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A New Orleans man, Floyd Jones, has pled guilty to federal drug and gun charges.
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Puerto Rican man sentenced for exploiting four minors

On May 14, 2025, Efraín Pablo Cruz-González was sentenced to 450 months in prison by United States District Court Judge Silvia Carreño-Coll for child exploitation charges involving four female minors.
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Connecticut residents face charges over fraudulent small business loan scheme

Federal authorities have charged five Connecticut residents with defrauding small business loan programs in Connecticut and Washington.
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Former theology professor receives ten-year sentence for possession of child pornography

A former theology professor and librarian at the Brite Divinity School at Texas Christian University has been sentenced to ten years in federal prison for possessing child pornography.
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Romanian nationals plead guilty in Houston ATM skimming operation

A Romanian man and woman residing illegally in Houston have confessed to their involvement in an ATM skimming scheme, according to an announcement by U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.
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Federal detainee pleads guilty in contraband smuggling conspiracy at Wyatt Detention Center

A detainee at the Donald W. Wyatt Detention Center has confessed to a federal judge that he was involved in a conspiracy to smuggle contraband into the facility.
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Sex offender sentenced for receiving child pornography after coercing minors

Zachary Cota, a 32-year-old former resident of Castleton-on-Hudson, New York, was sentenced to 292 months in prison for receiving child pornography.
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Dominican national receives ten-year sentence for role in fentanyl trafficking conspiracy

A Dominican national has been sentenced to a decade in prison for his involvement in a fentanyl trafficking conspiracy.
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MS-13 members charged with murder of cooperating defendant

Three individuals affiliated with the MS-13 gang have been charged in federal complaints for allegedly murdering a former member cooperating with law enforcement.
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Honduran national faces charges for reentry after deportation

A Honduran national, Rossel Geovanny Recinos Arita, has been charged with reentry of a removed alien.
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Federal jury convicts man for child exploitation crimes following SWAT standoff

A federal jury in Fort Pierce, Florida has found Michael Gordon Douglas guilty of multiple charges related to child exploitation.
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West Los Angeles man sentenced for exploiting children through Snapchat

A West Los Angeles man has been sentenced to 40 years in federal prison for using social media apps like Snapchat to entice children into creating sexually explicit videos.
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Mission man sentenced to over six years for assault with axe

United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a man from Mission, South Dakota, has been sentenced to over six years in federal prison for assault with a dangerous weapon. U.S. District Judge Eric C. Schulte handed down the sentence on...
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Granite Recovery Centers founder indicted for alleged journalist harassment scheme

The founder and former CEO of Granite Recovery Centers (GRC), Eric Spofford, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston.
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SDTX charges over 200 with immigration-related offenses amid border security focus

A significant number of cases related to immigration and border security were filed from May 9-15, as announced by U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.
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Mexican national sentenced to prison for illegal reentry into U.S

A Mexican national, Geraldo Maya-Gonzalez, was sentenced to 24 months in prison and three years of supervised release for illegally reentering the United States.
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North Dakota man sentenced for child enticement and sexual assault in Wisconsin

On May 15, 2025, Kelly J. Rosemore was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison followed by life on supervised release.
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Mobile medical diagnostics director charged in $70 million Medicare fraud

A director of operations and sales for a mobile medical diagnostics company in New York has been charged with conspiracy to provide kickbacks to doctors.
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Haitian gang leader convicted for role in kidnapping American missionaries

Joly Germine, a 32-year-old from Croix-des-Bouquets, Haiti, was found guilty by a federal jury in Washington D.C. for his involvement in the 2021 hostage-taking of 16 American citizens, including five children.
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Two Marion men sentenced for drug and gun charges

In Florence, South Carolina, two men from Marion have received federal prison sentences for charges related to illegal firearms and narcotics.
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