U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky
Recent News About U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky
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Dayton man sentenced for aiding in fentanyl analogue distribution
A Dayton, Ohio resident, Julius Cole, 39, received a 132-month prison sentence from Chief U.S. District Judge David Bunning. -
Chinese national sentenced to prison for gift card tampering scheme
A Chinese national named Yongjian You has been sentenced to 27 months in prison for mail fraud related to a gift card tampering scheme. U.S. District Judge Danny C. Reeves handed down the sentence in Lexington, Kentucky. -
Mercer County man sentenced for armed drug trafficking and firearm possession
A Harrodsburg man, Wayne Jerome Johnson, has received a 300-month prison sentence, as determined by U.S. District Judge Gregory Van Tatenhove. -
Cincinnati man convicted of drug trafficking, faces up to life in prison
A man from Cincinnati, Devante Garrett, was found guilty of drug trafficking by a federal jury in Covington, Kentucky. -
Lee County man indicted for armed drug trafficking
A Rogers, Kentucky man, Robert Lutes, 50, has been indicted by a grand jury in Lexington on numerous charges related to drug trafficking. -
Kentucky man convicted on charges of child sex trafficking
A federal jury in Lexington convicted Larry Coffman, a resident of Harrodsburg, Kentucky, of sex trafficking involving children. -
Detroit woman sentenced to 30 years for drug trafficking in Kentucky
A woman from Detroit, Michigan, identified as Chanel Lashae Logan, 25, received a 360-month prison sentence from U.S. District Judge Danny Reeves. -
Kentucky man receives 25-year sentence for methamphetamine trafficking
A Waynesburg, Kentucky man, Steven Fellmy, aged 46, has been sentenced to 300 months in prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. -
Kentucky man sentenced for armed drug trafficking
A man from Dry Ridge, Kentucky, Rodney Ruggles, age 45, received a prison sentence of 120 months from Chief U.S. District Judge David Bunning. -
Burlington man sentenced to 85 months in federal prison for firearm possession
A Burlington, Kentucky resident, Juan Velazquez-Rodriguez, 48, has been sentenced to 85 months in prison. -
Kentucky man sentenced for child pornography charges
An Independence, Kentucky man has been sentenced to 84 months in prison for transporting child pornography. -
Ashland doctor pleads guilty to distributing misbranded semaglutide for profit
An Ashland-based physician, Matthew Lewis, has entered a guilty plea in a case involving the distribution of misbranded semaglutide, the active ingredient in FDA-approved drugs Ozempic, Rybelsus, and Wegovy. -
Tennessee man sentenced to 324 months for child pornography
A man from Rock Island, Tennessee, Mark Dillon Mason, has been sentenced to 324 months in prison for producing child pornography. -
Sandy Hook man gets 35 years for child pornography charges
A Sandy Hook resident, Matthew Nelson, aged 52, has been sentenced to 35 years in federal prison for attempted production of child pornography and a felony involving a minor while registered as a sex offender. -
Ohio man receives long prison sentence for fentanyl distribution
A Columbus, Ohio resident, Angelo Dre Clifton, aged 31, was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Monday. -
Darknet vendor gets 78 months for counterfeit drug conspiracy
A man holding dual Lebanese and Italian nationality, Alessandro Sabbagh, has been sentenced to a six-and-a-half-year prison term. U.S. District Judge Robert Wier issued this sentence on Friday following Sabbagh's conviction for conspiracy to... -
Former fire chief sentenced for Covid-19 public funds theft
Christopher Chapman, the former Fire Chief of the Blackberry Volunteer Fire Department in Pike County, has been sentenced to 12 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Karen Caldwell. -
Lexington man sentenced to 50 years for child pornography production
A Lexington man, Eric Kelsey Shepherd, 30, received a 50-year prison sentence on Friday from U.S. District Judge Karen Caldwell for producing child pornography. -
Lexington man sentenced to over 16 years for drug trafficking
A Lexington resident, Chase Allen Barnett, 39, has been sentenced to 200 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Karen Caldwell. -
Ohio man found guilty of armed cocaine trafficking and firearm possession
A Cincinnati man has been found guilty by a federal jury in Covington on charges of armed cocaine trafficking and illegal firearm possession.