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A Guatemalan man has been sentenced in federal court in Boston for unlawful reentry into the United States.
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Two men sentenced for hacking federal database

In federal court in Brooklyn, United States District Judge Frederic Block sentenced Sagar Steven Singh to 27 months in prison for conspiracy to commit computer intrusion and aggravated identity theft.
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Puerto Rican man sentenced to prison for sexual exploitation of minor

On June 3, 2025, Elvin Jhohanie Molina-Rosado was sentenced to 25 years in prison by United States District Court Chief Judge Raúl M. Arias Marxuach for child exploitation charges involving a female minor.
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Ohio woman faces charges for midair plane exit attempt

Yesterday, a federal Grand Jury charged Jendaya Kashar Brennan, 30, from Ohio, with interference with flight crew members and attendants.
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Bryan County man pleads guilty to failing to register as sex offender

A resident of Bryan County, Oklahoma, Dock Lee Shoemaker, aged 60, has pleaded guilty to failing to register as a sex offender.
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El Salvadorian national sentenced for assaulting border patrol agent

A 21-year-old man from El Salvador has been sentenced to 36 months in federal prison for assaulting a Border Patrol agent, according to an announcement by U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.
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Coram woman admits guilt in meth distribution on Blackfeet Reservation

A woman from Coram, Montana, has pleaded guilty to drug charges related to methamphetamine distribution on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation. U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme announced that Heather Marie Kushmaul, 37, admitted to possession with intent to...
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Former bookkeeper sentenced for embezzling funds from Columbus real estate firm

A former bookkeeper for Keller Williams Realty River Cities has been sentenced to 27 months in prison after admitting to embezzling funds from the Columbus-based real estate firm.
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Sacramento doctor settles allegations of CSA violations with $125K payment

Philip Yen, M.D., a radiologist at Sutter Medical Group, has agreed to pay $125,000 to the United States.
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Harlem man sentenced for domestic assault on Fort Belknap Indian Reservation

A Harlem man has been sentenced to 51 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for domestic assault on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation. U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme announced the sentencing of Nicholas Dee Birdtail, aged 53,...
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Milwaukee woman sentenced to 15 years for producing child pornography

On June 3, 2025, Chasity Evans was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for her involvement in the production of child sexual abuse material.
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D.C. man pleads guilty to illegal firearm possession after traffic stop

Trevon Timothy Vines, a 30-year-old resident of Washington, D.C., has entered a guilty plea to one count of illegal possession of a firearm.
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Starkville man sentenced for illegal firearms possession and methamphetamine trafficking

A Starkville, Mississippi resident, Michael Anthony Doss, was sentenced to over six years in prison for illegal firearm possession and drug trafficking.
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Eastern Panhandle drug traffickers receive sentences for distributing fentanyl

Eight individuals involved in a drug trafficking operation in the Eastern Panhandle have received sentences.
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Box Elder man sentenced for child sexual abuse under Project Safe Neighborhoods

A Box Elder man, Brian Lee Bigbow, has been sentenced to 68 months in prison for sexually abusing a child.
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Utah retailer sentenced for tax evasion; ordered to pay over $2M

Phyllip Hallman Heaton, a 43-year-old resident of Washington City, Utah, has been sentenced to five months in prison and 18 months of supervised release for tax evasion.
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Expansion announced for Project Safe Neighborhoods targeting downtown Chicago areas

The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Illinois has announced an expansion of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) in Chicago.
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Mexican citizen sentenced for smuggling methamphetamine hidden in cabbages

A Mexican citizen has been sentenced to 132 months in federal prison for his involvement in a methamphetamine smuggling operation, according to an announcement by U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.
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Manhattan resident receives seven-year sentence for meth distribution

A man from Manhattan, Montana, Kevin Andrew Bacon, has been sentenced to seven years in prison for drug-related charges.
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Iowa man sentenced for child exploitation; receives 15-year federal prison term

Paul William Flett, a 44-year-old resident of Humbolt, Iowa, has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for the sexual exploitation of a child.
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