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FBI Seattle Honors Seattle Community Leader Andriy Matlak with National Award

News Release: SEATTLE, WA-On Friday, May 5, 2023, FBI Director Christopher Wray presented Andriy Matlak with the FBI Director’s Community Leadership Award (DCLA) for his service as Reverend Father of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Seattle. He is honored for his spiritual leadership, compassion, and selfless humanitarian services in the Seattle Ukrainian community since the invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022.


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New Jersey Man Sentenced for Role in Drug Conspiracy

News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - A Blackwood, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 12 years in prison for being the supplier in a drug conspiracy that stretched from New Jersey to Maryland to West Virginia.


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Inmate Sentenced To 51 Months In Prison For Aggravated Assault

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Judge Malachy E. Mannion sentenced Louis Borrero, age 39, an inmate at United States Penitentiary, Canaan, in Waymart, Pennsylvania, to 51 months in prison for assault on another inmate.


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Former Enforcer of New Bedford Latin Kings Chapter Sentenced to More Than Twelve Years in Prison for Racketeering Conspiracy

A former member and Enforcer of the New Bedford Chapter of the Massachusetts Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (Latin Kings) was sentenced yesterday on racketeering charges.


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Convicted Felon Sentenced For Possessing Firearm

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.


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

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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Holyoke Man Pleads Guilty to Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm

A Holyoke man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Springfield to illegally possessing a firearm as a previously convicted felon


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Fairfield County man pleads guilty to armed bank robberies in Athens, Marietta

A career bank robber pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to armed bank robberies in Athens and Marietta in 2020.


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Seven persons arraigned on charges in meth trafficking investigation on Crow and Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservations, three counties

Seven persons accused in a large methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy on the Crow and Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservations and in Yellowstone, Big Horn and Rosebud counties appeared for arraignment this week on various charges, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said today.


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Suburban Chicago Couple Plead Guilty to Child Labor Trafficking and Are Sentenced to More Than Six Years in Federal Prison

Two Aurora residents have pleaded guilty to two counts each of forced labor and have been sentenced to six and a half years in prison by a federal judge in Chicago.


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

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 Schweitzer pled guilty to Involuntary Manslaughter and two counts of Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 1112, 113(a)(6), & 1153(a).


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Gang Member Admits Racketeering and Firearms Charges

A member of a New Jersey street gang admitted his role in a racketeering conspiracy and possessing firearms and ammunition as a convicted felon, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.


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Corpus man admits to trafficking meth

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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Essex County Man Sentenced to 82 Months in Prison for Using Credit Cards Stolen from U.S. Mail to Defraud Banks and Commit Identity Theft

Essex County Man Sentenced to 82 Months in Prison for Using Credit Cards Stolen from U.S. Mail to Defraud Banks and Commit Identity Theft


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St. Louis County Man Admits Buying, Re-selling Checks Stolen from the U.S. Mail

A man from St. Louis County, Missouri on Friday admitted buying and then re-selling business and personal checks stolen from U.S. Postal Service collection boxes.


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FBI Honors Community Leader with Director’s Community Leadership Award

News Release: FBI Honors Community Leader with Director’s Community Leadership Award.


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Virginia Man Sentenced on Felony and Misdemeanor Charges for Actions During January 6 Capitol Breach

News Release: WASHINGTON - A Virginia man was sentenced today in the District of Columbia on felony and misdemeanor charges 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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Pennsylvania Man Sentenced on Felony Charge for Actions During January 6 Capitol Breach

News Release: WASHINGTON - A Pennsylvania man was sentenced today for felony and misdemeanor charges 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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Missouri Man Indicted for Bank Robbery

News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - A federal grand jury in Kansas City returned an indictment charging a Missouri man with robbing a bank in Kansas.


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FBI Springfield Honors Community Lifeline Family Resource Center of East St. Louis with National Award

News Release: FBI Springfield Honors Community Lifeline Family Resource Center of East St. Louis with National Award.