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Former NYC corrections officer sentenced for child pornography distribution

Celeste Ramirez, a former corrections officer from Brooklyn, New York, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for distributing child pornography.

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Florida and New York residents sentenced for alien smuggling

Joel Gil-Garcia and Maykel Reyes-Castillo have been sentenced for aiding and abetting an attempt to bring aliens into the United States, according to the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont.

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Nigerian national pleads guilty to $2.5 million romance scam

A Nigerian national, Charles Uchenna Nwadavid, has pleaded guilty in a federal court in Boston for his role in a scheme that defrauded more than $2.5 million from six victims through romance scams.

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Reinbeck man sentenced to federal prison for meth distribution conspiracy

A man from Reinbeck, Iowa, has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for his involvement in a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy.

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Indianapolis man sentenced to federal prison for selling fentanyl laced with xylazine

Stacy Lamont Griffin, 33, from Indianapolis, has been sentenced to 16 years in federal prison for distributing fentanyl.

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Federal charges brought against DC man under public safety initiative

Ronald Stevenson Richardson, a 29-year-old resident of the District of Columbia, has been indicted on a federal firearms charge.

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Middlesex County woman pleads guilty to COVID-19 relief fund fraud

A woman from Middlesex County, New Jersey, has admitted to fraudulently obtaining funds intended for COVID-19 relief programs. U.S. Attorney Alina Habba announced that Damaris Valerio, also known as Damaris Tineo Abreu, 42, of Perth Amboy, pleaded...

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Mannford man sentenced to prison for possessing child pornography

A Mannford resident, Gary Syd Goldberg, has been sentenced to 120 months in prison for possession of child pornography.

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Connecticut man sentenced for drug trafficking and firearms offenses

A Connecticut man has been sentenced to over 11 years in prison for his involvement in drug trafficking and firearms offenses.

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Kelly O. Hayes reappointed as U.S attorney for District of Maryland

Kelly O. Hayes has been reappointed as the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland, following a swearing-in ceremony conducted by Chief Judge George L. Russell III.

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Swanzey man sentenced for stealing firearms from Winchester gun shop

A Swanzey man has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for stealing firearms from a licensed gun shop in Winchester, New Hampshire.

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San Juan County man charged with second degree murder after fatal shooting

A federal grand jury has indicted Chevel Cottonwood, a 34-year-old man from San Juan County, on charges of second-degree murder following an alleged shooting incident in San Juan County, Utah.

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Springfield man sentenced for firearm possession after previous felony conviction

A Springfield man, previously convicted of a felony, has been sentenced for unlawfully possessing a firearm.

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Iranian national and wife indicted after threats against ICE officers

On June 24, 2025, a federal grand jury in Phoenix indicted Mehrzad Asadi Eidivand, an Iranian national residing in Tempe, Arizona, for being an alien in possession of a firearm.

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Collinsville man sentenced for production and distribution of child pornography

A Collinsville man has been sentenced for producing and distributing child pornography, according to U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. U.S. District Judge Eric F. Melgren sentenced Brady Cort Dozier, 22, to 240 months in prison followed by a lifetime...

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Former Louisiana Workforce Commission employee pleads guilty to wire fraud

Paris Lashay Haynes, a former employee of the Louisiana Workforce Commission (LWC), has pled guilty to wire fraud, as announced by Acting United States Attorney Ellison C. Travis.