U.S. Attorney for the District of Nevada
Recent News About U.S. Attorney for the District of Nevada
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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.
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A Winnemucca resident, Tyler Monson, has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison and 10 years of supervised release for transporting a minor across state lines for sexual activity.
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A Las Vegas man with a history of felony convictions has pleaded guilty to unlawfully possessing an unserialized, privately made AR-15-pattern pistol, often referred to as a "ghost gun."
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The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Nevada has reached an agreement with Sunrise Hospital & Medical Center, LLC, to improve accessibility for deaf and hard of hearing patients and their companions.
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An obstetrician-gynecologist based in Reno, Dr. Samuel R. Chacon, appeared in court today following his arrest on charges of health care fraud and making false statements related to health care matters.
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Two Mexican nationals residing in Las Vegas, Alfredo Covarrubias-Jimenez, 39, and Victor Manuel Navarro-Quesada, 34, appeared in court to face charges of illegally reentering the United States after being previously deported.
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A Henderson, Nevada man appeared in court on September 10, 2025, to face charges related to the alleged smuggling and distribution of misbranded prescription drugs containing sildenafil and tadalafil.
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A Mexican national, Jose Ricardo Lopez Munoz, has been sentenced to 13 months and one day in prison for illegally reentering the United States after having been removed from the country on three previous occasions.
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A Las Vegas man has been sentenced to more than 10 years in federal prison for distributing methamphetamine and fentanyl.
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A North Las Vegas man has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison and five years of supervised release for distributing and possessing with intent to distribute more than 30 pounds of methamphetamine in the Las Vegas area.
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A Mexican national, Maria Vega-Villalba, 45, appeared in federal court in Las Vegas on charges of illegally reentering the United States after being previously deported.
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A Mexican national, Felipe De Jesus Jauregui-Acosta, 43, appeared in court on Monday to face charges of illegally reentering the United States after having previously been removed.
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A Las Vegas woman, Danielle Partington, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison and four years of supervised release after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance.