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Former Middle School Teacher Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Distributing on Social Media Sexually Explicit Material of Child

A former middle school mathematics teacher in San Bernardino was sentenced today to 120 months in federal prison for distributing an image of a child engaging in sexually explicit conduct.


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Maryland Woman Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Defraud the Government

Defendant took numerous government-funded trips, including 31 trips to Orlando


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Estranged wife of former deputy constable heads to prison for cocaine conspiracy

A 46-year-old Huffman resident has been sent to prison for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.


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Las Vegas Woman Sentenced To Prison For Conspiracy To Distribute Methamphetamine

A Las Vegas woman was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Cristina D. Silva to 65 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for conspiring with others to distribute methamphetamine.


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Former Fresno Bank Employee Pleads Guilty to Stealing More Than $70,000 from Customers’ Accounts

Lladira Hernandez, 23, of Fresno, pleaded guilty today to stealing more than $70,000 from multiple customers’ accounts at a Fresno-based bank where she was previously employed, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


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Stanislaus County Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Charges

Julian Loeza, 33, of Ceres, pleaded guilty today to distribution of methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


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San Antonio Woman Pleads Guilty to Providing Fentanyl That Led to Man’s Death

A San Antonio woman pleaded guilty in San Antonio federal court Thursday to distribution of a controlled substance resulting in death.


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Nevada Attorney Indicted In Multimillion-Dollar Ponzi Scheme

A Las Vegas attorney made his initial appearance on March 31, 2023, before U.S. Magistrate Judge Elayna J. Youchah for allegedly orchestrating a Ponzi scheme causing more than 1,000 victim-investors to part with more than $460 million.


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Nurse Practitioner Convicted of Opioid Distribution Conspiracy

A federal jury convicted a Tennessee nurse practitioner last week for illegally prescribing opioids – including oxycodone and fentanyl – from his medical practice.


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Justice Department Seizes Over $112M in Funds Linked to Cryptocurrency Investment Schemes

The Department of Justice announced today that it has seized virtual currency worth an estimated $112 million linked to cryptocurrency investment scams.


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President of Rhode Island Trucking Company and Truck Computer Design Service, and Companies, Admit to Conspiring to Violate the Clean Air Act

The owner and President of a North Kingstown-based trucking company, along with his two corporations, all admitted to a federal judge in Providence today that they conspired together with trucking and diesel vehicle sales and service companies throughout the United States and with a foreign national to violate the Clean Air Act by selling and providing a software program that tampered with on-board computers in order to alter or bypass key features in emission control systems, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.


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Clinton Man Sentenced to Serve 24 Years in Federal Prison for Bank Robbery and Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm

Last week, a federal judge sentenced RONALD DEYOUNG ALLEN, 44, of Clinton, Oklahoma, to serve a total of 288 months in federal prison for bank robbery and illegally possessing a firearm after a prior felony conviction, announced United States Attorney Robert J. Troester.


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Nurse Practitioner Convicted of Opioid Distribution Conspiracy

A federal jury convicted a Tennessee nurse practitioner last week for illegally prescribing opioids – including oxycodone and fentanyl – from his medical practice.


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Man Pleads Guilty to $3.1M Medicare Fraud Scheme

A Southern California man pleaded guilty today to submitting false enrollment applications to Medicare that hid the real owners of a fraudulent hospice company, which then submitted over $3.1 million in false and fraudulent claims to Medicare.


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Keene Man Charged for Threatening to Kill a Member of Congress

A man attending Keene State College has been charged for calling the office of a member of the United States House of Representatives and threatening to kill the Congressman.


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Lawrence Man Sentenced for Drug Trafficking

A Lawrence man was sentenced today in federal court in Concord for possession with intent to distribute controlled substances.


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Baltimore County Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Accepting Bribes in Exchange for Firearms Training Certifications

William R. Johnson, Jr., age 33, of Baltimore, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to a federal charge of honest services wire fraud, for seeking and accepting bribes and kickbacks, totaling at least $16,804, to falsely certify that applicants for Maryland handgun qualifying licenses (HQL) and wear and carry permits (CCW) had completed the required training.


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United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Tennessee Commemorates Sexual Assault Awareness Month

United States Attorney Kevin Ritz joins the United States Department of Justice, the Office on Violence Against Women (OVW), advocates, survivors, victim service providers, justice professionals, police, first responders, and communities across the United States in commemorating Sexual Assault Awareness Month.


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U.S. Attorney’s Office Unveils New Initiative for Area Youth to Identify, Report and Prevent Hate Crimes

United States Attorney Kevin G. Ritz announced that the United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Tennessee has launched a series of presentations in district high schools aimed at educating students on identifying, reporting, and preventing hate crimes and other civil rights violations.


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District of Columbia Man Pleads Guilty to Bribing Correctional Officer to Smuggle Drugs into D.C. Jail

A District of Columbia man pleaded guilty today to bribing a public official to smuggle drugs into the D.C. jail. Andre Gregory, 31, pleaded guilty in United States District Court to one count of bribery. U.S. District Court Judge Dabney L. Friedrich scheduled a sentencing hearing for June 12, 2023. U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves for the District of Columbia and FBI Special Agent in Charge Wayne A. Jacobs of the Washington Field Office made the announcement.