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A former Salem County resident has admitted to filing false tax returns, resulting in a tax loss of approximately $590,000.
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Ecuadorian national indicted for illegal reentry after repeated deportations

An Ecuadorian national residing in Lawrence, Massachusetts, has been charged with unlawfully reentering the United States following deportation.
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Tribar Technologies fined and sentenced for Clean Water Act violation

Tribar Technologies, Inc., a manufacturer in Southeast Michigan, was handed a sentence including a $200,000 criminal fine and $20,000 in restitution.
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New Paltz man accused of sexual exploitation of a minor via Snapchat

Max Fishkind, a 24-year-old resident of New Paltz, New York, faces charges of sexual exploitation of a minor, following announcement by United States Attorney John A. Sarcone III and Craig L. Tremaroli, Special Agent in Charge of the Albany Field...
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Ex-union president sentenced to six months for bank fraud

Dilanjan Miller, former President of the Ypsilanti Steelworkers Union, has been sentenced to six months in federal prison after pleading guilty to bank fraud.
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North Providence resident pleads guilty to bank fraud and identity theft

A North Providence resident, Jamal Mansaray, 35, has confessed to his involvement in a bank fraud conspiracy, alongside charges of bank fraud, aggravated identity theft, and firearm offenses.
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Maryland resident indicted for illegal firearm possession under D.C. initiative

Christopher Forbes, a 30-year-old resident of Suitland, Maryland, faces federal firearms charges linked to a broader initiative to curb violent crime in the District of Columbia.
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Rhode Island man pleads guilty to cockfighting under Animal Welfare Act charges

Onill Vazquez Lozada of Providence, Rhode Island, has entered a guilty plea to charges related to cockfighting under the Animal Welfare Act.
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Porcupine man sentenced to 12 years for killing pregnant girlfriend

United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced the sentencing of McKenzie Big Crow from Porcupine, South Dakota.
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USD volleyball team partners on fentanyl awareness campaign

SAN DIEGO – The U.S. Attorney’s Office, along with the San Diego City Attorney’s Office and the Olé Foundation from the University of San Diego, initiated a social media campaign to raise awareness about fentanyl.
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New York man sentenced for role in West Virginia drug trafficking

Jose Rivera, aged 37 from Queens, New York, has been sentenced to 70 months in prison for his involvement in a drug trafficking organization operating in Berkeley County, West Virginia.
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Judge sentences Isaiah Bess to 33 months imprisonment for fentanyl trafficking

On April 29, 2025, in Mobile, Alabama, United States District Court Judge William H. Steele sentenced Isaiah Lorenzo Bess, aged 28, to 33 months in prison.
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Philadelphia man faces sentencing for $1 million benefit fraud scheme

A Philadelphia resident has entered a guilty plea for defrauding the government of over $1 million in benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Medicaid.
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Canastota woman sentenced to five years for drug conspiracy and firearm offense

Jessica Snyder, a 46-year-old resident of Canastota, New York, received a sentence of five years in federal prison following her involvement in a drug conspiracy and firearms offense.
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Two California men sentenced for money laundering in New Jersey fraud case

Two California men have been given prison sentences for their roles in a money laundering scheme connected to internet-based fraud.
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Connecticut siblings charged with conspiracy to claim $1.2 million fraudulently

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania has charged a brother and sister from Old Greenwich, CT, with conspiracy for allegedly obtaining $1.2 million in unclaimed property through fraudulent means.
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Billings man faces charges for child pornography distribution

A man from Billings is facing charges related to the distribution of child pornography. U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme announced that Kole David Kuntz, a 41-year-old, appeared for arraignment where he entered a plea of not guilty to two counts of...
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Two men sentenced for firearms trafficking and illegal exportation to Mexico

Two men are headed to federal prison for firearms trafficking and related charges, as announced by U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.
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Omnicare and CVS found liable for false claims in healthcare fraud case

A federal jury has found Omnicare, the largest long-term care pharmacy in the United States, liable for dispensing drugs without valid prescriptions.
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Billings man sentenced for meth distribution under Project Safe Neighborhoods initiative

A Billings resident, Ryder Lyle Allard, was sentenced to 57 months in prison with four years of supervised release for distributing methamphetamine.
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