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Bay Minette man sentenced to ten years for bulk meth trafficking conspiracy

A Bay Minette resident, Ladarrius Markeil Fields, has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for his involvement in a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy.


Baltimore CBP seizes over $70K from Chinese ship captain for failure to report currency

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Baltimore seized $70,737 in unreported currency from the captain of the M/V Sheng Ning Hai, a bulk freighter owned by COSCO Shipping Lines and flagged in China.


Maryland man pleads guilty after attempt to join ISIS thwarted by FBI

A Hanover, Maryland man has pleaded guilty in federal court to attempting to provide material support to ISIS.


District man pleads guilty to assault with knife and illegal gun possession

Adam Muhammad, a 40-year-old resident of Washington, D.C., has pleaded guilty to charges stemming from two separate incidents involving domestic violence and unlawful firearm possession.


Canadian man pleads guilty in D.C. court for sextortion targeting over 100 U.S. children

Ramanan Pathmanathan, a 40-year-old Canadian citizen from Toronto, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to charges related to a sextortion scheme that targeted more than 100 children across the United States.


Secretary Rubio discusses regional security with Mexican Foreign Secretary de la Fuente

Secretary of State Marco Rubio held a conversation with Mexican Foreign Secretary Juan Ramón de la Fuente to discuss cooperation on shared priorities and regional security, according to Principal Deputy Spokesperson Tommy Pigott.


New Haven man sentenced to over seven years for gun and drug trafficking

A New Haven man has been sentenced to 90 months in federal prison for firearm and drug trafficking offenses.


Southern District of Texas files over 300 new charges tied to Operation Take Back America

Federal authorities in the Southern District of Texas have charged 307 individuals with criminal offenses this week as part of Operation Take Back America, according to an announcement from U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.


Former Auto Masters CEO sentenced alongside co-defendants for multi-million dollar fraud

Mark Janbakhsh, the former chief executive officer and majority owner of Auto Masters, a Nashville car dealership company, has been sentenced to 42 months in federal prison on several fraud-related charges.


Two sentenced for fraud involving misuse of client data in real estate schemes

Two former financial services professionals have been sentenced for their roles in a mortgage and investment fraud scheme that involved misusing client information to secure fraudulent loans.


New York man sentenced for role in Medicare kickback scheme involving brain scans

A former operations manager from New York has been sentenced to 14 months in federal prison for his role in a kickback scheme involving medically unnecessary brain scans.


Former paralegal sentenced for embezzling nearly $100,000 from Chicago-area company

A former paralegal for a public company in the Chicago area has been sentenced in federal court after admitting to embezzling nearly $100,000 from her employer.


Florida man sentenced for threatening to assassinate former President Trump

Christopher Davies, a 32-year-old resident of Cape Coral, Florida, has been sentenced to 27 months in federal prison for threatening to assassinate the President of the United States.


Missouri man pleads guilty to child sex abuse and exploitation charges

A man from Washington County, Missouri has pleaded guilty to charges related to the sexual abuse of a minor and soliciting child sexual abuse material.


Laredo CBP officers detain man wanted for child sex crime during outbound inspection

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Laredo Port of Entry have detained a 35-year-old undocumented Mexican citizen, Rogelio Isaac Hernandez Flores, who was wanted for an alleged sexual crime against a child.


Fort Dodge man receives 25-year sentence for meth distribution conspiracy

Aaron StandsAndLooksBack, also known as Aaron Woodman, from Fort Dodge, Iowa, has been sentenced to 300 months in federal prison for his role in a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy.


Haileyville man sentenced to probation for theft from army ammunition plant

Garland Leon Seay, a 39-year-old resident of Haileyville, Oklahoma, has been sentenced to five years’ probation for two counts of theft of government property and one count of entering a military installation for a prohibited purpose.


CDC's traveler-based genomic surveillance surpasses one million participants

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has announced that its Traveler-Based Genomic Surveillance (TGS) program has reached over one million voluntary participants.


Valdosta man faces life sentence for illegal firearm possession after convenience store shooting

A man from Hahira, Georgia, with a history of felony convictions, is facing a potential life sentence after pleading guilty to illegally possessing a firearm.


CBP schedules webinar to recruit Air Interdiction Agents

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will hold a live recruitment webinar on February 10 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. ET to inform prospective applicants about Air and Marine Operations (AMO) careers, specifically the role of Air Interdiction Agent (AIA).