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Duluth felon sentenced to over 13 years for narcotics trafficking

A Duluth resident, Diaunte Jevon Shields, has been sentenced to 167 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for his involvement in narcotics trafficking.


Florida man receives prison sentence for role in biofuel fraud conspiracy

The General Manager of a renewable fuel company in Fort Pierce, Florida, has been sentenced to 37 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release.


Final defendants sentenced for large-scale retail theft schemes

Sentencing for four individuals involved in a large-scale retail theft scheme concluded today in U.S. District Court, Providence.


Louisiana man sentenced for trafficking meth through East Texas

A Shreveport, Louisiana man has been sentenced to over 21 years in federal prison for drug trafficking offenses in the Eastern District of Texas.


Johnstown man admits guilt in drug trafficking and firearm charges

A Johnstown, Pennsylvania resident has admitted guilt in federal court to charges related to narcotics trafficking and illegal firearm possession.


Par Funding's James LaForte sentenced over fraudulent scheme

James LaForte, a 48-year-old resident of New York, has been sentenced to over 11 years in prison for his involvement in a fraudulent investment scheme known as Par Funding.


Johnstown man sentenced for drug trafficking involving fentanyl and methamphetamine

A Johnstown, Pennsylvania resident has been sentenced to 50 months in federal prison for his role in a narcotics trafficking conspiracy.


Ohio man convicted on multiple drug trafficking charges

An Aberdeen, Ohio man, Gary Cunningham Jr., has been convicted by a federal jury in Covington for several drug trafficking offenses.


Kyle man sentenced for role in meth distribution conspiracy

A Kyle, South Dakota man has been sentenced to six years in federal prison for his involvement in a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy.


California man receives lengthy sentence for methamphetamine distribution

Victor Garcia, a resident of Palmdale, California, has been sentenced to 14 years in federal prison for drug trafficking.


Pocatello man receives 10-year sentence for meth trafficking

Steven Greenleaf Blodgett, a 67-year-old resident of Pocatello, has been sentenced to a decade in federal prison for possessing methamphetamine with the intent to distribute.


Muldrow resident pleads guilty to child abuse charges

James Dean Bledsoe, a 32-year-old resident of Muldrow, Oklahoma, has pleaded guilty to three counts of child abuse in Indian Country.


New Orleans man sentenced for firearm possession as a felon

A New Orleans man, Avery Julien, has been sentenced to 37 months in prison for being a felon in possession of firearms.


Muskogee man pleads guilty to failing sex offender registration

A Muskogee resident has pleaded guilty to failing to register as a sex offender, according to the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma.


Mexican national faces charges for repeated illegal reentry into the US

A federal grand jury in Honolulu has indicted Navor Salas Cruz, a 52-year-old Mexican national, for illegally reentering the United States after prior felony convictions and removals.


Georgia businessman pleads guilty to bank fraud and false statements

Spencer Askew, the founder and former CEO of E-Freight Solutions Worldwide, LLC, a logistics and supply chain company based in Georgia, has pleaded guilty to bank fraud and making false statements to the Department of Veterans Affairs.


Sacramento man pleads guilty to robbing postal carriers with fake weapon

William Carl Jackson, a 36-year-old resident of Sacramento, has admitted to committing armed robberies against postal carriers.


Motorcycle club member sentenced for firearms trafficking

Robert Dorsey, a 47-year-old from New Jersey, was sentenced to 46 months in prison for trafficking firearms.


Mason City man convicted on meth distribution and firearm charges

Darius Stackhouse, a 33-year-old resident of Mason City, has been found guilty on multiple charges related to drug trafficking and firearm possession.


Honduran national pleads guilty to illegal reentry after deportation

Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson has announced that Evin Enrique Funez-Cruz, a 22-year-old Honduran national, pleaded guilty to the charge of reentry of a removed alien.