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Sturgis Man Sentenced for Illegal Possession of Firearm

News Release: RAPID CITY - United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that U.S. District Judge Jeffrey L. Viken has sentenced a Sturgis, South Dakota, man convicted of Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person. The sentencing took place on April 14, 2023.


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Eight Time Convicted Felon Sentenced to Five Years’ Imprisonment for Possessing Loaded Firearm

News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Virginia M. Hernandez Covington has sentenced Niko Wimbley (30, Tampa) to five years in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. Wimbley had pleaded guilty on Jan. 12, 2023.


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Ten-Time Convicted Felon Sentenced to More Than Eight Years in Federal Prison for Possessing Ammunition

News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Charlene E. Honeywell has sentenced Jesus Rivas (29, Tampa) to eight years and four months in federal prison for unlawful possession of ammunition by a convicted felon. Rivas had pleaded guilty on November 4, 2022.



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Restaurateur Sentenced To 57 Months In Prison For Over $6 Million Pandemic Loan Fraud And Interstate Threats

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that restaurateur BESIM KUKAJ was sentenced to 57 months in prison for orchestrating a sprawling loan fraud scheme, including while he was on pretrial release, whereby he fraudulently sought at least $6.14 million and received $1.5 million in Government-guaranteed loans designed to provide relief to small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.


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Urologist Charged With Sexually Abusing Patients

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael J. Driscoll, the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), announced the unsealing today of a four-count Indictment charging DARIUS A. PADUCH, a New York–area urologist, with inducement of a person to travel to engage in unlawful sexual activity and inducement of a minor to engage in unlawful sexual activity for his yearslong sexual abuse of two victims who were his patients and who were minors during part of the period of abuse.


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Pittsburgh-Area Business Owner Sentenced to Prison for Selling Stolen Health and Beauty Products

A former resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, currently a resident of Parkland, Florida, has been sentenced in connection with his plea of guilty to charges of wire fraud and money laundering, Acting United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today.


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Artistas Asesinos Cartel leader sentenced to 27 years for drug trafficking

Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office, and Gregory M. Millard, Special Agent in Charge for the DEA El Paso Division, announced today that Jorge Marquez was sentenced to over 27 years in prison. Marquez, 43, of Chaparral, New Mexico, pleaded guilty on May 17, 2022, to one count of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, one count of distributing 5 grams or more of methamphetamine, and six counts of distributing 50 grams and more of methamphetamine


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Browning man admits stabbing man on Blackfeet Indian Reservation

A Browning man accused of stabbing another man at a party in Browning, on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation, admitted to assault charges today, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.


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Kenner Man Indicted for Federal Gun and Drug Offenses

News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - ALTON GRAYSON, age 37, a resident of Kenner, Louisiana, was charged on April 14, 2023 in a three-count indictment for violating the Federal Gun Control Act and the Federal Controlled Substances Act, announced United States Attorney Duane A. Evans.


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Detroit Street Gang Leader Sentenced to Life Imprisonment Following Convictions at Trial for Racketeering and Murder

A 38-year-old Detroit man was sentenced to life imprisonment today for murder, racketeering, narcotics trafficking, and other gang related crimes, United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison announced today.


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Two Brothers Charged with Trafficking Fentanyl and Methamphetamine

Two brothers have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston for allegedly conspiring to traffic large quantities of methamphetamine and fentanyl.


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Repeat Sex Offender Sentenced to Ten Years in Federal Prison Following Third Conviction for Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Images

Jasmine Marshall, 41, of Indianapolis, Indiana, formerly known as Wesley Marshall, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession of child sexual abuse material.


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Donaldsonville Woman Sentenced to 78 Months in Federal Prison for Pandemic Benefits Fraud Scheme

United States Attorney Ronald C. Gathe, Jr. announced that Chief Judge Shelly D. Dick sentenced Tynea Lynnshay Gray, age 24, of Donaldsonville, Louisiana to 78 months in federal prison following her conviction for mail fraud.


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Nigerian Man Pleads Guilty to Online Fraud Schemes

A Nigerian man pleaded guilty yesterday to his role in online fraud schemes after being extradited from the United Kingdom.


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Former Executives of Outcome Health Convicted in $1B Corporate Fraud Scheme

A federal jury convicted three former executives of Outcome Health, a Chicago-based health technology start-up company, for their roles in a fraud scheme that targeted the company’s clients, lenders, and investors and involved approximately $1 billion in fraudulently obtained funds.



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Jacksonville Convicted Felon Guilty of Possessing a Firearm

News Release: Jacksonville, FL - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Thelonious Wayne Kirby (51, Jacksonville) has been found guilty of possessing a firearm as a convicted felon, following a bench trial. Kirby faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set. Kirby is currently in state custody and appeared in federal court on a writ. He is currently serving a state prison sentence for unrelated charges.


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Felon Sentenced for Drug Trafficking Crimes and Gloucester County Shooting

News Release: NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - A Gloucester man was sentenced yesterday to 35 years in prison for drug, firearms, witness tampering and retaliation and obstruction of justice convictions.


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New Britain Man Sentenced to 9 Years in Federal Prison for Fentanyl Distribution and Firearm Possession Offenses

News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that RAFAEL MARTINEZ, 31, of New Britain, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Robert N. Chatigny in Hartford to 108 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release for fentanyl distribution and firearm possession offenses.