U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California
Recent News About U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California
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A federal grand jury has indicted Ray Anthony Waller, a 37-year-old from Fresno, on charges of sexual exploitation of a child, receipt of child sexual abuse images, and sending obscene material to a minor.
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Ammaad Akhtar, a 33-year-old resident of Stockton, has been arrested and charged with attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and Al-Sham (ISIS), as announced by Acting U.S. Attorney Michele Beckwith.
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Jose Miguel Perez, a 42-year-old resident of Corona, California, has been sentenced to 11 years and three months in federal prison.
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Lakota Tehya Wakley, a 21-year-old resident of Clovis, has been sentenced to eight years in prison for his involvement in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl.
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Sadie Bramlette, a 28-year-old resident of Sacramento, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges related to the distribution of controlled substances, including fentanyl.
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A federal grand jury has indicted Stockton brothers Hector Perez, 34, and Flavio Perez, 29, on charges related to a wire fraud conspiracy.
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A 17-count indictment has been unsealed against Ayman Alaaraj and Ahmad Nassar, as announced by Acting U.S. Attorney Michele Beckwith.
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Emilio Hernandez Yesca, a 31-year-old resident of Madera, has been sentenced to 21 years and 10 months in prison for trafficking fentanyl and methamphetamine.
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Marcus Taslim, a 70-year-old resident of Folsom, was sentenced to 15 months in prison for visa fraud, as announced by Acting U.S. Attorney Michele Beckwith.
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Garrett Scott Wheelen, a 33-year-old resident of Fresno, has been sentenced to 12 years and 7 months in prison.
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Ricardo Gutierrez, a 28-year-old resident of Red Bluff, has pleaded guilty to one count of sexual exploitation of a child.
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A federal grand jury has indicted Jessa Zayas, a 34-year-old nurse from Santa Clarita, on charges of health care fraud and aggravated identity theft.
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John Robert Remlinger, a 43-year-old resident of Vallejo, has pleaded guilty to the charge of sexual exploitation of a minor.
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On June 5, 2025, a federal grand jury indicted Helan Noel Lopez-Sanchez, a 32-year-old citizen of El Salvador, on charges of being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition.
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Justin Alexander Payne, a 50-year-old resident of Manteca, entered a guilty plea to one count of wire fraud.
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Philip Yen, M.D., a radiologist at Sutter Medical Group, has agreed to pay $125,000 to the United States.
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James Mecham, Kurt Stocks, and Heidi Edwards have pleaded guilty to operating an illegal gambling business through their company, SweepsCoach.
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Holly Adams, a 35-year-old resident of Palm Desert, has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for her involvement in a fentanyl distribution conspiracy and money laundering.
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Michael Ray Acosta, an inmate at Pleasant Valley State Prison in California, has been sentenced to five years in prison for his involvement in a drug distribution scheme within the prison.
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Juan Carlos Ruiz Jr., also known as "Goer," has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for distributing methamphetamine and trafficking firearms, as announced by Acting U.S. Attorney Michele Beckwith.