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News Release: Empire Bulkers Limited and Joanna Maritime Limited, two related companies based in Greece, were sentenced today for committing knowing and willful violations of the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (APPS) and the Ports and Waterways Safety Act related to their role as the operator and owner of the Motor Vessel (M/V) Joanna.
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Eastern PA Woman Pleads Guilty to Possessing Drugs in Butler Hotel Room

News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A former resident of Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, was convicted of a possessing with intent to distribute a quantity of a mixture and substance containing a detectible amount of heroin and a detectible amount of fentanyl, and a quantity of a mixture and substance containing a detectible amount of cocaine, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.
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Three Men Indicted in San Antonio on Charges Related to $14.5 Million Healthcare Fraud Scheme

News Release: SAN ANTONIO - A federal grand jury in San Antonio recently returned an indictment charging a group of three defendants with 22 counts related to healthcare fraud, identity theft and kickbacks.
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Kentucky Man Sentenced for Felony Charge Related to Actions During January 6 Capitol Breach

News Release: Defendant Joined Confrontation With Officers at Lower West Terrace.
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Glenpool Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Sexually Exploiting a Minor

News Release: A Glenpool man was sentenced Tuesday for sexually exploiting a 16-year-old and other crimes, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.
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Arizona Man Pleads Guilty to Production of Child Pornography

News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - A Tolleson, Arizona, man pleaded guilty today to production of child sexual abuse material.
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Convicted Sex Offender Sentenced To More Than 27 Years For Distribution Of Child Sexual Abuse Material

News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Thomas Barber has sentenced Christian Kline (32, Moore Haven) to 27 years and 3 months in federal prison, followed by a lifetime of supervised release, for distribution of child sex abuse material. The court also ordered Kline to forfeit the electronic devices used in the commission of the offense and entered an order of restitution to the victims in the amount of $24,000. Kline had pleaded guilty on Aug. 3, 2022.
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Mexican National Charged with International Cocaine and Methamphetamine Trafficking Conspiracy

News Release: A federal grand jury in the District of Columbia returned an indictment today charging Antonio Oseguera Cervantes, aka Tony Montana, a Mexican national, with international cocaine and methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy.
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Businesswoman Sentenced for Facilitating Unregistered Lobbying Campaign in Exchange for Approximately $3 Million

News Release: An American businesswoman with international ties was sentenced in the District of Hawaii yesterday to two years in prison for her role in facilitating an unregistered lobbying campaign of the Administration of the former President of the United States and the U.S. Department of Justice on behalf of foreign principals in exchange for millions of dollars.
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California Man Sentenced to Four Years in Prison For Charges Related to Capitol Breach

News Release: Defendant Posted Photo of Himself Inside Senate Parliamentarian’s Office.
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Maryland Man Pleads Guilty to Felony Charge for Actions During January 6 Capitol Breach

News Release: Defendant Was Involved in Multiple Assaults Including Using a Heavy Plank on One Officer.
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Burrillville Man Admits to Illegally Possessing More Than 200 Firearms, Making False Statements on ATF Firearm Purchase Forms

News Release: PROVIDENCE - A Burrillville man admitted today to a federal judge that he was an unlawful user of controlled substances, including cocaine, when he purchased and possessed more than 200 firearms, and that he made false statements when purchasing the firearms, claiming on the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) forms that he was not an unlawful drug user, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.
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Wanted by the FBI: Community Leaders for the 2023 FBI Citizens Academy

News Release: Wanted by the FBI: Community Leaders for the 2023 FBI Citizens Academy.
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Detroit Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Production of Child Pornography and Sex Trafficking Minors

News Release: DETROIT -A Detroit man who photographed his sexual assaults of a young child and forced an adult to engage in prostitution was sentenced to life in prison, United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison announced today.
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Statement from United States Attorney Kevin G. Ritz

News Release: Memphis, TN - Kevin G. Ritz, United States Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, issued the following statement today.
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Chicago Man Convicted of Participating in Illegal Kickback Conspiracy

News Release: A federal jury in the Northern District of Illinois convicted a Chicago man yesterday for participating in a conspiracy to pay approximately $25 million in illegal kickbacks to generate business for his durable medical equipment pharmacy.
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Missouri Man Arrested on Felony Charges For Actions During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach

News Release: Defendant Accused of Assaulting Officer and Inciting Mob.
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Three Members of Jersey City Gang Charged for Roles in Drug Distribution Conspiracy and Related Firearms Offenses

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Three members of a Jersey City street gang were charged today for their roles in a cocaine distribution organization, as well as for firearms violations, U.S. Attorney Philip Sellinger announced.
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New Orleans Man Pleads Guilty to Violating the Federal Gun Control Act

News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - ELIJAH POWELL, age 27, a resident of New Orleans, pled guilty as charged on Jan. 17, 2023 before United States District Judge Wendy Vitter to a one-count indictment alleging that he illegally possessed a firearm after being convicted of a felony, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.
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Former Correctional Officer Convicted After Seven-Day Trial for a Racketeering Conspiracy to Smuggle Contraband Into Maryland’s Chesapeake Detention Facility

News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - A federal jury yesterday convicted former Correctional Officer Andre Davis, a/k/a “2 Chainz," age 37, of Baltimore, for a racketeering conspiracy at the Chesapeake Detention Facility (CDF), in Baltimore, Maryland, after a seven-day trial. Two other correctional officers (COs), four...
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