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Federal Jury Convicts Okmulgee County Resident Of Felon In Possession Of A Firearm And Ammunition

News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, announced today that Kent Matthew Stapp, age 34, of Okmulgee County, Oklahoma was found guilty by a federal jury of one count of Felon in Possession of a Firearm & Ammunition. The jury trial began on Monday, March 13, 2023, and concluded on the same day with the guilty verdict.


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Dominican Man Pleads Guilty to Illegal Reentry

News Release: BOSTON - A Dominican man pleaded guilty yesterday to illegally reentering the United States following a prior removal.


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Fairbanks U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Employee Charged with Fraud, Embezzlement for Falsifying Bank Records and Stealing Over $100,000

News Release: FAIRBANKS - A federal grand jury in Alaska returned an indictment charging a Fairbanks U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service employee with wire fraud and embezzlement of public funds for perpetrating a years-long scheme to steal money from her employer.


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Two Men Indicted for Series of Holiday Carjackings and Kidnappings

News Release: Memphis, TN - A federal grand jury has returned a superseding indictment charging Adrian Pegues,.


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Ohio Man Arrested on Felony Charges for Actions During January 6 Capitol Breach

News Release: WASHINGTON - An Ohio man has been arrested on felony charges, including assaulting law enforcement officers, 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 presidential election.


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Albuquerque man sentenced to ten years in prison for assault and firearms violations

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office, announced today that Byron Rosetta was sentenced to ten years and one day in prison. Rosetta, 38, of Albuquerque, and an enrolled...


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Framingham Man Sentenced in Business Email Compromise Scheme

News Release: BOSTON - A Framingham man was sentenced yesterday for his role in a business email compromise (BEC) scheme.


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U.S. Attorney, Vermont Attorney General, and Rutland Area NAACP to Co-Host Hate-Free Vermont Forum in St. Albans

News Release: Burlington, Vermont - The United States Attorney’s Office, the Vermont Attorney General’s Office, and the Rutland Area NAACP will be co-hosting a Hate-Free Vermont Forum in St. Albans on March 13, 2023, from 5:30pm to 7:30pm. This forum will be the third held in an ongoing series; last year, Hate-Free Vermont Forums took place in Rutland and Bennington.


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Waterloo Man Sentenced for Possessing a Firearm as a Drug User

News Release: A man who possessed a firearm as an illegal user of a controlled substance was sentenced today to almost five years in federal prison.


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Massachusetts Man Pleads Guilty to Making a False Statement During the Acquisition of a Firearm in Plaistow

News Release: CONCORD - William Heredia, 36, of Haverhill, Massachusetts, pleaded guilty in federal court today to an indictment charging him with one count of making a false statement during the acquisition of a firearm, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced.


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Tewksbury Woman Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement, Unemployment Fraud and Tax Crimes

News Release: BOSTON - A Tewksbury woman pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to embezzling more than $1.8 million from her employer, collecting unemployment assistance while employed fulltime and related tax charges.


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Former Macomb County Public Works Commissioner Anthony Marrocco Sentenced to Prison for Extortion

News Release: DETROIT - Former Macomb County Commissioner of Public Works Anthony Marrocco was sentenced to three months in prison and fourteen months of home confinement for attempted extortion by withholding county permits from businessmen who refused to contribute to Marrocco’s campaign accounts, United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison announced today.


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Fort Wayne Man Sentenced

News Release: FORT WAYNE - Lucian Boboia, age 49, of Phoenix, Arizona, was sentenced before United States District Court Judge Holly A. Brady after pleading guilty to obtaining a controlled substance, including fentanyl, by fraud or deception, announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson.


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Four Individuals Arrested for Investment Fraud Scheme Targeting Hawaii Residents

News Release: HONOLULU - Today, Defendants HAITEM TAYLOR ABID DHAENE, age 19, LATIFA ZANKI DHAENE, age 47, TIM DHAENE, age 37, and SOFYANE ABID DHAENE, age 22, were arraigned in federal court on charges contained in an indictment returned by a federal grand jury on Feb. 23, 2023. The four defendants were arrested...


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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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Recidivist Mail Thief Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Bank Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft

News Release: MOBILE, AL - A Jackson man was sentenced to three years in prison for bank fraud and aggravated identity theft relating to his repeated theft of mail and use of stolen debit and credit cards.


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Kouts Woman Convicted of Tax Offenses

News Release: HAMMOND- Kathy Lynch, age 64, of Kouts, Indiana, was found guilty following a 3-day jury trial presided over by United States District Court Judge Philip P Simon, announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson.


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Mexican Citizen Sentenced for Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

News Release: United States Attorney Steven Russell announced that Neri Mendoza-Rodriguez, 31, was sentenced on March 10, 2023, in federal court in Omaha, Nebraska, for his participation in a methamphetamine and fentanyl drug conspiracy. Chief United States District Judge Robert F. Rossiter, Jr. sentenced Mendoza-Rodriguez...


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Virginia Beach Naval Nurse Sentenced for Attempted Coercion of a Minor

News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - A Virginia Beach man was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for attempting to coerce and entice a 14-year-old minor to have sex with him.


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Gladstone Couple Pleads Guilty to Producing, Distributing Child Pornography

News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Gladstone, Mo., husband and wife pleaded guilty in federal court today to producing and distributing pornographic images of two child victims.