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Azumi Limited Restaurants have agreed to pay $3.6 million to resolve allegations of violating the False Claims Act related to Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans.
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Burlington man charged with firearm possession after Church Street incident
Noor Mohamed, a 25-year-old resident of Burlington, Vermont, faces charges for being a felon in possession of ammunition.
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Honduran national sentenced for illegal reentry and drug offenses
Erlan Eduardo Cruz-Acosta, a Honduran national, has been sentenced to 36 months in federal prison for illegal reentry into the United States and offenses related to controlled substances.
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Two DC men sentenced for roles in violent drug trafficking conspiracy
Jamiek Bassil and Charles Manson, residents of the District of Columbia, received prison sentences for their involvement in a drug trafficking conspiracy.
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Arizona woman sentenced to over nine years for child assault
Starla Shaffer, a 36-year-old resident of Mohave Valley, Arizona, has been sentenced to 118 months in prison.
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Pennsylvania man sentenced to 20 years for child pornography receipt
U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced that Dylan C. Irvin, a 26-year-old resident of Bradford, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for receipt of child pornography. U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara also imposed a...
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Federal jury convicts serial felon Lee Manuel Colson on firearms charges
Lee Manuel Colson, a 45-year-old resident of Tallahassee, Florida, has been convicted by a federal jury for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
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Nigerian ringleader convicted for nationwide bank fraud scheme
Oluwaseun Adekoya, also known by several aliases including "Ace G." and "BRODA," has been convicted of bank fraud conspiracy, money laundering conspiracy, and multiple counts of aggravated identity theft.
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Brazilian national sentenced for illegal reentry and selling fake IDs
A Brazilian national residing unlawfully in Woburn, Massachusetts, was sentenced in federal court for reentering the United States illegally and selling counterfeit Social Security and Green Cards.
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Philadelphia man sentenced for gunpoint carjacking
United States Attorney David Metcalf announced the sentencing of Kelly Stanton, a 55-year-old Philadelphia resident, to 12 years in prison for a carjacking incident.
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Utah man sentenced to 25 years for possessing child sexual abuse materials
A man from St. George, Utah, Jaycee Stewart, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for crimes related to child sexual abuse materials. U.S. District Court Judge Ann Marie McIff Allen delivered the sentence following Stewart's guilty plea on...
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Disbarred lawyer sentenced to prison for misuse of client funds
A federal district judge in Ft.
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Pair admits guilt in attempted armed kidnapping of St. Louis property manager
Two individuals have confessed to attempting to kidnap and rob a St. Louis apartment property manager at gunpoint in 2024, alongside other firearm-related offenses.
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Witness charged with perjury at federal criminal trial
The United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, along with Homeland Security Investigations Acting Special Agent in Charge Michael Alfonso and NYPD Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch, announced charges against Ashanti...
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Forty-eighth conviction announced in Feeding Our Future fraud scheme
Asad Mohamed Abshir has admitted guilt to one count of money laundering related to the Feeding Our Future fraud scheme, according to Acting U.S. Attorney Joseph H. Thompson.
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Vermont drug conspiracy leads to sentences for twelve defendants
The United States Attorney’s Office has announced the sentencing of twelve individuals involved in a drug and firearm conspiracy in Springfield, Vermont.
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Milton man indicted on federal drug trafficking charges
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania has announced that Justo Melendez-Morales, a 44-year-old resident of Milton, Pennsylvania, was indicted by a federal grand jury on May 22, 2025.
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Olive Branch man sentenced for PPP fraud totaling millions
Montreal Hudson of Olive Branch, Mississippi, has been sentenced to over five years in prison for his involvement in a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) fraud scheme. U.S. District Court Judge Michael P. Mills handed down the 70-month sentence,...
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Wakpala woman sentenced to 13 years for killing mother
United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell has announced the sentencing of Malania Rose Fast Horse, a 25-year-old woman from Wakpala, South Dakota. U.S. District Judge Charles B. Kornmann sentenced Fast Horse to 13 years in federal prison for...
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Fentanyl traffickers receive combined sentences of over two decades
Two men involved in a fentanyl trafficking operation have been sentenced to federal prison for their activities.
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