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Finegan: 'We also need the help of the public in ending the demand for' fentanyl in Colorado

The Colorado State Patrol says it is up to the public to end the demand for fentanyl pills currently flooding into the state.

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Polite: Connecticut man 'took advantage of the COVID-19 crisis as an opportunity to scam investors and manipulate the market'

A former CEO from Connecticut is indicted for misguiding investors regarding COVID-19 rapid test kits.

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Harrison: MS-13 gang member pleads guilty to ‘incomprehensible crimes’ and 'heinous actions'

A member of the international criminal group, Sailors Locos Salvatruchas Westside clique of La Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, pleaded guilty in federal court May 31 to racketeering charges.

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Johnson: Tulsa 'con artist who defrauded his friends and banks for years' sentenced to seven years

A Tulsa man who lied and swindled a venture capitalist and two banks out of about $8.4 million was sentenced June 1 in federal court.

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Moy: 'Our senior citizens deserve better' in grandparent scam case

Two additional alleged members of a nationwide network scamming the elderly pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act.

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Carrico: Florida men sentenced for 'complex telemedicine pharmacy fraud scheme'

Two Florida men were sentenced for their roles in a multi-million dollar health care fraud scheme.

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Northern Alabama U.S. Attorney's Office, FBI special agent offer summer safety tips for children

The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Northern Alabama observed National Missing Children's Day last month, in part, by providing summer safety tips for children in a news release issued the same day

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U.S. attorney expects more arrests in California gambling probe

An Orange County crime task force's investigation into illegal California casinos that led to seven arrests and three sets of indictments last month is only the tip of the iceberg of illegal gambling dens, a U.S. attorney said in a news release.

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Miles: Georgia woman sentenced for 'aiding in the illegal prescription of large amounts of drugs'

A former clinic owner in Georgia has been sentenced to five years in prison after admitting she laundered money for a notorious “pill mill” doctor who illegally dispensed drugs.

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U.S. assistant attorney applauds 15-year sex trafficking sentence for Ohio man

An Ohio man's recently announced 15-year federal prison sentence for sex trafficking is exactly what he deserved for his 'insidious crime," said an assistant U.S. attorney in a U.S. Department of Justice news release.

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Clarke: Mississippi warden guilty of 'unlawfully assaulting an inmate under his custody'

A former Mississippi deputy warden pleaded guilty May 26 to inmate assault at Parchman Prison.

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Totten: 'We will not tolerate threats of this kind' after man threatens life of Mich. 911 dispatcher

Jonathan Joshua Munafo pleaded guilty May 15 to communicating a threat in interstate commerce after threatening a 911 dispatcher in Michigan from a truck stop in North Carolina.

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Jacobs: Ten arrested for 'selling dangerous drugs and laundering the proceeds' in D.C.

Ten people were arrested May 25 after an investigation discovered a drug trafficking ring that distributed fentanyl and cocaine in Washington, D.C. and the surrounding area.

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Maguire: Pennsylvania tax collector 'shorted the federal system and its taxpayers by failing to report her true income'

A Pennsylvania woman has been sentenced to one year in prison, followed by one year supervised release, for tax fraud.

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Washington state man receives 11 1/2-year sentence for drug conspiracy

Chief U.S. District Judge Stanley Bastian on May 11 sentenced 59-year-old Reymundo Garcia of Ephrata, Washington, to 11 years and 5 months in prison and 5 of court supervision after he is released from federal prison for his participation in a drug conspiracy.