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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced that former Hollywood businessman Ed Buck has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for injecting a lethal amount of methamphetamine into two men and killing them.
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FBI Atlanta agent: Gang member sentenced to 'lengthy prison terms' for possessing firearm
A gang member from Valdosta, Georgia, has been sentenced to 100 months in federal prison for firearm-related charges.
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Tarasca: ‘The FBI is committed to serving and protecting members of the Native American community’
A Michigan woman was sentenced to more than 20 years in federal prison for a second-degree murder committed on the Isabella Indian Reservation.
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Clarke: Oklahoma corrections officer convicted for violating the 'civil rights of detainees and inmates'
A former Oklahoma supervisory corrections officer has been convicted for reportedly facilitating an assault on black inmates and ordering other abuse by white supremacists.
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Chinese embassy spokesman: 'Repatriating corrupt fugitives' is a 'just cause' recognized internationally
Is it a “fox hunt” for suspects wanted in China or repeated violations of international laws? Are the Chinese ignoring the rights of people living in the United States by seizing them and forcing them to return to China against their will?
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Two men sentenced to prison time for heroin distribution crimes
Two Illinois men were sentenced to prison for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute heroin.
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Leary: Georgia man convicted after attempting to seduce a minor but 'ran into the arms of law enforcement instead'
A Georgia man was convicted of attempted online child enticement, according to a March 30 news release from the U.S. Department of Justice.
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Raya: 20-years sentence for Illinois man is what 'drug dealers can expect when they sell drugs and carry guns in our community'
A Illinois man was sentenced to 20 years in a federal prison for offenses, including drug trafficking and unlawful use of firearms.
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Olsen: A man is charged for 'criminal and reprehensible' actions as an illegal agent of the Chinese government
A man was charged with a transnational repression campaign while acting as an illegal agent of the Chinese government in the United States.
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Dawson: Little Rock man 'produced child sexual abuse material and lured a vulnerable minor'
A jury found a Little Rock man guilty of sex trafficking and the distribution and production of child pornography.
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Hauxhurst: 'Identity theft and credit card fraud are not victimless crimes' as Detroit-based fraud ring case ends
The U.S. Department of Justice reported a yearslong case involving an organized fraud ring in Michigan has come to a close.
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Lowery: Five men sentenced for 'slew of senseless violent crimes' with Tri City Bombers racketeering conspiracy
Five men have received significant sentences for their roles in the Tri City Bombers racketeering conspiracy, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
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Davis: 'Child predator Jerrell West' of Arkansas sentenced to 18 years
A federal judge reportedly sentenced an Arkansas man to 18 years in prison for traveling with the intent of having sex with a minor, a March 14 news release said.
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Clarke: North Carolina former police sergeant re-sentenced for 'using unlawful force' on a handcuffed woman
A former North Carolina police sergeant was re-sentenced for using excessive force in a case where he reportedly threw a handcuffed woman onto pavement, causing a variety of facial injuries, according to a Feb. 17 U.S. Department of Justice news release.
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FBI on Ga. man's sentencing: 'A school district was defrauded out of more than $2 million'
A Douglasville, Ga., man who used fraudulent emails to defraud the San Felipe-Del Rio Consolidated Independent School District of over $2 million has been sentenced to 52 months in prison.
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'Open, transparent and accountable': Garland's new FOIA guidance promotes government transparency
Attorney General Merrick Garland recently issued a guidance memo on the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to heads of U.S. executive departments and agencies.
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Williams: Russian citizen charged for attempting to 'corrupt our political system' with illegal contributions
Federal authorities have unsealed an indictment charging a Russian citizen in connection with an election interference scheme that includes making illegal political contributions as a foreign national and conspiring to make illegal political contributions in the names of straw donors, according to a March 14 Department of Justice news release.
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Kuhn: Alaska man convicted for 'violent acts and murder' in drug trafficking enterprise
An Anchorage, Alaska, man has been convicted for his role in a drug trafficking operation, including murder and drug charges, according to a March 15 news release from the U.S. Department of Justice.
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DOJ, Department of Homeland Security issue rule to efficiently and fairly process asylum claims
Today, the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) are issuing a rule to improve and expedite processing of asylum claims made by noncitizens subject to expedited removal, ensuring that those who are eligible for asylum are granted relief quickly, and those who are not are promptly removed.
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MS-13 gang member pleads guilty to conspiring to kill rival Mexican Mafia inmate
A Lee U.S. Penitentiary inmate identified as a MS-13 gang member has pleaded guilty to conspiring to murder another prisoner at the high-security facility for male prisoners, making him the fifth person charged in the case to enter a guilty plea.
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