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Kanawha County Man Sentenced to Prison for Federal Gun Crime
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Charles Ryan Tucker, 45, of Mammoth, was sentenced today to two years and six months in prison, to be followed by two years of supervised release, for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
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Massachusetts Man Indicted for Acting as an Illegal Agent of the People’s Republic of China
News Release: A Massachusetts man was arrested on May 9 for allegedly acting as an agent of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) without providing notification to the U.S. Attorney General.
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Missouri Felon Sentenced to 66 Months in Prison for Selling 7 Machine Guns
News Release: CAPE GIRARDEAU - A man from Dunklin County, Missouri, was sentenced Thursday to five and one-half years in prison for selling seven devices that convert AR-15-style rifles into fully automatic weapons.
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Fort Myers Man Sentenced To More Than Seven Years In Federal Prison For Distributing Methamphetamine
News Release: Fort Myers, Florida - U.S. District Judge Thomas P. Barber has sentenced Jeffrey Brown (35, Fort Myers) to seven and six months in federal prison for distributing methamphetamine. Brown had pleaded guilty on Feb. 15, 2023.
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Repeat Offender Sentenced To 16 Years In Prison For Receipt And Possession of Large Child Sexual Abuse Material Collection
News Release: LAS VEGAS - A Las Vegas resident was sentenced yesterday by United States District Judge Cristina D. Silva to 16 years in prison followed by a lifetime term of supervised release for receipt and possession of more than 118,000 images of child sexual abuse material.
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Seven persons arraigned on charges in meth trafficking investigation on Crow and Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservations, three counties
News Release: BILLINGS - 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.
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Straw Purchaser Sentenced to 42 months for Lying to Buy Firearm
News Release: ROANOKE, Va. - A Roanoke man, who made an illegal straw purchase of a firearm for a convicted felon, was sentenced this week to 42 months in federal prison.
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Defendant on Ten Most Wanted List Extradited from Canada to the United States to Face Drug Trafficking Charges
News Release: DETROIT - A dual citizen of Laos and Canada on Homeland Security Investigation’s (HSI) Ten Most Wanted list was extradited this week by the government of Canada to the United States to face drug trafficking charges in Detroit, announced United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison.
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Largest International Operation Against Darknet Trafficking of Fentanyl and Opioids Results in Record Arrests and Seizures
News Release: Today, the Department of Justice, and its Joint Criminal Opioid and Darknet Enforcement (JCODE) team and international partners, announced the results of Operation SpecTor, which included 288 arrests - the most ever for any JCODE operation and nearly double that of the prior operation. Law enforcement...
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American living in Brazil admits to business email compromise scheme
News Release: HOUSTON - A 58-year-old U.S. citizen has pleaded guilty to wire fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.
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Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Violating the Federal Controlled Substances Act
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - FERMIN RODRIGUEZ-ORTEGA, age 24, a resident of Dallas, Texas, pled guilty, before U.S. District Judge Carl J. Barbier to a two-count indictment charging him with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl, in violation of Title...
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Inmate Sentenced To 51 Months In Prison For Aggravated Assault
News Release: SCRANTON - 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 Officers of DC Trust, Sentenced for Using Organization’s Funds for Personal Gain
News Release: WASHINGTON - The former Executive Director and the Director of Operations and Finance, of the now-defunct non-profit organization DC Children and Youth Investment Trust Corporation (“DC Trust"), were sentenced today for a felony charge relating to their personal use of the non-profit’s funds, announced...
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Two Arrested for Armed Robberies of Postal Workers
News Release: BOSTON - Two Massachusetts individuals have been arrested and charged in connection with the armed robberies of United States Postal Service (USPS) letter carriers that took place on Nov. 29, 2022 in Mattapan, Mass., and Dec. 16, 2022 in Hyde Park, Mass.
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U.S. Attorney's Office Observers National Police Week
News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - In observance of National Police Week, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of North Carolina recognizes the service and sacrifice of federal, state, local, and Tribal law enforcement and pays tribute to the officers who have fallen in the line of duty.
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Former Commercial Pilot Found Guilty of Internet Stalking
News Release: SAN ANTONIO - A federal jury convicted a Chesterfield, Missouri man today for internet stalking.
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United States Files Lawsuit Against Radnor, PA Radiologist Alleging Unnecessary Peripheral Artery Procedures
News Release: United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Jacqueline C. Romero, announced today that the United States has filed a complaint in U.S. District Court under the False Claims Act against Dr. James McGuckin of Radnor, PA, an interventional radiologist, and his affiliated practices and...
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Administrative Team at R.I. U.S. Attorney’s Office Receives National Award from Department of Justice Leadership
News Release: PROVIDENCE - On Wednesday of this week, at a Washington, D.C. ceremony attended by Attorney General Merrick Garland, Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco, U.S. Attorney Zachary A. Cunha, and other senior Department of Justice leadership, seven members of the Rhode Island U.S. Attorney’s Office Administrative Division were honored with a Director’s Award for their exceptional service to this Office and the United States.
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Two Additional Defendants Charged in Juvenile Overdose Case
News Release: Two more defendants have been charged in the drug conspiracy that claimed the lives of three teenagers, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Leigha Simonton.
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Fargo, ND, Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Pointing a Loaded Handgun at Fargo Police Officers
News Release: Fargo - United States Attorney Mac Schneider announced that Shawn Larkin, Age 40 of Fargo, ND, appeared before Chief Judge Peter D. Welte, U.S. District Court, Fargo, ND, and was sentenced to 57 months years in federal prison followed by 3 years of supervised release for the charge of Felon in Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition.