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

News Release: WASHINGTON - A Florida man was sentenced today in the District of Columbia on felony and misdemeanor offenses for his actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol breach. His 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 presidential election.


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Leader of Multi-Kilo Meth Distribution Ring Pleads Guilty, 16 Co-Defendants Admit Guilt Resulting from OCDETF Investigation

News Release: MACON, Ga. - Multiple defendants connected to a methamphetamine trafficking ring centered in Milledgeville, Georgia, that was responsible for distributing a total of five kilograms of methamphetamine pleaded guilty to their crimes recently resulting from an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) operation.


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West Virginia Man Sentenced on Felony Charge for Actions During January 6 Capitol Breach

News Release: WASHINGTON - A West Virginia mam was sentenced today on a felony charge for his actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His 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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New York Man Pleads Guilty to Felony Charge For Actions During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach

News Release: WASHINGTON - A New York man pleaded guilty today to felony charges for his actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His 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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Laurence Doud, Former CEO Of Pharmaceutical Distributor, Sentenced To 27 Months In Prison For Conspiring To Unlawfully Distribute Controlled Substances And Defrauding The DEA

News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that LAURENCE F. DOUD III, the former Chief Executive Officer of Rochester Drug Co-Operative, Inc. (“RDC"), was sentenced today in Manhattan federal court to 27 months in prison for conspiring to unlawfully distribute...


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Pawn Shop Operator Pleads Guilty to $3 Million Scheme to Sell Over 100,000 Stolen Items Online

News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The former operator of a Kansas City, Mo., pawn shop pleaded guilty in federal court today to engaging in a $3 million scheme to fence more than 100,000 stolen items and sell them on eBay.


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Local banker sent to prison for money laundering conspiracy

News Release: BROWNSVILLE, Texas - A former Wells Fargo branch manager has been ordered to federal prison for helping a drug trafficking ring launder their money through his bank, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.


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Federal jury convicts Heron man of kidnapping son, fleeing to Costa Rica

News Release: MISSOULA - A federal jury today convicted a Heron man of kidnapping his son in violation of a parenting plan and taking him to Costa Rica, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.


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Federal Jury Finds Louisville Woman Guilty of Mailing Threatening Communications to Neighbors Because of Their Race

News Release: Louisville, KY - Today a federal jury convicted a local woman of mailing communications containing threats to injure others in November and December of 2020.


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Two Previously Deported Men Charged With Illegal Reentry

News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that two previously deported men were indicted separately by a federal grand jury for illegal reentry into the United States.


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Two Arrested For Trying To Send Over 90 Firearms To Drug Cartel Members In Mexico

News Release: Tampa, FL -United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the arrests of Yuendry Rodriguez Hilario (28, Cleveland, OH) and Saleh Yusuf Saleh (24, Cleveland, OH) on a criminal complaint charging conspiracy to transfer firearms to commit a felony and/or drug trafficking crime; possession of firearms...


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Bronx Daycare Provider Charged with Sexual Exploitation of a Child and Production, Receipt, and Distribution of Child Pornography

News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Patrick J. Freaney, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of the United States Secret Service (“USSS"), Michael J. Driscoll, Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau...


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Justice Department Investigation Leads to Takedown of Darknet Cryptocurrency Mixer that Processed Over $3 Billion of Unlawful Transactions

News Release: Philadelphia - The Justice Department announced today a coordinated international takedown of ChipMixer, a darknet cryptocurrency “mixing" service responsible for laundering more than $3 billion worth of cryptocurrency, between 2017 and the present, in furtherance of among other activities, ransomware...


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Resident Doctor Arrested for Possessing Images and Videos of Child Pornography

News Release: BOSTON - A resident doctor in Western Massachusetts was arrested this morning for allegedly possessing child pornography.


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Former U.S. Army Soldier Sentenced To 45 Years In Prison For Attempting To Murder Fellow Service Members In Deadly Ambush

News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that ETHAN PHELAN MELZER, a/k/a “Etil Reggad," was sentenced to 45 years in prison for attempting to murder U.S. service members, providing and attempting to provide material support to terrorists, and...


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Illegal gambling business operator heads to prison for plotting military equipment theft

News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A 46-year-old Corpus Christi resident has been sent to prison following his convictions of conducting an illegal gambling business and conspiring to steal government property, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.


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Convicted Felon Sent to Prison for Terrorizing Women with a Firearm

News Release: EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. - In a U.S. District courtroom on Tuesday, a Belleville man was sentenced to six years in federal prison for a gun charge stemming from a 2021 incident in East St. Louis.


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Honduran National Sentenced to Time Served for Illegal Re-Entry After Deportation

News Release: NEW ORLEANS - MARIO RENE REYES-CARDONA, age 52, was sentenced on March 2, 2023 for illegal reentry of a removed alien in violation of Title 8, United States Code, Section 1326(a), announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.


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Springdale Man Sentenced to 33 Years in Federal Prison for Sexually Exploiting a Minor and Possession of Child Pornography

News Release: FAYETTEVILLE - A Springdale man was sentenced yesterday to 396 months in prison without the possibility of parole on one count of Sexual Exploitation of a Minor via Production of Child Pornography and one count of Possession of Child Pornography. The Honorable Judge Timothy L. Brooks presided over the sentencing hearing in the U.S. District Court in Fayetteville.


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Providence Man Arrested for Oxycodone Sales

News Release: BOSTON - A Providence man has been charged with selling oxycodone in Worcester on multiple occasions to an undercover officer.