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A Buchanan, Virginia man has been sentenced to 24 years in federal prison for child sexual exploitation and possession of child pornography.
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Pierre woman receives lengthy federal sentence for methamphetamine distribution conspiracy

A woman from Pierre, South Dakota, has been sentenced to 21 years in federal prison for her role in a large-scale methamphetamine distribution conspiracy. U.S. District Judge Eric C. Schulte handed down the sentence to Misty Stahlhoefer, age 42,...
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Contractor agrees to plead guilty in Berkshire County half-million-dollar tax fraud case

Dennis Condron, a 75-year-old resident of Cheshire and owner of D Condron Construction, has been charged with four counts of tax fraud.
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Lehigh County man sentenced to 30 years for transporting minor for sex crimes

A Lehigh County man has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for child exploitation offenses.
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Wilmington tax preparer sentenced for leading $9 million COVID relief loan fraud

A Wilmington man, Jady Solano, 43, has been sentenced to 80 months in federal prison for leading a fraud scheme that resulted in more than $9.1 million in disaster-relief loans being issued to over 60 businesses nationwide.
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Cleveland woman sentenced for role in scheme defrauding local nonprofits

A Cleveland woman has been sentenced for her involvement in a scheme to defraud local nonprofits, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Ohio.
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Oxon Hill man convicted for illegal possession of ammunition

A federal jury has found Lester Massey, Jr., 42, of Oxon Hill, Maryland, guilty of illegally possessing ammunition.
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Semler Scientific settles False Claims Act case over PAD device billing

Semler Scientific Inc. has agreed to pay $29.75 million, and Bard Peripheral Vascular Inc., along with its related companies, will pay $7.2 million to settle allegations of violating the False Claims Act by causing false claims to be submitted to...
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Dominican national indicted for illegal reentry into the United States

A Dominican national residing in Chelsea has been indicted for illegal reentry into the United States after deportation.
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Mobile woman sentenced to two years for preparing fraudulent tax returns

Carrie Mae Jones of Mobile, Alabama, has been sentenced to two years in federal prison after being found guilty of filing fraudulent tax returns.
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Ecuadorian national sentenced for illegal reentry after prior deportation

An Ecuadorian national, Luis Ernesto Caguana-Caguana, was sentenced in Boston for unlawfully reentering the United States after being deported. U.S. District Court Judge Allison D. Burroughs sentenced Caguana-Caguana, 33, to time served, which...
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Inmate at FCI Lewisburg indicted for assault and possession of weapons

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania has announced that Andrew Dion, 57, an inmate at the Federal Correctional Institution Lewisburg in Pennsylvania, was indicted by a federal grand jury on July 24, 2025.
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Lowell man charged with hiding millions from payroll taxes through employment agency

A Lowell resident was arrested on allegations of payroll tax evasion and workers’ compensation insurance fraud, according to federal authorities.
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Telecom CEO sentenced to 5 years; company pays $128M for fraud

Issa Asad, the CEO of Q Link Wireless LLC, and his company have been sentenced for defrauding government programs.
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Department of Energy employee indicted on attempted bribery charges involving federal contracts

A federal grand jury in Boston has indicted Edward Doherty, a Security Specialist with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), on charges related to an alleged attempt to bribe another DOE employee to secure government contracts for his private company.
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New Jersey woman sentenced for role in multi-million-dollar SBA loan fraud

U.S. District Judge Deborah K. Chasanow has sentenced Jennifer Watkins, 48, from Marlton, New Jersey, to three years in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release.
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Tickfaw man sentenced to five years for drug distribution

Acting United States Attorney Ellison C. Travis has announced the sentencing of Randevois Ingram, a 28-year-old from Tickfaw, Louisiana. U.S. Chief Judge Shelly D. Dick sentenced Ingram to 60 months in federal prison for distributing cocaine and...
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Former VI sports commissioner convicted for bribery scheme involving $1.6 million contract

Former Commissioner of the Virgin Islands Department of Sports, Parks, and Recreation Calvert White and Benjamin Hendricks were convicted of Honest Services Wire Fraud and Federal Programs Bribery after a four-day jury trial in St. Thomas,...
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Somerset County man indicted for child pornography charges

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania has announced the indictment of Tyler Fuller, a 31-year-old resident of Somerset County, Pennsylvania.
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New Haven man sentenced to three years for firearm possession while on federal bond

A New Haven man has been sentenced to three years in federal prison for possessing a firearm while out on bond in another criminal case, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut.
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