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The United States Attorney’s Office has initiated a civil forfeiture action to recover approximately $584,741 in cryptocurrency alleged to belong to Mohammad Abedininajafabadi, also known as Mohammad Abedini, of Tehran, Iran, and his company...
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Illinois man charged with Medicare fraud scheme involving over $2 million

A Geneva, Illinois man has been charged and intends to plead guilty in a scheme that allegedly defrauded Medicare of more than $2 million through false claims for durable medical equipment (DME).
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El Salvadoran man sentenced to maximum term for illegal reentry after sexual battery conviction

An El Salvadoran man, Jose Rigoberto Mejia-Cubias, has been sentenced to twenty-four months in federal prison for unlawful reentry after removal from the United States.
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Federal hate crime charges filed against suspect in embassy staff killings

Elias Rodriguez, 31, of Chicago, has been indicted on additional federal and local charges related to the fatal shootings of two Israeli Embassy staff members outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C. The incident occurred on May 21,...
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Eight northeastern Pennsylvanians indicted on federal drug trafficking and firearm charges

Eight people from northeastern Pennsylvania have been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges related to drug trafficking and firearms offenses, according to the United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
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Middlesex County man charged with sending obscene material to minor

A Middlesex County man was arrested on August 27, 2025, for allegedly sending obscene material to a minor under the age of 16.
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Salvadoran man indicted in Tallahassee for illegal firearm possession

Luis Miguel Hernandez-Flores, a 37-year-old citizen of El Salvador, has been indicted in federal court on charges of possessing a firearm as an illegal alien.
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Mexican national sentenced to seven years for repeated illegal reentry offenses

Eduardo Lopez-Zamorano, a 35-year-old Mexican national, has been sentenced to 84 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for illegally reentering the United States.
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Catawba man arrested on federal charge involving solicitation of sexual material from minors

A Catawba, Virginia resident was arrested in North Carolina on charges related to the attempted coercion and enticement of a minor.
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Northfield man indicted for alleged possession and sale of stolen firearms

A federal grand jury has indicted Peter Baez, 41, of Northfield, Vermont, on charges of possession and sale of stolen firearms.
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Citrus Heights couple sentenced for $1 million pandemic unemployment insurance fraud

Citrus Heights residents Deshawn Oshaea Campbell, 38, and Rochelle Pasley, 35, were sentenced by U.S. District Judge Daniel J. Calabretta for their involvement in a $1 million unemployment insurance fraud scheme.
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Moore woman sentenced for distributing fentanyl resulting in fatal overdose

Beth Nichole Christianna Morris, a 34-year-old resident of Moore, Oklahoma, has been sentenced to 110 months in federal prison for distributing fentanyl that led to a fatal overdose.
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Mexican national indicted for illegal reentry after prior removal

A federal grand jury has indicted Juan Valencia-Diaz, a 51-year-old Mexican national living in York County, Pennsylvania, on charges of illegal reentry after removal.
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Alabama doctor agrees to plead guilty in $6 million telemedicine fraud case

An Alabama physician, Tommie Robinson, has been charged and intends to plead guilty in a telemedicine fraud case involving over $6 million in false Medicare claims.
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Executives charged with securities fraud for inflating revenue at data intelligence firm

Federal prosecutors in New York have charged three executives from data intelligence and mobile advertising companies with conspiracy and securities fraud.
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Camden County sheriff’s sergeant indicted on federal civil rights charges

A federal grand jury has indicted Buck William Aldridge, a sergeant with the Camden County Sheriff’s Office in Georgia, on charges of civil rights violations and falsifying records.
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Mexican national sentenced to time served for unlawful reentry in Oklahoma

Victoriano Ponce-Garcia, a 53-year-old Mexican national, has been sentenced to time served for unlawful reentry into the United States.
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Guatemalan national charged after ramming car into ICE vehicle in Oklahoma City

Julio Giron-Ramirez, a 26-year-old Guatemalan national, has been charged with assaulting, resisting, or impeding a federal officer with a dangerous weapon.
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Mexican national receives ten-year sentence for meth trafficking and money laundering

Jesus Ignacio Medina-Leyva, a 29-year-old from Culiacan, Mexico, has been sentenced to ten years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine (actual) and conspiracy to...
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Two D.C. men receive fifteen-year sentences for drug trafficking conspiracy

Charles Cunningham, 59, and Tyrone Ragland, 57, both from the District of Columbia, were each sentenced to 15 years in prison for their involvement in a drug trafficking conspiracy.
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