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Four gang members have been sentenced for their involvement in an assault at the Rio Grande Detention Center, according to U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.
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Eye Consultants agrees to pay $790K over false claims act allegations

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania has announced that Eye Consultants of Pennsylvania, PC (ECOP) will pay $790,000 to settle allegations under the False Claims Act.
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Leader pleads guilty in $600M catalytic converter theft ring spanning multiple states

TULSA, Okla. – A significant development occurred today as Navin Khanna, 31, from Holmdel, New Jersey, pleaded guilty in federal court.
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Mexican man pleads guilty to unlawful return after deportation

Pedro Aranda-Zaragoza, a 49-year-old man from Mexico, pleaded guilty to unlawfully reentering the United States after deportation.
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Guatemalan national faces federal indictment for illegal reentry

A Guatemalan national, previously deported from the United States in 2018, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Rhode Island for illegal reentry.
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Jefferson County man receives federal sentence for meth trafficking

A Beaumont man has been sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas.
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Maine man pleads guilty to distributing THC-laced ice cream

A Maine man has admitted guilt in a federal court in Concord for his role in producing THC-laced ice cream that led to the illness of four individuals in Newmarket.
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Foreign citizen extradited from Hawaii to face child rape charges in New Zealand

Acting United States Attorney Kenneth M. Sorenson has announced the extradition of a foreign citizen from Oahu to New Zealand.
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Belle Fourche man sentenced to nearly 13 years for money laundering

United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that District Court Judge Camela C. Theeler sentenced a Belle Fourche man for conspiracy to commit money laundering.
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Honduran citizen sentenced for illegal reentry; faces deportation again

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania has announced the sentencing of Elio Yoel Cardona-Torres, a 43-year-old citizen of Honduras.
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Sioux City woman sentenced for meth distribution after prior felony conviction

A Sioux City woman has been sentenced to more than five years in federal prison for distributing methamphetamine.
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District man sentenced for real estate fraud using fake deeds

Jeffrey M. Young-Bey, a 68-year-old resident of the District of Columbia, has been sentenced to 138 months in prison for his involvement in a scheme to steal residential real estate and secure over $850,000 in fraudulent loans.
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Former youth ministry assistant director charged with child-pornography offenses

The United States Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania has announced charges against Daniel Reed, a former Assistant Director of Central Pennsylvania Youth Ministries.
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Livingston man sentenced to over 19 years for meth trafficking

A Livingston man has been sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas.
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Charges filed after alleged water damage to ICE's York County office

The United States Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania has announced charges against Guerdison Printus, a 27-year-old Haitian citizen.
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Carbon County man sentenced for drug trafficking offenses

SCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania has announced that Jason Mika, 44, from Lansford, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 188 months in prison and four years of supervised release.
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Career offender gets fourteen-year federal sentence for drug trafficking

PROVIDENCE – William Mendez, the leader of a significant drug trafficking conspiracy, has been sentenced to fourteen years in federal prison.
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Missouri City man pleads guilty in $1.65M pandemic loan fraud scheme

A Missouri City resident has admitted to a wire fraud conspiracy involving pandemic loan applications, as announced by U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.
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Oklahoma City duo plead guilty to illegal firearm possession

LARRY WELCH, 29, and JACOB MADISON, 24, both residents of Oklahoma City, have admitted to illegal firearm possession after prior felony convictions.
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Tennessee men sentenced for bank robbery spree across multiple states

Two men from Nashville, Tennessee, Markwez Wynn and Stephen Hampton, have been sentenced for a series of bank robberies across Tennessee, Indiana, and Kentucky. U.S. District Judge Karen Caldwell handed down the sentences on Friday: 65 months for...
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