U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia
Recent News About U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia
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A Maryland resident, Brandon Postow, 40, has been charged with distributing child pornography, according to an announcement by U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.
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The United States government has obtained legal ownership of more than $400 million in cryptocurrencies, real estate, and other assets connected to the Helix cryptocurrency mixing service.
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Javan King, a 42-year-old resident of Laurel, Maryland, has been charged with mail fraud in connection with the theft of thousands of government cell phones while employed as an information technology contractor for the Department of Justice (DOJ).
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Andre Foster, a 49-year-old resident of the District of Columbia with a prior felony conviction, was sentenced to 15 months in federal prison for possessing a modified Glock 19 pistol capable of fully automatic fire.
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A Washington, D.C. man has been charged with distributing child pornography, according to an announcement by U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.
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Lawerence Perryman, a 76-year-old resident of Washington, D.C., was arrested and charged with first-degree cruelty to children and first-degree felony murder in connection with the death of a 17-month-old child.
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Darran Joyner, a 33-year-old resident of Washington, D.C., has been sentenced to 32 years in prison for sexually abusing a 12-year-old girl on multiple occasions.
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Michelle Shropshire and Harlisha Jones, both former train operators for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to charges related to a health care fraud scheme.
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Elmer Bonilla, a 23-year-old resident of the District of Columbia, has been sentenced to 84 months in federal prison for his involvement in a violent carjacking conspiracy that took place across the District and Maryland.
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Thierno Barry, a 23-year-old resident of Queens, New York, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to several charges related to incidents that occurred in Washington, D.C., in March 2025.
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Armando Gomez Nunez, identified as a senior leader of the Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion (CJNG), has been indicted in Washington, D.C. on charges related to drug trafficking and firearms offenses.
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Joseph Fargnoli, a former executive of the now-defunct Theia Group, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to his role in a scheme that defrauded investors and lenders out of approximately $250 million.
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Erick Blanco-Cordova, a 24-year-old resident of Washington, D.C., has pleaded guilty to charges stemming from an incident in November 2019 in which he pointed a firearm at a taxi driver.
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Marcus Hazel, a 32-year-old resident of Washington, D.C., pleaded guilty to strangling his romantic partner, Sandy Watts.
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George Sydnor, a 46-year-old resident of Washington, DC, was sentenced to 40 years in prison for the murder of Christy Bautista, according to an announcement by U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.
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Darrell Hinkle, a 37-year-old resident of Washington, D.C., was sentenced to 21 years in prison for the murder of Dajuan Blakney outside an apartment complex in Southeast Washington.
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A Tennessee man has pleaded guilty in federal court to hacking into the electronic filing system of the U.S. Supreme Court, as well as accounts at AmeriCorps and the Department of Veterans Affairs Health System.
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The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a forfeiture complaint involving two mission crew trainers (MCTs) that were intercepted while being shipped from the Test Flying Academy of South Africa (TFASA) to China’s People’s Liberation Army,...
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Iesha Marks, 31, of Bowie, Maryland, and Daniel Bangura, 22, of Washington, D.C., have pleaded guilty in connection with the July 2023 shooting that resulted in the death of 46-year-old Donald Childs.
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Quateze Moore, a 46-year-old resident of Washington, D.C., pleaded guilty to the voluntary manslaughter while armed of Martinez Robinson in Northwest D.C. The plea was announced by U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.