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You are subscribed to U.S. Attorneys News news updates. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Passaic County Man Sentenced to 144 Months for Fentanyl Analogue Distribution and Money Laundering Conspiracies 01/22/2026 07:00 AM EST A Passaic County man was sentenced to 144 months' imprisonment for his role as a member of a drug trafficking organization responsible for the importation and distribution of hundreds of kilograms of fentanyl analogues. U.S. Attorney's Office collects more than $8.1 million in civil and criminal actions in Fiscal Year 2025 01/22/2026 07:00 AM EST Illegal alien sentenced for gun trafficking in Eastern District of Texas 01/22/2026 07:00 AM EST An illegal alien has been sentenced to federal prison for firearms trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs. Guatemalan National Sentenced for Illegally Reentering U.S. 01/22/2026 07:00 AM EST MARCOS ISMALEJ IXPANCOC, also known as Marcos Hernandez Lopez and Jose Ernandez, 39, a citizen of Guatemala recently residing in Stamford, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Vernon D. Oliver in Hartford to 30 days of imprisonment for illegally reentering the United States after being deported. Charleston Man Sentenced to More than 13 Years in Prison for Federal Drug Crime 01/22/2026 07:00 AM EST Newport News pair sentenced to prison for firearms conspiracy 01/22/2026 07:00 AM EST Devonte Jermaine Kelley, 24, and Lalita Jane Owens, 45, both of Newport News, were sentenced to prison for their roles in a conspiracy to deal firearms without a license. Unhoused Woman Faces Federal Charges in Albuquerque Warehouse Arson 01/22/2026 07:00 AM EST Samantha Lee is facing federal charges in connection with the arson of a commercial storage warehouse in Albuquerque. Owner of Defunct Prenatal Care Coordination Company Sentenced to 111 Months' Imprisonment for Healthcare Fraud Scheme 01/22/2026 07:00 AM EST Fifth Defendant in Sports Betting Fraud Ring Sentenced 01/22/2026 07:00 AM EST Memphis, TN – The last of five Mid-South men, LaVonte Holmes, who executed a sports betting fraud scheme between 2022 and 2024, was sentenced to prison on January 20, 2026.According to information presented in Court, the defendants purchased both stolen personal identifying information—including dates of birth and social security numbers—and bank account information off... Guatemalan national pleads guilty to illegally reentering United States 01/22/2026 07:00 AM EST CINCINNATI – A Guatemalan man who was twice convicted in Warren County of sex crimes involving minors pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to illegally reentering the United States.   Kanawha County Man Sentenced to Prison for Fentanyl Crime 01/22/2026 07:00 AM EST Hampton felon sentenced to three years in prison for illegally possessing a firearm 01/22/2026 07:00 AM EST Jermain Antonio Bernard, 41, of Hampton, was sentenced yesterday to three years in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm. Investiture Ceremony for United States Attorney Moore Capito 01/22/2026 07:00 AM EST El Paso Doctor Enters $200,000 Settlement Following State and Federal Fraud Allegations 01/22/2026 07:00 AM EST A doctor in El Paso agreed to pay $200,000 to resolve allegations that he violated the Controlled Substances Act, the False Claims Act, and the Texas Health Care Program Fraud Prevention Act, allegedly issuing 255 controlled substance prescriptions to 15 individuals. Sioux Falls Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Failing to Register as Sex Offender 01/22/2026 07:00 AM EST United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced today that Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court, has sentenced a man from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, convicted of Failure to Register as a Sex Offender.  The sentencing took place on January 20, 2026.  CHIPLEY-BASED PHYSICAL THERAPY PRACTICE PAYS OVER $750,000 TO RESOLVE FALSE CLAIMS ACT LITIGATION 01/22/2026 07:00 AM EST PENSACOLA, FLORIDA – Absolute Physical & Aquatic Therapy, LLC; Chipley Physical Therapy, LLC; Ruben Laurel; and Lorrie Laurel have agreed to pay $754,722.88 to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act ("FCA") by knowingly causing the submission of false claims for physical therapy services allegedly performed by Lorrie Laurel, a physical therapist, while she was outside the United States, announced U.S. Attorney John P. Heekin. TALLAHASSEE MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO TRANSPORTING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY 01/22/2026 07:00 AM EST TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – Charles Eric Love, 56, of Tallahassee, Florida, pleaded guilty in federal court to transporting child pornography using a means or facility of interstate commerce.  PANAMA CITY MAN INDICTED FOR POSSESSION OF A FIREARM BY A CONVICTED FELON 01/22/2026 07:00 AM EST TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – Kendrick R. Parham, 48, of Panama City, Florida, has been indicted in federal court for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.  FLORIDA INMATE INDICTED FOR DISTRIBUTION, RECEIPT, AND POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY 01/22/2026 07:00 AM EST GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA – Edward G. Winn, 47, an inmate at Okaloosa Correctional Institution, was indicted by a federal grand jury charging him with one count of distribution of child pornography, one count of receipt of child pornography, and one count of possession of child pornography.  Repeat Offender Sentenced to Prison for Illegally Possessing a Firearm 01/21/2026 07:00 AM EST ALBANY, Ga. – A Southwest Georgia resident with prior criminal convictions, including for domestic violence, was sentenced to serve 15 years in prison for illegally possessing a firearm.Devon Marquell Rambo, 28, was sentenced to serve 180 months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release by Chief U.S. District Judge Leslie Gardner on Jan. 21. Rambo was found guilty at trial on May 28, 2025, of one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. There is no parole in the federal system. Troutdale Woman Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Violate the Clean Water Act for Discharging 500,000 Gallons of Pollutants in Hillsboro 01/21/2026 07:00 AM EST A Troutdale, Oregon, woman pleaded guilty today in federal court for conspiring to violate the Clean Water Act by receiving and discharging industrial wastewater from a facility in Hillsboro, Oregon, to a sanitary sewer system. Owner of Money Service Business Unlawfully Residing in the United States Sentenced for Conspiring to Launder Drug Proceeds 01/21/2026 07:00 AM EST A Guatemalan national unlawfully residing in the United States was sentenced to federal prison today for laundering money for drug traffickers in the Portland metropolitan area through her money service business La Popular.

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