Attorney Eric Grant announced. Utah Man Indicted after Fraudulently Obtaining Over $1M in Social Security Benefits and Private Insurance Policy Benefits 12/18/2025 07:00 AM EST SALT LAKE CITY, Utah –A Salt Lake County man was indicted by a federal grand jury for wire fraud and mail fraud, among other federal crimes, after he allegedly assumed a different person's identity to fraudulently obtain the person's Social Security benefits and private insurance policy benefits for approximately 20 years. Registered Sex Offender Sentenced to More Than 22 Years in Federal Prison for Sexual Exploitation of a Child in Maryland 12/18/2025 07:00 AM EST Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Court Judge Stephanie A. Gallagher sentenced registered sex offender Scott Lee Dye, 46, of North East, Maryland, today, to 22 1/2 years in federal prison, followed by a lifetime of supervised release, for coercion and enticement of a minor. He pled guilty to the charge on June 16, 2025, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. Mexican National Sentenced for Illegally Reentering the United States and Felon in Possession of a Firearm 12/18/2025 07:00 AM EST Tomas Alejandro Yanez-Fraide, 23, a Mexican National, illegally residing in Kansas City, Mo., was sentenced in federal court today for Illegal Re-entry by an Alien Previously Removed and Felon in Possession of Firearm.  Federal Grand Jury Indicts Man on Terrorism and Arson Charges for Lighting Train Passenger on Fire and Setting Chicago City Hall Ablaze Days Earlier 12/18/2025 07:00 AM EST LAWRENCE REED, 50, of Chicago, was indicted on terrorism and arson charges. Co-Founder of Paycheck Protection Program Lender Service Provider Sentenced for $65M COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme 12/18/2025 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 $65 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.  Tech Company Executive Sentenced To Prison For Multimillion-Dollar Embezzlement Scheme And Tax Evasion 12/18/2025 07:00 AM EST United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, announced today that MARK ANGAROLA was sentenced to 38 months in prison for committing two extensive fraud crimes—an $8.3 million embezzlement scheme and a $668,000 tax evasion scheme.  Antiques and Art Dealer Charged with Money Laundering and Theft Offenses 12/18/2025 07:00 AM EST DAVID L. JOHNSON, 66, of Greenwich, has been charged in a five-count indictment with offenses stemming from his embezzlement from a deceased individual's estate. Pair Sentenced in Overdose Death of Northern Virginia Teen 12/18/2025 07:00 AM EST HARRISONBURG, Va. – A pair of individuals responsible for distributing the fatal dose of fentanyl that killed an 18-year-old high school student in 2023 were sentenced today in federal court.Bessy Jimenez Mejia, 27, of Harrisonburg, Virginia, was sentenced today to 180 months in federal prison. Jimenez Mejia previously admitted to being the source of supply for the fentanyl that ultimately killed Cayden Foster in 2023.Liam Conaway, 24, also of Harrisonburg, was sentenced today to 240 months in federal prison. Conaway previously admitted to obtaining the deadly fentanyl from Jimenez Mejia and providing it to Foster. Federal Inmate to Serve 11 Additional Years in Federal Prison for Possession of and Assault With a "Shank" 12/18/2025 07:00 AM EST Austin Pain Management Doctor and Pain Medicine Practice to Pay $13,625,000 to Settle Civil False Claims Act Allegations 12/18/2025 07:00 AM EST Dr. Mark Malone and Advanced Pain Care, of Austin, agreed to pay the United States and the State of Texas $13,625,000 to resolve allegations they submitted false claims for urine drug testing to federal and state healthcare programs.  Fraudster Sentenced To 71 Months In Prison For Crypto Ponzi Scheme "IcomTech" 12/18/2025 07:00 AM EST United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, announced that Magdaleno Mendoza was sentenced to 71 months in prison for his role in the large-scale cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme known as IcomTech and for reentering the United States illegally after having been deported.  Domestic Abuser and Drug User Who Illegally Possessed a Firearm Sentenced to Federal Prison 12/18/2025 07:00 AM EST Fort Dodge Man to Federal Prison for Distributing Methamphetamine 12/18/2025 07:00 AM EST Sioux City Man Pleads Guilty to Possession With Intent to Distribute Meth 12/18/2025 07:00 AM EST Sioux City Man Who Illegally Possessed a Firearm Sentenced to 8 Years in Federal Prison 12/18/2025 07:00 AM EST Jamestown woman pleads guilty to drug conspiracy 12/18/2025 07:00 AM EST U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Susan Walker, 31, of Jamestown, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr. to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, 40 grams or more of fentanyl, which carries a mandatory minimum penalty of five years in prison, a maximum of 40 years, and a fine of $5,000,000.  Federal grand jury indicts Buffalo man on multiple counts of production of child pornography 12/18/2025 07:00 AM EST U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that a federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Eddie Franceschini, 34, of Buffalo, NY, with eight counts of production of child pornography and three counts of possession of child pornography. The charges carry a mandatory minimum penalty of 15 years in prison and a maximum of 30 years.  Co-Founder of Paycheck Protection Program Lender Service Provider Sentenced for $65M COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme 12/18/2025 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 $65 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 $66 million in restitution.

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