U.S. Attorney for the District of Vermont
Recent News About U.S. Attorney for the District of Vermont
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Burlington, Vermont – On May 20, 2025, the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont announced that two foreign nationals pleaded guilty to charges of illegal entry into the United States.
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Two individuals from Haiti were arrested in Vermont on May 13, 2025, as reported by the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont.
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In Burlington, Vermont, the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont is acknowledging National Police Week.
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On May 9, 2025, two Cuban nationals, Adrian Santos-Miranda and Yanela Guerra-Matamoros, pleaded guilty to illegally entering the United States.
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A foreign national from the Democratic Republic of Congo has pleaded guilty to illegally entering the United States.
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On March 13, 2025, the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Vermont reported that Chad Maurer, a 34-year-old from New York, had been indicted by a federal grand jury for charges of aggravated identity theft and the use of a false...
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Luis Edison Capellan-Ortiz, a 49-year-old man from the Dominican Republic, was sentenced to time served by United States District Judge Mary Kay Lanthier on April 29, 2025.
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Two Ukrainian men, Mykhailo Ivanchyn, 21, and Ihor Zelskyi, 27, have been charged with illegal entry into the United States, as announced by the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont.
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Alex Patin-Patin, a 28-year-old resident of South Burlington, Vermont, has been sentenced to time served for re-entering the United States illegally after a previous removal.
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Burlington, Vermont – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont has announced charges against Julio Pinto, a 57-year-old Canadian, for illegal reentry into the United States following a prior deportation.
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A man from Queens, New York, Anthony Phelps, was sentenced on April 14, 2025, to 57 months in prison for firearm and drug-related charges.
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On April 17, 2025, the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Vermont announced that Owin Thomas, a resident of New York City, was sentenced to 70 months in prison.
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Serhat Gumrukcu, a 42-year-old resident of Los Angeles, California, has been convicted of murder-for-hire, conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire, and conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
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Burlington, Vermont – The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont has announced the indictment of Benjamin Gutierrez-Morales, a 28-year-old from Sonora, Mexico.
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A doctor from New England has been sentenced to prison following his guilty plea in a drug conspiracy case. Dr. Adnan S. Khan, aged 49, and based in Manchester, New Hampshire, received an eight-month prison sentence.
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Gabriel Lopes Da Silva Santos, a 27-year-old Brazilian national, has been charged with illegal firearm possession while unlawfully in the United States.
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Matthew Isaacs, a 33-year-old from Hartford, Vermont, has been charged with producing child sexual abuse materials, according to the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont.
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Zaquikon T. Roy, a 35-year-old formerly from Brooklyn, New York, is facing new legal challenges as revealed in charges declared by the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont.
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A man from Brooklyn, New York, is facing serious charges related to drug manufacturing and distribution following a federal grand jury indictment.
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Burlington, Vermont – On March 31, 2025, Nathaniel "JJ" Jones, aged 39, from Springfield, Massachusetts, was sentenced by United States District Judge William K. Sessions III to 135 months in prison followed by a three-year supervised release term.