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News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - An Aurora, Colorado, man was sentenced in federal court today for heroin trafficking and illegally possessing a firearm while traveling through Kansas City, Mo., on a bus bound for Virginia.
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Man Sentenced for Integral Role in Sophisticated International Fraud Scheme

News Release: A Romanian national was sentenced today to 89 months in prison for his role in a transnational, multimillion-dollar scheme to defraud American victims. He is the 24th member of the organized criminal group to be sentenced, of the 28 who were charged.
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Downstate Man Sentenced For Trafficking In Prohibited Wildlife

News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Jose A. Der, Jr., 50, of Brooklyn, NY, who was convicted of trafficking in prohibited wildlife, was sentenced to serve two years’ probation and a $10,000 fine payable to the Lacey Act Reward fund by U. S. District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr.
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Former Airline Executive Sentenced To Prison For Willfully Failing To Pay $2.6 Million In Taxes Owed To The IRS

News Release: LAS VEGAS - A former airline executive was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Gloria M. Navarro to two years in prison after pleading guilty to failing to pay over $2.6 million in employment taxes to the IRS.
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Belleville Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Sexual Exploitation of a Minor and Transportation with Intent to Engage in Criminal Sexual Activity

News Release: EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. - Larry W. Hale, 54 of Belleville, Illinois, was sentenced to 15 years in the Bureau of Prisons in a U.S. District Court on Wednesday for Sexual Exploitation of a Minor and Transportation with Intent to Engage in Criminal Sexual Activity.
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Niagara Falls Man Going To Prison For 28 Years For Production Of Child Pornography

News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Jonathon Cassatt, 36, of Niagara Falls, NY, who was convicted of production of child pornography, was sentenced to serve 28 years in prison by U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr.
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Rock Island Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking

News Release: Davenport, IA - Jayvontae Dashwan Bland Robertson, age 29, of Rock Island, Illinois, was sentenced on January 4, 2023, to 96 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and marijuana, and felon in possession of a firearm. Following his term of imprisonment, Robertson was ordered to serve three years of supervised release.
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Jamaal Parker Sentenced To 290 Months' Imprisonment On Drug Trafficking And Firearm Charges

News Release: CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - On Dec. 2, 2022, Jamaal Parker, also known as “MoneyMaal," 38, of Chattanooga, was sentenced to 290 months in prison by the Honorable Travis R. McDonough, Chief United States District Judge, in the United States District Court at Chattanooga. Parker was ordered to forfeit $21,289.04 in drug proceeds to the United States. Following his imprisonment, Parker will be on supervised release for a period of five years.
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San Antonio Man Sentenced to 13 Years for Receiving Child Pornography

News Release: SAN ANTONIO - A San Antonio man was sentenced Thursday to 160 months in prison for the receipt of child sexual abuse material.
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Jamestown Woman Pleads Guilty For Her Role In Selling Fentanyl That Led To A Death

News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Alisha Centi, 28, of Jamestown, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr. to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, heroin, fentanyl, and methamphetamine, which carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $1,000,000 fine.
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Town of Greenwich Agrees to Increase Accessibility at Marina to Comply with Americans with Disabilities Act

News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that the U.S. Attorney’s Office has reached a settlement agreement with the Town of Greenwich to resolve allegations that a Greenwich marina was not operating in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (“ADA").
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Man Charged After Leaving a Threatening Voicemail and Possessing a Loaded Firearm, Zip Ties at a Tulsa VA Outpatient Clinic

News Release: A Tulsa man has been charged in federal court for leaving a voicemail threatening to “murder people" at the Ernest Childers Outpatient Clinic in Tulsa then showing up to the clinic the same day with a loaded firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. The facility serves veterans and is run by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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Johnstown Man Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Conspiring to Distribute and Possess Fentanyl

News Release: JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - A former resident of Johnstown, PA, has been sentenced in federal court to a total of 30 months in prison followed by four years of supervised release on his conviction of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute fentanyl, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.
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El Salvadorian Citizen Convicted of Illegal Reentry after Aggravated Felony

News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A federal jury convicted an El Salvadorian citizen last week on charges of illegal reentry subsequent to an aggravated felony.
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Fourth sentenced in government impersonation call center scam

News Release: HOUSTON - A 28-year-old Indian citizen who illegally resided in the United States has received his sentence following his conviction of conspiracy, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.
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Chinle Man Sentenced to More Than 30 Years for Murder and Arson

News Release: PHOENIX, Ariz. -Alberto Toddy, 35, of Chinle, Arizona, was sentenced on Dec. 19, 2022, by United States District Judge Dominic W. Lanza to 365 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release. Toddy pleaded guilty to Second Degree Murder and Arson.
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Former Muncie Police Department Supervisor Pleads Guilty to Obstruction of Justice for Writing False Report to Cover Up Excessive Force by Other Officers

News Release: A former sergeant with the Muncie Police Department (MPD), in Muncie, Indiana, pleaded guilty today to one count of obstruction of justice for writing a false report to cover up the excessive use of force by other MPD officers under his command.
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Federal Charges Announced Against Maine Man Who Carried Out Machete Attack in Times Square on New Year’s Eve in Name of Jihad

News Release: Trevor Thomas Bickford, 19, of Wells, Maine, has been charged with federal crimes in connection with Bickford’s efforts to wage jihad by killing U.S. Government officials and his knife attack on three NYPD officers in Times Square on New Year’s Eve. Bickford was charged by complaint with attempting to ...
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Florida Man with Ties to Mexican Drug Cartel Sentenced to Prison for Possession with Intent to Distribute Eight Kilos of Methamphetamine

News Release: ALBANY, Ga. - A Haines City, Florida, resident with a lengthy criminal history and connections to a Mexican drug cartel was sentenced to prison for possession with intent to distribute approximately eight kilograms of methamphetamine resulting from an I-75 traffic stop in South Georgia.
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Massachusetts Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Steal Firearms

News Release: CONCORD - Johariel Quezada, 19, of Methuen, pleaded guilty in federal court today to conspiring to steal firearms from federal firearms licensees, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced today.
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