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California Man Found Guilty for Role in Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

News Release: DENVER - The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces that Jesse Cervantes of Merced, California, was found guilty by a federal jury for his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy.


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Shiprock Woman Charged with Involuntary Manslaughter and Assault

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 Courtney Frank was arraigned on an indictment charging her with involuntary manslaughter and assault resulting...


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Chicago Man Indicted for Firearms Trafficking and Selling Machine Gun Conversion Devices

News Release: CHICAGO - A Chicago man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for firearms trafficking and possession and sale of machine gun conversion devices, also known as a “switches," which convert firearms into a fully automatic machinegun.


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Charlotte Auto Repair Auto Shop Owner Is Sentenced And Fined For Violating The Clean Air Act

News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Today, U.S. District Judge Frank D. Whitney sentenced Jamal Saymeh, 59, of Charlotte, N.C., to 12 months and one day in prison followed by two years of supervised release for violating the Clean Air Act, by fraudulently coding over 15,000 vehicles that would have otherwise failed the...


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Orleans Parish Man Sentenced to 57 Months for Violation of the Federal Gun Control Act

News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - On Thursday, April 27, 2023, REGIS GRIMES, age 34, a resident of New Orleans, Louisiana, was sentenced in the United States District Court after previously pleading guilty to a one-count indictment charging him with Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2), announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.


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Columbia County Man Sentenced For Threatening The President, Congressman Bennie Thompson, And A Federal Judge

News Release: SCRANTON- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that United States District Court Judge Juan R. Sanchez, Chief Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, sentenced Robert Maverick Vargo, age 26, of Berwick, Pennsylvania, to 37 months in prison for threats against a sitting congressman, a federal judge, and the President of the United States.


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FBI Cyber and Emerging Threat Symposium Coming to UF, Registration Open

News Release: JACKSONVILLE, FL-The FBI Jacksonville Division will partner with the Florida Technology Council and University of Florida to host the FBI’s 2023 Cyber and Emerging Threat Symposium in Gainesville on June 1. This is the first event co-hosted by the organizations to proactively provide the local community...


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Orlando Restaurateur Pleads Guilty For Failing To Pay $2 Million In Employment Taxes

News Release: Orlando, FL -United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Manuel Tato has pleaded guilty to three counts of failing to truthfully account for and pay over employment taxes. Tato faces a maximum penalty of five years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set.


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Convicted Felon Sentenced For Possessing Firearm

News Release: Tampa, FL - U.S. District Judge Charlene Edwards Honeywell has sentenced Patraic Setzer (29, New Port Richey) to three years and five months in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. The court also ordered Setzer to forfeit a Sig Sauer firearm, which is traceable to the offense. Setzer had pleaded guilty on February 7, 2023.


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Real Estate Investor Convicted Of Defrauding Government Rental Assistance And Medicaid Programs

News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today’s conviction in federal court of PAUL FISHBEIN of multiple counts of fraud and aggravated identity theft. FISHBEIN stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from rental assistance programs administered by...


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Jackson Man Sentenced to 46 months in Prison for Being a Convicted Felon in Possession of a Firearm

News Release: Jackson, Miss. - A Jackson man was sentenced to 46 months in federal prison for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Jermicha Fomby of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.


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Morgantown man and Detroit man sentenced for drug operation

News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Two men have been sentenced today for working together to sell large quantities of methamphetamine and cocaine in the Morgantown area.


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Fentanyl Supplier Sentenced to More Than Six Years in Federal Prison

News Release: PROVIDENCE - A Providence man who acted as a supplier of fentanyl to a mid-level drug trafficker was sentenced today to nearly six-and-a-half years in federal prison, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.


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Former Creve Coeur Pharmacy Owner Admits Paying Kickbacks for Prescriptions

News Release: ST. LOUIS - The former owner of a Creve Coeur pharmacy on Monday admitted paying illegal kickbacks to marketing companies to generate prescriptions for expensive medications.


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Convicted Child Molester Sentenced for Attempted Naturalization Fraud

News Release: RALEIGH, N.C. - Armando Marinero-Garcia, age 49, a permanent resident of the United States, born in Mexico and residing in Johnston County, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Terrence W. Boyle to five months in prison following a guilty plea to attempted naturalization fraud.


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New Jersey Man Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud Kickback Conspiracy and Tax Evasion

News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Juller Perez Salcedo, age 44, of Garfield, New Jersey, pled guilty today to conspiring to commit wire fraud and honest services fraud, and also to tax evasion.


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Brainerd Felon Sentenced to 12.5 Years in Prison for Distribution of Controlled Substances

News Release: ST. PAUL, Minn. - A Brainerd man has been sentenced to 150 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for possession with intent to distribute controlled substances, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.


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Fatal Traffic Crash On Menominee Indian Reservation Leads to 12-Year Prison Sentence

News Release: United States Attorney Gregory J. Haanstad of the Eastern District of Wisconsin announced that on April 27, 2023, U.S. District Judge William C. Griesbach sentenced Erin D. Schweitzer, a/k/a Erin D. Martin (age: 42), to a total sentence of 12 years’ imprisonment and three years’ supervised release after...


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Corpus man admits to trafficking meth

News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A 23-year-old man residing in Corpus Christi has pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute 210 grams of meth, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.


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Solano County Hells Angels Member Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison for Firearms Offenses

News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Michael Mahoney, 30, of Fairfield, was sentenced today to three years and one month in prison for possessing a firearm with an obliterated or altered serial number and possessing an unregistered short-barreled shotgun, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.