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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Andrial Ortiz, a 30-year-old from Lansing, Michigan, has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
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Leticia Gallarzo, a 51-year-old former resident of Wayland, Michigan, has been sentenced to 75 months in prison for posing as a registered nurse and committing aggravated identity theft.
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James Phillip Scholten, a 51-year-old resident of Byron Center, Michigan, has pleaded guilty to federal tax evasion.
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Brandon Lemar Baines, 36, of Kalamazoo, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for possession with intent to distribute more than 12 pounds of methamphetamine.
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A nationwide law enforcement operation led by the Department of Justice has resulted in the identification of 205 child victims and the arrest of 293 individuals accused of child sexual abuse offenses.
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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.