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You are subscribed to U.S. Attorneys News news updates. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. North Carolina Convicted Sex Offender Sentenced To 50 Years In Federal Prison For Attempting To Entice 11-Year-Old Child To Engage In Sexual Activity 01/16/2026 07:00 AM EST Jacksonville, Florida – Geoffrey Lee Dudding (40, Concord, NC) was sentenced by United States District Judge Wendy W. Berger to 50 years in federal prison for using his cellphone and the internet to attempt to entice an 11-year-old child to engage in sexual activity. He was also ordered to serve a lifetime term of supervised release. Dudding pleaded guilty on October 28, 2025. Dudding is a registered child sex offender who was previously convicted in North Carolina of indecent liberty with a minor in 2007 and solicitation of a child by computer to commit an unlawful sex act in 2024. He was also convicted of criminal solicitation of a minor in South Carolina in 2023. On May 8, 2025, Dudding was arrested in North Carolina and was later transported to Jacksonville for prosecution. California Man Sentenced To More Than 20 Years In Prison For Child Exploitation Offenses 01/16/2026 07:00 AM EST Jacksonville, Florida – Gyasi Wallace (33, California) has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Wendy W. Berger to 20 years and 10 months in prison for producing of child sexual abuse material. He pleaded guilty on August 26, 2025. Wallace is also required to serve 25 years of supervised release and register as a sexual offender. Leominster Man Pleads Guilty to Theft of Government Funds, Bank Fraud and Money Laundering in Connection with Stolen $1,355,000 Tax Refund Check 01/16/2026 07:00 AM EST BOSTON – A Leominster man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to a scheme to steal $1,355,863 by depositing a forged tax refund check and then laundering the money using cashier's checks payable to shell companies. PERRY MAN INDICTED FOR DISTRIBUTION OF METHAMPHETAMINE 01/16/2026 07:00 AM EST TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – Robert Shane Willis, 47, of Perry, Florida, has been indicted in federal court for distribution of 5 grams or more of methamphetamine.  JAMAICAN CITIZEN SENTENCED TO TEN YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR CHILD EXPLOITATION CRIMES 01/16/2026 07:00 AM EST TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – Jevan Antonio Miller, 28, a Jamaican citizen residing in Thomasville, Georgia, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for attempting to entice a minor to engage in sexual activity and interstate travel with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct after previously pleading guilty in federal court.  PENSACOLA MAN INDICTED IN FEDERAL COURT FOR INTERSTATE FENTANYL AND COCAINE TRAFFICKING AND MONEY LAUNDERING OFFENSES 01/16/2026 07:00 AM EST PENSACOLA, FLORIDA – Christopher J. Watson, 43, of Pensacola, Florida, was indicted in federal court for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute over 400 grams of fentanyl and over 500 grams of cocaine; conspiracy to utilize a telephone communication facility to carry out a drug trafficking crime; conspiracy to commit money laundering; possession with intent to distribute fentanyl; and attempting to prevent the seizure of drug trafficking evidence by lawful authorities. UNITED STATES ATTORNEY HEEKIN PRAISES 2025 ACCOMPLISHMENTS 01/16/2026 07:00 AM EST TALLAHASSEE – United States Attorney John P. Heekin announced today a summary of significant accomplishments made by the Northern District of Florida in 2025.  Rensselaer County Man Sentenced for Money Order Fraud 01/16/2026 07:00 AM EST Jacksonville Minister Pleads Guilty to Tax Crime 01/15/2026 07:00 AM EST A Jacksonville minister pleaded guilty today to obstructing the IRS's efforts to collect his tax debts. Delhi, India Man Sentenced for Conspiring to Illegally Export Aviation Components from Oregon to Russia 01/15/2026 07:00 AM EST A man from Delhi, India, was sentenced to federal prison today for conspiring with others to export controlled aviation components and a navigation and flight control system to end users in Russia, in violation of the Export Control Reform Act. Colorado Springs Woman Sentenced to 12 Months, One Day, After Being Convicted On Charges Arising From Hate Crime Hoax 01/15/2026 07:00 AM EST DENVER – The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Colorado announces that Ashley Blackcloud, 40, of Colorado Springs, was sentenced to one year and one day in federal prison after a jury found her guilty in May 2025.  Blackcloud and co-defendant Derrick Bernard were convicted after a trial on charges that they conspired to threaten or convey false information about a threat: a burning cross placed in front of a Black political candidate's campaign sign, which they had defaced with a racial slur written in red spray paint.  After staging the cross burning, Blackcloud, Bernard and a third convicted co-conspirator used email and social media to publicize the threat in the weeks before the Colorado Springs mayoral runoff election. Chinese National Pleads Guilty in $27 Million Multinational Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme Targeting Over 2,000 Seniors 01/15/2026 07:00 AM EST Leader of Local Money Laundering Cell Pleads Guilty to $42 Million International Elder Fraud Scheme 01/15/2026 07:00 AM EST New York Man Pleads Guilty to Violating the Federal Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act 01/15/2026 07:00 AM EST Man Admits Using False Identity for Decades to Evade Arrest and Collect Social Security 01/15/2026 07:00 AM EST Sacramento Man Pleads Guilty to Defrauding an Investor of $777,470 01/15/2026 07:00 AM EST Jaswant Singh Gill, 57, of Sacramento, pleaded guilty today to one count of wire fraud for orchestrating an investment fraud scheme. Jacksonville Minister Pleads Guilty to Tax Crime 01/15/2026 07:00 AM EST A Jacksonville minister pleaded guilty today to obstructing the IRS's efforts to collect his tax debts. Brush Prairie, Washington Woman Pleads Guilty to and Sentenced for Mail Theft 01/15/2026 07:00 AM EST A Brush Prairie, Washington, woman pleaded guilty yesterday and was sentenced for mail theft while working as a U.S. Postal Service (USPS) employee. Charleston Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Gun Crime 01/15/2026 07:00 AM EST Three Georgia Fugitives, Including Federal Inmate, Charged in Violent Kidnapping and Armed Robbery Scheme 01/15/2026 07:00 AM EST A grand jury in Miami has returned an indictment Wednesday charging three Georgia fugitives for their alleged roles in a violent scheme to abduct and rob a victim, possessing a firearm to carry out the kidnapping and robbery. Eighth Member of the Brooklyn-Based Hyena Crips Gang Pleads Guilty to Racketeering Crimes, Including Murder 01/15/2026 07:00 AM EST Richler Morette, also known as "Breezy," a member of the Brooklyn-based Hyena Crips gang, pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Brooklyn to racketeering in connection with the murder of a man mistaken to be a rival gang member and conspiracy to murder rival gang members.  The proceeding was held before United States District Judge Ann M. Donnelly.  When sentenced, Morette faces a maximum sentence of life in prison.  Morette is the eighth member of the Hyena Crips to plead guilty to a superseding indictment charging members and associates of the violent street gang with racketeering activity over a decade, including the murders of Samuel Joseph, Leandre Mallinckrodt, and Roodson Polynice.  When sentenced, Morette faces a maximum sentence of life in prison.  Two Individuals Plead Guilty to $68M Adult Day Care Fraud Scheme 01/15/2026 07:00 AM EST Two defendants pleaded guilty today to conspiring to defraud Medicaid by paying health care kickbacks for services that were not provided at two Brooklyn social adult day cares and a home health care company. Two Individuals Plead Guilty to $68 Million Fraud Scheme at Brooklyn-Based Adult Day Cares and Home Health Care Company 01/15/2026 07:00 AM EST BROOKLYN, NY – Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Elaine Antao and Manal Wasef pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud Medicaid by paying health care kickbacks for services that were not provided at two Brooklyn social adult day cares and a home health care company. Today's proceeding was held before United States District Judge Natasha C. Merle.  When sentenced, the defendants each face a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison. Detroit Man Charged With Drug Distribution in Vermont 01/15/2026 07:00 AM EST Auburn Man Sentenced to more than 24 Years in Federal Prison for Sharing Child Sexual Abuse Material on the Dark Web 01/15/2026 07:00 AM EST

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