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Rodrigo Morales-Figueroa, a 29-year-old resident of Marietta, Georgia, appeared in federal court on June 23, 2025.
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Big Island resident faces drug firearm explosives charges following arrest

Shannan Hostetler, a 54-year-old resident of Pahoa, Hawaii, was arrested and charged with multiple offenses including possession with intent to distribute and manufacture methamphetamine, possession with intent to distribute cocaine, unlawful...
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Pensacola man pleads guilty to multi-million dollar drug trafficking crimes

Rayvaughn L. Andrews, a 41-year-old resident of Pensacola, Florida, has entered a guilty plea in federal court to charges of conspiracy to distribute cocaine and money laundering.
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Mexican national pleads guilty to firearm possession while illegally residing in US

Oscar Cruz-Baldo, a 40-year-old Mexican national, has pled guilty in federal court to charges of possessing a firearm and ammunition while being unlawfully present in the United States.
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Honduran national sentenced for illegal reentry into the United States

A Honduran national residing unlawfully in Brockton has been sentenced for reentering the United States illegally after deportation.
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Massachusetts man sentenced for sex trafficking four women over seven-year period

A Massachusetts man, Trevor Jones, 47, of Everett, was sentenced in federal court in Boston to 15 years in prison for sex trafficking four women.
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Doctor and husband indicted for alleged $20 million healthcare fraud scheme

Today, Acting United States Attorney Robert E. McGuire announced criminal charges against two individuals in Tennessee as part of the Department of Justice's 2025 National Health Care Fraud Takedown.
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Oregon man convicted on cyberstalking charges after trial

On June 13, 2025, a federal jury in Tucson, Arizona found Brian Thomas Balda, a 52-year-old resident of Oregon, guilty of one count of cyberstalking and one count of interstate stalking.
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Former SSA employee pleads guilty to benefits theft

Christina Daniels, a former employee of the Social Security Administration (SSA), has admitted to charges of theft of government property and aggravated identity theft in federal court.
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Florida man convicted again for failing to register as sexual offender

Octavius Durdley, a 46-year-old resident of Archer, Florida, has been convicted by a federal jury for failing to register as a sexual offender.
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Three men sentenced for drug trafficking in Northeast Washington

Davon Cunningham, Roosevelt Richardson, and Arnez Mack were sentenced in U.S. District Court for their involvement in a drug trafficking operation in the Trinidad neighborhood of Northeast Washington. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro announced...
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Jamestown man sentenced to over ten years for narcotics conspiracy

U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced the sentencing of Santos Santiago, a 49-year-old from Jamestown, NY, to 132 months in prison for narcotics conspiracy.
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Honduran national charged with assaulting officer at New York's Federal Plaza

The United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, along with Tricia McLaughlin, Assistant Secretary of Public Affairs for the Department of Homeland Security, announced charges against Joel Antonio Alonzo.
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Rochester woman sentenced for involvement in swatting incident

U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced that Dawnn Marie Walters, a resident of Rochester, New York, has been sentenced to one year probation, including six months of home detention.
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U.S. Attorney Timothy M. O'Shea retires after decades-long career

After 34 years of service, U.S. Attorney Timothy M. O’Shea has announced his retirement from the Department of Justice. Mr. O’Shea began his career with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Wisconsin as an intern in January 1991...
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Bagdad man sentenced for targeting Air Force jets with laser pointer

Glenwood Arthur Bringle, a 56-year-old resident of Bagdad, Arizona, has been sentenced to nine days in prison and three years of supervised release.
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Mexican national sentenced for role in Hartford drug trafficking ring

Hugo Ivan Ramirez-Bellozo, a 35-year-old Mexican national, has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for his involvement in a fentanyl trafficking operation based in Hartford. U.S. District Judge Robert N. Chatigny handed down the...
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Georgia man sentenced to 35 years for armed fentanyl trafficking

A Georgia man has been sentenced to 35 years in federal prison for armed fentanyl trafficking.
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Georgia man convicted for blowing up ATM with pipe bomb

Abdurrahim Jalal has been found guilty of using explosives to destroy a bank ATM and possessing illegal explosive devices. U.S. Attorney Theodore S. Hertzberg emphasized the severity of such crimes, stating, “Criminals who use dangerous explosives...
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Syracuse man sentenced for drug conspiracy involving over 5 kilograms of cocaine

Juan Correa, Jr., a 31-year-old resident of Syracuse, has been sentenced to seven years in federal prison for his involvement in money laundering and a drug conspiracy.
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