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Financial Advisor, Financial Planner, NBA Agent, and Previously Convicted Fraudster Charged with Schemes to Defraud Professional Basketball Players

News Release: 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 of a six-count Indictment charging DARRYL COHEN, BRIAN GILDER...


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FBI Media Alert: FBI, Albuquerque Police Seek Greedy Goatee (GG) Bandit Who Recently Robbed Local Albuquerque Bank

News Release: FBI Media Alert: FBI, Albuquerque Police Seek Greedy Goatee (GG) Bandit Who Recently Robbed Local Albuquerque Bank.


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German Man Charged with Travel with Intent to Engage in Illicit Sexual Conduct

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A German man will make his initial court appearance today on charges that he traveled to New Jersey for the purpose of engaging in sexual conduct with a minor, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.


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New York Woman Found Guilty of Charges for Actions During January 6 Capitol Breach

News Release: WASHINGTON - A New York woman has been found guilty in the District of Columbia of felony charges for her actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Her actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election.


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The FBI Is Offering a $10,000 Reward for Information Leading to the Arrest of Fugitive Roy C. McGrath

News Release: The FBI Is Offering a $10,000 Reward for Information Leading to the Arrest of Fugitive Roy C. McGrath.


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Orion Township Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Distributing Child Pornography

News Release: DETROIT - An Orion Township man was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for distributing images of child pornography over the internet for the purpose of trading such images with other child predators, announced United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison.


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White Hall Man Sentenced to Ten Years for Distribution of Methamphetamine

News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - A White Hall, Illinois, man, Adam Dahl, 37, of the 300 block of Higbee Street, was sentenced to 120 months in prison, to be followed by eight years of supervised release, for possessing with the intent to distribute methamphetamine.


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Denver Felon Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Weapons Violation

News Release: DENVER - The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces Dedric Mayfield, age 46, of Denver, was sentenced today to 10 years in federal prison after a jury convicted him of possession of ammunition by a convicted felon.


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Upper Marlboro Fraudster Sentenced to More Than Nine Years in Federal Prison for His Role in a $28 Million Ponzi Scheme Involving '1st Million Dollars'

News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Theodore D. Chuang today sentenced John Erasmus Frimpong, age 42, of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, to 114 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiracy to commit wire fraud, conspiracy to commit securities fraud, and securities...


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North Providence Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison for Sexual Exploitation of Minors, Possession of Child Pornography

News Release: PROVIDENCE - A North Providence man who previously admitted to a federal judge that he coerced and sexually assaulted two minor females, assaults that he recorded and retained on his cell phone, was sentenced today to thirty years in federal prison, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.


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Grand Jury Indicts Three Local Men for Fentanyl, Firearms Crimes Within 1,000 Feet of Public Elementary Schools

News Release: DAYTON, Ohio - A federal grand jury has charged area men in two separate cases involving drugs sold near elementary schools in Springfield and Vandalia.


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Teacher accused of child pornography offenses

News Release: HOUSTON - A 29-year-old College Station resident has been arrested for distribution and possession of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.


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Carrabelle Man Sentenced to 84 Months in Federal Prison for Child Pornography

News Release: TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA - Franklin Jefferson Mathes, Jr., 59, of Carrabelle, Florida, has been sentenced to 84 months in federal prison for receiving material constituting child pornography. The sentence was announced by Jason R. Coody, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.


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Former Oklahoma Jail Officer Pleads Guilty to Civil Rights Violation

News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY - A former detention officer with the McClain County Jail in Purcell, Oklahoma, pleaded guilty to being deliberately indifferent to a substantial risk of serious harm to a pretrial detainee’s physical safety, thereby violating the pretrial detainee’s constitutional civil rights.


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Man Sentenced to 10 Years After Being Caught with Fentanyl, Methamphetamine

News Release: ST. LOUIS - U.S. District Judge Rodney W. Sippel on Thursday sentenced a man caught with methamphetamine and fentanyl to 10 years in prison.


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Justice Department Recovers More Than $53 Million in Profits Obtained From Corruption in the Nigerian Oil Industry

News Release: The Justice Department announced today the final resolution of two civil cases seeking the forfeiture of various luxury assets that were the proceeds of foreign corruption offenses and were laundered in and through the United States.


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Clarion County Man Sentenced to Prison for Drug and Gun Crimes

News Release: ERIE, Pa. - A resident of Lucinda, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 84 months in prison on his conviction of violating federal drug laws, Acting United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today.


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Foreign National Sentenced for Victimizing U.S. Persons Through Cyber-Enabled Fraud Schemes

News Release: A Nigerian national was sentenced today to four years and one month in prison for his role in a cybercriminal group operating out of Nigeria and Malaysia, among other places, that executed complex financial fraud scams using the internet.


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West Georgia Man, Under Investigation for Allegations of Drugging Women, Pleads Guilty to Illegally Possessing 26 Firearms

News Release: COLUMBUS, Ga. - A Talbot County, Georgia, resident who was under investigation for allegedly drugging women admitted to illegally possessing numerous firearms in federal court today.


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Depew Man Convicted of Sex Crimes

News Release: A Depew man who used Snapchat to coerce and entice a minor to commit sexual acts was convicted Thursday in federal court, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.