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Two Chinese nationals have been arrested in Los Angeles on allegations of illegally exporting sensitive microchips used in artificial intelligence applications to China.
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Second funeral home operator pleads guilty in body mishandling and fraud case

Carie Hallford, 48, of Colorado Springs, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in a case involving Return to Nature Funeral Home, which she operated with her husband Jon Hallford.
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Putnam County veterinarian fined nearly $1 million for mishandling opioids

A Putnam County veterinarian has been ordered to pay $956,709 in civil penalties after failing to account for nearly 10,000 dosage units of controlled substances, including oxycodone and hydrocodone/acetaminophen.
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Southbridge man sentenced for leadership role in Central Massachusetts drug trafficking operation

A Southbridge man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for his role as chief lieutenant of a drug trafficking organization (DTO) that distributed cocaine and fentanyl across the North Shore and Central Massachusetts.
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Bowling Green man sentenced to over 18 years for methamphetamine distribution

A Bowling Green man, Joshua O. Duncan, 40, has been sentenced to 18 years and 4 months in federal prison for drug trafficking and firearms offenses.
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Niagara Falls man admits guilt in $1.8 million COVID relief fraud scheme

A Niagara Falls resident has admitted to participating in a scheme that defrauded federal COVID-19 relief programs of more than $1.8 million.
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California woman receives federal prison sentence for multi-state drug trafficking

Dana Diane Shay, a 37-year-old resident of Fountain Valley, California, has been sentenced to 17 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.
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Suburban Atlanta man charged federally for social media threats targeting Jews and Blacks

Christopher Robertson, a 42-year-old resident of Fairburn, Georgia, appeared before United States Magistrate Judge Catherine M. Salinas in Atlanta on federal charges of communicating interstate threats.
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Second defendant receives federal sentence for role in Potter County prison drug scheme

A woman has been sentenced to nearly five years in federal prison for her involvement in a scheme to supply methamphetamine to inmates at the William Clements Unit, a Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) facility in Potter County.
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Wisconsin man sentenced for possessing chemicals intended for making chlorine gas

A Wisconsin man was sentenced to 29 months in prison for possessing chemicals that could be used to create chlorine gas, a substance considered dangerous and potentially lethal.
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Romanian man sentenced for large-scale EBT card skimming operation

A Romanian citizen living in Hollywood was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for his role in a scheme that skimmed tens of thousands of Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards from ATMs and point-of-sale terminals across California and New...
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Pike Road man receives six-year sentence for illegal possession of machinegun

A Pike Road resident, Treneal De’Ron Beasley, 25, has been sentenced to 72 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to illegal possession of a machinegun.
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New Orleans man pleads guilty to federal drug conspiracy and gun charges

A New Orleans man has pleaded guilty to multiple federal charges, including fentanyl conspiracy, firearm offenses, and money laundering.
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Federal officials meet Saint Regis Mohawk leaders on border security cooperation

Federal and Canadian law enforcement leaders met with the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Council at the Akwesasne Mohawk Indian Reservation near Hogansburg, New York, on June 4.
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Danville business owner sentenced for failing to pay over $600k in employment taxes

A Danville woman has been sentenced to probation and home confinement after admitting she failed to pay more than $600,000 in employment taxes related to her home health care business.
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Deandre Miles sentenced to 15 years for fatal shooting at Hechinger Mall

Deandre Miles, 30, of Washington, D.C., has been sentenced to 15 years in prison following his guilty plea in the shooting death of Davon Fuller.
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Two foreign nationals charged with illegal reentry after prior removals

Mexican and Honduran nationals living in Las Vegas appeared in federal court on Monday, facing charges of illegally reentering the United States after being previously removed.
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U.S. Attorney’s Office joins local agencies for National Night Out events across Middle Tennessee

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Tennessee will participate in National Night Out events in Nashville on August 5, 2025, alongside law enforcement partners and local communities.
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Mexican national sentenced for trafficking over 200,000 fentanyl pills through California

Miguel Obed Romero Reyes, a 26-year-old from Sinaloa, Mexico, was sentenced to three years and five months in prison for trafficking fentanyl.
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Five arrested in Puerto Rico under Operation Summer Heat targeting violent crime

A federal grand jury in Puerto Rico has indicted four individuals on multiple violent crime charges, while a fifth person was arrested for firearms violations.
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