All USAO Press Releases

A former Washington County high school teacher who catfished his students and uploaded sexually explicit content on social media was sentenced to serve 33 years in prison.

Farhad Shakeri, 51, of Iran; Carlisle Rivera, also known as Pop, 49, of Brooklyn, New York; and Jonathon Loadholt, 36, of Staten Island, New York, were charged today in a criminal complaint in connection with their alleged involvement in a plot to murder a U.S. citizen of Iranian origin in New York. Rivera was arrested in Brooklyn, New York, and Loadholt was arrested in Staten Island, New York, yesterday. Shakeri remains at large and is believed to reside in Iran. Rivera and Loadholt made their initial appearance in the Southern District of New York yesterday and were ordered detained pending

Two members of the 2nd American Militia have been convicted by a federal trial jury for their roles in a conspiracy to murder U.S. Border Patrol agents and, related to their shooting at FBI agents at the time of their arrest, of attempting to murder federal agents.

CAMDEN, N.J. – A Passaic County, New Jersey, man was sentenced to 82 months in prison for possessing with intent to distribute fentanyl and cocaine and possessing ammunition by a convicted felon.

Francisco Flores-Lopez, 34, of Alexandria, VA, was sentenced today to 12 years in prison for sexually abusing a 14-year-old D.C. resident, resulting in her pregnancy, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves and Chief Pamela A. Smith, of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD).

A federal grand jury has convicted an Ohio man of possession and distribution of child sexual abuse materials (CSAM), also known as child pornography. 

Ocala, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the  unsealing of an indictment charging Bryce Fleetwood (26, Clermont) with two counts of receipt of child sex abuse material (CSAM). If convicted, Fleetwood faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison on each count, including a 5-year minimum term of imprisonment. Fleetwood is currently in custody pending the resolution of this case.

Richard D. Zellner made a total of over 1,000 unauthorized transactions during his scheme.