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Queens Man Sentenced To 121 Months In Prison For Laundering Millions Of Dollars Of Fraud And Hacking Schemes And Committing Bank Fraud

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that DJONIBEK RAHMANKULOV was sentenced today to 121 months in prison for laundering millions of dollars in criminal proceeds obtained from computer hacking, healthcare fraud, and Small Business Administration loan fraud, as well as operating an international unlicensed money transmitting business.


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Alma Woman Sentenced to 30 Months for Possession of Stolen Firearms

United States Attorney Steven Russell announced that Erin Leigh Gehrig, 41, of Alma, Nebraska, was sentenced today by Senior United States District Court Judge John M. Gerrard to 30 months’ imprisonment following her conviction for possession of stolen firearms.


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Leader of Southwest Baltimore “NFL” Gang Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison for Participating in a Racketeering Conspiracy, Including Murder and a Drug Distribution Conspiracy

U.S. District Judge Julie R. Rubin sentenced NFL gang leader Gregory Butler, a/k/a “Gotti,” “Sags,” and “Little Dick,” age 31, of Baltimore, Maryland, yesterday to 30 years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise related to his activities in the NFL gang, which operated in the Edmondson Village area in Southwest Baltimore.


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New Orleans Man Sentenced to 10 Years Imprisonment for Fentanyl Trafficking and Gun Crimes

NICHOLAS WEBER, age 29, a resident of New Orleans, Louisiana, was sentenced on March 16, 2023, to 120 months imprisonment, 4 years of supervised release, and a $300 mandatory special assessment fee by U.S. District Judge Susie Morgan, after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, possessing firearms in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, and possession of firearms by a convicted felon, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.


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Fort McCoy Man Sentenced To 80 Years In Prison For Impersonating Federal Agent To Produce And Receive Child Sex Abuse Materials

Senior United States District Judge John Antoon II has sentenced Eddie Joe Oglesby, Jr. (52, Fort McCoy) to 80 years in federal prison for two counts of production of child sex abuse material and one count of receipt of sex abuse material. A federal jury previously found Oglesby guilty on October 14, 2022.


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Atlanta man sentenced to federal prison in connection with a multimillion-dollar international cyber and fraud scheme

Christian Akhatsegbe has been sentenced for wire and computer fraud conspiracy, access device fraud, and aggravated identity theft related to a multi-million-dollar cyber-fraud scheme perpetrated through email phishing, credential harvesting, and invoice fraud.


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North Carolina Man Sentenced For Assaulting Officers During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach

Defendant Used Chemical Irritant Against Officers, Also Used a Baseball Bat to Shatter a Window


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South L.A. Man Sentenced to Nearly 6½ Years in Prison for Armed Robberies of Half a Dozen Businesses Within Two-Week Crime Spree

A South Los Angeles man was sentenced today to 77 months in federal prison for committing six armed robberies of local businesses, mostly 7-Eleven stores, during a two-week crime spree in late 2021.


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The FBI is Seeking Information Leading to the Arrest of a Suspect Responsible for the Armed Robbery of an Armored Vehicle in El Segundo in February

The FBI’s Los Angeles Field Office is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying an unknown male responsible for the robbery of an armored vehicle.


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Mescalero man charged with assault in Indian Country

Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office, announced that Jaydyn Diamond Lester made an initial appearance in federal court on March 6 on a criminal complaint charging him with assault with a dangerous weapon with an intent to do bodily harm and assault resulting in substantial bodily injury of a spouse, intimate partner, or dating partner in Indian Country


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Former Burlington, Washington, resident sentenced to 20 years in prison for production of images of child sexual abuse

A 44-year-old resident of Dayton, Nevada, who previously resided in Burlington, Washington, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 20 years in prison for production of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Nick Brown.


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Reward of Up to $20,000 Offered in Exchange for Information Leading to Location of Woman Believed to Have Been Kidnapped in Mexico

The FBI’s Los Angeles Field Office is seeking the public’s help and is offering a reward of up to $20,000 in exchange for information that leads to the physical location of a woman believed to have been kidnapped earlier this year.


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South Carolinians Report $100 Million in Losses in Annual IC3 Report

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has released its annual 2022 Internet Crime Report and accompanying state reports, which show South Carolinians reported more than $100 million in losses to Internet crimes last year.


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Residents of Pennsylvania and Ohio Indicted for Conspiring to Distribute Cocaine

Residents of Pennsylvania and Ohio were indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of violating federal narcotics laws, Acting United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today.


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285th National Academy Graduation

Five officers from the Houston area were among the 219 law enforcement professionals who graduated from the 285th session of the FBI’s National Academy in Quantico, Virginia


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Illinois Prison Guard Sentenced to 20 Years of Imprisonment Following Conviction for Civil Rights Deprivation Resulting in Bodily Injury and Death and Obstruction Charges

Alex Banta, 31, a former correctional officer at the Western Illinois Correctional Center in Mt. Sterling, Illinois, was sentenced today to an aggregate 20 years’ imprisonment, to be followed by five years of supervised release, for civil rights deprivation resulting in bodily injury and death and obstruction of justice in connection with the death of Larry Earvin, an inmate at the facility.


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Houston Woman Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Traffic 13-Year-Old Female into The New Orleans Area to Perform Commercial Sex Acts

U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that CHELSE GEE, age 19, from Houston, Texas, pleaded guilty on March 15, 2023 before United States District Sarah S. Vance to a one-count bill of information charging her with conspiracy to commit sex trafficking of a child under the age of 14, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 371 and 1591(a).


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Oklahoma City Bank Robbery Suspects Arrested in Nebraska and Texas

DAVID JOHN-MATTHEW DAVIS, 38, PARIS KATHRYN MACE, 29, both of Omaha, Nebraska, and CHRISTIAN DELEON LANE, 36, of Dallas, Texas, have been arrested and charged with armed bank robbery, conspiracy to commit bank robbery, and aiding and abetting the robbery of a MidFirst Bank in Oklahoma City, announced United States Attorney Robert J. Troester.


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Albuquerque man sentenced to ten years in prison for assault and firearms violations

Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office, announced today that Byron Rosetta was sentenced to ten years and one day in prison.


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Career Offender Sentenced to Six Years in Federal Prison

A 37-year-old Woonsocket man previously arrested more than two dozen times and convicted on nearly four-dozen charges, including assault, domestic assault, and drug trafficking, has been sentenced to six years in federal prison for his leadership role in a drug trafficking conspiracy, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.