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U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro has announced the sentencing of three men from the District for their involvement in a narcotics trafficking operation in the Trinidad neighborhood of Northeast Washington D.C. Jalonie Hooper, Edward Frizell...
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Michigan firms settle over false PPP loan claims

The United States has reached a civil settlement with four Michigan companies accused of violating the False Claims Act by making false statements to obtain Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans.
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Greenup County man receives over nine-year sentence for child pornography

A Greenup County man has been sentenced for receiving child pornography.
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Defendants sentenced for trafficking methamphetamine in Middle Georgia

Four individuals involved in a methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy in Macon, Georgia, have been sentenced to federal prison.
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Federal charges filed against seven in South Side Chicago drug case

A federal investigation into drug and firearm activities on Chicago's South Side has led to charges against seven individuals.
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Guatemalan national sentenced for illegal reentry into the United States

A Guatemalan national living unlawfully in New Bedford has been sentenced for illegal reentry into the United States.
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Former bank employee accused of stealing $477K from customer accounts

Damani Brown, a former bank employee from Rochester, New York, has been arrested and charged with several crimes related to the illegal access of customer accounts. U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced that Brown faces charges including...
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Repeat offender sentenced to 27 years for sex trafficking

Yusef Reynolds, 34, a former resident of Delaware, has been sentenced to 27 years in prison for sex trafficking a minor by force, fraud, or coercion.
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Chinese nationals plead guilty in major US money laundering case

Two Chinese nationals and a woman from New York have pleaded guilty to money laundering charges related to drug trafficking proceeds.
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Harlem man pleads guilty to sex abuse charges on Fort Belknap Reservation

A Harlem man has pleaded guilty to charges of sexual abuse on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation, as announced by U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme.
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Virginia man found guilty on multiple drug trafficking charges

A federal jury has convicted Derrick O’Brian Hamlett, a resident of Lynchburg, Virginia, on several charges related to drug trafficking and firearms possession.
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Rensselaer man faces federal charges for alleged cocaine trafficking

Angel Madera, a 30-year-old resident of Rensselaer, New York, has been indicted on charges related to drug trafficking.
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Jamaican national pleads guilty to drug trafficking in Maryland

Sarah Maud Jess, a 62-year-old Jamaican national residing in Capitol Heights, Maryland, has pleaded guilty to charges of distributing over 40 grams of fentanyl and illegally re-entering the United States after being previously removed following an...
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Wake County felon sentenced for illegal firearm possession after social media post

Diamonique Shawn Newton, a 33-year-old resident of Raleigh, North Carolina, has been sentenced to 78 months in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
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Placerville man sentenced to 16 years for methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy

Richard Clifton Turner, a 62-year-old resident of Placerville, has been sentenced to 16 years in prison for his involvement in a methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy.
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Mexican national sentenced to prison for illegal reentry into U.S. after multiple deportations

A Mexican national, Santos Esparza-Torres, has been sentenced to 24 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for illegally reentering the United States after being deported five times.
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Crestview man receives prison sentence for methamphetamine and fentanyl trafficking

Dion’te Wingate, a 24-year-old from Crestview, Florida, has been sentenced to over 13 years in prison for trafficking methamphetamine and fentanyl.
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Arizona charges over hundred for immigration-related crimes

During a week of enforcement operations from June 28, 2025, to July 4, 2025, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona charged 114 individuals with immigration-related criminal offenses.
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Mexican man sentenced for using fraudulent immigration document

A Mexican national, Luis Alberto Vega-Lili, has been sentenced to time served of 121 days in prison and will be handed over to U.S. Customs and Border Patrol upon release.
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Rocky Mount man faces federal charges after firing at Nash County deputy

Federal charges have been filed against Montrel Devon Ingram, a 36-year-old man from Rocky Mount, North Carolina.
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