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You are subscribed to U.S. Attorneys News news updates. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Canandaigua man charged with making threats to kill attendees at a holiday Christmas market 12/02/2025 07:00 AM EST U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Michael J. Keitz, 56, of Canandaigua, NY, was charged by criminal complaint with interstate transmission of threats to injure the persons of another, which carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.  Buffalo man pleads guilty for his role in credit card scam 12/02/2025 07:00 AM EST U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Angel Valentin-Martinez, 34, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo to conspiracy to commit bank fraud, which carries a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison and a fine of $1,000,000.  Honduran man pleads guilty to, sentenced for illegal reentry 12/02/2025 07:00 AM EST U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Ever Josue Erazo-Lopez, 30, a native and citizen of Honduras, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Meredith A. Vacca to re-entry of a removed alien. He was then sentenced to time served and turned over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement.   Douglas County Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Drug Dealing and Felon in Possession of Firearms 12/02/2025 07:00 AM EST A Douglas County, Oregon, man was sentenced to federal prison today for selling fentanyl and methamphetamine and illegally possessing firearms. Repeat offender felon receives 72-month sentence for illegal reentry into United States 12/02/2025 07:00 AM EST A 23-year-old Mexican national has been ordered to federal prison for illegally reentering the country again Georgia Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Methamphetamine Pills to Connecticut 12/02/2025 07:00 AM EST TYRONE BROWN, 33, of Lithonia, Georgia, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to 120 months of imprisonment and five years of supervised release for trafficking methamphetamine pills to Connecticut. Justice Department Seizes Unlawful 7-OH Products at Three Warehouses 12/02/2025 07:00 AM EST The Justice Department, together with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), announced today that recent actions targeting illegal products containing 7-hydroxymitragine, commonly known as 7-OH, resulted in the seizure of approximately 73,000 units of product at three warehouses. Philadelphia Man Sentenced to 33 Months in Prison for Violent Threats, Cyberstalking, Civil Rights Violations 12/02/2025 07:00 AM EST Mark Tucci, 44, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was sentenced today to 33 months in prison, two years of supervised release, and $16,529.44 in restitution by U.S. District Judge Gerald A. McHugh for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania for multiple offenses arising from racist, violent threats made by phone, email, text message, and in person, that targeted African-Americans. Five Leaders of 'Greggy's Cult' Charged with Sexually Exploiting Children on the Internet 12/02/2025 07:00 AM EST Earlier today, an indictment was unsealed charging five men with a child exploitation enterprise, conspiracy to produce child pornography, conspiracy to receive and distribute child pornography, and conspiracy to communicate interstate threats. Mexican National Sentenced to 46 Months in Prison 12/02/2025 07:00 AM EST Justice Department Announces Seizure of Tai Chang Scam Compound Domain Used in Cryptocurrency Investment Fraud 12/02/2025 07:00 AM EST The Justice Department today announced the seizure of a web domain used to target and defraud Americans through cryptocurrency investment fraud (CIF) scams. Koreatown Man Charged with Throwing Two Molotov Cocktails Inside Federal Building in Downtown Los Angeles 12/02/2025 07:00 AM EST A Koreatown man was charged today with throwing Molotov cocktails at security officers inside a federal building in downtown Los Angeles, an attack law enforcement believes was motivated by anti-immigration enforcement sentiment. U.S. Attorney's Office Announces North Carolina Division Of Motor Vehicles Improvements On Voter-Registration Process To Protect Election Integrity 12/02/2025 07:00 AM EST Gang Member Pleads Guilty to Possession of a Machinegun 12/02/2025 07:00 AM EST Whitehall Borough Resident Charged with Cyberstalking, Interstate Stalking and Threats 12/02/2025 07:00 AM EST Largest North Carolina Behavioral Health Practice Agrees to Pay $1.9 Million to Resolve Allegedly False Medicare Claims 12/02/2025 07:00 AM EST Five Members of "Greggy's Cult" Charged with Sexually Exploiting Children on the Internet 12/02/2025 07:00 AM EST BROOKLYN, NY – Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, an indictment was unsealed charging Hector Bermudez, Zachary Dosch, Rumaldo Valdez, David Brilhante, and Camden Rodriguez for their participation in a child exploitation enterprise, conspiracy to produce child pornography, conspiracy to receive and distribute child pornography, and conspiracy to communicate interstate threats. The defendants led an online group called "Greggy's Cult," whose members carried out the alleged criminal conduct on a series of Discord servers (the Target Server).  Four defendants were arrested today throughout the United States. Valdez is currently incarcerated on another federal matter.  Bermudez will be arraigned in the Eastern District of New York this afternoon and the remaining defendants will be arraigned at a later date. Kotzebue man sentenced to 10 years for sexually exploiting a minor to possess child pornography 12/02/2025 07:00 AM EST ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A Kotzebue man was sentenced yesterday to 10 years in prison and will serve an additional 25 years on court mandated supervision upon release for surreptitiously sexually exploiting a minor female known to him in Bethel. The 10-year sentence is the statutory maximum penalty for his crime.  New Assistant United States Attorney Sworn in for the District of Rhode Island 12/02/2025 07:00 AM EST PROVIDENCE – Acting United States Attorney Sara Miron Bloom announces the appointment and swearing-in of Andrea Hyatt as an Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Rhode Island. Webster Groves Man Admits Sending, Receiving Child Pornography 12/02/2025 07:00 AM EST Joseph Seiffertt admitted possessing images and videos containing child sexual abuse material. Justice Department Seizes Unlawful 7-OH Products at Three Warehouses 12/02/2025 07:00 AM EST The Justice Department, together with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), announced today that recent actions targeting illegal products containing 7-hydroxymitragine, commonly known as 7-OH, resulted in the seizure of approximately 73,000 units of product at three warehouses. Two Men Plead Guilty in $1.49 Million Scam Involving Bulk Gold Purchases 12/02/2025 07:00 AM EST SAN DIEGO –Xilin Sun and Alexander Charles James have pleaded guilty in federal court, admitting they participated in a fraud and money laundering scheme that tricked a Carlsbad resident out of almost $1.5 million. Sun pleaded guilty today to money laundering conspiracy; James pleaded guilty on November 25, 2025, to wire fraud conspiracy. Wakefield Man Pleads Guilty to Role in Methamphetamine Trafficking Ring 12/02/2025 07:00 AM EST BOSTON – A Wakefield man pleaded guilty today to his role in a conspiracy to distribute crystal methamphetamine. Dominican National Charged With Illegal Reentry 12/02/2025 07:00 AM EST BOSTON – A Dominican national in state custody at Souza-Baronowski Correction Center in Lancaster, Mass., has been indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly unlawfully reentering the United States after deportation. Large-scale fentanyl, methamphetamine trafficker sentenced to 10 years in prison 12/02/2025 07:00 AM EST CINCINNATI – Dominic Lindsey, 35, of Cincinnati, was sentenced in U.S. District Court today to 120 months in prison for trafficking bulk amounts of methamphetamine and fentanyl. The defendant's fentanyl was cut with xylazine – a horse tranquilizer that commonly prevents Narcan from counteracting fentanyl overdose deaths.

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