U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia
Recent News About U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia
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William Brock and Anthony Antwon McNair, Jr., both from Washington, D.C., have been sentenced to lengthy prison terms for their involvement in a series of armed robberies targeting Brink’s armored cars.
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A civil forfeiture complaint has been filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, alleging that $47 million in proceeds from the sale of nearly one million barrels of Iranian petroleum is subject to forfeiture.
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Corey Whittico, a 22-year-old from Washington, D.C., received an 84-month federal prison sentence for live-streaming himself on social media while brandishing a pistol equipped with a machine gun conversion device.
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Desmond Fletcher, a 37-year-old resident of Capitol Heights, Maryland, has been found guilty by a jury on charges of felony strangulation and two counts of misdemeanor assault.
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Jose Anthony Contreras, a 31-year-old resident of Fullerton, California, has been sentenced to 120 months in federal prison for his involvement in a narcotics distribution conspiracy.
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Ndubuisi Joseph Okafor, a 65-year-old physician from Upper Marlboro, Maryland, was found guilty by a federal jury in U.S. District Court for illegally distributing prescriptions for narcotics in exchange for cash at his medical clinic in Northwest...
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Ricky McNeil, a 51-year-old resident of Washington, D.C., has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for a series of crimes committed in July 2023.
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A federal indictment has been filed against Charles Washington, Jr., a 33-year-old resident of Washington, D.C. He is charged with being a convicted felon in possession of ammunition.
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Cortney Merritts, a 46-year-old resident of St. Louis, Missouri, has been indicted on two counts of wire fraud.
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Isabella Giordano, a 21-year-old resident of Towson, Maryland, was sentenced to six months of probation for defacing federal property at Columbus Circle in front of Union Station, Washington D.C. The incident occurred following a protest on July...
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A jury in Washington, D.C., has found Nyjell Outler, 22, guilty of voluntary manslaughter while armed for the shooting death of Demetris Johnson in March 2021.
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Isaiah Chase, a 27-year-old resident of Silver Spring, Maryland, received an 84-month federal prison sentence for his involvement in a gunpoint robbery at Busboys and Poets.
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Antonio Johnson, a 33-year-old resident of Washington, D.C., received a prison sentence of 204 months on March 18, 2025.
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An indictment has been unsealed, charging five former principals of the aerospace start-up company Theia Group, Inc. with fraud, conspiracy to commit fraud, and tax evasion.
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A criminal complaint filed in the District of Columbia charges Johnson Andre, known as "Izo," a Haitian national and leader of the 5 Segond gang, with the alleged armed hostage-taking of a U.S. citizen in Haiti in March 2023.
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Ronald Butler, a 44-year-old resident of Washington, D.C., has been charged in D.C. Superior Court following his arrest today for an alleged assault on Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officers.
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Hachikosela Muchimba, a 44-year-old resident of Washington, D.C., was found guilty by a federal jury on charges related to mail theft and bank fraud, amounting to over $1.6 million in illegal gains.
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Christopher Rodriguez, a 45-year-old attorney from Panama City, Florida, received a sentence of 102 months in federal prison for his involvement in an attempted bombing near the Chinese Embassy in Washington, D.C., and for a separate bombing...
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An indictment was unsealed in federal court in Washington D.C., charging Kelon Von Dukes, 20, with being a convicted felon in illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition.
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Jevaughn Mark, a 33-year-old resident of Washington D.C., has pleaded guilty to charges related to the distribution of fentanyl and cocaine in the metropolitan area.