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Acting United States Attorney Ellison C. Travis announced that a federal jury has convicted Benjamin Thomas, III, 52, from Hammond, Louisiana.
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Texas company fined over $15 million for fraudulent ethanol sales scheme

Acting United States Attorney Michael M. Simpson announced the guilty plea and sentencing of Murex Management, Inc. (MMI), based in Plano, Texas, for aiding and abetting fraudulent transactions that defrauded financial institutions.
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Southern District charges hundreds amid border enforcement operations

A significant number of new cases related to immigration and border security were filed between July 3 and July 10, as announced by U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.
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Honduran man charged with illegal re-entry into US

U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced the arrest and charging of Petronilo Castillo Bonilla, a 39-year-old Honduran national, for re-entry into the United States after removal.
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Home health provider settles false claims act allegations with $334K payment

United States Attorney Jerome F. Gorgon Jr. announced that M&Y Care, LLC has agreed to pay $334,807.20 to settle allegations of violating the False Claims Act.
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Illegal employment charges filed against manager of local taco restaurant

A Mexican national residing illegally in Mission, Texas, has been arrested on charges related to employing and harboring individuals without legal status in the United States.
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Beckley man sentenced for distributing fentanyl

Michael Reynard Penn, a 44-year-old resident of Beckley, West Virginia, has been sentenced to two years and five months in prison.
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Kenel man convicted for sexual abuse of minor

United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced the conviction of Jesse Norman White Bull, 45, from Kenel, South Dakota.
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Detroit man receives prison sentence for fentanyl distribution

Jesse Robert Phillips, a 40-year-old man from Detroit, Michigan, has been sentenced to nine years and seven months in prison.
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Chinese nationals indicted for alleged $10M elder fraud scheme

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania has announced that eight Chinese nationals have been indicted by a federal grand jury for conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
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Madison County man indicted for child sexual exploitation

A man from Madison County has been indicted on charges related to child sexual exploitation, according to an announcement by U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona.
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Mexican national pleads guilty to immigration violation in Texas

A Mexican national has admitted guilt to an immigration violation in the Eastern District of Texas, according to Acting U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs.
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Mexican national charged with harboring illegal aliens at Phoenix taco restaurants

Blademir Angulo Audeves, a 42-year-old Mexican national, was arrested on July 8 in Phoenix, Arizona.
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Scottsdale man sentenced to prison for fraud involving fake investments

Brandon Scott Menaged, a 22-year-old resident of Scottsdale, Arizona, was sentenced to 33 months in prison by Senior United States District Judge David G. Campbell on July 9.
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Sacramento man sentenced for drug trafficking conspiracy

Gilbert Ramirez, a 27-year-old from Sacramento, was sentenced to over 16 years in prison by Chief U.S. District Court Judge Troy L. Nunley.
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Sacramento man pleads guilty to assaulting federal officers

Jason Raysean Broadbent, a 38-year-old resident of Sacramento, has pleaded guilty to multiple charges including assaulting federal officers with a deadly weapon and possession of methamphetamine near a school with intent to distribute.
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Mexican national sentenced for unlawful reentry; faces removal proceedings

Tulsa, Okla. – U.S. District Judge Gregory K. Frizzell has sentenced Jose Luis Moreno-Yanez, a 39-year-old Mexican national, for unlawful reentry of a removed alien.
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Former payroll manager charged with embezzling over $500K in government funds

Wesleigh Gaddy, a 35-year-old resident of Hogansville, Georgia, has been charged with theft from a program receiving federal funds.
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Sacramento man sentenced to 30 years for child exploitation offenses

Jordan Anthony Hughes, a 25-year-old resident of Sacramento, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for producing child sexual abuse materials. U.S. District Judge Daniel J. Calabretta also imposed a lifetime term of supervised release.
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Hamden man sentenced to federal prison for narcotics trafficking

David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Christian Pichardo, also known as "Swerve," "Craig," and "Bobby Shmurda," 30, of Hamden, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in...
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