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You are subscribed to U.S. Attorneys News news updates. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Acting U.S. Attorney Announces Grants Available to Combat Human Trafficking 01/08/2026 07:00 AM EST Grand Jury Returns Indictments 01/08/2026 07:00 AM EST Tracy Man Sentenced to over 7 Years in Prison for his Role in Murder-for-Hire Plot 01/08/2026 07:00 AM EST Shaminderjit Singh Sandhu, 52, of Tracy, was sentenced today to seven and a half years in prison for conspiring to use interstate commerce facilities in the commission of murder-for-hire, U.S. Attorney Eric Grant announced. Three Men Charged in Bank Fraud Conspiracy Targeting Mail Collection Boxes and Postal Vehicles 01/08/2026 07:00 AM EST Three men were charged with conspiracy to commit bank fraud connected to theft of mail from collection boxes and postal vehicles across Northern New Jersey. Waipahu Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison for Paying Adults to Sexually Abuse Children During Livestreamed Internet Videos 01/08/2026 07:00 AM EST HONOLULU – United States Attorney Ken Sorenson announced that Robert Silva, 52, of Waipahu, Hawaii, was sentenced on Tuesday to 30 years in federal prison (the statutory maximum) followed by a 20-year term of supervised release for producing child pornography.  Grand jury indicts Jamestown man for threatening to kill a Homeland Security agent and family 01/08/2026 07:00 AM EST U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that a federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Matthew White, 43, of Jamestown, NY, with threatening to assault and murder a federal law enforcement officer and interstate communication with threat to injure a person. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison.  Mexican citizen pleads guilty to production of child pornography 01/08/2026 07:00 AM EST U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Victor Francisco Lucas, 32, a citizen of Vera Cruz, Mexico, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo to production of child pornography, which carries a mandatory minimum penalty of 15 years in prison and a maximum of 30 years in prison.  Previous sex offender sentenced to 27 years in prison for attempted coercion and child pornography 01/08/2026 07:00 AM EST Grand jury indicts Arkansas man for production of child pornography and enticing a minor 01/08/2026 07:00 AM EST U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that a federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Brayden Storey, 22, of West Fork, Arkansas, with two counts of production and attempted production of child pornography,which carry a mandatory minimum penalty of 15 years in prison and a maximum of 30 years, and one count of enticement of a minor, which carries a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years in prison and a maximum of life.   East Helena man sentenced to prison for illegal possession of guns and ammunition 01/08/2026 07:00 AM EST Huntington Man Sentenced to Prison for Federal Drug Crime 01/08/2026 07:00 AM EST Huntington Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Gun Crime 01/08/2026 07:00 AM EST Previously Convicted Killer Sentenced in Taking a Loaded Revolver into a DC Government Building 01/08/2026 07:00 AM EST  Dwayne Taylor, 49,  a convicted murderer residing in the District, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to one year and one day in prison in connection with his illegal possession of a loaded revolver he carried into a government building that had been designated as a gun-free zone. Convicted Sex Offender Who Had Been Deported to Mexico Pleads Guilty to Illegally Re-Entering the United States 01/08/2026 07:00 AM EST Saul Castillo-Crespo, 28, a citizen of Mexico, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court to illegal re-entry into the United States. He was previously convicted in August 2017 in D.C. Superior Court, sentenced to five years in prison, and deported  in connection with the kidnapping and sexual abuse of an intoxicated stranger. Federal Indictment Charges Foreign National with Illegally Possessing Firearm in Chicago; Gun Used to Fire Shots Near Border Patrol Agents During Operation Midway Blitz 01/08/2026 07:00 AM EST The indictment accuses HECTOR GOMEZ of possessing the gun in the Little Village neighborhood of Chicago. Outlaw Motorcycle Gang Member Pleaded Guilty for Armed Assault Against Rival 01/08/2026 07:00 AM EST Graham S. Gattis, also known as "Dro," 41, of East Ridge, Tn., a member of the Los Valerosos Motorcycle Gang, a support club for the Pagan's Motorcycle Gang, pleaded guilty for his involvement in an armed assault against a member of rival motorcycle club.  Birmingham Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Carjacking and Kidnapping 01/08/2026 07:00 AM EST Felon Who Illegally Possessed Firearm Sent to Federal Prison 01/08/2026 07:00 AM EST St. Louis Woman Admits $177,000 Pandemic-Era Tax Credit Scheme 01/08/2026 07:00 AM EST Ayana Brown admitted filing fraudulent quarterly employment tax returns that sought Employee Retention Tax Credits. Sioux City Man Sentenced to 3 Years in Federal Prison for Illegal Possession of Firearm 01/08/2026 07:00 AM EST Blytheville Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Methamphetamine 01/08/2026 07:00 AM EST Lyonel Smith will spend the next 10 years in federal prison after convictions for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession of an unregistered firearm.  Missouri Man Who Neglected Veteran and Concealed His Corpse Sentenced to 156 Months in Prison 01/08/2026 07:00 AM EST Brian Ditch kept his uncle locked away and subjected him to insufficient care and verbal abuse and later concealed his body to steal his uncle's money. Drug Trafficker Sentenced to Over 11 Years in Federal Prison for Distributing Hundreds of Kilograms on Behalf of Foreign Terrorist Organization 01/08/2026 07:00 AM EST A drug trafficker was sentenced this week to more than 11 years in federal prison for distributing hundreds of kilograms of methamphetamine and other narcotics on behalf of Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación, a foreign terrorist and drug trafficking organization operating in Mexico and the United States. MS-13 Clique Leader Indicted in Connection With Racketeering Conspiracy Involving Four Murders and Two Attempted Murders in Baltimore 01/08/2026 07:00 AM EST Baltimore, Maryland – The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Maryland unsealed a superseding indictment today, charging two additional members of the Centrales Locos Salvatruchas (CLS) clique of MS-13 in Baltimore, in connection with a Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act Conspiracy. In July 2025, four other members were indicted as part of the RICO conspiracy, bringing the total to six. This superseding indictment also adds a fourth murder and an attempted murder to the list of charges. St. Louis County Man Admits Killing Two Women and an Unborn Child 01/08/2026 07:00 AM EST Eddie Love admitted fatally shooting two 18-year-old women and wounding two 17-year-olds, who were both pregnant.

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