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 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.
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A Texas man has entered a guilty plea in federal court for stealing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, which are meant to help low-income families afford nutritious food.
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A Hattiesburg resident, Velton Taylor Williams, Jr., has admitted guilt in a federal court to charges of misappropriating Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.
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A Texas resident has admitted guilt to wire fraud related to the fraudulent acquisition of a 2023 Ford Shelby F-150, valued at $130,850, from an automobile dealership in Jackson.
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An Ocean Springs man, Steven Wood, 64, has pleaded guilty to charges of extortion by official right and witness tampering.
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A Meridian, Mississippi man has been sentenced to 500 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release.
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A man from Meridian, Mississippi, named Demetriz Romelo Hopson, has been sentenced to 27 months in prison for the possession of a machinegun.
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A Hattiesburg man, Scotty James Conley, has been sentenced to 35 months in prison on charges of firearm possession by a convicted felon.
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A Houston man has admitted guilt to federal charges related to distributing fentanyl along the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
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An Ethiopian national has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for an armed robbery at a Gulfport supermarket.
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A Houston resident has entered a guilty plea for possession of unauthorized identity documents with illegal intent.
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A Honduran national admitted guilt in a United States federal court for the charge of unlawful reentry into the country after being deported.
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A man from Long Beach, Mississippi, has entered a guilty plea to charges involving the production and distribution of explicit images and videos of minors.
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On April 17, 2025, in Jackson, Mississippi, a man from Leake County, John Edward Tubby, Jr., aged 34, admitted to the burglary of the Red Water Day Care.