U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia
Recent News About U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia
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Dewayne Keith Miles, a 29-year-old resident of the District of Columbia and convicted felon, was sentenced to 36 months in prison for firing a gun into the air multiple times in a residential neighborhood.
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Robert Jameson, a 60-year-old resident of Washington, D.C., was sentenced to seven years in prison by the D.C. Superior Court for an armed robbery at a liquor store on Minnesota Avenue in Southeast Washington.
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Bence Horvath, a 47-year-old dual citizen of Hungary and Spain who lived in the United Arab Emirates, was sentenced to 31 months in prison for conspiring to illegally export U.S.-origin military-grade radio communications equipment to Russia.
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Davon Sargent, a 30-year-old resident of the District of Columbia and previously convicted felon, was sentenced to 14 months in prison for illegal possession of a firearm.
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Ronnell Offutt, 36, of Washington, D.C., was found guilty by a jury on four counts of assault with intent to kill while armed, including one count with a minor-victim enhancement.
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Stefon Freshley, a 29-year-old resident of the District of Columbia, was sentenced to an additional 36 months in prison for his involvement in a scheme to smuggle contraband into the Central Detention Facility (CDF) while awaiting trial.
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Richard Holmes, a 35-year-old resident of Washington, D.C., has been arrested and charged in connection with a homicide that took place on August 26, 2025, in Southeast Washington.
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Dawayne Joseph Spriggs, 35, from Washington, D.C. and Prince George’s County, Maryland, has been sentenced to nine years in prison for obstruction of justice and subornation of perjury.
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The United States Attorney for the District of Columbia announced that six non-profit organizations have agreed to pay more than $3 million to settle allegations of violating the False Claims Act related to loans received through the Paycheck...
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Khayan Garner, a 57-year-old resident of Woodbridge, New Jersey, was sentenced to 87 months in prison for distributing child pornography.
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Tony Brown, 34, a convicted felon from the District of Columbia, has been sentenced to 28 months in federal prison for illegally possessing a Ruger pistol.
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Ricardo Botts, 36, of Washington, D.C., has been arrested and charged in connection with the homicide of his mother in Southeast D.C. The incident took place during the early morning hours of September 21, 2025.
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Yelake Meseretu, a former vendor for District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS), was convicted by a federal jury on charges related to bribery and wire fraud.
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Brian Allison, 56, and Angel Hall, 25, both residents of the District of Columbia, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to charges related to a violent armed carjacking that took place in Southeast Washington.
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Deshawn Raphael Loggins, 24, of Capitol Heights, Maryland, was found guilty on September 18 in U.S. District Court for drug trafficking and firearm possession offenses.
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Marcellus Dyson, Jr., a 17-year-old from Suitland, Maryland, will be charged as an adult in connection with the shooting and robbery of an off-duty firefighter in Washington, D.C.'s Capitol Hill neighborhood.
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Admiral Robert P. Burke, a retired four-star admiral of the U.S. Navy, was sentenced to six years in federal prison for his role in a bribery scheme involving the awarding of a government contract in exchange for future employment at a vendor...
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Darius Robertson, 32, from the District of Columbia, has been sentenced to 46 months in prison for leading a scheme to smuggle weapons, fentanyl, and cell phones into the Central Detention Facility (CDF) while awaiting trial for murder.
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Jalique Wiseman, a 20-year-old resident of Washington D.C., has been sentenced to 27 years in prison following a series of robberies along the Metropolitan Branch Trail.
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Keyon Slaughter, a 28-year-old resident of Waldorf, Maryland, has been sentenced to 16 years in prison for the murder of Dana Bailey, Jr.