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Isaias Aroldo Contreras, a 26-year-old resident of Sacramento, has been sentenced to five years in prison for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl.
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Maryland man charged with Medicaid fraud totaling $461K

Amstrong Chapajong, a 38-year-old resident of Cheverly, Maryland, has been charged with health care fraud.
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Mexican national indicted for illegal reentry into US

A Mexican national residing illegally in Mount Pleasant, Texas, has been charged with federal violations.
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Yoga leader sentenced for multi-year tax evasion scheme

Gregory Gumucio, the former leader of the yoga business Yoga to the People (YTTP), has been sentenced to four years in prison for his involvement in a tax evasion conspiracy from 2012 to 2020. U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton announced that Gumucio, who...
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Bensalem woman charged in Medicaid fraud causing $1.1 million loss

United States Attorney David Metcalf announced criminal charges against Hemal Patel, a resident of Bensalem, Pennsylvania.
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Coal County man pleads guilty to illegal possession of ammunition

Kevin Carter Kieckhefer, a 35-year-old resident of Tupelo, Oklahoma, has pleaded guilty to a charge of illegally possessing ammunition.
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Saginaw man sentenced to 10 years for fentanyl distribution conspiracy

Patrick Chamberlain, a 25-year-old resident of Saginaw, has been sentenced to a decade in federal prison for his role in a fentanyl distribution conspiracy.
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Tolland man indicted on multiple charges including tax fraud

A federal grand jury in New Haven has indicted George Davis Telford, Jr., 36, of Tolland, on charges related to tax and fraud offenses.
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U.S. Attorney announces charges amid record national health care fraud takedown

The U.S. Attorney's Office in Las Vegas has announced criminal charges against two individuals as part of the Justice Department’s 2025 National Health Care Fraud Takedown.
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Cross City man pleads guilty to meth trafficking charges

Khiri Jackson, a 31-year-old resident of Cross City, Florida, has entered a guilty plea in federal court for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.
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Former probation officer sentenced to prison for child exploitation charges

A former federal probation officer, Lonnie Everill, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for receiving child sexual abuse materials.
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Justice Department charges two with acting as agents for Chinese government

Two individuals from the People's Republic of China appeared in federal court to face charges related to acting as agents for the PRC Government without notifying the Attorney General.
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Armand Ntchana settles with federal authorities over alleged false Medicaid billing

Armand Ntchana, an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse formerly based in Connecticut and now residing in Alexandria, Louisiana, has agreed to pay over $600,000 to settle allegations of submitting false claims to Medicare and Connecticut Medicaid.
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Former teacher sentenced for possessing child pornography

A former middle school teacher from St. Louis County, Missouri, has been sentenced to seven years in prison for possessing child pornography. U.S. District Judge Matthew T. Schelp handed down the sentence on Monday.
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Two men charged with identity theft in HIV medication fraud scheme

The United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, and FBI Assistant Director Christopher G. Raia have announced charges against Josue Torres and Anthony Guerra.
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Colorado man pleads guilty to drug distribution conspiracy

A Colorado man, Ryan Miller, has pled guilty to charges related to the distribution of methamphetamine and fentanyl, as well as illegal firearm possession.
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Mexican national pleads guilty to illegal reentry after deportation

A Mexican national, Antonio Quintana-Rodriguez, has pled guilty to illegally reentering the United States after being deported.
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Fresno man sentenced for $4.2 million fraud involving technology startup

Royce Newcomb, a 62-year-old resident of Fresno, has been sentenced to five years and ten months in prison.
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Convicted felon faces multiple federal firearms and drug charges

A convicted felon has been arraigned in federal court in Providence on firearm and drug charges, as announced by Acting United States Attorney Sara Miron Bloom.
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Former Cedar Rapids resident sentenced for identity theft involving phony law firm check

A former resident of Cedar Rapids, Shango Johnson, has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for identity theft.
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