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A Billings woman has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for drug and gun charges.
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Dubuque man receives lengthy sentence for child exploitation offenses

A Dubuque man, Justin James Paisley, 35, was sentenced to 45 years in federal prison for sexually exploiting two children.
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Indianapolis man found guilty on multiple human trafficking charges

A federal jury in Indianapolis has convicted Kristopher McDonald, 37, on eight counts related to his operation of a human and drug trafficking enterprise known as "The Kristopher McDonald Organization."
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Tuscaloosa man sentenced to prison for methamphetamine and fentanyl conspiracy

A Tuscaloosa man has been sentenced to 24 years in prison for his role in a drug conspiracy involving methamphetamine and fentanyl. U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona announced that Hanston Alexander Clark, also known as "Hank," was convicted by a...
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Chicago man receives 50-year sentence for kidnapping and assault

A Chicago man, Andrew Anania, has been sentenced to 50 years in federal prison for a series of crimes involving kidnapping, carjacking, and firearm offenses.
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Manchester man sentenced for defrauding nearly $300K in pandemic relief funds

A Manchester man, Kyereem Sackey, has been sentenced for his role in a scheme to fraudulently acquire nearly $300,000 in CARES Act funds from the U.S. government and the State of New York.
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New Orleans man sentenced for possession and receipt of child sexual abuse material

Stephen Badon, a 35-year-old resident of New Orleans, has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison.
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Two plead guilty in multi-million-dollar bank fraud case

Kani Bassie and Jermon Brooks have entered guilty pleas for their involvement in a large-scale bank fraud conspiracy.
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Texarkana man convicted for federal drug trafficking violations

A Texarkana resident, Deablo Deshon Lewis, has been convicted of federal drug trafficking offenses in the Eastern District of Texas.
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Haysville woman faces charges for distributing child pornography

A Kansas woman appeared in federal court following a grand jury indictment accusing her of distributing child sexual abuse materials.
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Washington man sentenced to prison for sex trafficking minors

A Washington State man, Dominique Terrel Gonzales, 35, has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for sex trafficking of a minor.
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Former contractor sentenced for USAID fraud scheme involving kickbacks

WASHINGTON—Stephen Paul Edmund Sutton, a 53-year-old citizen of the United Kingdom, has been extradited to the United States, where he pleaded guilty and was sentenced for his involvement in a fraud scheme.
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Alton man sentenced for violating sex offender registration requirements

An Alton man, Chad Amodio, has been sentenced in federal court for failing to comply with sex offender registration requirements.
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Dominican national sentenced for unlawful re-entry into the US

A Dominican national has been sentenced in federal court for reentering the United States following a previous deportation, as announced by Acting U.S. Attorney Jay McCormack.
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Bloods gang member pleads guilty to possessing machinegun

A Bloods gang member from Lynn, Massachusetts, has pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of possessing a loaded machinegun.
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Terrebonne Parish man sentenced for drug trafficking and money laundering

Jon Verdin, a 29-year-old resident of Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, was sentenced on May 14, 2025, by United States District Judge Sarah S. Vance.
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Linwood man faces federal charges for threats against ICE agents

Johnathan Trent Thomas, a 27-year-old resident of Linwood, North Carolina, made an appearance in federal court on charges related to threats against federal law enforcement officers.
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Man sentenced for gun possession while trafficking drugs in Chicago suburbs

A federal judge has sentenced Omari Andrews, Jr. to over ten years in prison for possessing multiple firearms while trafficking fentanyl and other narcotics in the Chicago suburbs.
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Stockton man sentenced for firearm possession as part of federal crime reduction effort

Ricardo Sanchez, a 32-year-old resident of Stockton, was sentenced to four years and three months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
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Guatemalan national sentenced for drug distribution conspiracy in California

Donis Ariel Maldonado, also known as Donis Maldonado Reyes or "Danny," has been sentenced to four years and three months in prison.
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