U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi
Recent News About U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi
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A woman from Canton, Mississippi, has admitted to stealing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits that are intended to help low-income families purchase groceries.
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A Hattiesburg resident, Velton Taylor Williams, Jr., was sentenced in federal court to five years of probation for fraudulently obtaining and using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.
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A former correctional officer at the Federal Correctional Complex in Yazoo City, Mississippi, was sentenced to 15 months in prison for engaging in sexual acts with a federal prisoner.
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A Guatemalan national, Mateo Ramos-Perez, was sentenced to 11 months in prison for unlawfully reentering the United States after having been previously removed.
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A Neshoba County man was convicted of second-degree murder and using a firearm during the commission of that crime after a three-day jury trial concluded on September 10, 2025.
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A Mexican national has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for illegally reentering the United States after having previously been deported three times.
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A Colorado man has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon, following his arrest during a traffic stop in Warren County, Mississippi.
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A Meridian resident has entered a guilty plea in federal court to charges of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.
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A man from D’Iberville, Mississippi, Sean Parol, was sentenced to life in prison plus an additional fifty years for coercing minors into sexual activity and producing child sexual abuse material.
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A Louisiana resident was sentenced in federal court for her involvement in a scheme that used stolen identities to buy high-value vehicles in the Jackson, Mississippi area.
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A Texas man has been sentenced to 21 months in federal prison for his role in the fraudulent purchase of a high-value vehicle from a Jackson, Mississippi dealership.
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A Long Beach, Mississippi man has been sentenced to 110 years in prison for producing images and videos of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct.
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A Jackson resident, Domique Desha Mathews, has been sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon.
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A Jackson man has entered a guilty plea in federal court for attempting to rob a dollar store in Jackson.
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A Meridian resident, Steven Wright, 30, has been sentenced to 27 months in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon.
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A Mexican national, Cristian Mitchel Mondragon Gonzales, 30, was sentenced on August 14, 2025, to 34 years in prison for second-degree murder and discharging a firearm in furtherance of a violent crime.
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A man from Brandon, Mississippi, has pleaded guilty to charges related to methamphetamine distribution.
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Bogdan Gabriel Radu, a 23-year-old Romanian national, has been sentenced to 15 months in federal prison for possessing device-making equipment, commonly known as skimmers.
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A Woodville, Mississippi resident has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for possessing with intent to distribute more than 50 grams of methamphetamine.
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A Guatemalan national has been sentenced to seven months in federal prison for unlawfully reentering the United States after previously being removed.