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A Salem man, previously convicted as a sex offender, has been sentenced to more than 17 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to receiving child pornography. U.S. District Judge Michael Simon sentenced John Christopher Christensen, 49, to...
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Guatemalan national sentenced to prison for illegal reentry into United States

A Guatemalan national has been sentenced to seven months in federal prison for unlawfully reentering the United States after previously being removed.
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Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon pleads guilty in multi-billion dollar cryptocurrency fraud

Do Hyeong Kwon, co-founder and former CEO of Terraform Labs, has pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring to commit commodities fraud, securities fraud, and wire fraud, as well as one count of committing wire fraud.
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Three Chinese-owned firms settle for $21M over alleged false PPP loan claims

BWI North America Inc., BWI Indiana Inc., and BWI Chassis Dynamics (NA) Inc. have agreed to pay $21,660,983 to settle allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by submitting false claims to obtain Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans...
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Rio Grande Valley man receives nine-year sentence for child pornography conviction

A Donna, Texas man has been sentenced to nine years in federal prison after being convicted of receiving child pornography.
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Guatemalan man charged with illegal re-entry after prior removals

A Guatemalan citizen, Edin Julian Hernandez Mejia, 22, has been arrested and charged with illegal re-entry into the United States.
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Alta man pleads guilty to federal charge for illegal firearm possession

A man from Alta, Iowa, has pleaded guilty in federal court to illegally possessing a firearm.
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Kanawha County woman sentenced to probation for PPP loan fraud

Krista Marie Menchaca, a 32-year-old resident of Cross Lanes, West Virginia, was sentenced to three years of federal probation and ordered to pay $21,963.96 in restitution for her role in a COVID-19 relief fraud scheme.
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Four sentenced for stealing checks from St.Louis area postal collection boxes

Four St. Louis area residents, including a former U.S. Postal Service employee, have been sentenced for their involvement in a scheme that stole checks from the mail to commit bank fraud, according to an announcement by U.S. Attorney Thomas C. Albus.
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Former Rochester bus driver sentenced to 10 years for child pornography offense

A former school bus driver in Rochester, New York, has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for attempting to receive child pornography.
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Human smuggling suspect arrested after police chase ends in crash

A 34-year-old man from Pharr, Texas, Cesar Rafael Leon, has been taken into federal custody after a vehicle pursuit ended in a crash involving law enforcement.
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Milton man indicted on federal firearm charge faces mandatory minimum sentence

Willie Curtis Slack, Jr., a 49-year-old resident of Milton, Florida, has been indicted in federal court on charges of possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon.
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Metro Nashville Public Schools settles ADA complaint over diabetes care policy

The United States has reached a settlement with Metro Nashville Public Schools (MNPS) and Ross Early Learning Center (Ross ELC) regarding allegations that they violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
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Mexican citizen sentenced for receipt of child pornography involving infants

A Mexican citizen living in McAllen, Texas, has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to receiving child pornography involving infants and toddlers.
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Scott County man receives nearly 29-year sentence for child pornography production

A Georgetown, Kentucky man has been sentenced to 348 months in federal prison for producing child pornography.
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Charlotte man sentenced to over two years for firearms theft from licensed dealer

A Charlotte man has been sentenced to more than two years in federal prison for stealing firearms from a licensed dealer.
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Repeat sex offender receives over two decades for coercing Duluth minor

Dillon Alvan Reyna, 33, has been sentenced to 22 years in federal prison and 15 years of supervised release for coercion and enticement of a minor.
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Two Estonians sentenced in Seattle for $577 million global crypto Ponzi scheme

Two Estonian nationals, Sergei Potapenko and Ivan Turõgin, were sentenced in Seattle to 16 months in prison for running a large-scale cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme that defrauded hundreds of thousands of victims worldwide.
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Former owner of marine school pleads guilty to falsifying records for mariner credentials

A St. Clair County resident, Mel Stackpoole, pleaded guilty to a felony charge in federal court for falsifying records related to a maritime training course intended for merchant mariner credentials.
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Career offender receives eight-year sentence for threats against judge and prosecutor

Nathanael Michael West, 28, has been sentenced to eight years in federal prison for threatening a federal judge and a federal prosecutor.
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