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Virginia Man Sentenced for Assaulting Officers During January 6 Capitol Breach

News Release: Defendant Was Among Those Who Clashed With Officers on Lower West Terrace.


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UTRGV student admits to downloading child pornography via Kik

News Release: McALLEN, Texas - A 21-year-old Los Fresnos resident has pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.


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Philadelphia Man Sentenced to 5 Years for Possessing Crack Cocaine

News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA- A resident of Philadelphia, PA, has been sentenced in federal court to a term of imprisonment of 60 months on his conviction for violating federal narcotics laws, Acting United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today.


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Lodi Man Pleads Guilty to Heroin Trafficking Conspiracy

News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Kenneth O’Neil, 49, of Lodi, pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute at least 100 grams of heroin, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert and Acting Special Agent in Charge Bob P. Beris announced.


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FCI Schuylkill Inmate Charged With Possessing Contraband

News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Xavion Lawrence, age 22, an inmate at the Federal Correctional Institute Schuylkill, was indicted by a federal grand jury for illegally possessing contraband.


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City of Holyoke Settlement Will Address Pollution in Connecticut River

News Release: BOSTON - The City of Holyoke has entered into a proposed consent decree with federal and state environmental enforcement authorities agreeing to resolve violations of the Clean Water Act and Massachusetts state law to reduce future sewage discharges into the Connecticut River from the City’s sewer collection and stormwater systems.


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Buffalo Couple Arrested, Charged With Making, Passing Counterfeit Money

News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Eric M. Butson, 36, and Catalina Hernandez, 41, both of Buffalo, NY, were arrested and charged by criminal complaint with conspiracy to manufacture and pass counterfeit United States currency. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison.


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Sterling Bancorp, Inc. to Plead Guilty to $69 Million Securities Fraud

News Release: A Southfield, Michigan-headquartered bank holding company has agreed to plead guilty to securities fraud for filing false securities statements relating to its 2017 initial public offering (IPO) and its 2018 and 2019 annual filings.


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Man Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison

News Release: HAMMOND- Antonio Joel Ortiz, 25 years old, was sentenced by United States District Court Chief Judge Jon E. DeGuilio after pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson.


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KC Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Heroin, Meth Trafficking, Illegal Firearms

News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Kansas City, Mo., was sentenced in federal court today on charges related to heroin and methamphetamine trafficking and to illegally possessing firearms.


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St. Petersburg Man Pleads Guilty To Possessing Ammunition As A Convicted Felon

News Release: Tampa, FL - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Dartis Cobb (35, St. Petersburg) has pleaded guilty to possession of ammunition by a convicted felon. Cobb faces up to 15 years in federal prison. He has agreed to forfeit the ammunition traceable to the offense. A sentencing date has not yet been set.


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Tampa Woman Sentenced To More Than Eight Years In Federal Prison For Fraud Offenses

News Release: Tampa, FL - U.S. District Judge William F. Jung has sentenced Kemi Lim-Tom (38, Tampa) to eight years and four months in federal prison for bank fraud, tax fraud, credit card fraud, and aggravated identity theft. Lim-Tom was ordered to pay $345,943.49 in restitution. She had pleaded guilty on July 26, 2022.


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Cass County Felon Pleads Guilty to Illegal Possession of an Unregistered Firearm

News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - A Cass County man has pleaded guilty to illegal possession of a short-barreled shotgun, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.


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Local man pleads guilty to receiving child pornography via Kik

News Release: McALLEN, Texas - A 27-year-old McAllen resident has admitted to receiving child pornography approximately nine times, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.


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Ocean County Man Admits Online Enticement of Minor, Distribution and Possession of Child Pornography

News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - An Ocean County, New Jersey, man today admitted possessing and distributing images of child sexual abuse and inducing a minor to send him sexually explicit images and engage in sexually explicit conduct over an online messaging service, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.


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Department Of Labor Agent Pleads Guilty To Fraud Scheme

News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that a Special Agent with the Department of Labor, Thomas Hartley, age 49, of East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty on March 21, 2023, before U.S. District Court Judge Robert D. Mariani, to the charge of mail fraud in connection with multiple schemes to commit fraud.


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Federal Grand Jury Indicts Tennessee Felon for Illegal Possession of Firearm

News Release: Paducah, KY - A federal grand jury in Paducah, Kentucky, returned an indictment on Jan. 10, 2023, charging a Murfreesboro, Tennessee man with being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm.


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Former West Haven City Employee Sentenced to 13 Months in Federal Prison for Stealing COVID-19 Relief Funds

News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JOHN BERNARDO, 66, of West Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Omar A. Williams in Hartford to 13 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for participating in a scheme to steal COVID-19 relief funds from the City of West Haven.


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Mexican Man Pleads Guilty to Illegally Re-Entering the United States and Trafficking Fentanyl

News Release: BOSTON - A Mexican man residing in Lawrence pleaded guilty yesterday to possessing fentanyl intended for distribution and to illegally re-entering the United States after deportation.