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 Lexington man has been sentenced to nearly three years in prison after pleading guilty to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft involving funds meant for grieving families. Authorities say Ronald Jerome Woolfolk Jr., while working at a local funeral home, submitted fraudulent claims totaling almost $12,000.
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Quenton Abell of Crescent Springs has been sentenced to five years in prison for illegal firearm possession as a convicted felon. Authorities say surveillance led them to find firearms and evidence related to drug activity at his residence. He must serve most of his sentence before being released under supervision.
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Mabel Francis Soto has been sentenced to five years in federal prison after pleading guilty to conspiring to distribute fentanyl from her home in Georgetown, Kentucky. Law enforcement recovered significant quantities of drugs and cash during their investigation.
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Segepo-FSM, Inc., based in Cold Spring, will pay $887,234 after allegations it improperly obtained and received forgiveness for a federal pandemic relief loan intended for small businesses. The agreement resolves claims brought under whistleblower provisions but does not determine liability.
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Bryant Adams of Cincinnati has been sentenced to ten years in prison for methamphetamine trafficking after admitting weekly distribution over six months. Law enforcement officials announced that Adams must serve most of his sentence and will face supervised release upon completion.
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A Chicago man has been sentenced to over two years in prison for conspiring to illegally distribute prescription drugs through his pain clinic. Authorities say Ranjit Wahi provided pre-signed prescriptions without proper medical oversight.
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A Versailles woman has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison after distributing fentanyl inside a jail led to two overdoses. Authorities say Melissa Wilhoite smuggled drugs into Woodford County Detention Center following her arrest last November.
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Nicole Pennington from London was sentenced to nearly four years in prison for wire fraud involving COVID-19 relief loans. Authorities say she submitted false applications totaling over $1 million with her husband. Federal officials continue efforts against pandemic-related financial crimes.
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A Gallatin County man has been sentenced to more than ten years in prison for distributing child pornography after an FBI investigation uncovered thousands of illicit files. Authorities say David Vonarb used encrypted messaging apps to share illegal content online.
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A Boone County man has been sentenced to over fourteen years in prison for distributing and possessing child pornography. Authorities say Ronald Knox must serve most of his sentence before being released under supervision as part of ongoing efforts against child exploitation.
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Three Somerset residents have been sentenced for their roles in a methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy following an FBI investigation. The defendants received prison terms ranging from just over five years to more than thirteen years after pleading guilty to distributing large quantities of methamphetamine.
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Keith Wayne Bishop of Louisville has been sentenced to ten years in federal prison for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine across several Kentucky counties. Authorities say Bishop supplied drugs to multiple dealers and users between January and September 2023.
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Brian E. Hunter of Cincinnati has been sentenced to four years in prison for illegally possessing a firearm as a convicted felon following a traffic stop in Kentucky. Authorities say Hunter must serve most of his sentence before supervised release.
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A Covington resident, Lamar Crawley, 42, has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for distributing methamphetamine.
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A federal jury in Frankfort, Kentucky, has convicted Jeremy Bryson, 47, of Harrodsburg on multiple charges related to the unlawful distribution of controlled substances.
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A Barboursville, Kentucky man has been sentenced to five months in prison and five months of home detention for making false declarations during a bankruptcy proceeding.
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A federal jury in Lexington convicted Joel Sanchez-Mendoza, a 39-year-old Mexican national residing illegally in Kentucky, on charges of making false statements about citizenship and aggravated identity theft.
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A woman from Barboursville, Kentucky, Raven Broughton-Jones, 31, has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for producing child pornography.
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A Lexington man, Christopher Rhodes, 41, has been sentenced to 42 months in federal prison for sending a threatening email to Jackie Steele, the Commonwealth Attorney for Laurel and Knox Counties.
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Two former employees of the Federal Medical Center Lexington, a federal prison managed by the Bureau of Prisons, have been sentenced for separate incidents involving bribery and illegal gratuities. A. Jade Howard, 36, from Port Charlotte, Florida,...