U.S. Attorney Michael Dunavant

Final Young Mob Defendant Sentenced After Trial Conviction for Fentanyl Trafficking Those who traffic fentanyl must be severely punished & incapacitated. This sentence will ensure that this recidivist ‘not-so-young’ mob member will grow old in a federal prison. Read more: justice.gov/usao-wdtn/pr/f…

Multi-Agency Operation - “Paris on Ice” - Leads to Multiple Federal and State Indictments for Trafficking Methamphetamine in West Tennessee Click on the link below: justice.gov/usao-wdtn/pr/m…

Career offender+guns+drugs = a federal sentence that will remove this recidivist from our community and save lives. justice.gov/usao-wdtn/pr/c…

It was an honor to host Major Gen. Bobby Christine, U.S. Army TJAG, & Major Gen. David Bligh, U.S. Navy TJAG here in our Memphis office last week. We are grateful for the JAG SAUSA resources they have provided to our office in support of the Memphis Safe Task Force operation. 🇺🇸

The significant sentence in this case sends a clear message to those drug dealers who distribute poison in West Tennessee: You cannot prey upon our citizens for your selfish personal gain with impunity; there will be a reckoning. justice.gov/usao-wdtn/pr/w…

Heroin and fentanyl distribution cases resulting in death receive top priority for investigation and federal prosecution, regardless of the quantity involved or the prior criminal record of the offender. justice.gov/usao-wdtn/pr/f…

Two Illegal Aliens from Mexico Sentenced to Decades in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking in West Tennessee Read more: justice.gov/usao-wdtn/pr/t…

During tax filing season and the entire year, we are acting decisively to protect innocent taxpayers and the U.S. Treasury. We commend the outstanding investigative work of IRS-CI in these significant tax fraud cases. Read more: justice.gov/usao-wdtn/pr/f…

By seeking out & possessing hundreds of images of young children being sexually abused, Wolf contributed to their past victimization, and he will now spend over 8 years in prison where he cannot contribute to their future harm. justice.gov/usao-wdtn/pr/m…

MEMPHIS SAFE TASK FORCE Update as of April 6, 2026 Total Arrests 7,860 Firearms Seized 1,294 Missing Children Located 150 Gang Members Arrested 818 #MemphisSafeTaskForce #USMarshals

No matter how far you run, you cannot escape justice and accountability in this district. Bernal has sowed addiction and pain into West Tennessee and will now return to reap the consequence of a significant prison sentence. justice.gov/usao-wdtn/pr/u…

Carroll County Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Possession of Child Pornography Read more: justice.gov/usao-wdtn/pr/c…

Banks has devoted his adult life to a career of violent criminal conduct, and that prior history has finally caught up with him. ACC+guns+drugs = a federal sentence that will finally remove him from the community & make Gibson Co and West TN a safer place. justice.gov/usao-wdtn/pr/a…

@WDTNNews employs a whole team concept with federal, state, & local partners to aggressively pursue all violent criminals who dare to commit crime or seek safe haven within our jurisdiction. We are proud to support our partners @NDTXnews in this takedown. justice.gov/usao-wdtn/pr/n…

Prevention is possible, but what does it really take to effectively prevent child abuse? This #ChildAbusePreventionMonth join @HHSGov & @ChildWelfareGov & learn more about the national data and the services offered to help prevent child abuse and neglect: childwelfare.gov/preventionmont…

Recidivist drug dealers who profit from the pain, addiction, violence and death caused by methamphetamine deserve significant punishment, and this sentence does just that. Read more: justice.gov/usao-wdtn/pr/w…

Production of child pornography is a disturbing crime that endangers and harms real child victims. This successful prosecution has incapacitated a real threat to our children and our community in West Tennessee. justice.gov/usao-wdtn/pr/j…

Three Drug Dealers Sentenced to Federal Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine in Henry and Carroll Counties Read more: justice.gov/usao-wdtn/pr/t…

@WDTNNews is pleased to announce the addition of two new Special Assistant U.S. Attorneys (SAUSAs), Paige Hamadeh & Samuel Christian, to the Memphis office, being assigned from the Department of Homeland Security to the Criminal and Civil Divisions, respectively.

It’s tax season. We are acting decisively to protect innocent taxpayers and the U.S. Treasury. justice.gov/usao-wdtn/pr/m…