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Postal Employee Charged with Stealing Gift Card

News Release: PITTSBURGH, Pa - A resident of McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of mail theft, Acting United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today.


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SIM Card Swapping Fraudsters Sentenced in San Antonio

News Release: SAN ANTONIO - A San Antonio man and woman were sentenced Wednesday in a federal court in San Antonio for their roles in a SIM card swapping fraud scheme.


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South Carolinians Report $100 Million in Losses in Annual IC3 Report

News Release: South Carolinians Report $100 Million in Losses in Annual IC3 Report.


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New Jersey Man Sentenced for Illegal Use of Credit Card

News Release: United States Attorney Steven Russell announced that Kyle A. Halsey, 33, of Elizabeth, New Jersey, was sentenced on March 15, 2023, by the United States District Judge Brian C. Buescher to 24 months’ imprisonment for Illegal Transaction with an Access Device. After his release from prison, Halsey will begin a three-year term of supervised release. There is no parole in the federal system. Halsey was also ordered to pay restitution of $2,544.24.


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Postal Service Employee Charged with Stealing Mail

News Release: PITTSBURGH, Pa - A resident of Braddock, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of mail theft, Acting United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today.


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Dillon man admits producing child pornography

News Release: MISSOULA - A Dillon man accused of recording himself having sex with a minor girl on multiple occasions admitted to a child pornography charge today, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.


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Federal Grand Jury Indicts Clovis Man Arrested with Fentanyl and Methamphetamine

News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned an indictment Thursday against Reyes Quinonez Jr., 42, of Clovis, charging him with possessing over 50 grams of methamphetamine and over 40 grams of fentanyl with intent to distribute those controlled substances, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


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Rocky Mountain Diversion Investigator Named “Outstanding Citizen of the Year”

News Release: Bozeman, Mont. - Rocky Mountain Division Diversion Investigator (DI) Aaron St. Peter was recently named “Outstanding Citizen of the Year" at the Montana Narcotic’s Officers Association (MNOA) Conference in Bozeman.


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North Philadelphia Man Sentenced to nearly 10 Years as Maker of Illegal M-1000 Style Devices

News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that David Perez 37, of Philadelphia, PA, was sentenced to 110 months’ imprisonment, three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $75,218.40 in restitution to the Philadelphia School District and $43,500 in restitution to Wells...


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Assistant U.S. Attorney Amanda Masselam Strachan Named 2023 Most Outstanding Assistant U.S. Attorney by National Committee

News Release: BOSTON - Assistant U.S. Attorney (AUSA) Amanda P. Masselam Strachan, Co-Chief of United States Attorney Rollins’ Criminal Division, has been selected by the National Association of Former United States Attorneys (NAFUSA) as the recipient of its 2023 J. Michael Bradford Memorial Award for Most Outstanding Assistant United States Attorney.


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Two New Orleans Men Plead Guilty to Jung Hotel Shooting

News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - DARIUS DANNEL, a/k/a “DD," and TERRELL MOORE, a/k/a “Rell," pled guilty to various violations of the Federal Gun Control, the Federal Controlled Substances, and Hobbs Act before the Honorable Judge Ivan L.R. Lemelle announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.


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South L.A. Man Sentenced to Nearly 6½ Years in Prison for Armed Robberies of Half a Dozen Businesses Within Two-Week Crime Spree

News Release: LOS ANGELES - A South Los Angeles man was sentenced today to 77 months in federal prison for committing six armed robberies of local businesses, mostly 7-Eleven stores, during a two-week crime spree in late 2021.


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Three Men Indicted in Connection with Violent Armed Bank Robbery on Martha's Vineyard

News Release: BOSTON - Three men have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston in connection with the Nov. 17, 2022 armed bank robbery of the Rockland Trust Bank in Tisbury, Mass.


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Reward of Up to $20,000 Offered in Exchange for Information Leading to Location of Woman Believed to Have Been Kidnapped in Mexico

News Release: Reward of Up to $20,000 Offered in Exchange for Information Leading to Location of Woman Believed to Have Been Kidnapped in Mexico.


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Whitley County Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Murder Charge

News Release: LONDON, Ky. - A Woodbine, Ky., man, Danial Scott Nantz, 33, entered a guilty plea on Thursday, before U.S. District Judge Robert E. Wier, to the intentional murder of a federal witness, Geri D. Johnson.


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New Bedford Man Sentenced for Firearm Offense

News Release: BOSTON - A New Bedford man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for unlawfully possessing a firearm and ammunition.


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Maryland Man Sentenced on Felony and Misdemeanor Charges Related to Capitol Breach

News Release: Defendant Spent 27 Minutes Inside Capitol Building; had to be forcibly removed by police.


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Bay St. Louis Man Sentenced to 5 Years for Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl

News Release: Gulfport, Miss. - A Bay St. Louis, Mississippi man was sentenced to 60 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Brad L. Byerley of the Drug Enforcement Administration.


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Wilmington Gang Member Armed with “Ghost Gun” Sentenced to More Than 11 Years for Trafficking Meth

News Release: NEW BERN, N.C. - Shamar Keaton, also known as “Sleeze" and “Sleeze Ru Gambino," 32, of Wilmington, was sentenced to 135 months in prison for drug trafficking. According to law enforcement, Keaton was a member of the United Blood Nation in Wilmington.


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Gulfport Man Sentenced to Over Three Years in Prison for Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl

News Release: Gulfport, Miss. - A Gulfport man was sentenced to 42 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Brad L. Byerley of the Drug Enforcement Administration.