U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia
Recent News About U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia
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Fredericksburg man sentenced for distributing fake oxycodone with fentanyl
A Fredericksburg man has been sentenced to a decade in prison for his involvement in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl-laced counterfeit oxycodone pills. -
Centerville woman admits embezzling $550k from farm co-op
A Centerville resident has admitted guilt in a case of wire fraud involving the embezzlement of $550,000 from her employer, a farmer-owned cooperative based in Herndon. -
Virginia men sentenced for major fentanyl distribution operation
Three Virginia men have been sentenced to prison for their involvement in distributing large quantities of fentanyl. -
MS-13 member receives lengthy prison sentence for involvement in three murders
A Salvadoran national and member of the gang La Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for his involvement in a criminal enterprise, which included three murders. -
Businessman sentenced for multi-million dollar fraud scheme
A Suffolk man, Breon Clemons, has been sentenced to nine years and two months in prison for a series of fraudulent activities that resulted in losses amounting to approximately $1.5 million. -
Richmond man sentenced for illegal firearm possession
A Richmond man has been sentenced to five years in prison for illegally possessing firearms. -
Former prison official pleads guilty to bribery charges
A former official at the James River Residential Reentry Facility in Newport News, Virginia, has pleaded guilty to accepting bribes from an inmate. -
Salvadoran pleads guilty to firearm charge; faces up to 15 years
A Salvadoran national, Adalberto Rivas Machado, has pled guilty to unlawful possession of a firearm in Alexandria, Virginia. -
Dumfries man pleads guilty to defrauding COVID relief program
A Dumfries resident has admitted to wire fraud related to a COVID-19 relief program. -
Honduran national sentenced for illegal reentry and failure to register as sex offender
A Honduran national, Eliseo Garcia Gordillo, also known as Julio Antonio Caceres Morales and Julio Caceres-Antonio, has been sentenced to two years in prison for illegally reentering the United States and failing to register as a sex offender. -
Hampton man convicted of conspiracy and firearm charges
A federal jury has convicted Jamal Ashton Shields, a resident of Hampton, on charges related to conspiracy, mail theft, and illegal possession of a firearm while under indictment. -
Richmond man convicted on firearm charges faces up to 25 years
A Richmond man has been found guilty by a federal jury on two counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm. -
Stafford man convicted for assaulting deaf passenger on United Airlines flight
A federal jury in Alexandria, Virginia, has found a Stafford man guilty of assaulting a fellow passenger during a flight. -
North Carolina man receives 25-year sentence for fentanyl trafficking
A North Carolina resident has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for possession with intent to distribute parafluorofentanyl and fentanyl. -
Maryland man convicted for supplying drugs to Fredericksburg trafficker
A Maryland man has been found guilty by a federal jury for his involvement in drug distribution activities. -
Gang members sentenced for brutal murder in Virginia
Hezekiah Carney, 26, of Norfolk, and Jayquan Jones, 22, of Richmond, were sentenced to 38 years in prison for their involvement in the kidnapping and murder of a fellow member of the Almighty Black P. Stone gang. -
Manassas man receives lengthy sentence for child exploitation crimes
A Manassas resident, Olajide Benjamin Ayilaran, has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for crimes involving child exploitation. -
Alabama woman pleads guilty in sadistic animal torture video case
An Alabama woman, Stacey Storey, has admitted to her involvement in a conspiracy to create and distribute videos depicting animal torture. -
Virginia residents sentenced for roles in violent drug trafficking organization
Eleven individuals from Virginia have been sentenced to prison for their involvement in a drug trafficking organization linked to a double homicide in Chesapeake. -
MS-13 member receives life sentence for multiple murders across two states
A Salvadoran national and member of the MS-13 gang, Elmer De Jesus Alas Candray, has been sentenced to six concurrent life prison terms.