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Christopher Erik Septon, a 52-year-old resident of Plymouth, Minnesota, has been indicted on federal charges for allegedly embezzling more than $1 million from his former employer, Ellis Properties.
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Harrison County man pleads guilty to distributing fentanyl

William Joseph Russell, 51, from Clarksburg, West Virginia, has pleaded guilty to distributing fentanyl and p-Fluorofentanyl in Harrison County.
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East Weymouth woman charged with defrauding Social Security benefits

An East Weymouth resident, Debora A. Siler, 68, has been charged in federal court in Boston with bank fraud related to Social Security benefits.
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Honduran national sentenced in Maine federal court for illegal reentry

A Honduran citizen, Maynor David Casalegno Escobar, was sentenced to time served—124 days—in U.S. District Court in Portland, Maine for reentering the United States after removal.
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Former Cullman banker sentenced to five years for $2.3 million embezzlement

A Cullman resident and former vice president of First Community Bank has been sentenced to five years in prison for her role in an embezzlement scheme, according to an announcement from U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona. U.S. District Court Judge...
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Albany man sentenced to 42 years for sexually abusing toddler and sharing videos

An Albany, Oregon man has been sentenced to 42 years in federal prison for sexually abusing a toddler and distributing videos of the abuse online.
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Woodville man receives 10-year sentence for methamphetamine distribution

A Woodville, Mississippi resident has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for possessing with intent to distribute more than 50 grams of methamphetamine.
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Spanish man pleads guilty to illegal reentry in Maine federal court

A Spanish citizen has pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Bangor, Maine, to the charge of reentering the United States after being previously removed from the country.
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Pennsylvania man pleads guilty to unlawful firearm possession in West Virginia

Tomez Faulkner, a 38-year-old resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty to unlawfully possessing a firearm.
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Georgia man sentenced for federal gun offense after multi-state police pursuit

Jeremiah Clinton Gray, a 43-year-old resident of Blue Ridge, Georgia, has been sentenced to one year and four months in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
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Chinese national sentenced for child pornography after illegal entry into Texas

A 19-year-old Chinese national has been sentenced to 24 months in federal prison for possession of child pornography after entering the United States illegally, according to an announcement from U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.
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Jury convicts man for threats targeting Yale campus

A federal jury in Bridgeport has convicted Mandel Bidone, 34, formerly of Bridgeport, of mailing a threatening communication.
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Mexican national sentenced to over four years for fentanyl trafficking in Utah

Sabino Osvaldo Gomez-Perez, a 36-year-old Mexican national, has been sentenced to 57 months in federal prison after admitting to trafficking fentanyl in Utah.
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Cedar Rapids man sentenced for fleeing police with firearm

A Cedar Rapids man, Lawrence Curtis Glover, age 42, was sentenced to 66 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to possessing a firearm as a felon.
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Jessamine County man sentenced to over 19 years for armed meth trafficking

A Nicholasville man, Jacob Clem, 37, received a sentence of 228 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute over 500 grams of methamphetamine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking.
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D.C. psychotherapist charged with distributing child pornography

Victor Renato Blythe, a 60-year-old child psychotherapist from Washington, D.C., has been charged by federal complaint with allegedly distributing and possessing child pornography.
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Deming man sentenced to over 13 years for receipt and possession of child sex abuse material

A Deming, Washington man was sentenced to 160 months in federal prison for receipt and possession of child sexual abuse material.
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New Jersey man pleads guilty after bypassing Calais border inspection

A New Jersey man has pleaded guilty in federal court to failing to report his arrival and present himself for inspection at the Calais international port of entry.
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Armed felon sentenced to over eight years for gun charges in Charlotte

Michael Anthony Cornwell, 30, has been sentenced to 106 months in prison and two years of supervised release for firearms offenses.
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Hidalgo man sentenced for distributing child abuse material involving minor

A 29-year-old man from the Rio Grande Valley has been sentenced to nine years in federal prison for distributing videos of sexual activity involving a minor.
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