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News Release: A Colorado man pleaded guilty today to attempting to evade the payment of more than $700,000 in employment taxes owed to the IRS.
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New Jersey Tax Preparer and Arizona Man Charged with Conspiracy to Defraud and Identity Theft
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A New Jersey tax preparer and an Arizona man were charged for their roles in conspiracies to commit wire fraud and defraud the IRS, and for aggravated identity theft, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.
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Lawrence Ray Sentenced for Years-Long Predatory Crimes Against Students at Sarah Lawrence College and Others
News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that LAWRENCE RAY, a/k/a “Lawrence Grecco," received a sentence of 60 years in prison for racketeering conspiracy, violent crime in aid of racketeering, extortion, sex trafficking, forced labor, tax evasion, and money laundering offenses. RAY was sentenced today by United States District Judge Lewis J. Liman after being convicted at trial in April 2022.
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Daphne Woman Sentenced to More Than 6 Years for Fraud Scheme and Aggravated Identity Theft
News Release: MOBILE, AL - A Daphne woman was sentenced last week to 81 total months imprisonment for one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, four counts of wire fraud, and three counts of aggravated identity theft.
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BROTHEL OWNER SENTENCED TO 87 MONTHS IN PRISON
News Release: St. Thomas, VI - United States Attorney Delia L. Smith announced that Ramona Rivera Luna, 65, a native of the Dominican Republic, was sentenced in federal court today after previously pleading guilty to one count of transporting an individual in foreign commerce for the purpose of prostitution and three...
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Massachusetts Man Sentenced to 12 Months for Conspiracy to Steal Firearms
News Release: CONCORD - William Guerrero, 21, of Brighton, Massachusetts was sentenced to 12 months in federal prison today for conspiring to steal firearms from a New Hampshire Federal Firearm Licensee, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced.
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Huntington Man Sentenced to Prison for Federal Drug Crime
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Shawn Anthony Graves, 29, of Huntington, was sentenced today to one year and one day in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for possession with intent to distribute cocaine and cocaine base, also known as “crack.".
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Unlicensed Dealer Who Straw Purchased, Sold Guns Despite ATF Cease-and-Desist Pleads Guilty
News Release: A Lancaster man who sold more than 50 guns without a license pleaded guilty yesterday to a federal firearm crime, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Leigha Simonton.
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Texas Man Admits Role in Scamming Seniors in Rhode Island and Elsewhere in Online Romance Scams
News Release: PROVIDENCE - Fola Alabi, aka Folayemi Alabi, 52, of Richmond, Texas, pleaded guilty in federal court in Providence to charges of conspiracy and money laundering, admitting to a federal judge that he created companies and opened bank accounts that were used to launder more than $1.6 million in proceeds bilked from seniors in at least eleven states, including Rhode Island, in online romance scams, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.
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Former Firefighter Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison for Transportation of Child Pornography
News Release: Des Moines, IA - A West Des Moines man was sentenced yesterday to eight years in federal prison for transportation of child pornography.
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Virginia Family Sentenced for Conspiracy for Years-Long Forced Labor of Pakistani Woman
News Release: A federal court in Richmond, Virginia, sentenced three defendants today for conspiracy to commit forced labor for compelling the domestic labor of a Pakistani woman for 12 years.
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Brooklyn Park Man Pleads Guilty to His Role in $250 Million Feeding Our Future Fraud Scheme
News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - Liban Yasin Alishire has pleaded guilty to his role in the $250 million fraud scheme that exploited a federally-funded child nutrition program during the COVID-19 pandemic, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.
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Former CEO Of Email Security Company Sentenced To Five Years In Prison
News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that ROBERT BERNARDI, the founder and former Chief Executive Officer of the Virginia-based email security company GigaMedia Access Corporation, d/b/a GigaTrust (“GigaTrust"), was sentenced to five years...
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Midlothian Family Sentenced for Conspiracy for Years-Long Forced Labor of Pakistani Woman
News Release: RICHMOND, Va. - Three Midlothian individuals were sentenced yesterday for conspiracy to commit forced labor for compelling the domestic labor of a Pakistani woman for 12 years.
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Ohio Man and Two Others Indicted For Actions During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
News Release: Defendant Accused of Spraying Chemical Irritant at Officers; Two Others Charged With Misdemeanor Offenses.
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Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl Lands Broward County Dealer in Prison
News Release: MIAMI - Cast Lucas, 36, of Deerfield Beach, Fla., has been sentenced to 10 years in prison as a career offender by Federal District Judge William P. Dimitrouleas for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl.
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Liverpool Man Sentenced for Drug and Firearm Crimes
News Release: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - Dionel Hall, 43, of Liverpool, New York, received an 84-month prison sentence as a result of his convictions for possessing with intent to distribute a controlled substance, possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime, and unlawfully possessing a firearm as a felon.
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Man Charged with the First Degree Murder of a Washington County Couple
News Release: A Bartlesville man was charged Monday in federal court for killing a Washington County couple, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.
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Belleville Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing Government Benefits from Deceased In-Law
News Release: EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. - A man from Belleville admitted to stealing more than $17,000 in Government benefits from a deceased in-law in a U.S. District Court on Tuesday.
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Federal Jury Convicts Westbrook Man of Sexually Exploiting a Child
News Release: PORTLAND, Maine: A Westbrook man was convicted today of two counts of sexually exploiting a child after a two-day jury trial in U.S. District Court in Portland.
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