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A man from Southwest Georgia has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for his involvement in methamphetamine trafficking.
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Two D.C. men plead guilty to manslaughter in connection with a fatal assault

Darius Robertson, 32, and Antonio Hensley, 33, both residents of Washington, D.C., have entered guilty pleas to voluntary manslaughter charges in connection with the death of Andre Robertson in October 2021.
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Federal jury convicts Memphis gang member for involvement in murder

Following a one-week trial, a federal jury in Memphis found Vincent Grant, also known as "V-Slash," guilty for his role in a gang-related murder.
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Red Bluff man pleads guilty to child exploitation charges

Ricardo Gutierrez, a 28-year-old resident of Red Bluff, has pleaded guilty to one count of sexual exploitation of a child.
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Woman sentenced again after defrauding two employers in Washington

A former Kent, Washington resident, Christin Guillory, was sentenced to an additional twelve months and one day in prison for embezzling from her employer while awaiting sentencing for a previous theft.
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Iowa man pleads guilty to meth distribution charge

Dustin Burkhardt, a 36-year-old resident of Rockwell, Iowa, has pleaded guilty to charges of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.
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Buffalo man pleads guilty to conspiracy involving stolen postal service key

Antonio Jones, Jr., a 25-year-old resident of Buffalo, New York, has pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy to commit mail theft and possession of a postal service key.
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Fentanyl distribution charges filed against two men following major drug seizure

Jose Angel Gonzalez-Carrillo from Modesto, California, and Ethyel Aldahyr Ontiveros-Flores from Mazatlan, Mexico, were arrested on June 2, 2025.
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Winnebago woman receives concurrent sentences for murder and evidence tampering

Michelle Lee Marr, a 50-year-old resident of Winnebago, Nebraska, was sentenced on June 5, 2025, in federal court for second-degree murder and tampering with evidence.
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Two Minnesota men indicted over North Minneapolis shooting incident

Kashmir McReynolds and Alvin Watkins, Jr. have been indicted on charges related to a shooting incident in North Minneapolis.
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Repeat offender sentenced to over six years for firing weapon in St. Paul

After pleading guilty to illegally possessing ammunition as a convicted felon, Jermaine Marquize Williams, 35, of Saint Paul, has been sentenced to 82 months in prison.
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Staten Island man sentenced for drug distribution while on supervised release

Xavier Parker, a 31-year-old resident of Staten Island, New York, has been sentenced to 42 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute fentanyl while on federal supervised release.
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Nurse indicted for alleged multi-million dollar hospice fraud in California

A federal grand jury has indicted Jessa Zayas, a 34-year-old nurse from Santa Clarita, on charges of health care fraud and aggravated identity theft.
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Vallejo man pleads guilty to exploiting minor using social media apps

John Robert Remlinger, a 43-year-old resident of Vallejo, has pleaded guilty to the charge of sexual exploitation of a minor.
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Man indicted in Puerto Rico on charges related to child exploitation

U.S. Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow and FBI Special Agent in Charge Devin J. Kowalski announced the indictment of Henry Manuel Sepúlveda-Cruzado, a 35-year-old resident of Vega Baja, Puerto Rico.
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Guatemalan citizen indicted for illegal reentry into the U.S

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania has announced that Wilson Cesar Velasquez-Escalante, a 33-year-old Guatemalan citizen, has been indicted by a federal grand jury.
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CEO convicted in $1B Medicare fraud case involving false doctors’ orders

A federal jury in Miami has found Gary Cox, the CEO of Power Mobility Doctor Rx, LLC (DMERx), guilty of orchestrating a $1 billion fraud scheme targeting Medicare and other federal health care programs.
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Del City man receives five-year federal sentence for restaurant arson

Daniel Job, a 38-year-old resident of Del City, has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for committing arson.
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Hyattsville man sentenced for possessing machine gun

Rashaw Henry, a 30-year-old resident of Hyattsville, Maryland, has been sentenced in Superior Court for possession of a machine gun.
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East Granby woman pleads guilty in $1.1 million pandemic relief fraud scheme

David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Harry Chavis, Special Agent in Charge of IRS Criminal Investigation in New England, announced that Karen Gaston, 44, from East Granby, has pleaded guilty to charges...
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