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Timothy M. O’Shea, the United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, has announced the unsealing of a criminal complaint against Stanley Pophal, 63, from Wausau, Wisconsin.
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Tulsa man sentenced for assaulting ex-girlfriend

U.S. District Judge John D. Russell has sentenced Nicholas Jarrod Weeden, 43, to 115 months in prison for assault with a dangerous weapon and assault by strangling in Indian Country.
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Convicted felon sentenced to over seven years for unlawful firearm possession

Timothy Demetrius Jeffrey, also known as "Boo," was sentenced to 92 months in federal prison for unlawful firearm possession.
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New Orleans man receives lengthy sentence for drug and firearm offenses

Sean Dean, also known as "Lips," has been sentenced to 322 months in prison for fentanyl and firearm-related violations.
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Father charged as authorities search for missing Union City child

Arrest warrants have been issued for Jose Inocencio Fraire Chavez, 39, in connection with incidents in Obion County, Tennessee.
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Former Antioch officer sentenced for civil rights violation and wire fraud

Former Antioch police officer Morteza Amiri has been sentenced to seven years in federal prison for civil rights violations, falsification of records, and wire fraud offenses.
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Honduran man pleads guilty to drug trafficking and gun charges in New Orleans

Miguel Angel Solorzano-Dominguez, a 37-year-old Honduran national, pled guilty on June 12, 2025, to multiple federal charges in New Orleans.
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Menasha man indicted for receiving child pornography

Richard Frohling, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, has announced that a federal grand jury returned an indictment on June 17, 2025.
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Mexican national sentenced for trafficking thousands of fentanyl pills into Indiana

Javier Moreno-Garibaldi, a 38-year-old Mexican national, has been sentenced to five and a half years in federal prison with an additional two years of supervised release.
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Hickory woman sentenced for embezzling over $900K from employer

Michelle Wilshire, a 50-year-old resident of Hickory, North Carolina, has been sentenced to 46 months in prison for embezzling over $900,000 from her employer.
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Rochester business owner pleads guilty to filing false tax return

U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced that Gregory J. Coco, a 44-year-old business owner from Rochester, has pleaded guilty to filing a false tax return.
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Southeast Alaska drug conspiracy sees final guilty plea amid extensive investigation

The final defendant in a Southeast Alaska drug trafficking case has pleaded guilty to charges of conspiring to traffic drugs and launder money.
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Honduran national sentenced for illegal reentry into the United States

A Honduran national, Manuel A. Padilla, has been sentenced to six months in prison for unlawfully reentering the United States after deportation.
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Former SBA employee sentenced for defrauding COVID-19 relief programs

A former employee of the Small Business Administration (SBA) in South Florida has been sentenced to federal prison for defrauding COVID-19 relief programs.
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Mexican national pleads guilty to drug-related charges in Utah

A Mexican national has pleaded guilty to multiple charges, including drug possession with intent to distribute, in the District of Utah.
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Laredo man pleads guilty in illegal alien transportation case

A Laredo man has pleaded guilty to charges of conspiring to transport illegal aliens, as announced by U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.
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Former finance director sentenced for embezzling $320K from district non-profit

WASHINGTON – Jarrett Robert Lewis, 44, from the District of Columbia, received a 27-month prison sentence for embezzling nearly $320,000 from a non-profit advocacy organization in the District.
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Former church volunteer sentenced for child pornography offenses

A former church youth ministry volunteer from Rolla, Missouri, has been sentenced to nine years in prison for possessing and distributing child sexual abuse material. U.S. District Judge John A. Ross delivered the sentence to Bradley Thomas Colvin...
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Former executive pleads guilty in embezzlement scheme involving over $400K

The former president of Bendco, a pipe and tubing company based in Pasadena, Texas, has pleaded guilty to charges of tax evasion and bankruptcy fraud.
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Honduran national charged with assault during Alabama immigration operation

A Honduran national, Jose Romero-Pineda, 46, has been charged with assaulting a federal law enforcement officer during an immigration operation in Baldwin County.
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