U.S. Attorney Nikolas P. Kerest
Recent News About U.S. Attorney Nikolas P. Kerest
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Luis Fernando Barragan-Palacios, a 29-year-old resident of Queens, New York, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for human smuggling.
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Luis Angel Gerardo Urias, a 27-year-old from Phoenix, Arizona, was sentenced to 70 months in prison for his involvement in a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy.
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The Justice Department has reached a settlement with the Elmore-Morristown Unified Union School District (EMUU) in Vermont following an investigation into racial harassment among students.
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Burlington, Vermont – Raul Velez, a 55-year-old resident of Burlington, Vermont, has been sentenced to two years in prison for attempted drug trafficking.
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United States Attorney Nikolas Kerest has announced his resignation, effective January 20, 2025.
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Javon Calderon, a 21-year-old from Holyoke, Massachusetts, has been sentenced to 85 months in prison followed by an eight-year supervised release for his involvement in armed drug trafficking.
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Burlington, Vermont – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont announced that Jacob McKenna, 38, from Jeffersonville, Vermont, was sentenced on December 17, 2024.
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Revision Military Ltd., a corporation based in Delaware with its main operations in Vermont, has agreed to pay $426,000 to settle allegations of violating the False Claims Act.
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Burlington, Vermont – The United States Attorney’s Office has announced that Robert McLane, a resident of Websterville, Vermont, was sentenced to 18 months in prison following his guilty plea to mail fraud.
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Leticia Russi-Shareno, 60, from Kenmore, New York, has entered a guilty plea in the United States District Court in Burlington for wire fraud.
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James Mailhiot, Jr., a resident of Rutland, Vermont, has entered a guilty plea to federal income tax evasion charges.
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Roosevelt Smith, a 27-year-old resident of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 58 months in prison for drug trafficking offenses.
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Burlington, Vermont – On December 2, 2024, Maryann Manning, a resident of Wolcott, Vermont, was sentenced to two years of probation by Chief United States District Judge Christina Reiss.
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Umar Koon, a 46-year-old resident of The Bronx, New York, has been sentenced to six months in prison for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, cocaine base, and cocaine.
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On December 2, 2024, John Ryea from Rutland, Vermont, was sentenced to approximately two and a half months in prison followed by three years of supervised release.
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Stephanie Horvath, a 39-year-old resident of Rutland, Vermont, has been sentenced to 29 months in prison for distributing cocaine base.