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The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has upheld a 228-month federal prison sentence for Jason Autry, who was convicted of firearms offenses in the Western District of Tennessee.
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Muskogee man sentenced to over five years for methamphetamine distribution

A Muskogee resident has been sentenced to nearly six years in federal prison for a drug offense.
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Six plead guilty to drug charges after ATF operation in Jackson

Six individuals have pleaded guilty to narcotics distribution charges following an operation led by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) in Jackson, Mississippi.
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New Jersey man indicted for arson with explosives at Pottsville rental property

A federal grand jury has indicted Tyrie Rashad Dunn, also known as “Chaos,” age 37, of Lodi, New Jersey, for maliciously damaging a building by fire or explosive material and for the use of explosive material in the commission of a felony.
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Vermont man sentenced to prison for illegal firearm possession

Travis Collins, 43, of St. Albans City, Vermont, was sentenced to 12 months and one day in prison followed by three years of supervised release for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
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Former corrections officer pleads guilty to bribery at Gilmer federal prison

A former correctional officer at the Federal Corrections Institution Gilmer has pleaded guilty to accepting bribes from inmates in exchange for smuggling contraband into the facility.
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Schuylkill County man indicted on federal child exploitation charges

A federal grand jury has indicted Craig Kimmel, 54, of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, on charges related to child exploitation.
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Former prison officers indicted after inmate death at Augusta State Medical Prison

Two former correctional officers at Augusta State Medical Prison have been indicted by a federal grand jury in the Southern District of Georgia on charges related to the death of an inmate.
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Washington man receives maximum sentence for cyberstalking and child pornography offenses

A Washington state resident, Kaden Ollila, 21, of Tacoma, was sentenced in Juneau, Alaska to 20 years in federal prison for crimes involving child pornography and cyberstalking.
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Three plead guilty in Eastern Oklahoma federal court for methamphetamine conspiracy

Three individuals have pleaded guilty in federal court to charges related to drug conspiracy, according to an announcement from the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma.
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August federal grand jury returns indictments for drugs, firearms offenses

Federal prosecutors in the Northern District of Oklahoma have announced indictments against several individuals following the August 2025-A session of the federal grand jury.
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Thirteen charged for running elder fraud ring targeting hundreds across United States

Federal authorities have charged thirteen people in connection with a transnational elder fraud scheme that targeted hundreds of elderly victims across the United States.
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North Providence man sentenced for leading bank fraud conspiracy

A North Providence man has been sentenced to federal prison for leading a scheme to defraud banks, steal personal information, and illegally possess a firearm.
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Marshalltown nurse sentenced to six months for drug diversion and false records

A Marshalltown woman has been sentenced to six months in federal prison for diverting controlled substances and making false statements in medical records.
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Hammond school official indicted on federal child pornography charges

A federal grand jury in Hammond, Indiana has indicted David Michael Reyes on three counts related to child pornography.
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Jacksonville man charged with attempted enticement of minor following FBI sting

A Jacksonville man has been arrested and charged with attempting to entice a minor to engage in sexual activity, according to an announcement from United States Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe.
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Harrison County man pleads guilty to distributing synthetic opioid

Chad William Mullooly, a 40-year-old resident of Clarksburg, West Virginia, has pleaded guilty to distributing p-Fluorofentanyl.
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Bryan County man pleads guilty to illegal firearm possession

A Colbert, Oklahoma resident has pleaded guilty to illegally possessing a firearm, according to the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma.
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Man sentenced to prison for burglary of sleeping woman's apartment in Washington

Nathaniel Robinson, 36, of Washington, D.C., received a sentence in Superior Court today for burglarizing a woman’s apartment during the night of March 6.
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Anderson man sentenced for impersonating officer and possessing incendiary bombs

Joshua W. Stearman, a 42-year-old resident of Anderson, Indiana, has been sentenced to 65 months in federal prison with an additional three years of supervised release after being found guilty of unlawfully possessing incendiary bombs and...
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