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Juan Perez-Maldonado and Francisco Garcia Gomez, both illegal aliens from Mexico, appeared in federal court on June 4, 2025, following their arrests on charges of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Garcia Gomez and a third illegal alien from Mexico, Filemon Hernandez-Jijon, were also charged with possession of a firearm by an alien unlawfully present in the United States.
Jury Finds Man Guilty of Viciously Assaulting a Man Inside His Home
WASHINGTON – Jaime Robles-Vasquez, 33, of Riverdale, MD was found guilty today by a Superior Court jury for assaulting a man in his home in October 2019, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro and Chief Pamela Smith of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD).
Man Sentenced for Series of Armed Robberies Targeting Construction Workers in Trinidad Neighborhood
Franco Rawlings Jr., 24, of the District of Columbia, was sentenced today to 16 years in prison for a series of armed robberies committed in the Trinidad neighborhood of Northeast Washington, D.C., between May and June 2023. The announcement was made by U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro and Chief Pamela Smith of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD).
Two D.C. Men Plead Guilty to Voluntary Manslaughter in 2021 Killing
Darius Robertson, 32, and Antonio Hensley, 33, both of Washington, D.C., pleaded guilty today in Superior Court to voluntary manslaughter charges in connection with the October 2021 killing of Andre Robertson.
Brooklyn Man Pleads Guilty to Kidnapping a Child From Berks County in 2022
Brooklyn Man Pleads Guilty to Kidnapping a Child From Berks County in 2022
Convicted Killer Sentenced for Possession of Loaded Gun and Cocaine While Still on Probation
Jayvon Gattison, 24, a previously convicted killer and resident of the District of Columbia, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to 40 months in prison for being in possession of a loaded gun and a bag full of marijuana and cocaine when he was arrested by police for smoking a joint while still on probation
Department Files Civil Forfeiture Complaint Against More Than $7.74 Million Laundered on Behalf of the North Korean Government
The Department of Justice filed a civil forfeiture complaint today in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia alleging that North Korean information technology (“IT”) workers obtained illegal employment and amassed millions in cryptocurrency for the benefit of the North Korean government, all as a means of evading U.S. sanctions placed on North Korea.
Department Files Civil Forfeiture Complaint Against Over $7.74M Laundered on Behalf of the North Korean Government
The Department of Justice filed a civil forfeiture complaint today in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia alleging that North Korean information technology (IT) workers obtained illegal employment and amassed millions in cryptocurrency for the benefit of the North Korean government, all as a means of evading U.S. sanctions placed on North Korea.