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 Neshoba County man has been sentenced to more than fifteen years in federal prison for possessing child pornography, officials announced.
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Pedro Aranda-Zaragoza, a 49-year-old man from Mexico, pleaded guilty to unlawfully reentering the United States after deportation.
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Two individuals associated with the Venezuelan organized crime group Tren de Araqua have admitted to bank theft charges.
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Four individuals have been sentenced in federal court for their involvement in an automobile dealership fraud conspiracy in the Jackson metropolitan area.
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A Guatemalan national has been sentenced to 17 months in prison for unlawfully reentering the United States after being previously removed.
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An Ohio man, John Carleton Johnson, Jr., has pleaded guilty to illegally possessing magnetic stripe credit card encoding devices.
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On July 1, 2025, a man from Neshoba County pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual abuse of a minor.
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On June 26, 2025, Joe Lewis, a resident of Hinds County, Mississippi, pleaded guilty to two counts of attempted production of child pornography.
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On June 27, 2025, a woman from Kemper County admitted guilt in a case involving the production of child pornography.
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A former correctional officer has entered a guilty plea for engaging in a sexual act with a federal prisoner at the Federal Correctional Complex in Yazoo City, Mississippi.
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A Pearl River Community man has been sentenced to 37 months in prison for habitual domestic violence.
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A Jackson, Mississippi man has been sentenced to 103 months in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
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A Mexican national, Felix Aguilar-Matias, has been sentenced to three months in prison and had his U.S. citizenship revoked for naturalization fraud.
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A Guatemalan national, Juan Perez-Martin, has pleaded guilty to unlawful reentry into the United States after being deported.
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A Meridian, Mississippi resident, Timothy Lavelle Cole, has been sentenced to 188 months in prison following charges of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and possession of a firearm by a prohibited person.
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A Newton County man has admitted to sexually abusing a minor, as announced by Acting U.S. Attorney Patrick A. Lemon of the Southern District of Mississippi.
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A woman from Leake County has admitted to setting fire to a home belonging to a member of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians.
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A man and woman from Forrest County were sentenced in federal court for their involvement in an unemployment insurance fraud scheme linked to the CARES Act.
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A Mexican national, Erik Sel Camacho-Lara, has been sentenced to 12 months in prison for firearm possession and illegal re-entry into the United States after deportation.
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A Jackson man, Marcus Guice, received a sentence on May 30, 2025, of 175 months in federal prison and three years of supervised release for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine.