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You are subscribed to U.S. Attorneys News news updates. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. TALLAHASSEE MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO DRUG DISTRIBUTION CONSPIRACY AND ILLEGAL WEAPONS CHARGES 01/14/2026 07:00 AM EST TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – Garret Culpepper, 25, of Tallahassee, Florida, pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute marijuana, possession with intent to distribute marijuana, and unlawful possession of firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking crimes. MARIANNA MAN SENTENCED TO TEN YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR DISTRIBUTING METHAMPHETAMINE 01/14/2026 07:00 AM EST TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – Lionel Mitchel Crawford, 54, of Marianna, Florida was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison after previously pleading guilty to Distribution of 5 Grams or More of Methamphetamine and 50 Grams or More of a Mixture and Substance Containing Methamphetamine.  TWO CONVICTED FELONS CHARGED WITH TRAFFICKING FENTANYL 01/14/2026 07:00 AM EST PENSACOLA, FLORIDA – Ke Anthony Javon Blackmon, 29, and Averee Kathryn Savage, 27, both of Pensacola, were indicted by a federal grand jury.  KINSTON WOMAN SENTENCED TO 6 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON AND ORDERED TO REPAY OVER $15 MILLION IN RESTITUTION FOR HEALTHCARE FRAUD 01/14/2026 07:00 AM EST Buckingham Man Pleads Guilty to Firearms Offense and Possession with Intent to Distribute 1.5 Pounds of Methamphetamine 01/14/2026 07:00 AM EST CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – A Buckingham County man, who was unlawfully found in possession of a firearm after being previously convicted of a felony, pled guilty this week in federal court.Jerry Dean Robertson Jr., 36, pled guilty this week to distributing, and possessing with the intent to distribute, 500 grams or more of a mixture containing methamphetamine and illegal possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Robertson faces a mandatory minimum 10-year prison sentence on the drug distribution offense. Four Bay Area Residents Charged In Fremont Jewelry Store Heist 01/13/2026 07:00 AM EST OAKLAND – A federal grand jury has indicted four defendants, Afatupetaiki Faasisila, 20, of San Bruno, Jose Herrada-Aragon, 20, of Concord, Andres Palestino, 19, of Concord, and Tom Parker Donegan, 19, of Fairfield, in connection with the June 18, 2025, robbery of a jewelry store in Fremont Madison Man Sentenced to Five Years for Illegal Gun Possession 01/13/2026 07:00 AM EST Hays woman pleads guilty to assault on Fort Belknap Indian Reservation 01/13/2026 07:00 AM EST Maryland Man Sentenced to More Than 5 Years in Federal Prison for Leading Scheme in Which Doctors Were Impersonated to Obtain Narcotics 01/13/2026 07:00 AM EST A Maryland man was sentenced today to 65 months in federal prison for leading a long-running scheme in which dozens of medical doctors' personal information was stolen and then used to create fraudulent e-prescribing accounts, which his accomplices then used to issue thousands of fraudulent prescriptions of controlled substances. Rapper 'Taliban Glizzy' Sentenced to 219 Months in Robberies of East Coast Jewelers That Netted His Crew Millions 01/13/2026 07:00 AM EST Trevor Jonathan Wright, 34, of the District of Columbia, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to 219 months in federal prison for leading a series violent armed robberies of South Asian jewelry stores that netted millions of dollars in cash and gold for his 15-member crew, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.  Liberty Man Sentenced to 15 years for Fentanyl Conspiracy 01/13/2026 07:00 AM EST A Liberty, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for his involvement in a fentanyl drug conspiracy. Newly Released Felon Sentenced in Possession of a Glock 01/13/2026 07:00 AM EST Dion Zellars, 37, a previously convicted felon from Capitol Heights, Maryland, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to 30 months in prison for illegally possessing a Glock 29 pistol only one week following his release to a halfway house, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro. Waterloo Domestic Abuser Who Possessed Firearms with High Capacity Magazines Sentenced to Federal Prison 01/13/2026 07:00 AM EST Michigan Man Who Caused Plane to Make Emergency Landing in Cedar Rapids Sentenced to Over a Year in Prison 01/13/2026 07:00 AM EST Honduran Man Indicted for Illegal Reentry of a Removed Alien 01/13/2026 07:00 AM EST NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – United States Attorney David I. Courcelle announced that OSCAR FRANCISCO AVILA-NORALES ("NORALES"), age 45, was indicted on January 9, 2026, for illegal reentry of a previously removed alien, in violation of Title 8, United States Code, Section 1326(a).  Prison time for healthcare employees in multimillion dollar adult daycare fraud scheme 01/13/2026 07:00 AM EST A doctor and clinic employee have been sentenced following their convictions for receiving illegal kickbacks after ordering unnecessary lab tests and prescriptions El Salvadoran National Sentenced For Firearm Possession 01/13/2026 07:00 AM EST NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – EDGAR YOVANI PEREZ-GUTIERREZ ("PEREZ-Gutierrez"), 40, was sentenced on January 8, 2026, to 12 months and 1 day imprisonment, 3 years supervised release, and a $100 mandatory special assessment fee by U.S. District Judge Eldon E. Fallon, after previously pleading guilty to  being an illegal alien in possession of a firearm, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 922(g)(5)(A) and 924(a)(8), announced U.S. Attorney David I. Courcelle.  Jefferson County Man Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison for Recording His Sexual Abuse of Two Minors 01/13/2026 07:00 AM EST Benjamin F. Sexton Jr. abused two minors and recorded the abuse. Buffalo felon going to prison on new gun charge 01/13/2026 07:00 AM EST U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that William Morrison, Jr., 27, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm, was sentenced to serve 21 months in prison by U.S. District judge Lawrence J. Vilardo.  Raleigh County Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Crime 01/13/2026 07:00 AM EST Honduran Man Indicted for Illegal Reentry of a Removed Alien 01/13/2026 07:00 AM EST NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – United States Attorney David I. Courcelle announced that DARWIN NECTALI MORADEL-VELASQUEZ ("VELASQUEZ"), age 40, was indicted on January 9, 2026, for illegal reentry of a previously removed alien, in violation of Title 8, United States Code, Section 1326(a).  Great Falls man sentenced to over 18 years in prison on methamphetamine charges 01/13/2026 07:00 AM EST Madison Man Sentenced to Over Seven Years for Unlawfully Possessing a Firearm and Violating Terms of Federal Supervision 01/13/2026 07:00 AM EST Used car salesman sentenced to six years in prison for fraud 01/13/2026 07:00 AM EST Adrian Knight, 41, of Virginia Beach was sentenced today to six years in prison for fraud relating to a $2 million auto loan scheme. Founder of Casa Ruby Sentenced to 33 Months, Ordered to Repay $956,215 to SBA for Diversion of Covid-Relief Funds 01/13/2026 07:00 AM EST Ruby Jade Corado, 56, the founder of Casa Ruby, Inc., a Washington D.C.-based non-profit that provided services to the LGBTQ+ community, was sentenced today to 33 months in prison in connection with diverting at least $150,000 in taxpayer-backed emergency Covid-relief funds to private offshore bank accounts for personal use, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.

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