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A federal jury in Sioux City has convicted Cedrinique Coleman, 32, of Chicago, Illinois, on multiple charges related to the illegal purchase of firearms.
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Coventry man pleads guilty to child pornography and exploitation charges

A Coventry man has confessed to charges related to child exploitation and pornography while on pre-trial release for a similar offense.
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Mexican national sentenced to federal prison for armed carjacking in Texas

A Mexican national, Johnathan Mata-Espinoza, 22, has been sentenced to federal prison for armed carjacking. U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei announced the sentence in Laredo, Texas.
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Customs agent charged for attempted transfer of obscene material to minor

Today, a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agent was arrested by FBI agents for allegedly soliciting sex from an undercover officer posing as a 13-year-old girl online.
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West Wareham man sentenced to five years for child pornography offenses

A West Wareham man has been sentenced in federal court in Boston for receiving and possessing child sexual abuse material.
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Laredo man sentenced for cartel-linked meth smuggling

A Laredo resident has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for smuggling methamphetamine into the United States. U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei announced that Jose Pascual Soliz, 38, pleaded guilty on May 16. U.S. District Judge Keith P....
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Former correctional officer sentenced for violating inmate's constitutional rights

United States Attorney David Metcalf announced the sentencing of Ivory S. Cousins, a former Philadelphia correctional officer, to five years in prison for violating an inmate's constitutional rights.
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Schenectady man receives eight-year sentence for drug trafficking and money laundering

Terence Butler, a 36-year-old resident of Schenectady, New York, has been sentenced to 96 months in prison for his involvement in drug trafficking and money laundering.
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Nicholas County man sentenced for illegal firearm possession

A man from Carlisle, Kentucky, Ronald G. Miller, aged 43, has been sentenced to 60 months in prison for illegal firearm possession.
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Iowa man sentenced for receiving child sexual abuse material

A man from Waterloo, Iowa, has been sentenced to over 17 years in federal prison for receiving child sexual abuse material.
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Rocky Mount brothers sentenced for large-scale drug trafficking operation

Two men from Rocky Mount, North Carolina, have been sentenced to federal prison for their involvement in drug trafficking operations.
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South Georgia drug trafficking defendants face life sentences after federal trial

Three members of a drug trafficking organization based in Cook County, Georgia, have been found guilty of federal drug and weapons charges.
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Hartford man pleads guilty in federal court to fentanyl trafficking

David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Tyrick Thomas, 35, from Hartford, has pleaded guilty in New Haven federal court to a fentanyl trafficking offense.
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Dominican Republic nationals charged over shooting involving off-duty CBP officer

United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, along with Ricky J. Patel, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), and Francis J. Russo, Director of the New York...
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Charleston man pleads guilty to federal drug distribution charges

Jason K. Hairston, a 27-year-old resident of Charleston, West Virginia, has pleaded guilty to distributing 50 grams or more of methamphetamine.
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St. Louis postal worker pleads guilty to mail theft and pandemic loan fraud

A former mail handler for the U.S. Postal Service in St. Louis pleaded guilty Wednesday to stealing checks from hundreds of pieces of mail and committing pandemic-related fraud.
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Former LWC subcontractor sentenced for theft related to CARES Act

Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson has announced the sentencing of Jazmin J. Bougere, a 38-year-old resident of Raceland, Louisiana.
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Oklahoma City duo sentenced for check fraud scheme involving stolen mail

GAYLEN DASHON STEPHENS and LENIE EUGENE JENNINGS, both aged 29 from Oklahoma City, have been sentenced to a combined total of more than 40 months in federal prison.
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Mexican national sentenced for illegal reentry after fentanyl trafficking arrest

ADRIAN GOMEZ-OSORIO, a 40-year-old Mexican national, has been sentenced to 64 months in federal prison for illegally reentering the United States after a prior removal.
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Maryland man sentenced for involvement in pet-selling fraud scheme

Judge Theodore D. Chuang has sentenced Anomah Ndonwi, a 32-year-old resident of Chillum, Maryland, to 30 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release for conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
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