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A Rapid City woman has been sentenced to nearly three years in federal prison after being convicted of conspiracy to commit money laundering.
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Worcester man pleads guilty to sexually exploiting minors

A Worcester man has pleaded guilty to federal charges of sexually exploiting three minors and possessing child pornography.
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Florida business owner settles federal healthcare fraud allegations for $400K

Georgina Exposito, owner of 3rd Party Services of Florida, has agreed to pay $400,000 to settle allegations that she and her company submitted false claims to Medicare and TRICARE.
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Ohio man sentenced for kidnapping California teen met through Instagram

Ryan Gary Patch, a 28-year-old resident of Dayton, Ohio, was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison and will serve a lifetime of supervised release after pleading guilty to transporting a minor with the intent to engage in criminal sexual activity.
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Chester County woman charged with running alleged immigration fraud scheme

Fatima DeMaria, 65, of Lincoln University, Pennsylvania, has been indicted on charges of asylum fraud and mail fraud following an investigation into her business practices at Immigration Matters Legal Services in Oxford, Pa.
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Two alleged Free Money gang members charged with murder at Houston shopping center

Two Houston residents, Terry Ardoin, 24, and Travonte Ardoin, 27, have been indicted on charges connected to a fatal shooting at a local shopping center.
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Bloomfield resident pleads guilty to federal drug distribution and firearm charges

A Bloomfield man has pleaded guilty in federal court to drug and firearm offenses.
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U.S. Attorney’s Office joins community groups for National Night Out events

Federal prosecutors and staff from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of North Carolina will participate in National Night Out events on Tuesday, August 5, 2025.
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Metairie man sentenced to over 14 years for distributing child sexual abuse material

A Metairie man has been sentenced to more than 14 years in federal prison for distributing child sexual abuse material.
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San Antonio man receives over three years for transporting undocumented immigrants

A San Antonio man has been sentenced to 41 months in federal prison for transporting 10 undocumented immigrants, according to an announcement by U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.
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Man convicted for stabbing metro police sergeant at Navy Yard-Ballpark station

Erik Schleehauf, 43, of Washington, D.C., was convicted for stabbing a Metro Transit Police Sergeant in the face during an incident on April 15, 2025.
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Morgan County man receives 150-month sentence for attempted child enticement

Joel Galen Patton, a 40-year-old resident of Berkeley Springs, West Virginia, has been sentenced to 150 months in federal prison for attempted coercion and enticement of a minor.
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Gun trafficker sentenced to seven years for bringing over 200 illegal firearms into D.C

Michael Pittman, 30, from Washington, D.C., has been sentenced to seven years in federal prison for trafficking over 200 illegal firearms into the D.C. area from Georgia and North Carolina. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro announced the...
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Federal grand jury indicts five for alleged Covid-relief loan fraud in Illinois

A federal grand jury in Chicago has indicted five individuals on charges of fraudulently obtaining millions of dollars in loans and benefits meant to support small businesses during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Lexington woman sentenced to three years for impeding federal officers during fugitive arrest

A Lexington woman has been sentenced to three years in federal prison for assaulting, resisting, or impeding federal officers during an attempt to arrest a fugitive. U.S. District Judge Gregory Van Tatenhove handed down the sentence to Xochitl...
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Previously convicted felon sentenced to over two years for gun possession while on release

Andre Jamar Turman, a 34-year-old resident of the District of Columbia, has been sentenced to 28 months in federal prison for possessing a loaded Haskell Model JS-45 pistol while on probation and pretrial release for multiple cases.
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Two men charged in multimillion-dollar elder fraud scheme spanning several states

Federal authorities have charged Jingbin Jiang and Su Jian Liu, also known as “Fatty” and “Ah Pang,” in connection with a fraud scheme that targeted elderly victims across the United States.
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Andover man pleads guilty to producing and possessing child sexual abuse material

An Andover resident, Dale Howe, 37, has pleaded guilty in federal court to charges related to the production and possession of child sexual abuse material.
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Romanian national pleads guilty to EBT fraud exceeding $500K and related immigration offenses

A Romanian national, Marius Marian, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges related to a scheme that defrauded the Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) system of more than $500,000.
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Armed drug trafficker from Candler sentenced to over two decades in federal prison

Kyle Heath Clark, 38, of Candler, North Carolina, has been sentenced to 295 months in prison and five years of supervised release after pleading guilty to drug and gun charges.
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