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A Kansas man was sentenced to 96 months in prison time followed by five years of supervised release after he admitted to possessing child pornography images.
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Houston-Area Woman Sentenced To 24 Months Imprisonment for Obstructing the Enforcement of Federal Criminal Sex Trafficking Statute

DAJANAE DRAKE, age 29, from Missouri City, Texas, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Mary Ann Vial Lemmon to 24 months imprisonment, 3 years of supervised release and a mandatory special assessment fee of $100.00 after previously pleading guilty as charged to a one-count bill of information charging her with obstruction, attempted obstruction, and interference with the enforcement of the federal criminal sex trafficking statute, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1591(d) announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.
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Arizona Man Sentenced to 12 ½ Years for Receiving Child Pornography

Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Matthew M. Peeples, 44, of Pine, Arizona pleaded guilty and was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 12 ½ years in prison for receiving child pornography.
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Dubuque Sex Offender Sentenced to Twenty-Five Years in Federal Prison

While on Sex Offender Registry Used Aliases on Social Media to Receive Child Sexual Abuse Material
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Repeat Sacramento Sex Offender Pleads Guilty To Possessing Child Pornography

Jason Michael Carlsen, 49, of Sacramento, pleaded guilty today to possession of child pornography, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
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Girls’ Softball Coach Sentenced to 151 Months in Prison for Transportation of a Minor with Intent to Engage in Criminal Sexual Activity

Dennis Cotto-Alvarado, 45 years old, of Ponce, was sentenced to 151 months (12 years and seven months) in prison and 15 years of supervised release for transporting a female minor with the intent to engage criminal sexual conduct in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 2423(a).
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Biddeford Man Faces Up to 20 Years for Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Materials

A Biddeford man pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Portland to possession of child sexual abuse materials.
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Clay County Man Arrested And Charged With Distributing And Possessing Child Sex Abuse Videos And Images

United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the arrest and the return of an indictment charging Carl Stephen Smith, Jr. (32, Green Cove Springs) with distributing and possessing child sexual abuse materials using the internet.
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Schenectady Man Pleads Guilty to Attempted Enticement of a Minor

Michael E. Robbins, II, age 27, of Schenectady, New York, pled guilty today to attempted coercion and enticement of a minor. United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and Janeen DiGuiseppi, Special Agent in Charge of the Albany Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), made the announcement.
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St. Louis Sex Offender Admits New Child Pornography Charges

A registered sex offender from St. Louis, Missouri on Monday pleaded guilty to new child pornography charges.
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Frankfort Man Sentenced to Over 11 Years in Federal Prison for Distributing and Possessing Child Sex Abuse Material Via Plato

Jonathan P. Colson, 52, of Frankfort, Indiana, was sentenced to 136 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to distributing and possessing child sex abuse material depicting prepubescent children.
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St. Louis County Sex Offender Admits Online 'Baiting,' Child Pornography Possession

A man from St. Louis County, Missouri on Monday admitted possessing child pornography and using a fake social media profile to bait people into sending him sexual images and videos.
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Ashdown Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Production of Child Pornography

An Ashdown man was sentenced today to 360 months in prison without the possibility of parole, followed by 20 years supervised release, on one count of Production of Child Pornography.
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Previously Convicted Sex Offender Sentenced to 50 Years in Federal Prison for Sexually Abusing Five Minor Victims and Recording the Sexual Abuse Over 13 Years

Chief U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar sentenced Garnell Eugene Graves, age 59, of Baltimore, to 50 years in federal prison, followed by lifetime supervised release, for four counts of sexual exploitation of a child related to his sexual abuse of five minor victims
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Jury Finds Pittsburgh Man Guilty of Attempting to Obtain Drug-Soaked Papers while Incarcerated

After deliberating for approximately 90 minutes, a federal jury yesterday found Omari Patton guilty of five counts related to attempting to provide to a federal inmate or obtain as a federal inmate a Schedule I synthetic cannabinoid controlled substance in federal prisons, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.
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Springdale Woman Sentenced to Over 11 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking

A Springdale woman was sentenced today to 137 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release on one count of Distribution of Methamphetamine.
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Foreign Nationals Charged with International Methamphetamine and Precursor Chemical Trafficking Conspiracies

An indictment was unsealed today in the District of Columbia charging two foreign nationals with international methamphetamine and precursor chemical trafficking conspiracies.
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California Man Pleads Guilty to Methamphetamine Trafficking in California and New Hampshire

Robert Perez, Jr., 33, of Perris, California pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiring to distribute methamphetamine in California and New Hampshire, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced today.
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Defendants Connected to Southwest Georgia Armed Drug Trafficking Ring Sentenced to Prison

Two individuals associated with an 18-defendant armed drug trafficking network centered in Tifton, Georgia, were sentenced to prison for their crimes recently resulting from an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) operation.
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Bridgeport Gang Member Sentenced to 14 Years in Federal Prison

JAMAR TRAYLOR, also known as “J-Hop,” 23, of Bridgeport, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to 168 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for offenses related to his participation in a violent Bridgeport street gang.
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