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A Cedar Rapids man has been sentenced to more than 11 years in federal prison for distributing fentanyl near a school.
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Federal charges filed against five Mexican nationals after large meth seizure near Atlanta

Five Mexican nationals have been charged in federal court after law enforcement seized over 1,000 pounds of methamphetamine from locations in DeKalb County, Georgia.
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Puerto Rican bank chairman pleads guilty in multimillion-dollar fraud leading to bank collapse

Juan Francisco Ramirez, the former chairman of Nodus International Bank in Puerto Rico, has pleaded guilty to participating in a scheme that resulted in the fraudulent diversion of more than $13.6 million from the bank.
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Senior CJNG members indicted for large-scale timeshare fraud targeting Americans

Earlier today, an indictment was unsealed charging Julio Cesar Montero Pinzon, also known as El Tarjetas, Moreno, El Chess, Cesar Hernandez Jimenez, and CH Jimenez, a senior member of the Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion (CJNG), and his...
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Kansas pharmacy settles allegations over record-keeping violations with $200K payment

Daniel Reif, Inc., which operates as The Medicine Shoppe in Kansas City, Kansas, has agreed to pay $200,000 to settle allegations that it violated civil provisions of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA).
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Taos Pueblo man receives 30-year sentence for child sexual abuse

A man from Taos Pueblo has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for sexually abusing minors, according to an announcement by Acting U.S. Attorney Ryan Ellison and Justin A. Garris, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Albuquerque Field...
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Former MBTA transit police sergeant sentenced for role in false report after homeless man's assault

A former sergeant with the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) Transit Police Department was sentenced in federal court for his role in aiding and abetting the filing of a false arrest report.
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Weslaco woman pleads guilty in cocaine distribution case

A woman from Weslaco, Texas, has pleaded guilty to conspiring to possess with intent to deliver more than five kilograms of cocaine.
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Two men charged after authorities find 55 migrants hidden in produce trailer

Two men have been charged with human smuggling after authorities found 55 undocumented immigrants hidden inside a compartment of a produce trailer, according to an announcement from U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei for the Southern District of Texas.
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Two members sentenced in Mexico-linked drug trafficking case in Western Washington

Two members of a drug trafficking group with connections to Mexico were sentenced in U.S. District Court in Seattle, according to Acting U.S. Attorney Teal Luthy Miller.
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Rochester firm settles $1.8 million false claims act case over PPP loan eligibility

Durst Image Technology US LLC, a company based in Rochester, New York, has agreed to pay $1.8 million to settle allegations that it improperly obtained Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans for which it was not eligible.
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Former Sanger police officer receives five consecutive life sentences for sexual assaults

Former Sanger Police Department officer J. DeShawn Torrence, 41, was sentenced to five consecutive life sentences by visiting U.S. District Judge Todd W. Robinson after being convicted of sexually assaulting four women while on duty.
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Senior members of Mexican cartel charged with running major timeshare fraud targeting Americans

Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn have unsealed an indictment charging Julio Cesar Montero Pinzon, a senior member of the Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion (CJNG), and his half-sister Griselda Margarita Arredondo Pinzon for their roles in a...
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New York man sentenced for threatening Michigan attorney general

Kevin Delgado, a 40-year-old resident of Bayside, New York, was sentenced to one year and one day in federal prison for making threats against Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel.
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Two Mexican nationals charged with illegal reentry after multiple deportations

Two Mexican nationals residing in Las Vegas, Alfredo Covarrubias-Jimenez, 39, and Victor Manuel Navarro-Quesada, 34, appeared in court to face charges of illegally reentering the United States after being previously deported.
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Punta Gorda man charged with arson after fire at local Jewish center

A Punta Gorda man has been charged with arson following a fire at the Chabad Jewish Center in Punta Gorda, Florida.
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St. Louis County woman sentenced for aiding online scams and committing multiple types of fraud

A St. Louis County woman has been sentenced to a total of 93 months in federal prison for her involvement in gun offenses and multiple fraud schemes, including online scams targeting older adults, pandemic relief fraud, and mortgage fraud.
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Michigan man pleads guilty in Huntington methamphetamine trafficking case

Aaron Dequawn Hardy, a 29-year-old from Pontiac, Michigan, pleaded guilty to a federal drug charge in Huntington, West Virginia.
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New York man receives decade-long sentence for ghost gun shooting

Terry Brooks, a resident of the Bronx and Brooklyn, New York, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for illegally possessing ammunition related to a shooting incident that occurred on November 12, 2023.
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Parkersburg man receives five-year federal sentence for drug distribution

Aaron Lee Mitter, a 39-year-old resident of Parkersburg, has been sentenced to five years in federal prison followed by five years of supervised release for distributing methamphetamine.
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