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Ndubuisi Joseph Okafor, M.D., aged 65, from Upper Marlboro, Maryland, has been sentenced to 18 years in prison by the U.S. District Court for distributing narcotic prescriptions illegally from his medical practice in Northwest Washington D.C. This...
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Torrington man receives federal prison sentence for exploiting minors

Christopher Jesus Constanzo, a 23-year-old resident of Torrington, has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for the sexual exploitation of three minors. U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson delivered the sentence in Hartford, Connecticut.
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Weiser man sentenced to 14 years for possession of child sexual abuse material

Cody Michael Howells, a 35-year-old resident of Weiser, Idaho, has been sentenced to 14 years in federal prison for possessing child sexual abuse material.
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Fentanyl dealer sentenced for hiding drugs in children's toys

Robiel Lee Williams has been sentenced to a decade in prison for his involvement in a fentanyl distribution scheme, according to an announcement by Acting U.S. Attorney Joseph H. Thompson.
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Cuban nationals arrested for alleged roles in multimillion-dollar auto theft ring

Two Cuban nationals, Sadiel Noa-Aguila and Miguel Baez-Echevarria, have been arrested on charges related to the exportation of stolen motor vehicles.
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Millbourne officials sentenced for election fraud scheme

United States Attorney David Metcalf announced the sentencing of MD Munsur Ali, a Millbourne Borough Council member, to 21 months in prison for election fraud offenses.
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Elkton man receives 30-year sentence for production of child sexual abuse material

A Maryland man has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for producing and distributing child sexual abuse material. U.S. District Judge Ellen Lipton Hollander delivered the sentence to Mark Rice, 38, of Elkton, Maryland.
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Franklin man pleads guilty to threatening US senator

A Franklin resident, Brian Landry, 69, has entered a guilty plea in federal court for making a threat against a United States Senator.
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Owner of California pharmacies settles federal kickback allegations for $600,000

An Orange County, California resident has agreed to pay $600,000 to the United States to settle allegations of violating the False Claims Act by paying kickbacks for prescription referrals.
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Guatemalan national sentenced for illegal reentry after prior deportation

A Guatemalan national, previously deported after a 2014 drug trafficking conviction, has been sentenced for illegal reentry into the United States.
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West Haven man charged with federal child exploitation offenses

David X. Sullivan, the United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and P.J. O’Brien, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the FBI, announced the arrest of Carlos Inesti from West Haven on federal charges related to...
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Serial hacker charged with causing $25 million in damages

The United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, alongside FBI Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office, Christopher G. Raia, has announced charges against Kai West, also known as "IntelBroker" and...
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Mexican national pleads guilty to illegal reentry into United States

A Mexican national residing in New Bedford has admitted to unlawfully reentering the United States after deportation.
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Mexican citizen sentenced for illegal reentry into the United States

A Mexican citizen, Miguel Angel Lozada-Dominguez, was sentenced to six months in prison followed by removal from the United States for illegal reentry. U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme announced the sentencing, which took place in Missoula.
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Gladwyne adviser sentenced for defrauding clients of over $23 million

Scott Mason, a 66-year-old investment adviser from Gladwyne, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced to 97 months in prison and three years of supervised release for defrauding clients of over $23 million.
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Former state employee charged with providing contraband to federal inmate

A former employee of the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection and a federal inmate have been charged in connection with providing and possessing a synthetic cannabinoid, known as "K2," at FMC Devens.
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Mohamed Sabry Soliman indicted on federal hate crime charges in Colorado

An indictment has been unsealed in Denver, charging Mohamed Sabry Soliman with 12 counts of hate crimes.
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Blue Grass man sentenced to federal prison for child pornography offenses

A Blue Grass resident, Christian Brew Allen, has been sentenced to 216 months in federal prison for producing child pornography.
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Former Venezuelan general pleads guilty to drug trafficking and narco-terrorism

Former Venezuelan general Hugo Armando Carvajal Barrios, also known as "El Pollo," has pleaded guilty to multiple charges including conspiracy to import cocaine into the United States and engaging in narco-terrorism for the benefit of the Fuerzas...
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Mexican national sentenced for human smuggling after high-speed chase

A Mexican national residing illegally in Laredo has been sentenced for reentering the United States unlawfully and human smuggling, according to U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.
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