U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of North Carolina
Recent News About U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of North Carolina
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Antoine Johnson, 49, and Kimberly Maddox, 44, have been sentenced to prison following their convictions for fraudulently obtaining approximately $2 million in bank loans and COVID-19 pandemic relief funds.
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Three members of the MS-13 gang received prison sentences following their involvement in violent criminal activities, including murder, as announced by Russ Ferguson, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.
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Joseph Lee Barnes, a 35-year-old resident of Wilmington, North Carolina, was sentenced to 151 months in prison for distributing child sexual abuse material.
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Today, U.S. District Judge Max O. Cogburn, Jr. sentenced Brandon Tyler Buchanan to 30 years in prison for second-degree murder, according to an announcement by Russ Ferguson, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.
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A federal jury in Asheville has found Stephanie Miranda Neace, 32, guilty of kidnapping and robbery involving an elderly victim.
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The U.S. Attorneys' Offices for the Western, Middle, and Eastern Districts of North Carolina recently hosted a ceremony in Raleigh to mark the observance of National Crime Victims' Rights Week (NCVRW).
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Ernest D. Pheasant, Sr., a 47-year-old member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, was sentenced to life imprisonment for the 2013 murder of Marie Walkingstick Pheasant, as reported by Russ Ferguson, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of...
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Dequan Tyrie Paton, aged 33 from Asheville, North Carolina, has been sentenced to 262 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for methamphetamine trafficking.
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A federal grand jury in Asheville, North Carolina, has issued several indictments against multiple individuals on charges related to firearms and drug offenses.
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Olumide Olorunfunmi, a 39-year-old Nigerian national, entered a guilty plea in federal court in Charlotte, North Carolina, for his involvement in laundering money connected to romance scams and business email compromise schemes. U.S. Attorney Russ...
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Jermond Santa Lowery, Jr., a 29-year-old resident of Charlotte, has been sentenced to seven years in federal prison after brandishing an AR-15 rifle during a robbery at a local Waffle House.
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U.S. Attorney Russ Ferguson announced the indictment of six individuals for federal offenses under Operation Take Back America.
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Julian Jared Gill, a 34-year-old resident of Charlotte, North Carolina, received a prison sentence of 111 months for gun possession and assaulting two Deputy U.S. Marshals.
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Raul Bello Rojas, a 43-year-old Mexican national previously deported from the United States, appeared in a federal court in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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Trevaris Devar Kennedy, a 21-year-old resident of Charlotte, has been sentenced to 46 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release.
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Amy Elizabeth Curry, a former office manager at Silver Bluff, LLC in Canton, North Carolina, has been sentenced to 70 months in prison for embezzling over $1.5 million from the senior living facility. U.S. Attorney Russ Ferguson announced the...
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Tyrone Eugene Sitton, also known as "Dirty," has been sentenced to 151 months in prison for fentanyl trafficking and gun charges.
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Jaden Isaiah Garay, a 25-year-old from Weaverville, North Carolina, has been sentenced to 24 years in prison for carjacking and discharging a firearm that seriously injured a U.S. Postal worker.
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Bikramjit Ahluwalia, a dual citizen of the United Kingdom and the United Arab Emirates residing in Dubai, has been extradited from Spain to face charges in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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A registered sex offender from Charlotte, North Carolina, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for possession of child sexual abuse material (CSAM).