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You are subscribed to U.S. Attorneys News news updates. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. D.C. Man Arrested and Charged with Murder for the Death of MPD Officer Terry Bennett 01/10/2026 07:00 AM EST Jerrold Lonnell Coates, 47, of Washington, D.C., was arrested and charged with second-degree murder while armed for the vehicular death of Office Terry Bennett on January 7, 2026 resulting from a crash on December 23, 2025, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro. D.C. Man Arrested and Charged with Second-Degree Murder in Pedestrian's Death near the White House 01/10/2026 07:00 AM EST Santana Matthews, 20, of Washington, D.C., was arrested and charged with second-degree murder while armed for the death of 26-year-old Marckell Williams that occurred on January 7, 2026, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.  Kauai Woman Sentenced to 36 Months for Drug Trafficking 01/09/2026 07:00 AM EST HONOLULU – United States Attorney Ken Sorenson announced that Trish Leila Henderson, 46, of Kauai, was sentenced yesterday in federal court by Senior United States District Judge Leslie E. Kobayashi to 36 months in federal prison followed by 5 years of supervised release after pleading guilty to possessing with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Portland Woman Pleads Guilty to Abusive Sexual Contact 01/09/2026 07:00 AM EST A Portland woman pleaded guilty yesterday for engaging in sexual contact of an unaccompanied minor under the custody of the Office of Refugee Resettlement. Mexican National Admits to Cocaine Distribution and Illegal Firearm Possession 01/09/2026 07:00 AM EST A Mexican national admitted to distribution of controlled substances and illegal firearm possession. Hunterdon County Man Indicted on Possession of Videos and Images of Child Sexual Abuse 01/09/2026 07:00 AM EST A Hunterdon County man was arraigned after being indicted on a charge of possessing videos and images of child sexual abuse. Lakanwal Newly Indicted in Shooting of Guardsmen Near White House that Killed Sarah Beckstrom 01/09/2026 07:00 AM EST An Indictment was unsealed today in U.S. District Court charging Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, with an array of offenses in the ambush-style shooting near the White House on November 26 that killed National Guardsman Sarah Beckstrom and seriously injured National Guardsman Andrew Wolfe. It adds two new counts of assault with intent to kill for additional victims, R.R. and E.S., two National Guard majors who subdued Lakanwal at the scene.  Sutter County Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Receipt of Child Sexual Abuse Material 01/09/2026 07:00 AM EST Thomas Davis, 40, of Yuba City, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Dena M. Coggins to 15 years in prison for receipt of child sexual abuse material, U.S. Attorney Eric Grant announced. Rapper Torrence Ivy Hatch aka "Boosie Badazz" Sentenced for Felon in Possession of a Firearm 01/09/2026 07:00 AM EST Dealer Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison For Distributing Fentanyl that Resulted in U.S. Marine's Death 01/09/2026 07:00 AM EST Women sentenced for methamphetamine trafficking in the Billings area 01/09/2026 07:00 AM EST Denton men get lengthy federal prison sentences for trafficking methamphetamine 01/09/2026 07:00 AM EST Two Denton men have been sentenced to lengthy federal prison sentences for trafficking methamphetamine in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs. Placer County Doctor Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison for Distribution of Child Sexual Abuse Material 01/09/2026 07:00 AM EST Khursheed Haider, 50, of Roseville, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Dena M. Coggins to 9 years in prison for distribution of child sexual abuse material, U.S. Attorney Eric Grant announced. Greenbrier County Man Sentenced for Immigration Crime 01/09/2026 07:00 AM EST Leader of Violent Gang Pleads Guilty to Racketeering Involving Attempted Murder and Drug Trafficking 01/09/2026 07:00 AM EST BOSTON – A Boston area man pleaded guilty today to his role in Cameron Street, a violent Boston gang. District of Arizona Charges 112 Individuals for Immigration-Related Criminal Conduct this Week 01/09/2026 07:00 AM EST PHOENIX, Ariz. – During the week of enforcement operations from Jan. 3 through Jan. 9, 2026, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Arizona brought immigration-related criminal charges against 112 individuals. Specifically, the United States filed 62 cases in which aliens illegally re-entered the United States, and the United States also charged 38 aliens for illegally entering the United States. In its ongoing effort to deter unlawful immigration, the United States filed 8 cases against 12 individuals responsible for smuggling illegal aliens into and within the District of Arizona. Mission Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Assaulting Tribal Police Officer 01/09/2026 07:00 AM EST United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced today that U.S. District Judge Eric C. Schulte has sentenced a Mission, South Dakota, man convicted of Assaulting, Resisting, and Impeding a Federal Officer.  The sentencing took place on January 6, 2026.  Western District of Texas Prosecutors File More Than 730 New Immigration Cases Over 3 Weeks 01/09/2026 07:00 AM EST Federal prosecutors in the Western District of Texas filed 735 new immigration and immigration-related criminal cases from Dec. 19, 2025 to Jan. 8, 2026.  Defendant Sentenced for Role in Alien Smuggling and Kidnapping Scheme 01/09/2026 07:00 AM EST CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – A Texas man, who conspired with others to kidnap, transport, and hold multiple victims at gunpoint for ransom that culminated in a deadly 2023 shootout in a quiet, Charlottesville neighborhood, was sentenced today in federal court as part of Operation Take Back America.Ricardo Franco Ordaz, 26, of Cedar Creek, Texas, was sentenced today to 220 months in prison. Ordaz pled guilty in June 2025 to one count of conspiracy to kidnap and one count of transporting an alien resulting in death. New Britain Woman Sentenced to Prison for Fraudulently Obtaining COVID-19 Relief Funds 01/09/2026 07:00 AM EST VICTORIA KATES, 35, of New Britain, sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Sarala V. Nagala in Hartford to three months of imprisonment and two years of supervised release for fraudulently obtaining COVID-19 relief funds. North Little Rock Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm 01/09/2026 07:00 AM EST J. Frederick Braswell, III, who had been convicted in February 2024, for being a felon in possession of a firearm, will spend the next 120 months in federal prison after again being convicted for illegally possessing a gun.  Guatemalan National Sentenced to Serve More Than Two Decades in Federal Prison for Production of Child Pornography 01/09/2026 07:00 AM EST Louisville Man Sentenced to 25 years for Methamphetamine and Firearms Offenses 01/09/2026 07:00 AM EST Honduran national with felony criminal history sentenced for latest illegal entry 01/09/2026 07:00 AM EST A 38-year-old Honduran national with a felony criminal history has been sentenced for illegally entering the country without authorization A Junction City Woman Pleads Guilty to Stealing Covid Relief Funds 01/09/2026 07:00 AM EST The owner of three businesses pleaded guilty yesterday for stealing more than $487,386.75 in federal funds intended to help small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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