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You are subscribed to U.S. Attorneys News news updates. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Waimanalo Man Charged with Producing Child Pornography of His Minor Volleyball Student 12/05/2025 07:00 AM EST HONOLULU – United States Attorney Ken Sorenson announced that Elias David, 37, of Waimanalo, Hawaii, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint on December 3, 2025 with producing child pornography. District of Arizona Charges 242 Individuals for Immigration-Related Criminal Conduct this Week 12/05/2025 07:00 AM EST PHOENIX, Ariz. – During the week of enforcement operations from November 29, 2025, through December 5, 2025, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Arizona brought im-migration-related criminal charges against 242 individuals. Specifically, the United States filed 111 cases in which aliens illegally re-entered the United States, and the United States also charged 118 aliens for illegally entering the United States. In its ongoing effort to deter unlaw-ful immigration, the United States filed 12 cases against 13 individuals responsible for smug-gling illegal aliens into and within the District of Arizona. Grand jury indicts Jamestown man on multiple sex trafficking, kidnapping and drug charges 12/05/2025 07:00 AM EST U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Edward E. Leeper, Jr. aka Edward E. Barnes, Jr., 47, of Jamestown, NY, attempted sex trafficking, sex trafficking, kidnapping, aiding and abetting, distribution of fentanyl, and maintaining a drug involved premises, which carry a mandatory minimum penalty of 90 years in prison and a maximum of life in prison.   Terrebonne Parish Man Sentenced for Federal Gun and Drug Trafficking Crimes 12/05/2025 07:00 AM EST NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson announced that WILLIAM ARTHUR BRYANT, JR., ("BRYANT"), age 31, a resident of Terrebonne Parish, was sentenced on November 20, 2025, after previously pleading guilty to six counts in an indictment charging him with conspiracy to distribute, and possess with intent to distribute,  fifty grams or more of methamphetamine, possession with intent to distribute  fifty grams or more of methamphetamine, use of a communication facility, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, and being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm. BRYANT was sentenced to 200 months imprisonment, five years of supervised release, and a $600 mandatory special assessment fee. Marion County Man Pleads Guilty To Attempting To Meet A Minor To Engage In Sexual Activity 12/05/2025 07:00 AM EST Ocala, Florida – United States Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe announces that Jason Shane Ejmali (51, Silver Springs) has pleaded guilty to attempted enticement of a minor to engage in sexual activity. Ejmali faces a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years, up to life, in federal prison.  U.S. Attorney's Office Filed 115 Border-Related Cases This Week 12/05/2025 07:00 AM EST SAN DIEGO – Federal prosecutors in the Southern District of California filed 115 border-related cases this week, including charges of bringing in aliens for financial gain, reentering the U.S. after deportation, and importation of controlled substances. Man Charged With Setting Fire To Train With Victim Inside 12/05/2025 07:00 AM EST United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Division of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives ("ATF"), Bryan DiGirolamo, Commissioner of the New York City Fire Department ("FDNY"), Robert S. Tucker, and Commissioner of the New York City Police Department ("NYPD"), Jessica S. Tisch, announced the filing of a Complaint charging HIRAM CARRERO with arson resulting in injury to another person in connection with a December 1, 2025, incident in Midtown Manhattan.   Convicted Sex Offender Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Downloading Thousands of Images and Video of Children Being Sexually Abused 12/05/2025 07:00 AM EST Father and Son Leaders of Transnational Criminal Organization Sentenced to Prison for Violations of Kingpin Statute and Money Laundering 12/05/2025 07:00 AM EST Mexican Man Guilty of Federal Controlled Substances Act Violations and Money Laundering 12/05/2025 07:00 AM EST NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson announced that RODOLFO AVILES-REYES a/k/a "Omar," ("AVILES-REYES"), age 38, a resident of Mexico, pled guilty on November 19, 2025, before United States District Judge Jane Triche Milazzo to a three-count superseding indictment. Count One charged AVILES-REYES with conspiracy to distribute, and possess with intent to distribute, five kilograms or more of cocaine, one kilogram or more of heroin, and four hundred grams or more of fentanyl, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 846, 841(a)(1), and 841(b)(1)(A). Count Two charged AVILES-REYES with conspiracy to launder monetary instruments, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 1956(a)(2)(A) and 1956(h). Count Four charged AVILES-REYES with interstate travel in aid of racketeering, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 1952(a)(3). Southern District of Texas charges more than 318 people for immigration and border security offenses this week 12/05/2025 07:00 AM EST A total of 316 cases have been filed in matters related to further securing the southern border from Nov. 28 – Dec. 4 Slidell Man Guilty of Receiving Child Sexual Abuse Material 12/05/2025 07:00 AM EST NEW ORLEANS – Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson announced that JONATHAN SUAREZ ("SUAREZ"), age 29, a resident of Slidell, Louisiana, pleaded guilty on December 2, 2025 before United States District Judge Wendy B. Vitter, to receiving child sexual abuse material (CSAM), in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 2252(a)(2).  Norfolk man sentenced to five years in prison for his role in a cocaine trafficking conspiracy 12/05/2025 07:00 AM EST Antonio Deshaka Saunders, 43, of Suffolk, was sentenced today to five years in prison for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine. Cedar Park Man Arrested, Charged with Defrauding Investors 12/05/2025 07:00 AM EST Daniel Vincent Attridge, of Cedar Park, was arrested and charged with five counts of wire fraud. Roanoke Rapids Police Officer Arrested and Charged with Child Exploitation Offenses 12/05/2025 07:00 AM EST RALEIGH, N.C. – The FBI arrested a Halifax County man yesterday on criminal charges related to his alleged involvement with child sexual abuse material (CSAM). At the time of his arrest, Isaac Nielsen, age 31, was employed by the Roanoke Rapids Police Department. U.S. Attorney's Office Files Over 460 New Immigration Cases in 2 Weeks 12/05/2025 07:00 AM EST Federal prosecutors in the Western District of Texas filed 468 new immigration and immigration-related criminal cases from Nov. 21 to Dec. 4. Charges were brought against illegal aliens with past convictions for violent crimes, DWIs, manslaughter and attempted murder, as well as alleged human smugglers and aliens with prior removals. Waterbury Gang Member Sentenced to Life in Federal Prison 12/05/2025 07:00 AM EST JULIAN SCOTT, also known as "Ju Sav," 26, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to life in prison, and a mandatory consecutive term of imprisonment of 30 years, for offenses related to his involvement in the 960 gang, a violent Waterbury street gang. St. Charles Parish Woman Convicted of Wire Fraud 12/05/2025 07:00 AM EST NEW ORLEANS – Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson announced that ASHLEY HYMEL ("HYMEL") age 42, a resident of Ama, Louisiana, pled guilty on November 19, 2025 to wire fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1343.  North Miami Man Convicted of Kidnapping and Firearm Offenses Following Violent Home Invasion 12/05/2025 07:00 AM EST A federal jury in Miami convicted a man on Oct. 2 of kidnapping and multiple firearm offenses stemming from a violent home invasion. 11 Charged in Multi-state Fentanyl, Meth, and Cocaine Trafficking Operation 12/05/2025 07:00 AM EST The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Ohio announced the unsealing of a federal indictment charging 11 people allegedly involved in connection with a drug trafficking organization operating in Cuyahoga County. Harrison County Woman Admits to Theft of Public Money 12/05/2025 07:00 AM EST Christina Nolte, 52, of Bridgeport, West Virginia, has admitted to the theft of public money, United States Attorney Matthew L. Harvey announced. According to filed documents and statements made in court, Nolte falsified medical records to receive disability benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).  Texas Businessman Convicted for Scheme to Bribe Mexican Government Officials 12/05/2025 07:00 AM EST A federal jury in Houston convicted a local businessman today for his role in a scheme to bribe Mexican government officials at Petróleos Mexicanos (PEMEX), the state-owned oil company of Mexico, and PEMEX Exploración y Producción (PEP), PEMEX's wholly owned exploration and production subsidiary. Three Sentenced for Methamphetamine Trafficking 12/05/2025 07:00 AM EST Three people have been sentenced this week for drug trafficking in North Central West Virginia, United States Attorney Matthew L. Harvey announced. Jacob Wilson, 29, of Beverly, West Virginia, was sentenced to 72 months in federal prison for distributing more than five grams of methamphetamine.  Two Miami Men Sentenced to Nearly Five Years in Prison for $28 Million Scheme Involving Diverted Pharmaceuticals 12/05/2025 07:00 AM EST Two men were each sentenced on Oct. 30 to 57 months in federal prison for their roles in two separate but related schemes involving the sale of diverted and misbranded pharmaceutical drugs, including medications used to treat HIV and cancer.  Manassas fentanyl trafficker sentenced to 15 years in prison 12/05/2025 07:00 AM EST Jeffrey Martinez, 21, of Manassas, was sentenced today to 15 years in prison for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.

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