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A Brazilian national residing in Massachusetts, Lucas Henrique Moreira DePaiva, 22, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy and dealing firearms without a license.
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Honduran national pleads guilty to illegal re-entry into U.S

Cesar A. Lobo-Ramos, age 38 and a native of Honduras, has pleaded guilty to the charge of illegal re-entry of a removed alien.
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Federal grand jury in Wisconsin returns four indictments

A federal grand jury in the Western District of Wisconsin has returned four indictments.
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Illinois man admits to arranging murder-for-hire scheme in Florida

A man from Illinois has confessed to attempting to arrange the murder of a business associate in Florida.
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Billings woman sentenced to five years in prison for meth distribution

A Billings woman was sentenced to 60 months in prison on drug charges, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme announced.
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Federal officer arrested for alleged $150K COVID-19 relief loan fraud

A federal law enforcement officer has been detained following allegations of fraudulently securing COVID-19 business-relief loans for fictitious businesses.
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Arkansas woman sentenced to three years for defrauding elderly customers

An Arkansas woman has been sentenced in a federal court for defrauding elderly customers at a New Hampshire credit union, as announced by Acting U.S. Attorney Jay McCormack and U.S. Attorney Jonathan D. Ross.
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Yakima man sentenced to 75 months for felon in possession of a firearm

Yakima, Washington – A local man, Damian Iniguez, has been sentenced to 75 months in federal prison followed by 3 years of supervised release for unlawful possession of a firearm.
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Ecuadorian man charged with illegal reentry after deportation

An Ecuadorian national residing in Lawrence, Massachusetts, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston.
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Elkins man sentenced to 46 months for meth distribution

Burlin Junior Howell, a 60-year-old resident of Elkins, West Virginia, was sentenced to 46 months in federal prison for distributing methamphetamine.
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DEA organizes 28th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on April 26

Memphis, TN – The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), in collaboration with over 4,400 law enforcement partners, is organizing the 28th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 26.
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Honduran man sentenced to nearly 13 years for Houston robbery and shooting

A Honduran man residing illegally in Houston has been sentenced to nearly 13 years in federal prison for his involvement in an armed robbery, according to an announcement by U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.
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Siblings sentenced for unemployment fraud in Southern California

A group of four siblings from southern California was sentenced to federal prison for their roles in a $1.1 million unemployment benefits fraud scheme.
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Butte County man pleads guilty to attempted enticement of a child

Kevin Leslie Gipson, a 58-year-old resident of Oroville, has entered a guilty plea to charges of attempted coercion and enticement of a minor for sexual purposes, according to an announcement by Acting U.S. Attorney Michele Beckwith.
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Box Elder woman sentenced for fentanyl trafficking on Indian Reservation

A woman from Box Elder has been sentenced in Great Falls for trafficking fentanyl in northern Montana and on the Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation. U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme announced that Dai Shawn Whitford, age 33, will serve time already spent in...
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Owner of payroll firm sentenced for tax fraud, owing over $20 million

A Florida man has been sentenced to 50 months in prison for failing to pay taxes withheld from his employees’ wages and submitting a false tax return.
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Hillsville man arrested for child sex exploitation; detained after court appearance

Michael Tibbs, a 24-year-old resident of Carroll County, Virginia, has been arrested by FBI agents on charges of sexual exploitation of children.
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District resident charged with vandalizing Tesla vehicles in March

Justin Fisher, 49, from the District of Columbia, has been charged in Superior Court with four counts of defacing public or private property.
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Five convicted in meth trafficking case spanning Mexico to Oklahoma

A federal jury has convicted five individuals involved in a drug trafficking conspiracy responsible for smuggling methamphetamine from Mexico to Oklahoma using semi-trucks.
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Cahokia Heights man convicted on drug and gun charges

A jury in East St. Louis, Illinois, has convicted a man from Cahokia Heights on several charges related to drug distribution and firearm possession.
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