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Rito Salazar, a 59-year-old resident of Nampa, has been sentenced to over 15 years in federal prison for methamphetamine distribution.
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Fort Scott resident indicted for methamphetamine trafficking

A federal grand jury in Kansas City, Kansas, has indicted a man from Fort Scott on charges related to drug trafficking.
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Canadian citizen admits guilt in ecstasy possession case

A Canadian national, Dontavius Forbes, has pleaded guilty to charges of possessing 90 pounds of ecstasy with the intent to distribute.
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Volleyball coach sentenced for exploiting minors using position

Dorian Christopher Barrs, a 33-year-old former volleyball coach, has been sentenced to 400 months in prison for producing child pornography.
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Louisville man receives 20-year sentence for child exploitation offenses

A Louisville man has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for multiple child exploitation offenses.
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Man convicted for bank robbery while on supervised release

A federal jury in Chicago has found Francisco Martinez guilty of robbing a bank in Lake County, Illinois.
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Henryetta man pleads guilty to illegal firearm possession

Joshua Devn Page, a 34-year-old resident of Henryetta, Oklahoma, has pleaded guilty to illegally possessing firearms.
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Maryland man pleads guilty to armed robbery; faces possible life sentence

Today, Zebedee Alexander Johnson, a 35-year-old resident of Clinton, Maryland, entered a guilty plea for the armed robbery of a convenience store in Clinton.
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New Britain man receives decade-long federal sentence for child exploitation offense

David X. Sullivan, the United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Joshua Glaeser, 37, from New Britain, has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison. U.S. District Judge Omar A. Williams in Hartford handed down the...
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Dominican national charged with illegal reentry into the US

A Dominican national residing in Lawrence, Massachusetts, has been indicted by a federal grand jury for unlawful reentry into the United States following deportation.
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Waterbury teen sentenced to three years for Salem gun theft

David X. Sullivan, the United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Eduardo Cruz, a 19-year-old from Waterbury, has been sentenced to three years in federal prison. U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea delivered the...
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Venezuelan nationals accused of ATM thefts appear in Missouri court

Two Venezuelan nationals have been indicted for allegedly stealing large sums of money from hacked ATMs in Missouri.
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Wisconsin man sentenced for leading major drug trafficking operation

Joshua L. Lake, a 32-year-old resident of Stratford, Wisconsin, has been sentenced to 11 years in federal prison for leading a methamphetamine trafficking organization. U.S. District Judge William M. Conley delivered the sentence, which includes...
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Wasilla doctor charged with possessing child pornography after FBI investigation

A doctor from Wasilla, practicing at the Alaska Brain Center, was arrested following an indictment by a federal grand jury in Alaska.
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Haskell County resident pleads guilty to failure to register as sex offender

Tyler Dee Baker, a 33-year-old resident of McCurtain, Oklahoma, has pleaded guilty to failing to register as a sex offender.
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Salvadorean national charged with illegal possession after standoff with SWAT

On June 5, 2025, a federal grand jury indicted Helan Noel Lopez-Sanchez, a 32-year-old citizen of El Salvador, on charges of being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition.
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Gettysburg man faces mail theft charges involving college deliveries

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania has announced charges against Harry Hartman, a 54-year-old resident of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
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Guatemalan man sentenced for illegal reentry into U.S

A Guatemalan national, Elvis Alfonso Lopez-Perez, has been sentenced to eight months in prison for illegally reentering the United States.
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Porcupine man sentenced for sexual abuse of minor

A man from Porcupine, South Dakota, has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for the sexual abuse of a minor. U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier handed down the sentence on May 30, 2025.
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Houston man convicted for smuggling illegal aliens into U.S

A Houston resident, Armando Balladares-Prado, has been found guilty of smuggling illegal aliens into the United States.
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