Santa Barbara Man Indicted in San Diego for Killing his Children in Mexico
Director of Media Relations Kelly Thornton (619) 546-9726 or [email protected] NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – September 8, 2021 SAN DIEGO – Matthew Taylor Coleman of Santa Barbara was indicted by a federal grand…
Escondido Man Sentenced to 168 months in Fentanyl Overdose Death of Camp Pendleton Marine
Assistant U. S. Attorneys Timothy Coughlin and Michael Kaplan (619) 546-6768/7927 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – September 1, 2021 SAN DIEGO – Kyle Anthony Shephard was sentenced in federal court today to 168…
Director and Promoter of BitConnect Pleads Guilty in Global $2 Billion Cryptocurrency Scheme
Assistant U. S. Attorneys Daniel C. Silva, Mark W. Pletcher, Lisa Sanniti and Carl Brooker NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY—September 1, 2021 SAN DIEGO—Glenn Arcaro of Los Angeles pleaded guilty today in federal court…
U.S. Attorney’s Office Recognizes Opioid Awareness Month; Highlights Enforcement and Outreach Efforts
Assistant U. S. Attorneys Larry Casper, Dylan Aste and Cindy Cipriani (619) 546-9608 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – August 31, 2021 SAN DIEGO — On International Overdose Awareness Day, an annual commemoration designed…
Chief Warrant Officer Pleads Guilty in International Navy Bribery and Fraud Scandal
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Mark W. Pletcher (619) 546-9714, Michelle Wasserman (619) 546-8431, Valerie Chu (619) 546-6750, and David Chu (619) 546-8266 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – August 31, 2021 SAN DIEGO – Retired…
Drug Trafficker who used Teens as Couriers Sentenced to 85 Months
Assistant U.S. Attorney Meghan E. Heesch (619) 546-9442 SAN DIEGO – A Tijuana-based drug trafficker who used teens as drug couriers was sentenced in federal court today to seven years in prison…
Second Man Charged in Deaths of Smuggled Chinese Migrants
SAN DIEGO – Saad Ali Awan, a U.S. citizen living in El Centro, appeared in federal court today to face charges that he was part of a conspiracy to illegally transport three…
Eight Indicted in Nationwide Grandparent Fraud Scam
Assistant U. S. Attorney Oleksandra “Sasha” Johnson (619) 546-9769 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – August 25, 2021 SAN DIEGO – Eight people are charged in a federal grand jury indictment unsealed this week,…
Boat Operators Plead Guilty in Smuggling Death in La Jolla
Assistant U. S. Attorneys Jimmy N. Rotstein (619) 546-8573, Colin M. McDonald (619) 546-9144, and Victor P. White (619) 546-8439 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – August 18, 2021 SAN DIEGO – Victor Alfonso…
San Diego Resident Sentenced for Firearms Charges
Assistant U. S. Attorneys Timothy F. Salel and Jonathan Shapiro 619-546-8225 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – August 16, 2021 SAN DIEGO – Grey Zamudio, a San Diego resident who has expressed racist and…
Man Sentenced to 33 months in Prison for Possessing Molotov Cocktails at La Mesa Protest
Man Sentenced to 33 months in Prison for Possessing Molotov Cocktails at La Mesa Protest NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – August 13, 2021 SAN DIEGO – Zachary Alexander Karas was sentenced in federal…
Federal Charges Filed Following Record-Breaking Drug Seizure
Special Assistant U. S. Attorney Steven Lee (619) 546-8893 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – August 6, 2021 SAN DIEGO – Acting U.S. Attorney Randy Grossman announced federal drug charges today (August 6) against…
Pesticide Smuggler Sentenced to Jail, Ordered to Pay $10,000
Assistant U. S. Attorney Melanie K. Pierson (619) 546-7976 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – August 10, 2021 SAN DIEGO – Mark Lee Morgan of Santa Ana, California, was sentenced in federal court Friday…
San Diego Gang Member Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Dealing Methamphetamine and Heroin While Armed with Loaded Firearm
SAN DIEGO – Jason John Clipper, aka “Smokey,” a member of the East Side San Diego criminal street gang with ties to the Mexican Mafia prison gang, was sentenced today in federal…
Escondido Resident Admits to Selling Over $1 Million of Forged Art
For further informtion Contact: Assistant U. S. Attorney Andrew J. Galvin (619) 546-9721 SAN DIEGO – Jason Harrington pleaded guilty today and admitted that he sold $1.1 million of forged art. Harrington…
Three Men Admit to Stealing from ATMs & Gas Pumps, Staging a Fake Car Accident in Nationwide Fraud, Money Laundering Scheme
SAN DIEGO – Three more men pleaded guilty today to engaging in a years-long, nation-wide fraud conspiracy that stole victims’ financial information from ATMs and gas pumps in San Diego and across…
International Wholesale Currency Dealer Pleads Guilty to Unlawfully Operating in the United States
Assistant U. S. Attorneys Michael A. Deshong, Daniel C. Silva, and Carl Brooker (619) 546-9290 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY—July 29, 2021 SAN DIEGO—GPOMCT Grupo Empresarial S.A. de C.V., an international, Mexico-based wholesale currency…
Former Qualcomm Director Admits to Tax Evasion Scheme With Former Chabad of Poway Rabbi
Assistant U. S. Attorneys Michelle L. Wasserman (619) 546-8431 and Valerie Chu (619) 546-6750 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – July 29, 2021 SAN DIEGO – Jason Ellis of Poway pleaded guilty in federal…
North Park Gang Member Previously Convicted of Racketeering Conspiracy is Sentenced for Sex Trafficking of Children
Assistant U. S. Attorney Joseph Orabona (619) 546-7951 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – July 26, 2021 SAN DIEGO, CA – Jonathan Devon Price, aka “Lil’ Ty,” a North Park street gang member previously…
Nine San Diego Residents Charged with Submitting Fraudulent Pandemic Unemployment Insurance Claims and Drug Crimes in Two Cases
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Doctor Selling COVID-19 “Cure” Pleads Guilty
Assistant U. S. Attorneys Nicholas Pilchak (619) 546-9709 and Jaclyn Stahl (619) 546-8456 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – July 16, 2021 SAN DIEGO – Jennings Ryan Staley, a physician who attempted to profit…
Border Pesticide Initiative Results in Prosecution of 50 defendants for Smuggling Dangerous Chemicals
Assistant U. S. Attorney Melanie K. Pierson (619) 546-7976 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – July 9, 2021 SAN DIEGO – A San Diego-based effort to block the smuggling of dangerous Mexican pesticides into…
El Cajon Resident Pleads Guilty to Selling Counterfeit Pills that Caused Death of Nineteen-Year-Old
Assistant U. S. Attorneys Michael A. Deshong and Adam Gordon (619) 546-9290 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY—July 8, 2021 SAN DIEGO—Olatunde James Temitope Akintonde of El Cajon pleaded guilty in federal court today, admitting…
Sixty Defendants Charged in Nationwide Takedown of Sinaloa Cartel Methamphetamine Network
For more information contact: Assistant U. S. Attorney Matthew J. Sutton (619) 546-8941, Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Nicole Bredariol (619) 546-8419, and Assistant U. S. Attorney Amy B. Wang (619) 546-6968 Click…
Pacific Beach Resident Sentenced to 15 Years for Distributing Fentanyl that Caused Two Overdoses, One of Them Fatal
Assistant U. S. Attorney Michael A. Deshong (619) 546-9290 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – June 25, 2021 SAN DIEGO – Pacific Beach resident Maya Kol was sentenced in federal court today to 15…
Pesticide Smuggler Sentenced to 90 Days in Custody; Ordered to Pay $10,000
Assistant U. S. Attorney Melanie K. Pierson (619) 546-7976 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – June 18, 2021 SAN DIEGO –Felix Gutierrez Valencia of Perris, California, was sentenced in federal court today to 90…
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