U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky
Recent News About U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky
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A Mexican national, Serafin Bayona, residing illegally in Lexington, Kentucky, has been sentenced to 135 months in prison for his involvement in a forced labor scheme. U.S. District Judge Gregory VanTatenhove handed down the sentence on Wednesday.
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The Department of Justice has announced the results of Operation Restore Justice, a nationwide effort aimed at identifying and arresting alleged child sexual abuse offenders.
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A Lawrenceburg, Kentucky man, Zachary Gage King, aged 24, has been sentenced to over 12 years in prison for receiving child pornography. U.S. District Judge Gregory VanTatenhove handed down the sentence on Monday.
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A Chinese national, Yongjian You, was sentenced to 27 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Danny C. Reeves for his involvement in a mail fraud scheme.
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A Dayton, Ohio, resident named Julius Cole has been sentenced to 132 months in prison for his role in aiding and abetting the intended distribution of a fentanyl analogue.
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A Cincinnati man has been convicted on charges related to drug trafficking.
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A man from Harrodsburg, Kentucky, Wayne Jerome Johnson, aged 46, received a 300-month prison sentence on Monday, as ruled by U.S. District Judge Gregory Van Tatenhove.
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A man from Rogers, Kentucky, has been indicted on multiple charges related to drug trafficking and firearm possession.
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A federal jury in Lexington has convicted Larry Coffman, a resident of Harrodsburg, Kentucky, on charges of sex trafficking of children.
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A Detroit woman, Chanel Lashae Logan, 25, has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison following her involvement in a drug trafficking operation. U.S. District Judge Danny Reeves handed down the sentence in Lexington, Kentucky, on Monday.
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A man from Dry Ridge, Kentucky, Rodney Ruggles, has been handed a 120-month prison sentence by Chief U.S. District Judge David Bunning.
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A Waynesburg, Kentucky man, Steven Fellmy, was sentenced to 300 months in prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.
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A man from Burlington, Kentucky, Juan Velazquez-Rodriguez, has been sentenced to 85 months in prison by Chief U.S. District Judge David Bunning for illegal possession of a machine gun.
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An Independence, Kentucky resident, Ralph Britton, aged 55, received a prison sentence of 84 months for transporting child pornography across state lines using a computer or cell phone.
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An Ashland physician, Matthew Lewis, 44, admitted to his involvement in the distribution of misbranded semaglutide, entering a guilty plea before Chief U.S. District Judge David L. Bunning.
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A Tennessee man has been sentenced for producing child pornography.
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A 52-year-old man from Sandy Hook, Kentucky, has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for attempted production of child pornography and committing a felony offense involving a minor as a registered sex offender.
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A Kenvir resident, Anthony Carr, aged 54, has been sentenced to 78 months in prison for distributing methamphetamine.
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A man from Columbus, Ohio, Angelo Dre Clifton, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for drug trafficking that resulted in an overdose death.
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A Lebanese and Italian national, Alessandro Sabbagh, 27, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Robert Wier in London, Kentucky, to 78 months in prison for conspiracy to sell counterfeit drugs and knowingly causing the sale of a counterfeit drug.