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Pasadena Man Sentenced to Over Four Years in Federal Prison for Possession of Child Pornography

U.S. District Judge Ellen L. Hollander sentenced Raymond Martin Shamer, III, age 21, of Pasadena, Maryland, late yesterday to 50 months in federal prison, followed by 45 years of supervised release for possession of child pornography.


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Kansas Man Admits to Creating Child Porn

A Kansas man was sentenced to 262 months in prison for creating pornographic images of children.


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Sexual Predator Sentenced To More Than 16 Years In Federal Prison For Receipt Of Child Sex Abuse Images

Chief U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Corrigan has sentenced Dennis William Sheffield, Jr. (52, Keystone Heights) to 16 years and 3 months in federal prison for receipt of child sex abuse materials.


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Grand Jury Indicts Cheektowaga Man On Charges Of Production And Possession Of Child Pornography

U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that a federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Dustin Coffelt, 33, of Cheektowaga, NY, with production and possession of child pornography.


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Hilton Man Arrested For Possession Of Child Pornography

U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Isolino S. Presutti, 36, of Hilton, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with possession of child pornography.


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Steuben County Man Pleads Guilty To Possession Of Child Pornography

.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that John Buckley, 59, of Wayland, NY, pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography before Chief U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford.


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Informational: Federal Court Arraignments

The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced that the following persons were arraigned or appeared this week before U.S. Magistrate judges on indictments handed down by the Grand Jury or on criminal complaints.


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Paroled Murderer Pleads Guilty To Production Of Child Pornography

U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Israel Rivera-Reyes, 48, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty before Chief U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford to production of child pornography.


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Schenectady Man Pleads Guilty to Receipt of Child Pornography

Daniel Quintero, age 38, of Schenectady, New York, pled guilty yesterday to receiving hundreds of images and videos of child pornography.


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Buffalo Man Involved in Fatal Crash Arrested on Gun Charge

Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Marlon Servance, 22, of Buffalo, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number, which carries a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison


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Rochester Man Who Fled Police Going to Prison on Gun Conviction

U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Joshua Massey, 32, of Rochester, NY, who was convicted of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, was sentenced to serve 46 months in prison by Chief U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford.


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35-year prison sentence for Colerain Township man convicted at trial of taking sexually explicit photographs of victims ages 9 & 12 while they slept

A registered sex offender was sentenced in federal court here today to 420 months in prison and a lifetime of supervised release for sexually exploiting children and possessing child pornography.


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Clancy Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Meth Trafficking, Firearm Crimes

A Clancy man who admitted to trafficking methamphetamine and possessing a homemade firearm was sentenced on May 25 to 15 years in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said today.


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Muskegon Man Sentenced to 40 Months in Federal Prison for Illegally Possessing Destructive Device

U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Mark Totten announced that Casey Richard Newman, 40, of Muskegon, Michigan was sentenced to 40 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Janet T. Neff for knowingly possessing a destructive device.


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Twenty Charged in Federal and State Court for Drug Conspiracy

avid C. Weiss, U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced that Devon Reed of New Castle, DE, Dawann Reed of Clayton, DE, Gregory Carter of Wilmington, DE, Jaywann Saunders of New Castle, DE, Quincy Clark of New Castle, DE, Eduardo Felix of San Diego, CA, Monyae Fields-Brown of New Castle, DE, Arthur Deramus of New Castle, DE, Janet Cooper of New Castle, DE, Alturo Smith of Wilmington, DE, Airial Boyd of Wilmington, DE, and Ainger Gardner of Wilmington, DE, have been charged by a federal grand jury sitting in Wilmington with conspiracy to traffic and manufacture cocaine, methamphetamine, counterfeit fentanyl pills, and marijuana in the Wilmington, Delaware metropolitan area.


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Fitchburg Man Charged With Illegally Possessing Firearms & Ammunition

A Fitchburg, Wisconsin man is charged with being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition in a one-count indictment returned on May 17, 2023, by a federal grand jury sitting in Madison, Wisconsin.


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North Dakota Man Sentenced to Prison for Armed Fentanyl Trafficking in Great Falls Area

News Release: GREAT FALLS - A North Dakota man who admitted to trafficking fentanyl in the Great Falls community after law enforcement found hundreds of fentanyl pills and a loaded firearm in a vehicle he was driving, was sentenced today to five years and six months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.


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Plymouth Man Sentenced to Ten Years in Federal Prison for Arson of Apartment Building

News Release: United States Attorney Gregory J. Haanstad of the Eastern District of Wisconsin announced that on May 10, 2023, Jonathan T. Lane (age: 32) of Plymouth, Wisconsin, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for arson to a building.


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Federal Grand Jury Indicts New Orleans Man for Federal Gun Offense

News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that on May 12, 2023, KEILEN HAWKINS, age 25, was charged in a one-count indictment being a felon in possession of a firearm.