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You are subscribed to U.S. Attorneys News news updates. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Another week, another nearly 400 more charged in SDTX's relentless border enforcement efforts 03/06/2026 07:00 AM EST A total of 395 cases have been filed against 396 people in immigration and related matters from Feb. 27-March 5 in continuing enforcement actions to protect the southern border U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Mexico Weekly Immigration and Border Crimes Report 03/06/2026 07:00 AM EST Today, the United States Attorney's Office for the District of New Mexico announced its immigration enforcement statistics for this week.  Mansfield Man Arrested for Unlawful Possession of Ammunition 03/06/2026 07:00 AM EST BOSTON – A Mansfield man was arrested yesterday for unlawfully possessing ammunition as a convicted felon. At the time of the alleged offense, the defendant was on supervised release for a prior 2021 conviction for being a felon in possession of ammunition. Employee at High-End Car Dealerships Sentenced for Tax Fraud 03/06/2026 07:00 AM EST A New York man was sentenced on February 26, 2026, to 18 months in prison for failing to report over $1.6 million in income on his federal income tax returns that he embezzled from his employer. Bookkeeper Sentenced to 33 Months in Prison for Embezzling $580,000 From Church 03/06/2026 07:00 AM EST Corie M. Boyer stole funds from the parish in multiple ways from 2017 to 2024. Essex County Man Convicted of Drug Distribution and Illegal Possession of Firearm and Ammunition 03/06/2026 07:00 AM EST An Essex County man was convicted of firearm and narcotics offenses following a three-day trial. Little Rock Man Sentenced to More Than 11 Years in Federal Prison for Being a Felon in Possession of Firearms and Ammunition 03/06/2026 07:00 AM EST Antonio Kimmons will spend the next 140 months in federal prison after again being convicted for being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition.  Kansas Doctor Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison for $8 Million Medicare Fraud 03/06/2026 07:00 AM EST From 2017 to 2020, Dr. Scott Roethle played a central role in a telemarketing scheme that bilked Medicare for medically unnecessary orthotic braces.  Previously Convicted Man Is Handed 8 Years in Prison for March 2025 Shooting Near D.C. Fire Station 03/06/2026 07:00 AM EST Davone Smith, 40, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced to eight years in prison on charges stemming from a shooting in Southeast in March 2025, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.  Marion County man charged with assaulting mail carrier in the Eastern District of Texas 03/06/2026 07:00 AM EST A Jefferson man has been arrested in connection with the alleged assault of a mail carrier in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs. U.S. Attorney's Office Filed 126 Border-Related Cases This Week 03/06/2026 07:00 AM EST SAN DIEGO – Federal prosecutors in the Southern District of California filed 126 border-related cases this week, including charges of bringing in aliens for financial gain, reentering the U.S. after deportation, and importation of controlled substances. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of California is the fourth-busiest federal district, largely due to a high volume of border-related crimes. This district, encompassing San Diego and Imperial counties, shares a 140-mile border with Mexico. It includes the San Ysidro Port of Entry, the world's busiest land border crossing, connecting San Diego (America's eighth largest city) and Tijuana (Mexico's second largest city). Violent Wake County Felon Gets 15 Years in Federal Prison for Armed Bank Robbery 03/06/2026 07:00 AM EST Former San Diego Securities Attorney Sentenced for Tax Evasion 03/06/2026 07:00 AM EST SAN DIEGO – Former Securities lawyer Robert Blair Krueger, Jr., was sentenced in federal court today to 12 months and one day in prison for evading his personal taxes. U.S. District Judge James Simmons Jr. also ordered Krueger to pay $357,666.41 in restitution to the IRS. According to court filings and statements made in court, from 2017 to 2019, Krueger, Jr., 63, was the sole owner of The Krueger Group LLP, a firm that specialized in providing legal services to companies seeking to become publicly traded. Knox County Man Sentenced for Making False Declarations in Bankruptcy Proceeding 03/06/2026 07:00 AM EST Iranian Intelligence Agent Convicted of Terrorism and Murder for Hire in Connection With Foiled Plot to Assassinate U.S. Politicians And Government Officials 03/06/2026 07:00 AM EST BROOKLYN, NY – A federal jury today convicted Asif Merchant, also known as "Asif Raza Merchant," of murder for hire and attempting to commit an act of terrorism transcending national boundaries.  Merchant was a trained operative of the Iranian government's global terrorist force, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ("IRGC"). He admitted at trial that in 2024 the IRGC sent him to the United States to arrange for political assassinations, but law enforcement foiled the plot before any attack could be carried out.  Merchant arrived in the United States in April of 2024, met with purported hitmen in June—who were in fact undercover U.S. law enforcement officers in New York—and was placed under arrest before leaving the country in July of 2024.   Merchant faces up to life in prison.  Convicted Felon Who Opened Fire on Abilene Police Officers Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison 03/06/2026 07:00 AM EST A previously convicted felon who opened fire on Abilene Police Department officers after leading them on a high speed chase was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison. Providence Man Pleads Guilty to Filing False Tax Returns Related to Multi-Million-Dollar Catalytic Converter Theft Scheme 03/06/2026 07:00 AM EST PROVIDENCE – A Providence man pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Providence to filing false tax returns after failing to report hundreds of thousands of dollars in income that he received from selling stolen catalytic converters to a Rhode Island scrap yard, announced United States Attorney Charles C. Calenda. Illegal Alien Sentenced to 70 Months for Money Laundering and Firearms Offenses 03/06/2026 07:00 AM EST Massachusetts Man Arrested and Charged with Falsely Impersonating U.S. Army Veteran for Over 30 Years 03/06/2026 07:00 AM EST BOSTON – A Pittsfield, Mass. man has been arrested and charged with falsely impersonating a United States Army veteran for over 30 years to obtain medical care at Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centers and other benefits. Jamestown man and woman charged with narcotics conspiracy in superseding indictment 03/06/2026 07:00 AM EST BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that a federal grand jury has returned a superseding indictment charging James Jackson, 39, and Alicia Osar, 37, both of Jamestown, NY, with narcotics conspiracy, which carries a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years in prison and a maximum of life in prison. In addition, Jackson is charged with maintaining a drug involved premises.  Romanian National to be Sentenced for Participation in Fraud Scheme 03/06/2026 07:00 AM EST A Romanian national who participated in a large-scale fraud scheme, which used fake business websites to steal more than $1.8 million from consumers across the country, will be sentenced on March 11, 2026, at 10:00 AM in Las Cruces for the crime of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Repeat Sex Offender Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Receipt, Distribution, and Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Materials 03/06/2026 07:00 AM EST A 35-year-old repeat sex offender has been sentenced to prison for downloading and uploading images and videos of the sexual abuse of children to a social media platform. United States Attorney David Waterman Announces Southern District of Iowa Senior Leadership Team 03/06/2026 07:00 AM EST DES MOINES, Iowa – U.S. Attorney David Waterman has announced appointment of the senior leadership team for the Southern District of Iowa Venezuelan Nationals Charged with "Jackpotting" Scheme to Steal Cash from Bank ATMs 03/06/2026 07:00 AM EST

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