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News Release: Tampa, FL - U.S. District Judge Charlene E. Honeywell has sentenced Jose Luis Pinargote-Baquerizo (37, Ecuador) to 16 years and 4 months in federal prison for conspiring to possess with the intent to distribute over 2,700 kilograms of cocaine. Pinargote had pleaded guilty on Aug. 23, 2022.
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Bosque Farms man sentenced to four years and nine months in prison for assault and firearms convictions
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced today that Everett Paquin was sentenced to four years and nine months in prison. Paquin, 59, of Bosque Farms, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Pueblo of Isleta, pleaded guilty on Sept. 6 in federal court to assault with a dangerous weapon and being felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition.
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Shiprock Woman Sentenced to Five Years and 10 Months in Prison for Assault in Indian Country
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced that Faith Nicholle Sullivan was sentenced on Jan. 9 to five years and ten months in prison. Sullivan, 28, of Shiprock, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, pleaded guilty on July 12 to assault with a dangerous weapon in Indian Country.
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Ex-Correction Officer Charged with Accepting Bribes to Smuggle Contraband Into Rikers Island Jail
News Release: An indictment was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, charging Karin Robinson, a former correction officer employed by the New York City Department of Correction (DOC), with conspiracy to violate the Travel Act and conspiracy to distribute controlled substances to an inmate incarcerated...
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New Orleans Man Pleads Guilty to Violating Federal Gun Control Act
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LA - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that MICHAEL CRAWFORD, age 27, from New Orleans, Louisiana, pleaded guilty on January 4, 2023 to being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2).
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Criminal Prosecutions Significantly Increase Under Leadership of United States Attorney Will Thompson during Fiscal Year 2022
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - United States Attorney Will Thompson had a momentous first year as the chief federal law enforcement officer for the Southern District of West Virginia.
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South Florida Doctor Sentenced to Prison for Unlawfully Dispensing Narcotics
News Release: MIAMI - Dr. Ronald Lubetsky was sentenced today to five years in prison by U.S. District Judge Donald M. Middlebrooks for unlawfully dispensing narcotics-specifically oxycodone and morphine.
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Fort Stewart soldier sentenced to prison for prolific fraud scheme targeting COVID-19 relief programs, student loans
News Release: SAVANNAH, GA: A U.S. Army soldier stationed at Fort Stewart has been sentenced to federal prison for leading a prolific fraud scheme in which she and others illegally raked in millions of dollars from COVID-19 relief programs and federal student loan forgiveness.
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Inmate Financial Responsibility Program: Procedures discussed on Jan. 10 by Justice Department
The US Justice Department published a six page proposed rule on Jan. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Albuquerque attorney sentenced to prison for tax fraud
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced today that Robert Fiser was sentenced to one year and three months in prison. Fiser, 62, of Albuquerque, pleaded guilty on July 11, 2022, to one count each of conspiracy and aiding and assisting in preparation of a false and fraudulent return.
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Windsor Mill Couple Facing Federal Charges for Allegedly Obtaining and Attempting to Obtain Multiple Fraudulent COVID-19 Cares Act Loans and Fraudulent Unemployment Insurance Benefits
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - A federal criminal complaint has been filed charging Tomeka Glenn, age 46, and Kevin Davis, age 42, both of Windsor Mill, Maryland, for conspiracy to commit wire fraud, relating to the submission of fraudulent COVID-19 CARES Act Paycheck Protection Program and Economic Injury Disaster...
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Indictment Charges 5 Men with Fentanyl Trafficking Offenses
News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Brian D. Boyle, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, today announced that a federal grand jury in Hartford has returned an indictment charging the following five individuals with fentanyl trafficking offenses...
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Maryland Man Sentenced to Prison for Transporting Over $300,000 of Stolen Monies
News Release: BECKLEY, W.Va. - Dhanraj Singh, 62, of Bowie, Maryland, was sentenced to two years and three months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for interstate transportation of stolen property. Singh also paid $382,449 in ordered restitution.
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People’s Republic of China Citizen Indicted for Allegedly Stalking, Threatening Individual Promoting Democracy in China
News Release: A Berklee College of Music student, who is a citizen of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston in connection with allegedly stalking and threatening an individual who posted fliers in support of democracy in China.
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Former Co-Owner and Sales Manager of defunct medical testing lab sentenced to prison
News Release: Seattle - A resident of Astoria, Oregon was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to two years in prison for five federal felonies connected to his scheme to profit from illegal kickbacks in the medical testing industry, announced U.S. Attorney Nick Brown. Richard Reid, 53, was convicted...
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Anchorage Man Indicted on 8 Counts of Producing Child Pornography
News Release: ANCHORAGE - A federal grand jury in Alaska returned an indictment charging an Anchorage man with eight counts of sexual exploitation of a child - production of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography.
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St. Paul Felon Charged with Illegal Possession of a Firearm
News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - A St. Paul man has been charged in a federal indictment for illegal possession of a firearm as an armed career criminal, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.
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Maryland Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison For Child Sexual Abuse and Accessing Child Pornography
News Release: WASHINGTON - A Maryland man was sentenced today to 14 years in prison for first-degree child sexual abuse of a minor, with aggravating circumstances, and accessing child pornography. The announcement was made by U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves and Special Agent in Charge Wayne A. Jacobs, of the FBI Washington Field Office’s Criminal and Cyber Division.
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Pensacola Man Pleads Guilty To Purchasing A Firearm For A Convicted Felon
News Release: PENSACOLA, FLORIDA - Tavaris East, 42, of Pensacola, Florida, pled guilty to making a false statement to a federally licensed firearms dealer when purchasing a firearm. The plea was announced by Jason R. Coody, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
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Министерство юстиции США предоставляет ресурсы афганцам и украинцам в отношении их трудовых прав
News Release: Министерство юстиции США объявило сегодня о ресурсах, которые помогут афганцам и украинцам в Соединённых Штатах понять свои трудовые права. Эти ресурсы объясняют какими правами на зщиту на рабочем месте афганские и украинские иммигранты обладают в соответствии с Законом об иммиграции и гражданстве (Immigration ...
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