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A New Jersey resident has admitted to defrauding the IRS of over $1.4 million by filing false tax returns and stealing more than $180,000 from an elderly customer at his workplace, according to U.S. Attorney Alina Habba.
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Waterbury man sentenced for carjacking and drug trafficking

Luis Cruz, a 27-year-old from Waterbury, has been sentenced to 97 months in federal prison for his involvement in a violent carjacking and participation in a narcotics trafficking ring. U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley handed down the sentence,...
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Colonie man admits guilt in interstate murder-for-hire conspiracy

Jeal Sutherland, a 57-year-old resident of Colonie, New York, has pleaded guilty to charges related to a murder-for-hire plot targeting a man in the Capital Region.
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Minnesota man pleads guilty to harboring fugitive in Iowa

A Minnesota man, Jay Anthony Tapper, age 56, from Rosemount, has pled guilty to harboring a fugitive in federal court in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
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Nine charged with aiding North Korea's weapons program through fraudulent IT job scheme

Nine individuals have been indicted in Boston, Massachusetts, for their alleged involvement in a scheme to generate revenue for North Korea's weapons of mass destruction programs.
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Lowell gang members sentenced for trafficking meth disguised as Adderall

Two members of the Asian Boyz gang have been sentenced in Boston for trafficking methamphetamine disguised as Adderall.
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Former postal worker sentenced for attempting coercion of minor

A former employee of the U.S. Postal Service in Anchorage has been sentenced to 10 years in prison, followed by 20 years of supervised release, for attempting to entice and coerce a minor.
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Florida woman admits to stealing over $300K in pension benefits

Semiha Nilgun Gencsoy, a 71-year-old resident of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, has pleaded guilty to the possession of stolen money.
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Mexican fishermen face indictment over illegal red snapper harvesting

A grand jury in Brownsville, Texas, has indicted four fishermen from Matamoros, Mexico, for allegedly transporting fish unlawfully taken from the Gulf of America. U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei announced the charges against Miguel Angel...
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Mexican national sentenced for role in Texas fentanyl conspiracy

A Mexican national, Azael Barrientos-Regalado, has been sentenced to 60 months in federal prison for his involvement in a fentanyl distribution conspiracy.
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Delaware man convicted on multiple counts of sex trafficking and forced labor

A federal jury in Delaware has found Clifton H. Gibbs, 68, guilty of multiple charges related to sex trafficking and forced labor.
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Parkersburg man sentenced for harboring illegal immigrant

Frederick Sayre Anderson, a 65-year-old resident of Parkersburg, West Virginia, has been sentenced to three years of federal probation and ordered to pay $75,000 in restitution.
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Chinese national sentenced for illegal entry into the United States

A man from Fujian, China, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Bangor for entering the United States without inspection.
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Mexican national sentenced for false statements at US border

A Mexican national has been sentenced in U.S. District Court in Bangor for making a false statement to a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent.
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Oneida County man pleads guilty to charges related to child pornography

John Kelly, an 82-year-old resident of Rome, New York, has pleaded guilty to charges related to child pornography.
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Puerto Rico man sentenced for cocaine trafficking via USPS

A Puerto Rico man has been sentenced to over six years in federal prison for his role in a drug trafficking operation involving the shipment of cocaine to Manchester, New Hampshire.
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Liberian man sentenced for immigration fraud; deportation follows prison term

A Liberian man, Isiah Kangar, 52, has been sentenced to 12 months in prison followed by 90 days of supervised release for immigration fraud. U.S. District Court Judge Mark A. Kearney handed down the sentence which includes a $1,000 fine and a $100...
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Ed Martin discusses tenure challenges at DC press conference

U.S. Attorney Edward R. Martin Jr. held a press conference on May 13 at the Patrick Henry Building in Washington, D.C., to discuss his tenure and address issues related to the district's Home Rule ordinance and recent immigration actions.
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New Hampshire man sentenced for wire fraud linked to pandemic relief programs

A New Hampshire man has been sentenced to two years in prison for his involvement in a pandemic-related fraud conspiracy.
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Former corrections officer sentenced for excessive force at Henry County Jail

Curtis Doughty, a former corrections officer from Muncie, has been sentenced to two years probation after pleading guilty to charges of deprivation of rights under color of law.
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