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Zachary Robert Rodrick Jones, a 36-year-old Denver resident, has been sentenced to 41 months in federal prison.
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Fourteen charged in fentanyl trafficking amid nationwide operation

Federal authorities have unsealed a criminal complaint against fourteen individuals, with thirteen of them already in custody.
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Former East Hartford resident charged with federal child exploitation offenses

David X. Sullivan, the United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, along with Michael J. Krol, Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) in New England, announced charges against Nicholas Burnham, a 33-year-old...
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Former USPS employee sentenced for theft of over $18K

A former employee of the U.S. Postal Service has been sentenced in federal court in Boston for embezzling over $18,000.
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Baltimore woman sentenced for trafficking fentanyl to West Virginia dealers

Daniela Marie Giancoli, a 35-year-old resident of Baltimore, Maryland, has been sentenced to 150 months in federal prison for her role in distributing fentanyl to dealers in West Virginia.
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Salt River man receives life sentence for murder

Clifton Nez Hamalowa, a 47-year-old resident of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, received a life sentence plus an additional ten years in prison.
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Jay R. Combs named acting U.S attorney for Eastern District of Texas

PLANO, Texas – Jay R. Combs has been appointed by President Donald J. Trump as the Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas (EDTX).
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Illinois man pleads guilty to sexual assault at Gateway Arch National Park

A man from Fairview Heights, Illinois, Monte Derrell Boatman, has admitted to sexually assaulting a woman at Gateway Arch National Park in 2023.
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Leader sentenced for role in DC-Maryland drug trafficking conspiracy

Cila Melgar Rodriguez, a 36-year-old resident of Hyattsville, Maryland, received a 10-year federal prison sentence for his involvement in a drug trafficking conspiracy.
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Two men sentenced over fatal fentanyl poisoning incidents in Kalamazoo

Acting U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, Andrew Byerly Birge, announced that two men from Kalamazoo County have been sentenced to federal prison for their roles in distributing controlled substances that led to a series of...
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Former NYPD officer pleads guilty in bribery scheme involving accident victim data

Jay Clayton, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that Suzette Trimmingham, a former NYPD traffic safety officer, and Mervin Rhymes, owner of an accident victim call center, have both pled guilty to charges...
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Genesee County man admits guilt in illegal machinegun possession case

Peter Celentano, a 36-year-old resident of Bergen, NY, has pleaded guilty to illegal possession of machineguns.
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Founder of Sovereign Health Group charged with massive insurance fraud

The founder and former CEO of Sovereign Health Group, Tonmoy Sharma, was arrested on charges related to a federal grand jury indictment.
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Illegal immigrant convicted in major Atlanta drug trafficking case

Adan Macedo-Rios, a 52-year-old Mexican national unlawfully residing in the United States, has been convicted of several charges including drug trafficking, money laundering, robbery, and unlawful possession of firearms.
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Maryland man sentenced for spree of bank robberies across Maryland and D.C

Jonathon Brown-Murphy, a 44-year-old resident of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, has been sentenced to 63 months in federal prison for a series of bank robberies committed on May 23 and May 25, 2022.
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Buffalo man charged with intent to distribute methamphetamine

U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced the arrest of Demetrius Parker, a 43-year-old resident of Buffalo, New York.
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Preston County man sentenced to over eight years for meth distribution

Steven Sharps, a 45-year-old resident of Kingwood, West Virginia, has been sentenced to 100 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.
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Dallas man receives federal prison sentence for hotel-based drug trafficking

Kenneth Ray Peters, a 44-year-old resident of Dallas, has been sentenced to 18 years in federal prison for his involvement in a violent drug trafficking operation.
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Fourth ICE detainee who escaped Newark facility appears before federal judge

The last of four individuals charged with escaping from an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility in Newark has been arrested and appeared in federal court, according to Acting U.S. Attorney Alina Habba.
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Oshkosh resident indicted on federal obscenity and child pornography charges

On May 28, 2025, Richard G. Frohling, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced a federal indictment against David E. Dejanovich of Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
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