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Farrell resident receives nearly six-year sentence for armed cocaine trafficking

A Farrell, Pennsylvania resident has been sentenced to 70 months in federal prison for crimes related to firearm and drug trafficking.


Honduran national arrested by ICE in San Antonio after illegal reentry

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has apprehended Edwin Eli Maldonado-Paredes, a 39-year-old Honduran national, on February 18 in San Antonio.


Bronx attorney sentenced over large-scale VAWA-related immigration fraud

Matthew Podolsky, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that Kofi Amankwaa, a former immigration attorney from the Bronx, has been sentenced to 70 months in prison.


Tajik national charged with supporting ISIS; detained after Brooklyn arrest

A criminal complaint was unsealed in Brooklyn federal court, charging Mansuri Manuchekhri with conspiring to provide material support to ISIS and ISIS-K, possessing firearms unlawfully, and committing immigration fraud.


Mercer County professor sentenced to two years for tax evasion

A Mercer County man has been sentenced to 24 months in prison for tax evasion and filing false tax returns.


IBM unveils advanced Granite 3.2 AI model family with improved reasoning capabilities

IBM has introduced the latest iteration of its Granite large language model (LLM) family, known as Granite 3.2.


Florida financial advisor admits guilt in decade-long illegal tax scheme

A Florida man, Stephen T. Mellinger III, has pleaded guilty to orchestrating a scheme that promoted an illegal tax shelter and involved wire fraud.


ICE arrests Mexican national convicted of felony rape

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has taken into custody a Mexican national who was convicted of first-degree rape.


Financial action task force updates jurisdiction lists; Laos and Nepal added

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has notified U.S. financial institutions about updates from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) regarding jurisdictions with strategic deficiencies in anti-money laundering, combating the...


ICE announces reopening of Delaney Hall Facility in New Jersey

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has announced plans to reopen the Delaney Hall Facility in Newark, New Jersey.


West Virginia man sentenced for cocaine distribution conspiracy

Jamie Green, a 47-year-old resident of Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, has been sentenced to 70 months in prison.


Waterbury man faces federal charges for cocaine distribution and gun possession

A federal grand jury in Hartford has indicted Felix Narvaez, a 53-year-old resident of Waterbury, on charges related to cocaine distribution and firearm possession.


Louisville man sentenced to over three years for illegal firearm possession

A Louisville man has been sentenced to three years and one month in federal prison for illegal firearm possession.


Kentucky man sentenced for mailing threats to kill and extort

A man from Hardin County, Kentucky, has been sentenced to four years in federal prison for mailing letters containing threats to kill and extort.


Treasury Department announces new senior appointments under Secretary Scott Bessent

Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent has announced several key appointments for senior positions within the U.S. Department of the Treasury.


Federal charges filed against eight people in North Charleston corruption probe

Eight individuals have been charged in federal court following a public corruption investigation in North Charleston.


Poplar Bluff man receives 12-year sentence for meth distribution attempt

A Poplar Bluff man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for attempting to sell methamphetamine, following a ruling by U.S. District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh Jr.


Man sentenced for sexual abuse of minor under Project Safe Childhood

Today, U.S. District Judge Sara E. Hill sentenced Damon Michael Dozier to 15 years in prison for the sexual abuse of a minor in Indian Country.


Montgomery man sentenced for armed robbery of postal carrier

A Montgomery man has been sentenced to over nine years in prison for the armed robbery of a U.S. Postal carrier.


Three Tulsa men receive sentences for armed robberies

U.S. District Judge Raul M. Arias-Marxuach has sentenced three men from Tulsa for their involvement in armed robberies that took place in Catoosa and Owasso, Oklahoma. U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson announced the sentences, emphasizing the severity...