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You are subscribed to USAO - District of Columbia news updates. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Leader of Washington Highlands Fentanyl Conspiracy Sentenced to More than 13 Years on Narcotics, Weapons Counts 01/07/2026 07:00 AM EST Kahlil G. Felder, 41, of the District of Columbia, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to 157 months in prison for operating a fentanyl distribution network based in the Washington Highlands neighborhood in Southeast, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro. Utah Man Sentenced in Making Threats Against Palestinian Rights Organization 01/07/2026 07:00 AM EST Kevin Brent Buchanan, 64, of Tooele, Utah, was sentenced today in the District of Columbia to six months in prison in connection with threatening violence against the employees of a D.C.-based Palestinian rights organization, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro. Stabbing of a Tourist in November 2024 Yields Prison Term for D.C. Man 01/07/2026 07:00 AM EST Maurice Felder, 54, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced to 54 months in prison for charges related to stabbing a man who was visiting D.C. on November 10, 2024, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro. Brian Cole Jr. Charged in Indictment in Planting Explosive Devices Outside the RNC and DNC on Jan. 5, 2021 01/06/2026 07:00 AM EST Brian J. Cole, Jr., 30, of Woodbridge, Virginia, was charged in a federal indictment returned today in U.S. District Court in the planting of two improvised explosive devices (IEDs) on January 5, 2021, at the headquarters of both the Republican National Committee and the Democratic National Committee in Washington D.C., announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.  Jury Convicts Seven Defendants in 2023 Carjacking Spree 01/06/2026 07:00 AM EST Jaelen Jordan, 20, and Warren Montgomery, 21, both of Washington, D.C., and Bryon Gillum, 20, Isaiah Flowers, 20, Jahkai Goff, 21, Taj Giles, 20, and Irshaad Ellis-Bey, 20, all of Prince George's County, MD, were found guilty today in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia on charges pertaining to three armed carjackings on February 27, 2023, April 27, 2023, and May 16, 2023, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro Addresses Successful Results in the Make D.C. Safe and Beautiful Initiative 01/06/2026 07:00 AM EST Today, U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro gave remarks at a press conference on the success of President Trump's federal surge to bringdown crime rates in the District. District Man Sentenced to 16-Year Prison Term for Firing into Crowd with His Three Accomplices 01/06/2026 07:00 AM EST James Outland, 26, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced   today to 16 years in prison for gunning down a crowd of people in Washington DC, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.  Four Non-Profits Agree to Pay Over $3 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Involving Paycheck Protection Program Loans 01/06/2026 07:00 AM EST The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia announced today that it has reached civil settlement agreements with four different non-profit organizations to resolve allegations that the organizations violated the False Claims Act when they applied for and received loans under the Paycheck Protection Program ("PPP"). Former Subcontractor Supporting U.S. Army in Afghanistan Agrees to Forfeit Nearly $3.5 Million 12/17/2025 07:00 AM EST The United States Attorney for the District of Columbia announced today that it reached a civil settlement agreement with FedSys, Inc. to resolve the Government's lawsuit alleging the subcontractor committed fraud in its recruitment and training of linguists to translate languages native to Afghanistan.

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