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A Cedar Rapids man has been sentenced to four years in federal prison for distributing pills containing fentanyl.
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Arkansas man sentenced to ten years for armed bank robbery

Brian Keith Mays, a 58-year-old from Arkansas, has been sentenced to ten years in federal prison for armed bank robbery and brandishing a firearm during the crime. U.S. Attorney Robert J. Troester announced the sentence following Mays' conviction...
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Iowa man sentenced for distributing child pornography

A man from Asbury, Iowa, has been sentenced to nine years in federal prison for distributing child pornography.
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Sixth Circuit upholds Kendrick Watson's 45-year sentence for drug and firearm offenses

The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the 45-year federal prison sentence for Kendrick Watson, a Memphis resident convicted on drug and firearm charges.
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Former Rochester teacher pleads guilty to child pornography charge

U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced that Kevin Burns, 45, from Irondequoit, New York, has pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography involving a prepubescent minor.
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Mississippi man sentenced for impersonating deputy U.S. Marshal

A Mississippi man has been sentenced for impersonating a deputy United States Marshal.
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Milam woman sentenced for credit union theft; over $330k restitution ordered

A woman from Milam, Texas, has been sentenced to federal prison and ordered to pay restitution after being found guilty of stealing from her employer.
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Philadelphia man sentenced for bypassing airport security

United States Attorney David Metcalf has announced the sentencing of Jonathan "Jon" Beaulieu, 32, from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Norman man sentenced for fraudulent veteran benefit claims

Gordon Bellamy Jr., a 45-year-old resident of Norman, Oklahoma, has been sentenced to ten months in federal prison for fraudulently claiming dependents to receive nearly $27,000 in veterans' disability benefits. U.S. Attorney Robert J. Troester...
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Raleigh County man sentenced for federal gun possession

Brian K. Trent, a 30-year-old resident of Bradley, West Virginia, has been sentenced to two years and six months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for the federal crime of being a felon in possession of a firearm.
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Browning man receives prison sentence for fatal accident on reservation

A Browning resident, Douglas Dean McDonald, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison following his involvement in a fatal accident on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation.
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Crack dealer Freddie Lee Hall sentenced to seven years for drug trafficking

Freddie Lee Hall, Jr., a 57-year-old resident of the District of Columbia, has been sentenced to 84 months in federal prison for distributing crack cocaine while possessing multiple firearms.
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Schuylkill County man indicted for drug trafficking offenses

A Schuylkill County man, Darious Felder, aged 34 from Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges related to drug trafficking.
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Pensacola man receives prison sentence for firearm possession as convicted felon

Christ’Avian X’Zayvia Rayshon Sheard, a 19-year-old from Pensacola, Florida, has been sentenced to 30 months in federal prison.
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Romanian man receives lengthy sentence for access device fraud conspiracy

A Romanian national, Doru Adamesc, also known as "Petru Golban," was sentenced to 27 years in prison for conspiracy to commit access device fraud.
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Sioux City man pleads guilty to escape from custody

A man from Sioux City, Iowa, has pleaded guilty to escaping custody.
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Man indicted for attacking transit police officer at metro station

Erik Schleehauf, a 43-year-old resident of Washington, D.C., has been indicted on multiple felony charges following an incident involving a Metro Transit Police Officer.
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Texas man sentenced for alien smuggling after high-speed chase

A resident of Alamo, Texas, Margarito Llanes, 37, has been sentenced to 52 months in federal prison for transporting illegal aliens.
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Justice Department sentences three in international transit monopoly scheme

The U.S. Department of Justice has announced the sentencing of three individuals involved in a conspiracy to monopolize the transmigrante forwarding agency industry in the Los Indios, Texas border region.
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Pensacola man receives decade-long sentence in drug and firearm case

Dillon Devontrez Royster, a 31-year-old resident of Pensacola, Florida, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.
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