U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee
Recent News About U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee
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Memphis, TN – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Tennessee has joined forces with the Department of Justice’s Office of Victims of Crime in marking National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, observed from April 6 to 12, 2025.
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Timothy Edwards, a 49-year-old from Memphis, Tennessee, has been sentenced to 197 months in federal prison.
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Assistant United States Attorney Joseph C. Murphy, Jr. has been appointed as the Interim United States Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee.
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A Tennessee man has received a prison sentence of more than seven years following his involvement in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and methamphetamine in the Memphis area.
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A Memphis man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for fentanyl distribution and firearms offenses.
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A federal judge has sentenced Claibon Burrus, a 51-year-old resident of Memphis, to 260 months in prison for drug distribution and firearm possession.
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A federal judge has sentenced Michael Bailey, 38, of Spring City, Tennessee, to 25 years in federal prison for his involvement in a drug trafficking operation across Tennessee.
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A federal judge has sentenced Actavious Ellis, a 31-year-old resident of Memphis, to 87 months in federal prison for possessing a machine gun.
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A Memphis employee of a DVD and Blu-ray manufacturing company has been arrested on charges related to the theft and sale of pre-release DVDs and Blu-rays of blockbuster films.
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Patricia Johnson, a 47-year-old resident of Memphis, Tennessee, has been sentenced to ten years in federal prison.
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Memphis, TN – Sanjeev Kumar, a gynecologist, has been arrested and charged with multiple offenses including enticing four victims to travel interstate for illegal sexual activity, adulterating medical devices, misbranding medical devices, and...
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A federal judge has sentenced Andre Blue, a 37-year-old resident of Memphis, to 30 years in federal prison for gun and drug offenses.
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Kenyata Wilson, a 36-year-old resident of Memphis, has been sentenced to federal prison for his involvement in leading a check fraud operation in the city.
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A Missouri woman has admitted guilt in a scheme to defraud the family of Elvis Presley.
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A Mississippi woman has admitted to defrauding the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) of more than $5 million.
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A federal grand jury in Jackson has indicted a Gibson County man for violating sex offender registry requirements and illegal reentry into the United States.
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Memphis, TN – Seven individuals have been indicted on federal gun and violent crime charges in West Tennessee, as announced by Acting United States Attorney Reagan Fondren.
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Kaderion Stokes, a 19-year-old from Memphis, has been sentenced to federal prison for the theft of firearms and possession of a machinegun.
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The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Tennessee announced that it collected nearly $3 million in criminal and civil actions during Fiscal Year 2024.
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Jermaine Brown, 19, and Alvin McGee, 23, both residents of Memphis, have been sentenced to federal prison for possessing machineguns.