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Pawn shop owner pleads guilty in interstate stolen goods conspiracy

Dominic Sprague, a pawn shop owner from Greece, NY, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to transport stolen goods in interstate commerce.


DC man pleads guilty to mail and bank fraud conspiracy

Dajuan Taylor, a 24-year-old resident of Washington, DC, has entered a guilty plea in federal court to charges of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and bank fraud.


Father-son duo pleads guilty to defrauding sports park bondholders

Jay Clayton, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that Randy Miller and Chad Miller have pled guilty to securities fraud and aggravated identity theft.


Brazilian national sentenced for perjury related to asylum application

A Brazilian national residing in Malden, Massachusetts, has been sentenced in a federal court in Boston for providing false information on his asylum application and during an immigration hearing.


San Francisco man receives federal sentence for carjacking and firearms offenses

Lafayette Davenport, a San Francisco resident, has been sentenced to 90 months in federal prison for carjacking and firearms offenses related to an incident in the Tenderloin district.


Illinois man sentenced over immigration marriage fraud conspiracy

Joseph Sanchez, a 33-year-old resident of Fairbury, Illinois, has been sentenced to five years of federal probation for his involvement in an immigration marriage fraud conspiracy.


Two Washington men receive lengthy sentences for child exploitation crimes

Acting United States Attorney Richard R. Barker announced the sentencing of Tony J. Bolen, 44, and Casey Allen Greer, 48, for crimes related to child sexual abuse material.


Former NYCHA superintendent sentenced for bribery involving repair contracts

Jay Clayton, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that Corey Gilmore, a former superintendent for the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA), has been sentenced to one year and one day in prison.


Heart Butte man sentenced to over two decades for child sexual abuse

A Heart Butte man, Bradley Joseph Guardipee, was sentenced to 272 months in prison followed by a lifetime of supervised release for sexually assaulting multiple minors.


Dearborn man pleads guilty to firearm possession following antisemitic incident

Hassan Chokr, a convicted felon from Dearborn, Michigan, has pleaded guilty to the charge of being a felon in possession of firearms.


Construction manager sentenced for multimillion-dollar fraud schemes

Jose Garcia, a construction manager from New York, has been sentenced to 27 months in prison for his involvement in a $4.5 million embezzlement scheme and a $2.1 million tax evasion crime.


Man sentenced for cocaine distribution after border patrol checkpoint discovery

A 36-year-old man has been sentenced to over ten years in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute cocaine, according to U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.


Brandon Earl Presley sentenced for multiple charges involving minors

Today in Tulsa, U.S. District Judge Sara E. Hill sentenced Brandon Earl Presley, 30, of Bixby, Oklahoma.


Mexican national sentenced for third illegal reentry into United States

A Mexican national, Juan Humberto Lara Molina, has been sentenced to 24 months in federal prison for illegally reentering the United States. U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei announced the sentencing of the 44-year-old, who has a history of felony...


Minneapolis man sentenced for robbing postal workers and forging checks

Rubin David Adams, a Minneapolis resident, has been sentenced to 132 months in prison for robbing U.S. Postal Service letter carriers and executing a check forgery scheme.


Man sentenced for aggravated sexual abuse at Marin Headlands

Esbin Ramirez-Garcia has been sentenced to 90 months in federal prison for aggravated sexual abuse on federal land.


Colorado man sentenced to life for abuse at Haitian orphanage

On May 23, a Colorado man received a 210-year prison sentence for sexually abusing children at an orphanage he founded in Haiti.


Kanawha County man sentenced for fraud involving arson and embezzlement

Donald A. Ennis, a 43-year-old resident of St. Albans, has been sentenced to two years and nine months in prison for committing wire fraud.


Inmate receives prison sentence for assault at U.S. Penitentiary Atwater

U.S. District Judge Kirk E. Sherriff has sentenced Delonte Williams, a 37-year-old from Washington, D.C., to 33 months in prison for assault with a deadly weapon at the U.S. Penitentiary in Atwater.


New Jersey man sentenced for fraudulent COVID-19 relief fund acquisition

A New Jersey resident has been sentenced to 20 months in prison for fraudulently obtaining approximately $149,900 in federal Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL), as announced by U.S. Attorney Alina Habba.