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American living in Mexico caught trying to export 5,680 rounds of ammunition
A 32-year-old U.S. citizen has pleaded guilty to smuggling goods from the United States, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.
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American Airlines Mechanic Convicted of Conspiring to Import Cocaine Bricks in Compartment Under Cockpit of Jetliner
Defendant was Inside Man for Drug Smuggling Scheme at John F. Kennedy International Airport
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Los Angeles Case Part of Largest International Operation Against Darknet Trafficking of Fentanyl and Opioids
2nd Case Highlighted at D.C. News Conference Involves Coachella Valley Residents who Allegedly Distributed Fentanyl-Laced Pills
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Man Sentenced in Methamphetamine Conspiracy
United States Attorney Steven Russell announced that Taylor Brown, 34, formerly of McCook, Nebraska, and Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced today in federal court in Lincoln, Nebraska, for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine.
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Passaic County Man Sentenced to 23 Years in Prison for Conspiracy and Two Armed Bank Robberies
A Passaic County, New Jersey, man was sentenced to 276 months in prison for his role as the gunman in two armed bank robberies, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.
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Two More Sentenced for Roles in Beckley-to-Philadelphia Firearms Trafficking Conspiracy
Hassan Abdullah, also known as “San,” 28, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to one year and six months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, and Donte Webster, 23, of Beckley, West Virginia, was sentenced to two years and nine months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for their roles in a conspiracy to traffic over 140 firearms from the Beckley area to Philadelphia.
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Moline Man Sentenced to Twenty Years in Prison for Heroin Distribution and Related Gun Crimes
A Moline, Illinois, man, Cordero Harris, 34, was sentenced on April 26, 2023, to 240 months in federal prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for possession with intent to distribute heroin, possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking, and possession of a firearm as a felo
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Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon Agrees to Pay Nearly $24 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations
A plastic surgeon in Beverly Hills, along with his son, medical practices and billing company, have agreed to pay $23.9 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by submitting or causing the submission of false claims to both Medicare and Medicaid.
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Ethete Man Sentenced for Assault With Fire
Quentin Charles Lee, age 28, of Ethete, Wyoming, was sentenced to 30 months in prison with three years of supervised release and a $100 special assessment for assault with a dangerous weapon, namely fire, by means of using lighter fluid and a lighter. U.S. District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson imposed the sentence on April 21, 2023.
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Houston man sent to prison for $3M PPP loan fraud scheme
A 47-year-old man has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction of wire fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani along with Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Polite, Jr. of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division.
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Puyallup, Washington man pleads guilty to conspiring to attack power substations
A 32-year-old Puyallup, Washington man pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to Conspiracy to destroy energy facilities, announced U.S. Attorney Nick Brown.
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East Peoria Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine
An East Peoria, Illinois, man, George L. Guynn, 61, of the 800 block of Meadow Avenue, was sentenced on April 27, 2023, to 10 years in prison, to be followed by four years of supervised release, for possession with intent to distribute at least 5 grams of methamphetamine.
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Man Charged in Miami with Diamond Smuggling Arrested by Federal Agents
Guilherme Cipriani, 41, of Scottsdale, Arizona, has been arrested on federal charges of smuggling diamonds into the United States and providing a false statement to a federal agency.
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Inmate Sentenced To 51 Months In Prison For Aggravated Assault
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Judge Malachy E. Mannion sentenced Louis Borrero, age 39, an inmate at United States Penitentiary, Canaan, in Waymart, Pennsylvania, to 51 months in prison for assault on another inmate.
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Former Enforcer of New Bedford Latin Kings Chapter Sentenced to More Than Twelve Years in Prison for Racketeering Conspiracy
A former member and Enforcer of the New Bedford Chapter of the Massachusetts Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (Latin Kings) was sentenced yesterday on racketeering charges.
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Convicted Felon Sentenced For Possessing Firearm
U.S. District Judge Charlene Edwards Honeywell has sentenced Patraic Setzer (29, New Port Richey) to three years and five months in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon.
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Chicago Man Indicted for Firearms Trafficking and Selling Machine Gun Conversion Devices
A Chicago man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for firearms trafficking and possession and sale of machine gun conversion devices, also known as a “switches,” which convert firearms into a fully automatic machinegun.
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Holyoke Man Pleads Guilty to Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm
A Holyoke man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Springfield to illegally possessing a firearm as a previously convicted felon
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Fairfield County man pleads guilty to armed bank robberies in Athens, Marietta
A career bank robber pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to armed bank robberies in Athens and Marietta in 2020.
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Seven persons arraigned on charges in meth trafficking investigation on Crow and Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservations, three counties
Seven persons accused in a large methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy on the Crow and Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservations and in Yellowstone, Big Horn and Rosebud counties appeared for arraignment this week on various charges, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said today.