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Adrian Lopez-Aparicio, a 40-year-old Mexican national, has been sentenced to 41 months in prison.
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Bethlehem man given federal prison sentence for drug and firearms offenses

United States Attorney David Metcalf announced last week that 38-year-old Matthew Romig of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced to 57 months in prison.
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Salvadoran citizen guilty of illegal re-entry into the United States

José Alfredo Jimenez-Centeno, a 72-year-old citizen of El Salvador, has pleaded guilty to illegally re-entering the United States after deportation.
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Honduran national faced with firearm charge in Philadelphia

United States Attorney David Metcalf announced the arrest and charging of Marvin Enrique Pena-Portillo, a 38-year-old Honduran national living unlawfully in Philadelphia.
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Chilean national arrested for purse snatching and credit card fraud in Washington, D.C

Mario Bustamante Leiva, a 49-year-old Chilean national, has been arrested in Washington, D.C., on charges of wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and robbery linked to three purse snatchings and unauthorized use of credit cards. U.S. Attorney...
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Man charged with illegal re-entry after previous deportation

On April 28, 2025, U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced the arrest of 38-year-old Jhonser Rafael Coste-Morales from the Dominican Republic.
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Accountant pleads guilty to tax fraud resulting in $8 million loss

Rodney Ermel, aged 71, from Colorado, has pleaded guilty to charges of tax evasion and conspiracy to defraud the United States.
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Houston pharmacy faces penalties for alleged controlled substances act violations

A legal dispute has arisen involving a Houston-based pharmacy and its owners in the wake of a civil complaint filed for alleged violations of the Controlled Substances Act. U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei announced the complaint, which seeks...
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Justice Department announces results from nationwide crackdown on child sex abuse offenders

The Department of Justice has announced the results of Operation Restore Justice, a nationwide effort to identify and arrest child sex predators.
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Philadelphia man charged with carjackings, robberies, and gun crimes

United States Attorney David Metcalf has announced the arrest and indictment of Azzubayr Ibn Abdul Josey, 23, from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Guatemalan national pleads guilty to illegal reentry after deadly crash

On April 28, 2025, in Oklahoma City, U.S. Attorney Robert J. Troester announced that Jose Paxtor-Oxlaj, a 45-year-old Guatemalan national, has pleaded guilty to illegally reentering the United States after deportation.
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Washington man charged with sexual abuse and child pornography offenses

Acting United States Attorney Richard R. Barker announced that a federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Washington indicted Michael R. Trout, 45, on April 2, 2025.
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Mexican national sentenced to 57 months for meth distribution

Acting United States Attorney Matthew R. Molsen has announced the sentencing of Martin Omar Rodriguez Vega.
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Philadelphia man faces drug and gun charges after police pursuit

United States Attorney David Metcalf has announced the arrest of Shahiem Groover, a 45-year-old resident of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Ex-union president admits to embezzling over $280,000 in union funds

A Corpus Christi resident has admitted guilt to embezzling over $280,000 from a local labor union.
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Federal grand jury charges 12 in Columbia over drug and firearm conspiracy

A federal grand jury in Columbia has indicted 12 individuals on various charges related to narcotics, firearms, and conspiracy offenses.
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Federal grand jury indicts 24 individuals in Nebraska

Acting United States Attorney Matthew R. Molsen disclosed that the federal Grand Jury for the District of Nebraska has returned 22 indictments naming 24 defendants.
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Huntington man admits to federal drug charge, faces potential 20-year sentence

On April 28, 2025, Robert Lee Taylor, a 44-year-old resident of Huntington, West Virginia, entered a guilty plea in federal court for the possession of heroin with intent to distribute.
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Foreign nationals sentenced for illegal reentry to the United States

Two foreign nationals, Porfirio Martinez-Santos from Mexico and Juan Esteban Zelaya-Hernandez from Honduras, have been sentenced for illegally reentering the United States. U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei announced the sentences following their...
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Orleans Parish man admits to bank robbery, sentencing in July

Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson announced that Juan K. Simpson, a 30-year-old resident of New Orleans, has pled guilty to bank robbery.
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