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Three individuals have admitted to illegally re-entering the United States after being deported multiple times.
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Jamestown man sentenced to over 17 years for child pornography distribution

A Jamestown man has been sentenced to 210 months in prison for distributing child pornography. U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced that Brandon G. Uber, 24, was convicted and sentenced by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara.
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South Lake Tahoe man charged with fentanyl distribution causing deaths

A federal grand jury has indicted Timothy Austin Pannell, 32, from South Lake Tahoe, on charges of distributing fentanyl resulting in death.
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Maryland man convicted for gun possession linked to drug trafficking

After a five-day trial, Osman Malik Sesay, 32, from Gambrills, Maryland, was found guilty by a federal jury on multiple charges related to drug trafficking and firearm possession.
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Kanawha County man receives prison sentence for federal gun crime

Larry Joe Chapman, a 44-year-old resident of St. Albans, West Virginia, has been sentenced to three years and one month in prison followed by three years of supervised release for the federal offense of being a felon in possession of a firearm.
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Former credit union manager sentenced for embezzlement

A former employee of Altana Federal Credit Union in Billings has been sentenced to prison for embezzlement.
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Justice Department reports major crackdown on child sex abuse offenders

On May 7, 2025, the Department of Justice announced the results of Operation Restore Justice, a nationwide effort aimed at identifying and arresting child sex predators.
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Former USPS employees face charges for alleged mail theft

A federal grand jury in Kansas City, Kansas, has indicted five former U.S. Postal Service employees on charges of mail theft.
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Texas man sentenced for embezzling over $900K from two companies

Vincent Villarreal, a 35-year-old resident of Sachse, Texas, has been sentenced to 33 months in prison for wire fraud.
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Philadelphia man charged with child pornography involving young victims

An 18-year-old man from Philadelphia, Isaiah Smith, has been charged with possession of child pornography.
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Kentucky man receives 40-year sentence for child pornography offenses

A Hagerhill, Kentucky man, Jason Ryan Campbell, 46, has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for the production and possession of child pornography.
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Cleveland drug trafficking ring faces federal indictment

A federal grand jury in the Northern District of Ohio has indicted 19 individuals associated with a Cleveland-based drug trafficking ring.
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Federal authorities charge 21 suspects in Spokane area drug trafficking probe

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Washington has announced charges against 21 individuals following a series of indictments related to drug and firearm offenses.
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Marietta man receives thirty-year sentence for child exploitation

Jukobie Allen Ramsey, a 22-year-old resident of Marietta, Oklahoma, has been sentenced to 360 months in prison for the sexual exploitation of a child.
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Felon sentenced to 17 years for firearm possession near child

Demarius Chamon Johnson has been sentenced to 17 years in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
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Four defendants sentenced in Alabama murder-for-hire case

Four individuals were sentenced for their roles in a murder-for-hire plot, as well as other related crimes.
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Tucson residents charged with firearm possession related to violent crime

Hassan Omar Kassim and Alexandra Brooke Wisdom, both 19 and residents of Tucson, Arizona, were apprehended on May 6, 2025.
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Maryland man sentenced for traveling to D.C. for illicit conduct with minor

Nathaniel Lamar Nelson Scott, a 36-year-old resident of Bowie, Maryland, has been sentenced to 96 months in federal prison for traveling to the District of Columbia with the intent to engage in sexual acts with a child.
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Baltimore businessman sentenced for $1.3 million CARES Act loan fraud

A Baltimore County businessman, David Epstein, has been sentenced to one year and one day in federal prison, followed by 12 months of home incarceration.
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Federal jury convicts Hudson man for attempted sex trafficking of minor

After a three-day trial, a federal jury convicted Stacey Lancaster, a 46-year-old Hudson resident, for attempting to sex traffic a minor.
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