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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The Charlottesville man who was indicted in December 2025 on two counts of coercion and enticement of a minor, one count of sexual exploitation of a minor, and one count of possession of child pornography and charged a second time in February 2026 with assaulting a federal law enforcement officer, was indicted yesterday on both the original assault allegation and two additional counts of assault on law enforcement officers in April 2026. 

A federal grand jury returned an indictment yesterday charging Gustavo Quintero, 25, with three counts of assault on a federal law

A Riverside County man pleaded guilty today – making him the third defendant in his case to plead guilty this week – to fraudulently obtaining from COVID-19 business-relief loans then helping others fraudulently obtain COVID business loans in exchange for a cut of the illicit proceeds, causing a total loss to taxpayers of approximately $3.5 million.

Six individuals were sentenced by Judge Brian A. Jackson for various charges, including firearm and drug trafficking offenses resulting from an investigation into a drug trafficking organization based out of Ascension Parish.

U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Angela Kellogg, 35, of Dunkirk, NY, who was convicted of theft of government money, was sentenced to serve three years’ probation by U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr. 

MOBILE, AL – Montreal Leonta Anderson was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Kristi K. DuBose to 37 months in prison for Bank Robbery.

U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Jesus Collins, 26, of Amherst, NY, pleaded guilty to distribution of child pornography before U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr. The charge carries a mandatory minimum penalty of five years in prison, a maximum of 20 years, and a fine of $250,000.

U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Chun Yan, 42, a native and citizen of China, who entered the U.S. illegally from Mexico in 2023, has been denied a bond hearing as he awaits removal by the Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

MOBILE, AL – Two defendants were sentenced to 69 months and 40 months in prison, respectively, for conspiring to commit bank fraud involving stolen mail, aggravated identity theft, and illegal firearms possession.

CASPER, Wyo. — A Colorado woman received more than 11 years in federal prison for her role as a distributor in a multi-state drug trafficking ring that pumped large quantities of methamphetamine and fentanyl across state lines.

Jose Manuel Lopez-Maderos, 40, a Guatemalan national illegally living in the Kansas City, Mo. area, was sentenced to seven months in federal prison for violating immigration laws. 

Alverez O. McCullough, 30, of Kansas City, Mo., was sentenced in federal court today for his role in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl.