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Gregory Drake, a 35-year-old former postal worker from Cleveland, has been sentenced to 41 months in prison. U.S. District Judge Bridget Meehan Brennan issued the sentence following Drake's guilty plea to charges of conspiracy to commit bank fraud...
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Pamela Bondi appoints Theodore S. Hertzberg as interim U.S. attorney

Attorney General Pamela Bondi has appointed Theodore S. Hertzberg as the Interim United States Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia.
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Boston woman faces federal charges for alleged minor sex trafficking

A Boston woman, Shakera Pina, also known as "Stacks," has been charged with sex trafficking a minor.
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Guatemalan man charged with illegal reentry into the United States

A Guatemalan national residing in New Bedford has been indicted for illegal reentry into the United States.
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Mexican national sentenced to four years for illegal reentry into the US

A Mexican national with a history of felony convictions has been sentenced to four years in federal prison for illegally reentering the United States. U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei announced that Hector Castillo-Molina, 27, pleaded guilty on...
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Hugo resident sentenced for possession of child sexual abuse material

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma has announced the sentencing of Jeffery Scott Pinkston, a 40-year-old resident of Hugo, Oklahoma.
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Federal grand jury indicts four individuals on various charges in Wisconsin

A federal grand jury in the Western District of Wisconsin has returned four indictments, according to a recent announcement.
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Two men sentenced for drive-by shooting near Southeast D.C. elementary school

Rasheed Mullins, 27, and Josiah Warfield, 24, both residents of Washington, D.C., have been sentenced to federal prison for their involvement in a drive-by shooting that occurred in April 2024 near an elementary school in Southeast D.C. The...
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Murray man receives lengthy sentence for distributing child pornography

Michael Scott, a 60-year-old resident of Murray, Nebraska, has been sentenced to 300 months in federal prison for the distribution of child pornography.
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South LA residents arrested for obstructing federal immigration agents

Two residents of South Los Angeles were arrested on charges related to obstructing federal immigration agents.
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U.S. Attorney's Office seizes $736K linked to DoorDash scam

The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Connecticut has announced the forfeiture of $736,040 linked to a scam involving the food delivery service DoorDash.
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Calexico man sentenced for smuggling illegal pesticides into US

Ruben Montes, a resident of Calexico, California, received a 16-month prison sentence and was ordered to forfeit $12,710 in federal court.
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Omaha man sentenced for possession of child pornography under Project Safe Childhood

Brian G. McAtee, a 43-year-old resident of Omaha, Nebraska, has been sentenced to 103 months in federal prison for possession of child pornography.
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California man sentenced for involvement in high-end brothel operation

A man from Torrance, California, has been sentenced in a Boston federal court for his role in operating high-end brothels and fraudulently obtaining COVID-19 relief funds.
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Texas firm accused in scheme involving false ethanol sales

Today, Acting United States Attorney Michael M. Simpson announced the filing of a bill of information against Plano, Texas-based Murex Management, Inc. (MMI).
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Madison County man indicted on multiple child exploitation charges

A Madison County man has been indicted on several charges related to child sexual exploitation, according to an announcement by U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona.
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FBI announces arrests in nationwide crackdown on child sexual abuse offenders

Attorney General Pamela Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel have announced a national initiative aimed at protecting children from sexual abuse.
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Two Cubans plead guilty to illegal entry into US

On May 9, 2025, two Cuban nationals, Adrian Santos-Miranda and Yanela Guerra-Matamoros, pleaded guilty to illegally entering the United States.
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Philadelphia men charged for boarding SEPTA bus with machine guns

Two Philadelphia men, Kysem Humphrey and Jayquan Jett, have been charged with possession of a machine gun.
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Armed career criminal sentenced to three decades in federal prison

Trevion Dickson, a 43-year-old resident of Pine Bluff, Arkansas, has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison.
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