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You are subscribed to U.S. Attorneys News news updates. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Former Willingboro Township Mayor and Associate Convicted of Mortgage Fraud in Connection with Fraudulent Short Sale 01/28/2026 07:00 AM EST A federal jury found the former Mayor of Willingboro Township and another individual guilty yesterday of mortgage fraud in connection with a fraudulent short sale of real estate. Billings woman sentenced to 5 years in prison for distributing methamphetamine 01/28/2026 07:00 AM EST Buffalo man going to prison on fentanyl charge 01/28/2026 07:00 AM EST U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Alexis Perez, Jr., 22, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, was sentenced to serve 40 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo.  Slidell Chiropractor Sentenced For Health Care Fraud 01/28/2026 07:00 AM EST NEW ORLEANS – JOHN DENNIS MICHAEL PEYROUX ("PEYROUX"), age 58, of Slidell, Louisiana, was sentenced on January 26, 2026 by U.S. District Judge Lance M. Africk for conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1347 and 1349, in connection with a scheme to bill Medicare for over-the-counter ("OTC") COVID-19 test kits that were not requested or otherwise ineligible for reimbursement, announced United States Attorney David I. Courcelle. Former Police Officer Sentenced to 20 years for Child Sexual Exploitation 01/28/2026 07:00 AM EST August Price Gildehaus, 30, a former Grain Valley, Mo., police officer was sentenced today to 20 years in prison for one count of enticing a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity and one count of producing child pornography  Three North Idaho Child Exploitation Defendants Sentenced to Over Forty Years in Federal Prison Combined 01/28/2026 07:00 AM EST U.S. Attorney Bart M. Davis announced the results of three separate child exploitation cases in North Idaho today. Former labor union president sentenced for embezzling over $280,000 in union funds 01/28/2026 07:00 AM EST A 42-year-old Corpus Christi resident has been sentenced to prison for one count of wire fraud and one count of embezzlement from a labor organization Peruvian National Involved in Credit Card Theft, Identity Theft Scheme Pleads Guilty 01/28/2026 07:00 AM EST ERICK CHRISTIAN LUNA DE LA CRUZ, 34, a citizen of Peru residing in Edison, New Jersey, pleaded guilty today in New Haven federal court to an offense related to his participation in a credit card theft and identity theft scheme. Hays man pleads guilty to assault on Fort Belknap Indian Reservation 01/28/2026 07:00 AM EST Sinaloa, Mexico Man Sentenced to 20 years for Fentanyl Conspiracy 01/28/2026 07:00 AM EST A Sinaloa, Mexico man was sentenced in federal court on Jan. 27, 2026, for his involvement in a fentanyl drug conspiracy. Guatemalan National Pleads Guilty to Aggravated Identity Theft of Minnesota Man 01/28/2026 07:00 AM EST Romeo Perez-Bravo, 43, a Guatemalan man residing in St. Joseph, Mo., pleaded guilty today for fraudulently using a Minnesota man's identity for over a decade to work legally in the United States.  Missouri Kindergarten Teacher Admits Possessing Child Pornography 01/28/2026 07:00 AM EST Erika Morton uploading video files containing child sexual abuse material. Milwaukee Woman Pleads Guilty to Aiding in the Preparation of False Tax Returns 01/28/2026 07:00 AM EST Third Defendant Charged in September 2025 School Zone Shooting 01/28/2026 07:00 AM EST Luis Angel Ruiz has been federally charged in connection with a September 2025 school zone shooting investigation in Las Cruces. Jersey City Man Admits to Conspiring to Transport Stolen Goods 01/28/2026 07:00 AM EST A Jersey City man admitted to engaging in a conspiracy to burglarize logistics warehouses and transport the stolen goods. Three North Idaho Child Exploitation Defendants Sentenced to Over Forty Years in Federal Prison Combined 01/28/2026 07:00 AM EST U.S. Attorney Bart M. Davis announced the results of three separate child exploitation cases in North Idaho today. Huntington Woman Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Crime 01/28/2026 07:00 AM EST Repeat Health Care Fraud Offender Sentenced for Defrauding New Hampshire Medicaid 01/28/2026 07:00 AM EST Ohio Man Sentenced to Prison for Federal Drug Crime 01/28/2026 07:00 AM EST Financial Planner Who Did Not File Tax Returns or Pay Income Tax on Nearly $1,500,000 in Income Sentenced to Federal Prison 01/28/2026 07:00 AM EST Indictment Charges Dubai Resident with Fraud, Money Laundering, and Identity Theft Offenses 01/28/2026 07:00 AM EST A federal grand jury in Bridgeport has returned a nine-count indictment SAUL SHALEV, 36, a dual U.S.-Israeli national, with offenses stemming from an alleged scheme that defrauded numerous small and medium-sized businesses and commercial lenders. Justice Department Joins Lawsuit Against Racial Discrimination in Admissions at UCLA's Medical School 01/28/2026 07:00 AM EST Today, the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division sought intervention in a lawsuit against the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) over the school's continued use of race in its admissions policies and practices. The underlying lawsuit against UCLA was brought by several groups, including Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA). In 2023, SFFA won a historic victory against Harvard University and the University of North Carolina, in which the Supreme Court determined that U.S. universities were no longer allowed to use race as a factor in admissions decisions. SFFA, and now the United States, allege in this lawsuit that UCLA has continued to use race in its admissions decisions after the Supreme Court's decision in SFFA v. Harvard. Four Chinese Nationals Indicted on Charges of Human Trafficking, Immigration Violations, and Money Laundering Involving Pair of Illicit Massage Businesses in Erie 01/28/2026 07:00 AM EST Charleston Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Gun Crime 01/28/2026 07:00 AM EST Nevada Child Predator Sentenced in the District of Utah to 25 Years' Imprisonment 01/28/2026 07:00 AM EST ST. GEORGE, Utah – A Nevada woman was sentenced today to 300 months' imprisonment after she sexually exploited a child, recorded the sexually explicit conduct and then distributed it to a co-offender, with whom she had a relationship.

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