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Woman Pleads Guilty to Threatening Election Official

News Release: A New Hampshire woman pleaded guilty today to sending multiple threatening communications to a Michigan election official in the wake of the 2020 election.


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California Men Admit Conspiring To Distribute Fentanyl And Methamphetamine

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Two California men admitted conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute fentanyl and methamphetamine in New Jersey and elsewhere, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.


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Former Finance Director of Non-Profit Trade Association Charged with Embezzlement Scheme

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 today charges against DONNA MURRAY, a former director of finance for a non-profit...


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Out-of-State Men Charged in Federal Court with Trafficking Methamphetamine in Posey County

News Release: EVANSVILLE- Jeremy Novak, 41, of Illinois and Cesar Herrera, 37, of California, have been charged in a federal criminal complaint with distribution of methamphetamine in Posey County following a months’ long investigation by multiple law enforcement agencies.


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New Orleans Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Trafficking and Firearms Offenses

News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that KENNETH MUSE, age 24, of New Orleans, pleaded guilty on March 9, 2023, before United States District Judge Jay C. Zainey to violations of the Federal Controlled Substances and Gun Control Acts.


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Missouri Man Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison on Child Pornography Charges

News Release: ST. LOUIS - A man from Montgomery City, Missouri was sentenced Thursday to seven years in prison for possessing child pornography.


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Armed Career Criminal Sentenced to 16 Years in Federal Prison for Illegal Gun Possession After Shooting of his Wife

News Release: INDIANAPOLIS- Michael Ryan Mack, 41, of Indianapolis was sentenced to 16 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to illegally possessing a firearm.


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Felon Sentenced to 65 Months for Federal Gun Charge

News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LA - United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that SHAWN RABATHALY, age 23, of New Orleans, Louisiana, pleaded guilty on Feb. 28, 2023 to a violation of the Federal Gun Control Act, Title 18, United States Code, Sections 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2).


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Repeat Child Pornography Defendant Sentenced

News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - A Chesapeake man was sentenced today to ten years in prison for possession of child pornography.


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Nicaraguan admits role in smuggling conspiracy resulting in death

News Release: LAREDO, Texas - A 49-year-old Nicaraguan citizen illegally in the United States has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to transport undocumented aliens, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.


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Former IT Director Admits to Embezzling More Than $1M

News Release: PROVIDENCE - A former IT Director for a Warwick, RI, metals fabrication and supply company pleaded guilty on Wednesday to a charge of wire fraud, admitting to a federal judge that he used his purchasing authority to embezzle more than one million dollars from the company, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.


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Bemidji Man Pleads Guilty to Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine

News Release: ST. PAUL, Minn. - A Bemidji man has pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, announced United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger.


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Mission Man Sentenced for Assault by Strangulation and Suffocation

News Release: PIERRE - United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court, has sentenced a Mission, South Dakota, man convicted of Assault by Strangulation and Suffocation. The sentencing took place on March 13, 2023.


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One More Individual Sentenced for Conspiring to Stage Automobile Accidents to Defraud Insurance and Trucking Companies

News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - TROY SMITH (“SMITH"), age 58, of Houma, Louisiana, was sentenced on March 8, 2023 for Conspiracy to Commit Mail Fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 371, arising out of staged automobile accidents with tractor-trailers occurring in New Orleans, announced United States Attorney Duane A. Evans.


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KC Man Charged with Drug Trafficking, Illegal Firearm After Arrest During Police Standoff

News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Kansas City, Mo., man who was arrested last night during the police standoff in the 2300 block of Blue Ridge Boulevard has been charged in federal court for offenses unrelated to the standoff.


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Ridgeland Man Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Making Threats Against CDC Director Rochelle Walensky

News Release: Jackson, Miss. - A Ridgeland man was sentenced to two years in prison for making threats in interstate commerce, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Jermicha Fomby of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.


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Fort Wayne Pimp Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Sex Trafficking of a Minor at Indianapolis-Area Hotels

News Release: INDIANAPOLIS- Damion Alexander, 28, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to sex trafficking of a minor.


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Home health owner set to appear on fraud charges

News Release: HOUSTON - A 43-year-old Houston woman has been charged for conspiracy to commit and committing health care fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.


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Source of Supply for Carrollton Fentanyl Trafficker Charged

News Release: A Flower Mound man who supplied fentanyl to a trafficker linked to at least one juvenile overdose has been federally charged, announce U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Leigha Simonton.


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Two Maui Men Sentenced for Racially Motivated Attack on White Man

News Release: WASHINGTON - Two men from the Hawaiian island of Maui were sentenced in federal court for their racially motivated attack on C.K., a white man who was attempting to move into their neighborhood of Kahakuloa.