News and reports from the Department of Justice.

A Lawrence resident, Alex Bou, 22, has been arrested and charged with attempted sex trafficking of a child.

A Waterloo man has been sentenced to fifteen years in federal prison for his role in a gang-related shooting that took place in August 2022.

A federal grand jury has indicted Shengjie Cheng, a 32-year-old Chinese national living in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on charges of attempted enticement of a minor.

A Bullhead, South Dakota man has been sentenced to three and a half years in federal prison for assault resulting in serious bodily injury.

A Boston resident and Chinese national, Qichen Yuan, 31, has been arrested on charges of attempted sex trafficking of a child.

A Montgomery man has been sentenced to federal prison for illegally possessing a machinegun, according to an announcement from Acting United States Attorney Kevin Davidson.

Four individuals from New York and Vermont were arraigned in federal court last week on charges related to child exploitation offenses.

A federal grand jury in Chicago has indicted four people for allegedly securing millions of dollars in small business loans through fraudulent means under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.

A former electronics technician at the Eastern Reception Diagnostic and Correctional Center in Bonne Terre, Missouri, has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison for smuggling drugs and other contraband into the facility.

Darrell Glenn DeVoge, a 50-year-old resident of Cedar City, Utah, has been sentenced to six years in federal prison and three years of supervised release for stealing firearms from a licensed dealer.

A Browning resident, Treyson Lee Sharp, 21, was arraigned in federal court in Great Falls on charges of involuntary manslaughter and possession of an unregistered firearm. U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme announced the arraignment.

Zackery Chase Brunson, a 33-year-old resident of Shalimar, Florida, has pleaded guilty to possessing firearms as a convicted felon.

A Waterloo man has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for his role in a drug conspiracy.

A Hartshorne resident has pleaded guilty to federal firearm and explosives charges, according to the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma.

A North Bend man was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for attempting to sexually exploit a minor using Facebook Messenger, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon.