U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Utah
Recent News About U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Utah
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A federal grand jury in Salt Lake City has indicted Joseph Troy Ortega, 57, of West Valley City, Utah, following an alleged robbery at the Cyprus Credit Union.
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A federal grand jury in Salt Lake City has indicted Manuel Santos-Ramirez, a 32-year-old undocumented Mexican national, on drug charges related to methamphetamine distribution.
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Travis Davies, a 47-year-old resident of Vernal, Utah, has been sentenced to over eight years in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession of fentanyl with intent to distribute.
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Two Utah residents have been indicted on federal drug charges after law enforcement officers seized about 100,000 fentanyl pills during a search in West Valley City.
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Kevin Enrique Sanchez-Carrillo, a 25-year-old Mexican national residing in Draper, Utah, was sentenced to five years in federal prison for drug trafficking and immigration offenses.
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A federal grand jury in Salt Lake City has indicted Alfredo Tovar-Ruiz, a 26-year-old Mexican national living in West Valley City, Utah, on drug-related charges following the seizure of more than 15,000 fentanyl pills and nearly two kilograms of...
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A California resident, Gabriel Omar Gigena, was sentenced to 15 months in prison after being convicted of assaulting a federal officer.
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A Mexican citizen residing in Riverton, Utah, has been indicted on federal drug and firearm charges following a law enforcement search earlier this month.
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A Kaysville man, Mubarak Sulaiman Ukashat, was sentenced to two years in federal prison after admitting to a scheme involving COVID-19 relief fraud, identity theft, wire fraud, and unemployment benefits fraud.
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Darrell Glenn DeVoge, a 50-year-old resident of Cedar City, Utah, has been sentenced to six years in federal prison and three years of supervised release for stealing firearms from a licensed dealer.
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A federal grand jury has indicted a Uintah County man on charges of second degree murder following the death of his mother in July 2025.
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Adam Richard Jacobs, 35, of Woods Cross, Utah, has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for child exploitation crimes.
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A Utah County man has been convicted by a federal jury in Salt Lake City for sexually abusing a 10-year-old girl and recording the abuse.
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Sabino Osvaldo Gomez-Perez, a 36-year-old Mexican national, has been sentenced to 57 months in federal prison after admitting to trafficking fentanyl in Utah.
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Daniel David Egli, a 51-year-old resident of South Jordan, Utah, was sentenced to more than 19 years in federal prison following his conviction for possession of child pornography.
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A Farmington man has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison after admitting to embezzling nearly $1.7 million from his small business employer.
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Dominic Jared Arias Aceves, a 23-year-old resident of Arizona, and Cristo Alexander Urias Salazar, a 32-year-old citizen of Mexico, have been sentenced in federal court for trafficking about 40,000 fentanyl pills from Arizona to Utah.
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A U.S. Navy sailor stationed in Augusta, Georgia, has been indicted on multiple federal charges related to child sex crimes following an alleged months-long manipulation of a minor through social media.
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Ryan Gary Patch, a 28-year-old resident of Dayton, Ohio, was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison and will serve a lifetime of supervised release after pleading guilty to transporting a minor with the intent to engage in criminal sexual activity.
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A federal grand jury has issued a superseding indictment against Alex Doran Craig, 32, of Tooele County, Utah.