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Drug Trafficker Faces Federal Charges After Portland Overdose Death

News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-An area drug trafficker is facing federal charges Wednesday after his supply of illicit fentanyl was linked to a fatal overdose in Portland.


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Central Valley Man Sentenced to over 6 Years in Prison for $9 Million Cow Manure Ponzi Scheme

News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Ray Brewer, 66, of Porterville, and Sheridan, Montana, was sentenced today to six years and nine months in prison for running a multimillion-dollar fraud scheme where he purported to turn cow manure into green energy, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


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Merrillville Man Sentenced to 102 in Prison

News Release: SOUTH BEND - Phillip Carter, Jr., 32 years old, of Merrillville, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Damon R. Leichty after pleading guilty to aiding and abetting the making of false statements to acquire firearms, announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson.


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Recording Artist Casanova Sentenced To 188 Months In Prison For Gang-Related Racketeering And Narcotics Offenses

News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that recording artist CASWELL SENIOR, a/k/a “Casanova," was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Philip M. Halpern to 188 months in prison for racketeering and narcotics offenses arising out of his leadership...


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Washington man admits trafficking meth, fentanyl on Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation

News Release: GREAT FALLS - A Washington man suspected of trafficking methamphetamine and fentanyl on the Rock Boy’s Indian Reservation admitted to a drug crime today, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.


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Georgia Woman Sentenced To More Than 11 Years In Prison For Role In International Conspiracy To Launder Proceeds Of “Boiler Room” Fraud

News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Mary S. Scriven has sentenced Rachael Maia Winslow (55, Roswell, GA) to 11 years and 3 months’ imprisonment for conspiracy to commit money laundering. Winslow was also ordered to forfeit $747,608.81 of victim-investors’ funds seized from two bank accounts she had used during the conspiracy. A federal jury had found Winslow guilty in November 2022.


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Evadale Little League Coach Guilty of Federal Child Exploitation Violations

News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas - A Lumberton man has pleaded guilty to federal child exploitation charges in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Damien M. Diggs today.


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Violent Gang Member Convicted of Drug and Firearms Conspiracy Involving Six Shootings

News Release: BOSTON - The last remaining defendant in a multi-phase investigation targeting drug trafficking and gang violence in communities north of Boston has been found guilty of operating a large-scale drug trafficking conspiracy that manufactured and distributed over 10 kilograms each of fentanyl, methamphetamine...


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Former Wausau Investment Advisor Sentenced to 8 Years for $1.9 Million Ponzi Scheme

News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Anthony B. Liddle, 41, Wausau, Wisconsin was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to 8 years in federal prison for wire fraud and money laundering. Liddle pleaded guilty to the charges on Feb. 24, 2023.


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Four Owensboro Residents Sentenced for Federal Methamphetamine Trafficking Conspiracy

News Release: Owensboro, KY - This week, the fourth and final member of an Owensboro federal drug trafficking conspiracy was sentenced to over 15 years in federal prison.


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Lenoir, N.C. Felon Is Sentenced To 15 Years For Illegal Firearm Possession And Drug Charges

News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - U.S. Attorney Dena J. King announced today that Jeremy David Greene, 47, of Lenoir, N.C., was ordered to serve 15 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release for possession of a firearm by a felon and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.


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Former Massachusetts Town Official Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud in Rhode Island

News Release: PROVIDENCE - A former chairperson of the Board of Tax Assessors for the Town of Dedham, MA, pleaded guilty in federal court in Rhode Island today to a charge of wire fraud, admitting that, while serving as a Dedham town official, real estate broker, tax preparer, and property manager for the River Island...


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Jackson Woman Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud

News Release: Jackson, Miss. - A Jackson woman pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bank fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge David Denton of Homeland Security Investigations.


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Prince George’s County Man Sentenced to Seven Years in Federal Prison for a Conspiracy to Obtain Over $1 Million in COVID-19 CARES Act Loans and Unemployment Insurance Benefits

News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Theodore D. Chuang today sentenced Jerry Phillips, a/k/a “Tian Juzo," age 25, of Capitol Heights, Maryland, to seven years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for a wire fraud conspiracy, aggravated identity theft, and illegal possession...


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Wisconsin Man Sentenced for Sex Trafficking a Child

News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Milwaukee, Wisconsin man was sentenced in federal court today for the sex trafficking of a child.


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Union Financial Recording Secretary Sentenced for False Entry in a Union Record

News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - WILBERT BARNES, a resident of Angie, Louisiana, was sentenced on June 22, 2023 to 2 years of probation, 100 hours of community service, and a $25 mandatory special assessment fee, announced United States Attorney Duane A. Evans. Pursuant to the Mandatory Victim Restitution Act...


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York County Man Sentenced To Probation For Theft Of Federal Program Funds

News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Leonard Hart, age 50, of Mount Wolf, PA was sentenced to five years of probation for obtaining by fraud and misapplying money from Lincoln Charter School (LCS) in York, Pennsylvania.


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Phoenix Man Sentenced to 40 Months for Alien Smuggling and Firearm Offense

News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - John Edward Crenshaw, 40, of Phoenix, Arizona was sentenced yesterday by United States District Judge Rosemary Márquez to 40 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. On Jan. 19, 2023, Crenshaw pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to Transport Illegal Aliens for Profit and Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person.


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Stratford Man Charged with Distributing Methamphetamine and Oxycodone

News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Brian D. Boyle, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, and Stratford Police Department Chief Joseph McNeil today announced that EDWARD JOHNSON, 31, of Stratford, has been charged by indictment with unlawfully distributing methamphetamine and oxycodone.


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DeForest Man Sentenced to 1 Year in Prison for Making Threats

News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Michael A. Yaker, 53, DeForest, Wisconsin, was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to one year and one day in federal prison for transmitting in interstate commerce a threatening communication. Yaker’s prison term will be followed by three years of supervised release.