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District Man Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison In Slaying of 71-Year-Old Man

News Release: WASHINGTON - Edward Brown, 60, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced today to 35 years in prison for slaying of 71-year-old man in an apartment building in Northwest Washington announced by U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves and Chief Robert J. Contee III, of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD).


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Owner of Covina Employment Staffing Company Sentenced to 2 Years in Federal Prison for Not Paying Over Payroll Taxes to IRS

News Release: LOS ANGELES - A Diamond Bar man was sentenced today to 24 months in federal prison for deliberately failing to pay more than $200,000 for one three-month period’s payroll taxes owed by his San Gabriel Valley employment staffing company.


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St. Louis Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Possessing Gun in Connection with a Kidnapping

News Release: ST. LOUIS - U.S. District Judge Catherine D. Perry on Friday sentenced a man from St. Louis, Missouri to ten years in prison on gun and methamphetamine charges.


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Georgia Man Found Guilty of Felony and Misdemeanor Charges Related to Capitol Breach

News Release: Defendant, a PracticingAttorney, Illegally Entered Capitol Within Minutes of the Initial Breach.


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FORMER BAPTIST PARAMEDIC SENTENCED FOR TAMPERING WITH OPIOIDS

News Release: OXFORD, MS - An Oxford man was sentenced on Thursday, March 23, 2023, to three years supervised release and ordered to pay $30,405 in restitution for tampering with opioids while working as a paramedic with Baptist Ambulance.


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Ponca City Man Sentenced to Serve 15 Years in Federal Prison for Sexual Abuse of a Minor in Indian Country

News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY - Yesterday, JALEN WOLFELKINS HARRIS, 29, of Ponca City, Oklahoma, was sentenced to serve 15 years in federal prison for sexual abuse of a minor in Indian country, announced United States Attorney Robert J. Troester.


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Former Tampa Area Real Estate Professional Sentenced To 24 Months For Money Laundering Conspiracy

News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Mary S. Scriven has sentenced Frank Sebastian Visicaro (63, Trinity) to 24 months in federal prison for conspiracy to commit money laundering. As part of his sentence, the court also ordered Visicaro to pay restitution in the amount of $1,088,440, the proceeds of funds laundered through bank accounts he controlled. Visicaro had pleaded guilty on December 9, 2021.


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Morgan County Child Molester Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison for Sexual Exploitation and Distribution of Child Sexual Abuse Material

News Release: INDIANAPOLIS- Justin Herrington, 32, of Whitaker, Indiana, has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to sexual exploitation of a child and distributing and possessing child sexual abuse material.


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Therapist’s ex-wife convicted of defrauding Medicaid and stealing patient information

News Release: HOUSTON - A 47-year-old Katy resident has admitted to defrauding Medicaid of more than $600,000, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.


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Correctional Officer Pleads Guilty to Receiving Bribes for Smuggling Drugs Into D.C. Jail

News Release: WASHINGTON - A Correctional Officer working at the D.C. jail pleaded guilty today to receiving bribes to smuggle drugs into the D.C. jail. Beverly Williams, 52, of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, pleaded guilty in United States District Court to one count of bribery. U.S. District Court Judge Dabney L. Friedrich...


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Winooski Resident Sentenced to 40 Months in Prison for Trafficking Methamphetamine and Cocaine

News Release: BURLINGTON, Vt. - The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Julie Overfield, 63, of Winooski, Vermont, has been sentenced to serve 40 months in prison after Overfield was convicted for possession with intent to distribute cocaine, cocaine base, and methamphetamine.


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Brittany Busby Sentenced to 28 Months in Prison for Distributing Fentanyl at Northern Lights Transitional House

News Release: BURLINGTNON, Vt. - The United States Attorney’s Office stated that Brittany Busby, 31, formerly of Washington, Vermont, was sentenced on March 15, 2023 in United States District Court in Rutland to 28 months of imprisonment following her guilty plea to distributing fentanyl. U.S. Chief District Judge Geoffrey Crawford also ordered that Busby serve three years of supervised released and pay restitution in the amount of $250 to the family of a victim.




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Former Rochester, New Hampshire Man Sentenced To 68 Months For Conspiracy To Distribute Fentanyl

News Release: CONCORD, N.H. - Craig Wiggin, 44, formerly of Rochester, New Hampshire was sentenced to 68 months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, United States Attorney Jane E. Young has announced.


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New Haven Man Guilty Of Narcotics And Firearms Offenses

News Release: NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, has announced that a federal jury in New Haven has found DONELL ALLICK, JR., also known as “D-Nice," 24, guilty of narcotics offenses. Following the trial and before the jury returned its verdict, Allick also pleaded guilty to unlawfully possessing firearms.


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Former Lumentum Executive Pleads Guilty to Insider Trading

News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that AMIT BHARDWAJ, the former Chief Information Security Officer (“CISO") at Lumentum Holdings Inc. (“Lumentum"), pled guilty to 13 counts arising from his participation in a scheme to commit insider trading...


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Longtime Zapata resident indicted on multiple charges in fraud scheme

News Release: LAREDO, Texas - A 45-year-old resident of Zapata is now in custody for defrauding financial institutions as well as state and federal welfare programs, lying to federal authorities and using someone else’s identity, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.


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Box Elder man admits to assault crime in strangling partner on Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation

News Release: GREAT FALLS - A Box Elder man on March 23 admitted to an assault charge for strangling a woman on the Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said today.


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Former Missoula nurse sentenced for felony diversion of drugs

News Release: MISSOULA - A former Missoula nurse who admitted to diverting opioid drugs while working at St. Patrick Hospital was sentenced today to three years of probation, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.