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California man sentenced in crypto money laundering case

A California man has been sentenced to federal prison for his involvement in a cryptocurrency money laundering conspiracy.


New Britain man receives federal prison sentence for fentanyl trafficking

Eddie Limas, a 35-year-old resident of New Britain, has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for trafficking fentanyl.


Mexican national indicted for fatal border crossing attempt in Arizona desert

On March 4, 2025, a federal grand jury in Phoenix indicted Jorge Fontes-Garcia, a 25-year-old from Sonora, Mexico.


ICE arrests Romanian national after prison release

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has taken Dan Adrian Agafitei, a 26-year-old Romanian national, into custody following his release from the U.S. Bureau of Prisons Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn on March 4.


Small business optimism remains steady amid labor market challenges

NFIB Research Center Executive Director Holly Wade discussed the latest Small Business Optimism Index on Bloomberg: The Close with hosts Scarlet Fu and Romaine Bostick.


ICE arrests Guatemalan national with child sex offense history

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has taken Axel Ramirez-Hernandez, a 32-year-old Guatemalan national, into custody in Spring Valley on March 6.


Medical equipment business owner sentenced for fraud involving over $1.3 million

A former Kentucky resident has been sentenced to over a year in federal prison for his involvement in a conspiracy related to health care fraud and money laundering through his medical equipment businesses.


Hamburg man sentenced for fentanyl distribution and firearm possession

U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo has announced that Michael Burnett, a 40-year-old resident of Hamburg, New York, was sentenced to 96 months in prison.


Romanian fugitive removed by ICE over identity theft charges

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has deported Torsten Ew Torz, a 31-year-old Romanian citizen originally from Germany, who was wanted in France for identity theft and credit card fraud.


Former federal task force agent convicted for concealing cash during seizure

A former agent of the Puerto Rico Special Investigations Bureau, Antonio Pizarro Adorno, has been found guilty of corruption by a federal jury.


Foreign national pleads guilty to firearm possession charge

Salvador Diaz-Hermosillo, a 38-year-old foreign national, has pleaded guilty to illegally possessing a firearm in the United States.


Five members sentenced for meth distribution using postal service

Five members of a drug trafficking organization have been sentenced for federal crimes related to methamphetamine distribution in the Holdenville area.


Dog care worker pleads guilty to animal cruelty resulting in dog's death

Jovon Hawkins, a 25-year-old resident of Washington, D.C., has pleaded guilty to felony animal cruelty charges following the death of a dog named Appa.


Mexican fugitive extradited by ICE after eleven years

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has returned Ariel Nunez Figueroa, a 30-year-old Mexican national, to Mexico.


Three men indicted for distributing fentanyl pills in Madera County

A federal grand jury has indicted three men for their alleged involvement in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl in Madera County, California.


ICE deports fugitive wanted for child rape in El Salvador

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has deported Oscar Alexander Cruz Rodriguez, a 29-year-old foreign fugitive wanted in El Salvador for the rape of a minor.


Former priest sentenced for passport fraud; stripped of citizenship

Jorge Antonio Velez-Lopez, a former priest and convicted child molester, has been sentenced to one year for passport fraud following an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).


Mexican nationals face drug trafficking charges in Arizona

Two Mexican nationals, Jose Bibiano Cabrera-Cabrera and Jesus Humberto Limon-Lopez, have been taken into U.S. custody in Arizona as part of an ongoing investigation by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).


Oakland woman pleads guilty to string of California bank robberies

Yasmin Charisse Millett, 22, has entered a guilty plea to a charge of bank robbery, according to Acting United States Attorney Michele Beckwith.


Illinois man sentenced for illegal firearm possession

Marcus Fair, a 28-year-old from Dolton, Illinois, has been sentenced to 57 months in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a prohibited person.