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You are subscribed to U.S. Attorneys News news updates. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Los Lunas Man Charged in Federal Case Involving Large Scale Machinegun Conversion Device Trafficking 04/27/2026 08:00 AM EDT Robert Gurule has been charged in federal court after an undercover investigation allegedly revealed a sustained operation to manufacture, convert, and sell machineguns and a significant quantity of machinegun conversion devices, commonly known as “switches.” Central Valley Business Owner Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison for Role in Stealing $4.8 Million in Livestock Feed Ingredients 04/27/2026 08:00 AM EDT Richard Best, 72, of Fresno, was sentenced today to three years in prison and ordered to pay $2 million in restitution for his role in a fraud scheme that stole millions of dollars’ worth of canola (used to make livestock feed) from international food processors Sex Offender Sentenced for Weapons Possession 04/27/2026 08:00 AM EDT Homeland Security Task Force Investigation Results in 51-Defendant Indictment in Nationwide Black-Market Marijuana Trafficking Conspiracy 04/27/2026 08:00 AM EDT Deadly Beating Yields Guilty Plea from D.C. Man 04/27/2026 08:00 AM EDT Charles Lewis,  35, of Washington, D.C., pleaded guilty Friday in connection to the  deadly beating of 55-year-old Mark Carter, that occurred in Southeast Washington, D.C. on October 10, 2022, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.  Illegal Alien Sentenced for Destroying Government Property After Ramming Law Enforcement Vehicles 04/27/2026 08:00 AM EDT Baltimore, Maryland – Today, an illegal alien from Portugal pled guilty and received a federal sentence for destroying government property. Magistrate Judge Charles Austin sentenced Tiago Alexandre Sousa-Martins, 30, to time served — totaling 103 days — for using his van to ram government vehicles while attempting to escape immigration officers.  Boise Cascade Pleads Guilty and Is Sentenced for Violating the Lacey Act for Its Role in a Timber Trafficking Scheme 04/27/2026 08:00 AM EDT The Boise Cascade Company (Boise Cascade) pleaded guilty and was sentenced today for a felony violation of the Lacey Act for its role in a timber trafficking scheme to evade countervailing and anti-dumping duties. Boise Cascade was sentenced to pay a fine of $6,382,000, representing twice the gross profits it derived from the illegal wood at issue in this case, and implement a compliance plan. Boise Cascade is the third federal criminal enforcement action to come out of this large-scale duty evasion scheme.

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