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Cedar Sky Montgomery, a 45-year-old resident of Calaveras County, has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for making violent threats across state lines.
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Mexican man sentenced for using fraudulent immigration document

A Mexican national, Francisco Alcocer-Sanchez, was sentenced to time served of 131 days in prison for possessing a fraudulent immigration document.
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Harford County manufacturer employee sentenced for $29M embezzlement scheme

Today, Eugene Andrew DiNoto, a 54-year-old resident of Bel Air, Maryland, was sentenced to federal prison by U.S. District Judge Deborah K. Chasanow.
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Mexican man sentenced for illegal reentry under Operation Take Back America

A Mexican national, Jose Luz Rojas-Flores, has been sentenced to time served of 73 days in prison for illegal reentry into the United States.
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Honduran man sentenced for illegal reentry; part of Operation Take Back America

A Honduran national, Enys Jose Rosales-Lara, 39, was sentenced to time served of 74 days in prison for illegal reentry into the United States.
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Union City man pleads guilty to COVID-19 tax fraud scheme

A Union City truck driver has pleaded guilty to a mail fraud scheme involving fraudulent COVID-19 employment tax credits.
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Registered sex offender sentenced to twelve years for possession of child pornography

Damian Quillinan, a 50-year-old resident of Broadalbin, New York, has been sentenced to twelve years in prison for possessing an image of child sexual exploitation material.
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Guatemalan national faces charges over repeated illegal entries into the United States

A Guatemalan national residing unlawfully in Springfield, Massachusetts, has been charged with illegal reentry into the United States after deportation.
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Former Northridge agent imprisoned for $3.7 million fine art insurance scam

A Nevada woman has been sentenced to 50 months in federal prison for defrauding a lender of $3.7 million through false applications for fine art insurance policies.
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Federal jury convicts former Abbeville resident on child pornography charges

A federal jury in Lafayette has convicted David Lee Fail, 43, formerly of Abbeville, on charges related to transportation and possession of child pornography.
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Ecuadorian man pleads guilty to illegal re-entry; sentenced in Buffalo

U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced that Lorenzo Antonio Loja-Castro, a 23-year-old Ecuadorian citizen, has pleaded guilty to illegal re-entry in the United States.
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Charlotte men charged with stealing luxury cars worth over $5 million

Three men from Charlotte, North Carolina, are facing federal charges for their involvement in a scheme to steal and transport luxury vehicles worth over $5 million across state lines.
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New Orleans man pleads guilty to federal drug and firearms violations

Rashad Montague, a 33-year-old resident of New Orleans, has pleaded guilty to multiple federal drug and firearms charges.
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Federal inmate charged for assaulting officers in Texas

A federal inmate has been indicted in the Eastern District of Texas, as announced by Acting U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs.
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Chinese nationals charged with roles in drug trafficking enterprise across Northeast

Seven Chinese nationals have been charged in connection with a large-scale conspiracy involving marijuana cultivation and distribution across the Northeast, according to federal authorities.
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Hugo resident pleads guilty to illegal firearm possession

The United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma has announced that James Eric Diggs, 47, from Hugo, has pleaded guilty to a charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition.
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Mason County man sentenced to over 21 years for meth trafficking

A Maysville, Kentucky man, David M. Elliot, aged 35, received a sentence of 262 months in prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.
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Maryland man indicted for April slaying inside victim's apartment

U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro has announced the indictment of Tommy Whack, a 35-year-old Maryland resident, on charges related to the April 1, 2024 murder of Fasil Teklemariam.
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Broken Bow resident pleads guilty to federal firearm charge

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Kenneth Marvin Bray, also known as Marvin Bray, age 54, from Broken Bow, Oklahoma, has pleaded guilty to a federal firearm charge.
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Romanian man pleads guilty to access device fraud in Louisiana

Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson has announced that Tamas Kolozsvari, a 30-year-old Romanian national, pleaded guilty to three counts of access device fraud on July 1, 2025.
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