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Box Elder man sentenced to 14 years in prison for sexually abusing child

News Release: GREAT FALLS - A Box Elder man who admitted to sexually abusing a child for approximately four years on the Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation was sentenced today to 14 years in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.


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Missouri Woman Sentenced to 8 Years in Federal Prison for Methamphetamine Possession

News Release: CAPE GIRARDEAU - April M. Rulo, 47, of Branson, Missouri, was sentenced Tuesday to 8 years in federal prison for the offense of possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute. Rulo appeared for her sentencing hearing before U.S. District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh Jr. at the federal courthouse in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.


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Mexican National Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Growing Over 6,500 Marijuana Plants in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest

News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Agustin Cruz-Sanchez, 34, of Mexico, was sentenced Thursday to 10 years in prison and ordered to pay $10,000 in restitution to the United States for conspiracy to manufacture marijuana and depredation of public lands and resources, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


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Michigan Resident Indicted for Hate Crime of Threatening to Kill Jewish Government Officials

News Release: DETROIT - A Tipton, Michigan resident was indicted by a grand jury today for using Twitter to threaten to kill Jewish government officials in Michigan, announced United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison.


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Washington Man Sentenced to 90 Months for Identity Theft Scheme Spanning Idaho and Several Western States

News Release: BOISE - Ryan M. Tichy, 43, of Seattle, was sentenced to 90 months in federal prison for wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced today.


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New Orleans Man Pleads Guilty to International Parental Kidnapping

News Release: NEW ORLEANS - KIDUS AWLACHEW, age 33, a resident of New Orleans, Louisiana, pleaded guilty today before United States District Judge Jay Zainey after previously being charged in a one-count bill of information with international parental kidnapping, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1204, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.


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Hampstead Woman Sentenced to Prison for Disaster Fraud

News Release: RALEIGH, N.C. - A Hampstead woman was sentenced today to 12 months and 1 day in prison, followed by five years of supervised release for fraudulent disaster assistance claims following Hurricane Florence. On Nov. 17, 2022, Dishawn Batts pled guilty. As part of the judgment, Batts was also ordered to pay $24,835.50 in criminal restitution to the Federal Emergency Management Agency.


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Peoria, Illinois, Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Possession of More than 50 Grams of Methamphetamine (“Ice”) with the Intent to Distribute

News Release: PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria, Illinois, man, Keyshawn Q. Banks, 24, of the 1000 block of West Thrush Avenue, was sentenced on March 9, 2023, to 120 months of imprisonment, to be followed by five years of supervised release, for possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of actual methamphetamine (“Ice").


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Sioux City Woman Sentenced to 15 Months in Federal Prison for Escaping from Halfway House

News Release: A woman who escaped from custody was sentenced March 8, 2023, to more than one year in federal prison.


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Federal Jury Convicts Tampa Armed Felon On Drug Trafficking Charges

News Release: Tampa, FL -United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that a federal jury has found Dempsey Gilmore (32, Tampa) guilty of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and marijuana, possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and marijuana, carrying a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking...


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Ipswich Man Sentenced for Child Pornography Offenses

News Release: BOSTON - An Ipswich man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for distributing and possessing child sexual abuse material photo (CSAM).


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Grand Rivers Man and Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for Methamphetamine Trafficking

News Release: Paducah, KY - A Grand Rivers man and woman were sentenced today for possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine.


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Mississippi Tax Return Preparer Sentenced to 18 Months in Federal Prison for Filing False Tax Returns

News Release: Natchez, Miss. - A McComb woman was sentenced to serve 18 months in federal prison and pay $58,668 in restitution to the Internal Revenue Service for preparing false tax returns for her clients, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and James E. Dorsey, Special Agent in Charge of Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation, Atlanta Field Office.


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Randolph Woman Arrested for Hiding Over $3.2 Million in Payroll

News Release: BOSTON - A Randolph woman was arrested today in connection with her involvement in a payroll tax avoidance scheme.


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Texas Man Sentenced for $2 Million Medicare Fraud

News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - A Texas man was sentenced today to 66 months in prison for conspiring to defraud Medicare of more than $2 million by submitting thousands of fraudulent claims for durable medical equipment.


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Maine Man Sentenced to 18 Months Imprisonment for Bank Fraud

News Release: CONCORD - Sean Crockett, 41, of Lebanon, Maine, was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for bank fraud, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced today.


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Philadelphia Man Sentenced To 48 Months In Prison For Mail Fraud And Identity Theft

News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that United States Judge Christopher C. Conner sentenced Ekow Harley, age 33, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to 48 months in prison for mail fraud and aggravated identity theft.


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New Orleans Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug and Weapons Violations

News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - On March 8, 2023, CHRISTIAN GUITY, age 26, a resident of Orleans Parish, pled guilty to three counts of a four-count indictment for federal drug and weapons violations, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans. Count 1 charged GUITY with possession with intent to distribute a controlled...



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Three Plead Guilty to Healthcare Fraud in Schemes That Totaled $6.5 Million Dollars in Fraudulent Claims

News Release: CHICAGO - A Chicago-area physical therapist, health care professional, and a personal trainer have pleaded guilty to one count of healthcare fraud each for scheming to defraud private insurers for payment of physical therapy and other services that were never rendered.