U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California
Recent News About U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California
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Federal prosecutors in the Southern District of California have filed 134 border-related cases this week.
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Arnoldo Oswaldo Vargas-Samayoa, a Guatemalan national, has been sentenced to 14 years in prison by a federal court for his role in managing a cocaine trafficking organization.
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Troy Othneil Smith, a student pilot involved in drug trafficking activities that came to light following an emergency plane landing on State Route 76 in Oceanside last fall, was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison.
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Ricardo Alonzo, a resident of San Diego, has been charged with smuggling 17 exotic birds into the United States from Mexico.
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Carlos Manuel da Silva Santos, the CEO of Ethos Asset Management, Inc., based in San Diego, has been sentenced to 87 months in prison.
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Federal prosecutors in the Southern District of California have filed 153 border-related cases this week.
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Lillian Arielle Markowitz, the former owner of three surrogacy consulting businesses in San Diego, has been sentenced to 24 months in federal prison.
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Wilder Emilio Sanchez Farfan, known as Gato, has pleaded guilty to international drug trafficking charges in a federal court.
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Ruben Montes, a resident of Calexico, California, received a 16-month prison sentence and was ordered to forfeit $12,710 in federal court.
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An indictment has been unsealed in San Diego, marking the first time alleged leaders of the Sinaloa Cartel have been charged with narco-terrorism and material support of terrorism.
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Federal prosecutors in the Southern District of California have filed 176 border-related cases this week.
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The United States has filed a civil complaint against two brothers from San Diego County, accusing them of fraudulently securing more than $8 million in pandemic-related loans.
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The Department of Justice has revealed the outcomes of Operation Restore Justice, a nationwide effort aimed at identifying and arresting child sex predators.
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Federal authorities have charged five individuals in connection with a human smuggling operation that resulted in the deaths of at least three migrants, including a 14-year-old boy from India.
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Steven Terrell Lewis, a resident of El Cajon, was found guilty by a federal jury on charges related to attempted coercion and enticement of a minor, as well as attempted sex trafficking by force or coercion involving an adult.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers Farlis Almonte, Ricardo Rodriguez, and Kairy Stephania Quiñonez face charges for allegedly allowing vehicles with undocumented individuals to pass through inspection lanes at the San Ysidro Port of...
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Federal prosecutors in the Southern District of California have filed 124 border-related cases this week.
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Jonathan Manuel Flores has been sentenced to 135 months in federal prison following his involvement in an illegal firearms operation and the armed robbery of an undercover agent from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).
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Naim Lajud Libien, a Mexican citizen, faces charges of smuggling 12 Orange Fronted Parakeets into the United States using his boots and a car seat compartment.
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Elizabeth Ugarte Rios of Vista was sentenced to 41 months in prison for striking a 71-year-old cyclist, as confirmed in federal court in San Diego.