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News from July 2024

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Washington: Device companies were the second least FDA inspected companies in Washington in Q2

By Evergreen Reporter | Jul 13, 2024

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) conducted two inspections at two device companies from Washington in the second quarter of 2024.

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FDA conducted second highest number of inspections on Biologics companies in Washington during Q2

By Evergreen Reporter | Jul 12, 2024

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) conducted three inspections at three Biologics companies from Washington in the second quarter of 2024.

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Oklahoma man sentenced to federal prison for sexually exploiting a child

By Evergreen Reporter | Jul 12, 2024

An Oklahoma City man has been sentenced to federal prison for sexually abusing a child and recording the abuse on video. Jeremy Lee Peterson, 44, received the statutory maximum sentence of 360 months in federal prison and a life term of supervised release.

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Two non-citizens sentenced for firearm possession in Springfield

By Evergreen Reporter | Jul 12, 2024

Springfield, Ill. – Walter Geovanni Arteta-Gonzalez, 33, was sentenced to 18 months imprisonment on July 10, 2024, for possession of a firearm by a prohibited person and illegal reentry after removal. Santos Fernando Zepeda-Arteta, 21, received a sentence of 14 months' imprisonment on July 11, 2024, for possession of a firearm by a prohibited person. Both men are originally from Honduras.

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U.S. Attorney to update on Wilmington violent crime strategy

By Evergreen Reporter | Jul 12, 2024

WILMINGTON, N.C. – United States Attorney Michael Easley, alongside representatives from the Wilmington Police Department, the New Hanover County District Attorney’s Office, the New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, will hold a press conference on Monday to provide an update on the Wilmington Violent Crime Action Plan (VCAP). The update will include information on recent arrests and seizures.

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Eight-year prison term handed down for teen crime spree ending in death

By Evergreen Reporter | Jul 12, 2024

WASHINGTON – Duron Hudson, 23, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced today to 102 months in prison for involuntary manslaughter while armed in connection with the killing of a homeless man in Northwest D.C. in November 2019. The sentence was announced by U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves and Chief Pamela Smith of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD).

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MS-13 gang member sentenced for retaliation murder on Long Island

By Evergreen Reporter | Jul 12, 2024

Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Central Islip, Edwin Amaya-Sanchez, also known as “Strong,” a member of the Guanacos Lil Cycos Salvatruchas clique of La Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13), was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Gary R. Brown to 292 months’ imprisonment. Amaya-Sanchez pleaded guilty in April 2018 to firearms-related murder charges in connection with his participation in the July 14, 2014 murder of Jose Lainez-Murcia, who was shot and killed while sitting in a car outside his home in Brentwood.

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Centralia man sentenced to 30 years for drug trafficking and gun charges

By Evergreen Reporter | Jul 12, 2024

A federal judge in southern Illinois has sentenced a Centralia man to 30 years’ imprisonment for selling drugs, unlawfully possessing a firearm, and tampering with a witness.

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Former hospitality executive sentenced for multiple fraud schemes

By Evergreen Reporter | Jul 12, 2024

SAN FRANCISCO – Geoffrey Palermo, a former hospitality executive who later operated several auto repair shops in the Bay Area, was sentenced to 65 months in prison following his conviction on wire fraud, failing to pay taxes, and other charges. The announcement was made by First Assistant United States Attorney Patrick Robbins, FBI Special Agent in Charge Robert K. Tripp, and IRS Criminal Investigation Acting Special Agent in Charge Michael Mosley of the Oakland Field Office. The sentence was handed down by U.S. District Judge James Donato.

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Sentences announced for two individuals convicted of drug trafficking offenses

By Evergreen Reporter | Jul 12, 2024

Martin Anthony Martinez, Jr., 32, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, was sentenced to 77 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. U.S. District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson imposed the sentence on July 9. According to court documents, beginning in June 2023, Martinez came to the attention of Task Force Officers with the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) when his name repeatedly surfaced during investigative interviews. On July 5, 2023, a state search warrant executed on his property resulted in the...

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FDA Inspection: What type of Washington companies were under most scrutiny during Q2?

By Evergreen Reporter | Jul 11, 2024

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) conducted 12 inspections at 12 Food and Cosmetics companies from Washington in the second quarter of 2024.

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Active-duty Army member indicted for drug conspiracy

By Evergreen Reporter | Jul 11, 2024

A California man on active duty with the Army and a former Marine Reserve was arrested at Fort Carson in Colorado. David Julian Mendoza Gonzalez, 26, had an initial appearance before a federal judge in the District of Colorado. He is charged in the Northern District of Oklahoma for drug conspiracy and maintaining a drug-involved premises.

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Texas man pleads guilty to assaulting law enforcement during Jan. 6 Capitol breach

By Evergreen Reporter | Jul 11, 2024

A Texas man pleaded guilty to multiple felony and misdemeanor charges, including assaulting law enforcement during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. His actions and those of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election.

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Texas woman sentenced to five years for fraud scheme

By Evergreen Reporter | Jul 11, 2024

MADISON, WIS. – Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Sarah Doherty, 35, of Stephenville, Texas, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to five years in federal prison for wire fraud and tax evasion. Doherty pleaded guilty to these charges on April 9, 2024. As part of her sentence, Doherty was ordered to pay $1,025,064.74 in restitution to Victim-1.

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La Crosse man sentenced to six years for trafficking fentanyl

By Evergreen Reporter | Jul 10, 2024

Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Timothy M. Cannon, 36, from La Crosse, Wisconsin, was sentenced to six years in federal prison for distributing 40 grams or more of fentanyl. Cannon pled guilty to this charge on March 21, 2024.

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Three men sentenced for felony charges related to Jan. 6 Capitol breach

By Evergreen Reporter | Jul 10, 2024

Three men were sentenced on July 9, 2024, after previously pleading guilty to felony charges related to their actions during the January 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. Their actions disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election.

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D.C man sentenced for defrauding corporations over $900K using compromised UPS accounts

By Evergreen Reporter | Jul 10, 2024

Raekwon Malik Harrod, 25, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced today to a prison term for fraudulently using the UPS accounts of two American companies to create shipping labels, which he and another conspirator sold online. The announcement was made by U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves and FBI Special Agent in Charge David J. Scott of the Washington Field Office Criminal and Cyber Division.

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Connecticut man pleads guilty to assaulting law enforcement during Jan .6 Capitol breach

By Evergreen Reporter | Jul 9, 2024

A Connecticut man pleaded guilty on July 8, 2024, to assaulting law enforcement during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. His actions and those of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election.

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Durham man sentenced for mortgage fraud exceeding $2.9 million

By Evergreen Reporter | Jul 9, 2024

A Durham man has been sentenced to 84 months in prison for fraudulently obtaining over $1,300,000 in mortgages and more than $1,600,000 through fraudulent Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) and Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) proceeds. Reynold Eugene Mullen pled guilty to the charges on April 13, 2023.

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Third individual charged after violent crime spree on Navajo Nation

By Evergreen Reporter | Jul 9, 2024

ALBUQUERQUE – A Little Water man has been charged by criminal complaint following a violent crime spree on the Navajo Nation, which involved a series of shootings and murder.