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News Release: Concord, NH - The U.S. Marshals Service - NH Joint Fugitive Task Force (JFTF) wants to thank the Manchester Police Department and the public for their assistance in locating two-time “Fugitive of the Week," Jose Hiram Martinez-Rolon, who was arrested yesterday by the JFTF along with his girlfriend Sabrina Deleon. The arrests mark the end of a fugitive investigation that started in Nov. 2021 and brings to justice fugitives from both the federal and state courts.
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Tulsa Man Pleads Guilty to Second Degree Murder

News Release: A defendant pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court for shooting and killing a man who attempted to drive away after a brief verbal altercation, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.
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Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Felony Charge For Actions During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach

News Release: Defendant Led Breach of Police Line That Collapsed Police Perimeter.
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Fort Smith Arms Dealer Arrested in Austin, Texas

News Release: FORT SMITH - A Fort Smith man was arrested yesterday in Austin, Texas on criminal charges related to his alleged possession of an unregistered destructive device; namely, an improvised explosive bomb, which was not registered to him in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record as required by law. Mehta’s arrest ended a six-day manhunt, in which the public’s assistance was solicited in locating the defendant, who was assumed to be armed and dangerous.
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Hudson County Man Admits Soliciting and Possessing Child Pornography

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Hudson County, New Jersey, man today admitted soliciting victims online to send images and videos of sexually explicit conduct, and possessing child pornography, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.
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Springdale Woman Sentenced to Over 11 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking

News Release: FAYETTEVILLE - A Springdale woman was sentenced today to 137 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release on one count of Distribution of Methamphetamine. The Honorable Judge Timothy L. Brooks presided over the sentencing hearing in the United States District Court in Fayetteville.
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Indian Wells-Based Drug Dealer Who Distributed Methamphetamine on the Hopi Reservation Pleads Guilty

News Release: PHOENIX, Ariz. - Last week, Vanessa Rene Dundon (a.k.a. Sioux Z, a.k.a. Suzie Q), 38, of Indian Wells, Arizona pleaded guilty to Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine. Sentencing is scheduled for April 18, 2023 before United States District Judge Diane J. Humetewa.
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U.S. Citizen Sentenced for Conspiring to Provide Electronic Equipment and Technology to the Government of Iran

News Release: Earlier today in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, Kambiz Attar Kashani, 44, a dual citizen of the United States and Iran, was sentenced to 30 months in prison for conspiring to illegally export U.S. goods and technology to end users in Iran, including the Central Bank of Iran, in violation of the...
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USDOJ-OJP-OVC grant application closes on March 23

OVC FY 23 Invited to Apply - Byrne Discretionary Community Project Funding/Byrne Discretionary Grants Program grant opened on Feb. 10.
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Jim Jordan Puts A Dozen Intel Veterans On Notice Over Hunter Biden Laptop Letter

News Release: House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) is turning up the heat on 51 U.S. intelligence veterans who signed a letter suggesting the Hunter Biden laptop story could be part of a Russian disinformation operation.
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Drug Dealer Sentenced to 130 Months in Prison for Selling the Fentanyl that Resulted in Death of Young Woman

News Release: SAN DIEGO - Jaimee Ashley Koryn was sentenced in federal court today to 130 months in prison for selling the fentanyl pills that resulted in the fatal overdose of 23-year-old Sherie Gil on Sept. 30, 2021. Koryn pleaded guilty in October 2022, admitting that she sold Gil the fentanyl pills that caused her death.
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Wanblee Woman Sentenced for False Statements

News Release: RAPID CITY - United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that U.S. District Judge Jeffrey L. Viken has sentenced a Wanblee, South Dakota, woman convicted of False Statements. The sentencing took place on Jan. 30, 2023.
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Former Correctional Officer Sentenced to 36 Months in Prison for Obstructing Investigation Into Smuggling of Firearm Into Metropolitan Correctional Center

News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that GREG MCKENZIE, a former Bureau of Prisons correctional officer, was sentenced to 36 months in prison for obstructing a federal investigation into the smuggling of a firearm into the Metropolitan Correctional...
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U.S. Attorney’s Office Concludes Investigation Into Fatal Shooting in Fort Slocum Park

News Release: No Charges to Be Filed Against Metropolitan Police Sergeant.
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La Crosse Man Sentenced to 5 Years for Illegal Gun Possession

News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Marcelle Davis, 22, La Crosse, Wisconsin was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to five years in prison for being a felon in possession of firearms. The prison term will be followed by three years of supervised release. Davis pleaded guilty to this charge on October 7, 2022.
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Financial Advisor Sentenced To 42 Months In Prison On Fraud And False Statement Charges

News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that ADAM BELARDINO, the former chief executive officer of the Maddox Group, was sentenced in White Plains federal court to 42 months in prison for fraud in connection with separate schemes to defraud clients...
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Westminster Man Sentenced to 124 Months in Federal Prison for Weapons and Drug Trafficking Charges

News Release: DENVER - The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces Michael Thomas Delguidice, age 62, of Westminster, was sentenced to 124 months prison and 3 years supervised release for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
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Port St. Lucie Man Sentenced to Prison for Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material

News Release: MIAMI - Nicholas James Sorgenfrey, 38, of Port St. Lucie, Fla., who previously had been convicted of a sex offense, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for possessing child sexual abuse material on his cell phone and cloud storage account.
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U.S. Citizen Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Conspiring to Provide Electronic Equipment and Technology to the Government of Iran

News Release: Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Kambiz Attar Kashani, a dual citizen of the United States and Iran, was sentenced by United States District Judge Eric R. Komitee to 30 months’ imprisonment for conspiring to illegally export U.S. goods, technology, and services to end users in Iran, including...
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Notice published by Justice Department on Feb. 9

The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Feb. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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