Feb 28 | Overview of DC Federal Government Community Programs + Initiatives

This meeting will be held virtually.

FREE EVENTThe Advoc8teFebruary 28, 20242024, USAODCComment

Feb 28 | Overview of DC Federal Government Community Programs + Initiatives

This meeting will be held virtually.

FREE EVENTThe Advoc8teFebruary 27, 20242024, USAODCComment

U.S. Attorney’s Office Announces 60 Percent Increase In Day-of-Arrest Prosecution Rates

Does public safety include prosecution?

MPDThe Advoc8teOctober 23, 2023USAODCComment

Statement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office Regarding the Police-Involved Shooting on March 18, 2023

17-year-old Dalaneo Martin tragically died.

MPDThe Advoc8teApril 6, 2023USAODCComment

U.S. Attorney’s Office Concludes Investigation Into Fatal Shooting in Southeast Washington

No Charges to Be Filed Against Metropolitan Police Department Officer

COURTSThe Advoc8teDecember 10, 2021USAODCComment

D.C. Woman Indicted for Scheme to Steal More Than $400,000 in Government Benefit Funds

Rosemary Ogbenna, 45, was arrested.

MPDThe Advoc8teNovember 22, 2021USAODCComment

Justice Department Announces $139 Million For Law Enforcement Hiring to Advance Community Policing

More Than $3 Million Awarded to the District of Columbia

MPDThe Advoc8teNovember 19, 2021USAODCComment

Davon Robinson, 28 sentenced to 10 1/2 years for shootings at Gas Station in Ward 8 and Chick-Fil-A in Ward 5

Robinson pleaded guilty to armed robbery, assault with a dangerous weapon, and firearms offenses.

COURTSThe Advoc8teOctober 16, 2021USAODCComment

District Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Killing One Woman and Wounding Another

Shootings Took Place in Northeast Washington Apartment, in Front of a Child

COURTSThe Advoc8teOctober 9, 2021USAODC, HOMICIDEComment

Four Men Charged in Drug Trafficking Conspiracy, Including Two Charged with Possession of Machine Gun and Conspiracy to Commit Robbery

Including two who were charged with conspiring to rob pharmacies and unlawful possession of a machine gun.

COURTSThe Advoc8teOctober 9, 2021USAODCComment

Former Office Manager Sentenced to 12 Months in Prison for Defrauding Medicaid Through a Dental Practice

Admitted She Received Over $813,000 Through False Billing

COURTSThe Advoc8teOctober 3, 2021USAODCComment

Two District Men Indicted on Federal Charges Involving Illegal Possession and Sale of Firearms

Defendants’ Sales Allegedly Included Transfers of “Ghost Guns”

COURTSThe Advoc8teOctober 2, 2021USAODC, GUNSComment

Businessman Sentenced to 14 Months in Prison for Paying Bribes to Federal and D.C. Employees

Charles M. Thomas, 47, was sentenced to 14 months in prison for paying bribes to two employees of HUD as well as to an OSSE employee.

COURTSThe Advoc8teSeptember 1, 2021USAODCComment

Maryland Man Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Customers in Scam Involving Fake Sales of Puppies

Azoh agreed that a restitution order of at least $158,000 is appropriate in the case.

COURTSThe Advoc8teAugust 31, 2021USAODCComment

Florida Man Sentenced to 155 Days in Jail On Destruction of Property, Firearms Charges

Henry “Enrique” Tarrio, 37, of Miami, Fla., was sentenced.

COURTSThe Advoc8teAugust 24, 2021USAODCComment

D..C. Man Indicted on Charges in Scheme to Steal More Than $17 Million in COVID-19 Relief Funds

Elias Eldabbagh, 30, devised a scheme to use tax returns stolen from a Washington, D.C. consulting firm.

COURTSThe Advoc8teAugust 22, 2021USAODCComment

Owner of DC-Area Tax Preparation Business Pleads Guilty to Fraud

Endalkachew Asfaw, 48, of Alexandria, Va., pleaded guilty.

COURTSThe Advoc8teAugust 19, 2021USAODCComment

[PR] U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia and Partners Present Annual Youth Summit

Event held virtually for the second year.

YOUTH PROGRAMSThe Advoc8teJuly 12, 2021PRESS RELEASE, USAODCComment

District Woman Sentenced to Prison for Hate Crime Targeting Member of the Asian Community

Carolyn Heard, 64, of Washington D.C., was sentenced on June 1, 2021, to a term of imprisonment.

COURTSThe Advoc8teJune 17, 2021USAODCComment

Metropolitan Police Department Employee Sentenced for Accepting More than $40,000 in Cash Bribes in Exchange for Personal Identifying Information of Traffic Crash Victims

Aaron Willis, 38, of Maryland, was sentenced.

MPDThe Advoc8teMay 24, 2021USAODCComment

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