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A Guatemalan national, Jose Garcia, 39, has been indicted in Boston for unlawfully reentering the United States following his deportation.
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Memphis woman sentenced for fraud in healthcare and COVID-19 relief programs

A Memphis woman received a 14-month federal prison sentence for healthcare fraud and false statements related to the COVID-19 Relief Program.
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D.C. man pleads guilty to 2023 Metro station killing

Tyriq Williams, a 31-year-old resident of the District of Columbia, has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the 2023 shooting death of Terry Clark.
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Hattiesburg man sentenced to nearly three years for firearm possession

A Hattiesburg man, Scotty James Conley, has been sentenced to 35 months in prison on charges of firearm possession by a convicted felon.
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Mexican national indicted for unlawful reentry after previous deportation

A Mexican national previously deported after serving a prison sentence for killing his infant son has been indicted for unlawfully re-entering the United States in Catoosa. U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson announced the indictment against Carlos Ambriz...
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Maryland man indicted on federal firearms charge under D.C. safety initiative

Damarqus Moore, a 33-year-old resident of Suitland, Maryland, has been indicted on a federal firearms charge.
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Guatemalan national convicted for illegal reentry into the United States

A Guatemalan national, Leonardo Fernando Batz, has been convicted for unlawfully reentering the United States.
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April Federal Grand Jury 2024-B indictments released

The United States Attorney's Office, under the direction of Clint Johnson, has released the April Federal Grand Jury 2024-B Indictments, charging multiple individuals for alleged violations of federal law.
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Dresden man receives 10-year sentence for firearm and ammunition possession

A federal judge has sentenced Chapell Dain Cissell to ten years in federal prison for possession of multiple firearms and a significant amount of ammunition.
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Guatemalan man sentenced for meth distribution in Iowa

A Guatemalan man was sentenced to over 12 years in federal prison for his role in a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy in Dubuque, Iowa.
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Charlotte man pleads guilty in child pornography case involving AI-generated content

Daniel Joseph Broadway, a 53-year-old resident of Charlotte, appeared in federal court and admitted guilt to charges related to possession of AI-generated images portraying minors involved in sexually explicit acts and child sexual abuse material...
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Syracuse man sentenced to nearly 10 years for drug trafficking

Diquan Hall, a 26-year-old resident of Syracuse, has been sentenced to 110 months in federal prison.
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Former teacher guilty of possessing child pornography in Mississippi

A former high school science teacher, Andrew Murphy, has been found guilty of possessing child sexual abuse materials by a federal jury in Aberdeen, Mississippi.
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Dominican national indicted for illegal reentry into the United States

A Dominican national from Lawrence, Massachusetts, has been indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly unlawfully reentering the United States after being deported.
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Memphis man pleads guilty to carjacking charges

A man from Memphis has admitted guilt to charges linked to a carjacking incident that occurred in May 2024.
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Houston man admits to seven-year tax fraud scheme causing $260,000 loss

A Houston man has pleaded guilty to committing tax fraud over seven years, resulting in losses amounting to $250,000, according to an announcement by U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.
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Fraud ringleader sentenced for elderly scam in Southern Texas case

The second leader of a fraud scheme targeting elderly individuals has been sentenced to prison, according to an announcement by U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei for the Southern District of Texas.
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California resident sentenced for role in northern border smuggling operation

A California resident, Rajat Rajat, 27, originally from India, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Seattle to five months in prison for his role in a smuggling operation.
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Man pleads guilty to unemployment and COVID-19 benefit fraud in West Virginia

James Lomax, a 33-year-old resident of Hurricane, West Virginia, has admitted to fraudulently obtaining unemployment funds, including COVID-19 supplementary benefits.
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Kentucky man found guilty of child sex trafficking could face life sentence

A federal jury in Lexington has convicted Larry Coffman, a resident of Harrodsburg, Kentucky, on charges of sex trafficking of children.
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