U.S. Attorney for the District of Nevada
Recent News About U.S. Attorney for the District of Nevada
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A Las Vegas resident, Spencer Christjencody Gear, has been convicted by a jury for making threats to assault and murder federal officials and state employees across Washington, D.C., New York, and Montana.
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A Las Vegas resident, Elijah Sylee Shelton, was sentenced to 150 months in prison followed by four years of supervised release for drug trafficking offenses.
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A Las Vegas resident has admitted to setting fire to vehicles and damaging property at a Tesla Collision center in March 2025.
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The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Nevada reported collections totaling nearly $12 million in criminal and civil actions during Fiscal Year 2025, according to First Assistant United States Attorney Sigal Chattah.
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A former business owner in Nevada, Deborah Meadows, pleaded guilty to willfully failing to pay employment taxes for her cleaning company, A to Z Employment Services LLC.
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A Las Vegas resident, Serena Reamy Hedden, has admitted to manufacturing and distributing counterfeit store coupons with inflated values.
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U.S. Attorney’s Office marks National Human Trafficking Prevention Month with multi-agency crackdown
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Nevada has announced its participation in National Human Trafficking Prevention Month, joining efforts with the Departments of Justice (DOJ) and Homeland Security (DHS) to address human trafficking...
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Two Mexican nationals, Victor Alfonso Cabada-Landeros, 33, and Ezequiel Lopez-Fuentes, 42, appeared in court in Las Vegas on charges of illegally reentering the United States after previous deportations.
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A Mexican national with a history of multiple felony convictions and prior deportations appeared in court this week to face charges related to illegal reentry into the United States.
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A man from Missoula, Montana, Cory Spurlock, has been sentenced to life in prison for his involvement in a series of violent crimes, including murder-for-hire conspiracy, witness tampering by killing, stalking resulting in death, and charges...
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The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Nevada announced plans to seek further legal action after a federal court ordered the release of a man convicted of murder and identified by the Department of Homeland Security as an MS-13...
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A Las Vegas resident, Sergio Octavio Sanchez, has pleaded guilty to pointing a green laser at a Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department helicopter.
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A North Las Vegas man with prior felony convictions has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for unlawful possession of a machine gun, six firearms, and more than 50 grams of methamphetamine intended for distribution.
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A Cuban national residing in Las Vegas appeared in court following an incident at Harry Reid International Airport.
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An Illinois resident, Lakeibia Fannin, has pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud the United States by submitting false claims for COVID-19-related employment tax credits.
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A Clark County employee appeared in federal court on charges related to the theft of funds from the estates of deceased county residents.
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A Mexican national, Jose Alberto Santacruz-Benitez, was sentenced to 10 years in prison and three years of supervised release for illegally reentering the United States after being removed five times.
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During the recent lapse in government appropriations, the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Nevada continued its work on cases involving national security, violations of federal law, and essential public safety.
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A federal district court in Nevada has sentenced Eduardo “Eddie” Lopez, a Las Vegas executive, to 40 months in prison and ordered him to pay $550,000 in criminal fines.
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A federal jury has convicted R.C. Crutcher, a resident of the Duck Valley Indian Reservation in Owyhee, Nevada, of witness tampering.