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A Dominican national living in Dorchester has admitted guilt to charges of illegal reentry into the United States.
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Former Morton clerk-treasurer admits guilt in nearly $1 million embezzlement

Tamara Clevenger, the former Clerk-Treasurer for the City of Morton in Lewis County, has pleaded guilty to wire fraud.
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Prince George's man pleads guilty to armed robbery

Clarence Antonio Lynch, a 22-year-old from Prince George’s County, Maryland, has entered a guilty plea to charges of Interference with Interstate Commerce by Robbery and Use of a Firearm During and in Relation to a Crime of Violence.
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Operation Restore Justice leads to 205 arrests in nationwide crackdown

The Department of Justice has announced the results of Operation Restore Justice, a nationwide initiative aimed at identifying and arresting child sex predators.
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Manhattan OED gang members convicted for murder, drug trafficking

Today, a jury found three members of the Manhattan-based gang "Own Every Dollar" (OED) guilty of multiple crimes including four murders, 10 attempted murders, drug trafficking, and gun running.
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Massachusetts man sentenced to ten years for child pornography offenses

A registered sex offender from Douglas, Massachusetts, has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for child pornography charges.
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New York man charged with federal hate crimes for assaults on Jewish individuals

Jay Clayton, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced charges against Tarek Bazrouk for federal hate crimes.
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Murray County man pleads guilty to assault and eluding police

Jayson Geoffrey Evans, a 50-year-old resident of Sulphur, Oklahoma, has pleaded guilty to charges related to an assault and eluding law enforcement.
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Oak Hill man pleads guilty in federal meth distribution case

Daemien Thompson, a 39-year-old resident of Oak Hill, West Virginia, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine.
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Justice Department reveals results of nationwide crackdown on child sex offenders

The Department of Justice has announced the results of Operation Restore Justice, a nationwide initiative aimed at identifying and arresting child sex predators.
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Guatemalan national indicted for illegal reentry into the United States

A Guatemalan national, Agustin Morente, has been indicted by a federal grand jury for unlawfully reentering the United States after deportation.
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Charleston man sentenced to prison for fentanyl distribution and supervised release violation

Tyrece Ramone Phillips, a 39-year-old resident of Charleston, West Virginia, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release.
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Justice Department announces results from Operation Restore Justice

The Department of Justice has announced the results of Operation Restore Justice, a nationwide effort to identify and arrest child sex offenders.
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Eagle River man sentenced for illegal firearm trafficking to California

An Eagle River resident, Cornelius Smith, has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison for trafficking firearms from Alaska to California.
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Missouri man accused of hiding veteran's death to collect benefits

A man from Salem, Missouri, has been indicted for allegedly concealing the death of his uncle, a disabled U.S. Army veteran, to fraudulently obtain financial benefits.
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Man sentenced for leading $48 million healthcare fraud scheme

Jay Clayton, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, has announced that Manishkumar Patel has been sentenced to 14 months in prison.
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Justice Department reports on nationwide crackdown leading to over 200 arrests

On May 7, 2025, the Department of Justice announced the outcomes of Operation Restore Justice, a nationwide effort to apprehend child sex offenders.
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St. Louis man pleads guilty to soliciting nude images from minors online

A man from St. Louis County, Missouri has admitted to soliciting nude images from children online and receiving images from a 12-year-old victim.
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Nigerian man pleads guilty to cyberstalking linked to Pennsylvania case

Imoleayo Samuel Aina, a 27-year-old Nigerian man, has pleaded guilty to several charges related to the sexual extortion and death of a young man in Pennsylvania.
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Boston man admits guilt in large-scale drug trafficking conspiracy

A Boston resident, Flemin Soto Baez, has admitted guilt in a federal court in Concord for his role in managing a large-scale drug trafficking conspiracy.
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