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You are subscribed to U.S. Attorneys News news updates. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Philippine National Sentenced in CNMI for Immigration Fraud 03/03/2026 07:00 AM EST KC Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Cocaine Trafficking, Illegal Firearm 03/02/2026 07:00 AM EST Antoine R. Gillum, 22, Kansas City, Mo., sentenced today for his role in a cocaine trafficking conspiracy and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime  Coral Gables Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing Videos Depicting Sexual Torture of Baby Monkeys 03/02/2026 07:00 AM EST Francisco Javier Ravelo, 36, of Coral Gables, pleaded guilty today to distributing videos depicting the torture of monkeys, in violation of the federal Animal Crushing statute. Ravelo was charged in October 2025. Two Sentenced After Pleading Guilty To Fentanyl Related Deaths 03/02/2026 07:00 AM EST DENVER - The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Colorado announces that Thomas Galiano III, 26, of Colorado Springs, and Hailee Anne Helton, 26, of Colorado Springs were separately sentenced after each pleading guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and possession with an intent to distribute a substance containing fentanyl. Galiano III was sentenced to 144 months. Helton was sentenced to 168 months. Lead Defendant in Bowling Green Methamphetamine Conspiracy Sentenced to 200 Months in Prison 03/02/2026 07:00 AM EST Jury Finds Man Guilty of 2011 St. Louis County Murder-For-Hire 03/02/2026 07:00 AM EST Jurors convicted Michael Grady, 70, of one count each of conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire, aiding and abetting murder-for-hire and conspiracy to commit money laundering. New Britain Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison for Role in Cocaine Trafficking Ring 03/02/2026 07:00 AM EST LUIS TORRES ORTIZ, 25, of New Britain, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to 60 months of imprisonment and four years of supervised release for his role in a cocaine trafficking conspiracy. Federal Jury Convicts Miami Man of Kidnapping, Alien Smuggling, and Racketeering-Related Violent Crimes 03/02/2026 07:00 AM EST A federal jury in Miami convicted Victor Rafael Arcia Albeja, also known as "Vitico," 32, of Miami, on Feb. 20 for his role in a violent human smuggling scheme that kidnapped and extorted Cuban migrants, holding them captive and threatening brutal harm to force payments from their families. Honduran national ordered to federal prison for fifth illegal reentry 03/02/2026 07:00 AM EST A 40-year-old man who illegally resided in Houston has been sentenced for illegally reentering the country again MS-13 gang member previously convicted of conspiring to commit murder sent to federal prison 03/02/2026 07:00 AM EST A 28-year-old El Salvadorian national who illegally resided in Houston has been sentenced for unlawfully reentering the country after removal Houston man gets 20 years for sex trafficking minor 03/02/2026 07:00 AM EST A 27-year-old man has been ordered to federal prison after luring a minor away from her family and forcing her to engage in prostitution Iowa Man Remains Detained on Federal Child Pornography Charges 03/02/2026 07:00 AM EST DAVENPORT, Iowa – Joseph Lee Rhodes, Jr., 41, of Muscatine County, was detained pending trial today in connection with an indictment charging him with five counts of transportation of child pornography. U.S. Department of Justice Announces Distribution of Over $15 Million for Victims of Global Securities Fraud Scheme 03/02/2026 07:00 AM EST BOSTON – The U.S. Department of Justice announced today that the Roger Knox Remission Fund distributed more than $12.4 million in funds forfeited to the United States from Roger Knox and his co-conspirators to over 8,000 victims. An additional $3.1 million turned over to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission related to the securities fraud scheme was also distributed to the victims. Miami-Area Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing Videos Depicting Sexual Torture of Baby Monkeys 03/02/2026 07:00 AM EST Francisco Javier Ravelo, 36, of Coral Gables, Florida, pleaded guilty to distributing videos depicting the torture of monkeys, in violation of the federal Animal Crushing statute. Ravelo was charged in October 2025.

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