U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan
Recent News About U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan
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A Battle Creek man has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for possessing and intending to distribute more than 400 grams of fentanyl.
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Christian Anthony Vanderveen, a 25-year-old resident of Baldwin, Michigan, has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for the sexual exploitation of a minor.
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A federal jury has found Kyle Lee Dean, 45, of L’Anse, Michigan, guilty of assault with a dangerous weapon and assault resulting in serious bodily injury.
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A Kingsford man has been sentenced to 360 months in federal prison for sexually exploiting a minor, according to an announcement by Timothy VerHey, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan.
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Samuel Alexander Kuhl, a 33-year-old resident of Kalamazoo, has been sentenced to 420 months in prison for the sexual exploitation, coercion, and enticement of a minor.
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A Grand Rapids man has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for posting online threats to kill the President, Vice President, and one of the President’s children.
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A federal jury has found Malik Jones-Smith, 30, of Muskegon, Michigan, guilty of being a felon in possession of a firearm.
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Three Guatemalan citizens were arrested in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on September 30, 2025, following an indictment by a grand jury.
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Wolf Harper, a 37-year-old resident of Lansing, has been sentenced to 83 months in prison for possession and transfer of machineguns and possession of a short-barreled rifle.
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Former Battle Creek physician Shekhar Thakur has agreed to pay $705,075 to resolve a federal lawsuit alleging improper prescribing of controlled substances.
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Teri Lyn Looney, 53, of Dimondale, Michigan, has been indicted by a grand jury on charges that she embezzled about $95,000 from SIREN Eaton Shelter.
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A Holland man has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to sexual exploitation of a child.
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Eugene Walter-George Rantanen, 37, of L’Anse, has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder and first-degree child abuse of his 19-month-old son, Carter.
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Thomas Shannon, a 43-year-old former orthodontist from Grandville, Michigan, was arrested in Frankfort on charges related to child exploitation.
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A federal grand jury has indicted Ramico Jovon Earvin, also known as “Pooh,” a 43-year-old resident of Wyoming, Michigan, on charges related to drug trafficking and illegal firearm possession.
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The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Michigan will participate in National Night Out events across the region, joining law enforcement partners and community members.
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Glenn Daeward Boyd, a 36-year-old from Kershaw, South Carolina, has been sentenced to 272 months in federal prison for attempted extortion and related crimes.
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Acting U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, Andrew Byerly Birge, announced that two men from Kalamazoo County have been sentenced to federal prison for their roles in distributing controlled substances that led to a series of...
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Acting U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, Andrew Byerly Birge, announced that Eugene Walter-George Rantanen has been convicted by a federal jury of murder and first-degree child abuse.
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The Department of Justice has announced the results of Operation Restore Justice, a nationwide crackdown on child sex offenders led by the FBI.