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Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing Heroin

A man who distributed heroin in Dubuque, Iowa, plead guilty on March 30, 2023.


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Collin County Woman Guilty in Theft Scheme

A Melissa woman has pleaded guilty to federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today.


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Suburban Chicago Woman Charged With Filing False Income Tax Returns With the Internal Revenue Service

An Orland Park resident and owner of a sandwich shop in Plainfield has been charged with three counts of filing a false tax return.


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Man to Federal Prison for Over 11 Years for Illegal Possession of Stolen Firearms

Burglarized two residences to obtain two firearms and led law enforcement on a pursuit reaching speeds over 113 mph


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False Statements During an Attempted Gun Purchase and History of Threatening Conduct Send Man to Federal Prison on Firearm Charge

A man that made false statements during an attempted purchase of a firearm was sentenced March 29, 2023, to more than 2 years in federal prison.


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Orange County Pharmacist Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Helping to Defraud U.S. Military’s Health Plan Out of $11.1 Million

A licensed Orange County pharmacist was sentenced today to 180 months in federal prison for her role in a health care fraud scheme in which more than 1,000 bogus prescriptions for compounded medications were filled, costing Tricare, the United States military’s health care plan, more than $11 million in losses.


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Westbrook Woman Sentenced for Role in Money Mule Scam, Ordered to Pay FEMA $7,340 in Restitution

A Westbrook woman was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Portland for serving as a “money mule” for someone she met online. A money mule is someone who transfers or moves illegally acquired money on behalf of someone else.


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Former Clarksville School Nurse Sentenced To Federal Prison For Child Pornography Crimes

Leon B. Hensley, 42, a former Clarksville, Tennessee, school nurse, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to 293 months in federal prison on child pornography charges, announced U.S. Attorney Henry C. Leventis.


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Deceased female leads to hostage taking investigation and subsequent sentence

A 32-year-old non-U.S. citizen illegally residing in Houston has been sent to prison for conspiracy commit hostage taking, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.


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Huntington Man Sentenced to Prison for Federal Gun Crime

David Frazier, also known as “Dae Dae,” 43, of Huntington, was sentenced today to two years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for being a felon in possession of a firearm.


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Clinton Man Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison for Being a Convicted Felon in Possession of a Firearm

A Clinton man was sentenced to 84 months in federal prison for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Kurt Thielhorn of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearm and Explosives (ATF).


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Ohio Woman Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Crime

Judy Ann Goodman, also known as Judy Ann Eplion, 32, of Chesapeake, Ohio, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to distribute suboxone and methamphetamine.


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Two Las Vegas Felons Sentenced To Prison For Unlawful Possession Of A Firearm And Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

Two convicted felons and Las Vegas residents were sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Jennifer A. Dorsey for unlawful possession of firearms and for their roles in a methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy. Nicholas Eddards was sentenced to 96 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release.


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Sinaloa Cartel Distributor Sentenced for Methamphetamine Conspiracy and Firearms Crimes

United States Attorney Steven Russell announced that Jose Leyva-Martinez, 49, was sentenced today in federal court in Omaha, Nebraska, for his participation in a methamphetamine drug conspiracy and for possessing a firearm during a drug trafficking crime


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Former Clarksville School Nurse Sentenced To Federal Prison For Child Pornography Crimes

Leon B. Hensley, 42, a former Clarksville, Tennessee, school nurse, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to 293 months in federal prison on child pornography charges, announced U.S. Attorney Henry C. Leventis.


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Stanislaus County Woman Pleads Guilty to Stealing Money from Recipients of Social Security and Other Government Benefits

Lorene Deanda, 64, of Ceres, pleaded guilty today to mail fraud in relation to her stealing more than $550,000 from recipients of Social Security and other government benefit funds, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


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Clinton Man Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison for Being a Convicted Felon in Possession of a Firearm

A Clinton man was sentenced to 84 months in federal prison for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Kurt Thielhorn of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearm and Explosives (ATF).


Criminal Prosecution

Ohio Woman Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Crime

Judy Ann Goodman, also known as Judy Ann Eplion, 32, of Chesapeake, Ohio, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to distribute suboxone and methamphetamine.


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Deceased female leads to hostage taking investigation and subsequent sentence

A 32-year-old non-U.S. citizen illegally residing in Houston has been sent to prison for conspiracy commit hostage taking, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.


Criminal Prosecution

Huntington Man Sentenced to Prison for Federal Gun Crime

David Frazier, also known as “Dae Dae,” 43, of Huntington, was sentenced today to two years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for being a felon in possession of a firearm.