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Two men involved in the armed robbery of dollar stores in St. Louis County have received sentences exceeding 11 years in prison each. U.S. District Judge Sarah E. Pitlyk sentenced Deon Walker to 11 years and nine months this past Wednesday.
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Willis Taylor sentenced for trafficking narcotic pills in Connecticut drug ring

A West Haven resident, Willis Taylor, 68, has been sentenced to 11 years and six months in prison for running a drug trafficking network.
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Two East Bay developers face charges over alleged bribery scheme

OAKLAND – An indictment was unsealed today charging property developers David Sanson and Trent Sanson with conspiracy and bribery related to an alleged attempt to influence an Antioch City Councilmember.
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Waterbury man pleads guilty to firearm possession linked to drug trafficking

Marc H. Silverman, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Jonathan Subh-Marcano, a 28-year-old from Waterbury, pleaded guilty in New Haven federal court to possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug...
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High-ranking Sinaloa Cartel member arrested on drug and money laundering charges

A key figure in the Sinaloa Cartel was arrested in Nogales, Arizona, following charges related to drug trafficking and money laundering.
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Man pleads guilty to carjacking and shooting offenses in Chicago federal court

A Chicago man has admitted guilt in federal court for carjacking three vehicles in August 2022 within the West Englewood neighborhood.
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Texas man sentenced for traveling to Utah for child sexual abuse

Carl William Wyckoff, a 25-year-old resident of New Boston, Texas, has received a sentence of 135 months' imprisonment followed by a lifetime of supervised release.
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Mexican national pleads guilty to illegal reentry in West Virginia

Apolinar Armando Lopez-Gutierrez, a 38-year-old Mexican national, admitted to reentering the United States illegally after previously being deported in April 2024.
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Fall River woman sentenced for stealing child's Social Security benefits

A Fall River resident, Nancy Taylor, has been sentenced in a federal court in Boston for misappropriating her child's Social Security benefits over six years. U.S. District Court Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV sentenced the 45-year-old to 10...
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Federal jury convicts two Texas men of fraud and money laundering

After a four-day trial, a federal jury in Memphis, Tennessee, found Stanley Anyanwu, 41, and Vitalis Anyanwu, 42, from Texas, guilty of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, bank fraud, and money laundering.
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Kentucky woman sentenced for defrauding employer out of over $1 million

A woman from Calloway County, Kentucky, has been sentenced to federal prison for wire fraud.
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Manchester man pleads guilty to robbery while on supervised release

A Manchester resident, Jesse Hippolite, has acknowledged his involvement in a bank robbery, as stated by Acting U.S. Attorney Jay McCormack.
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Woman pleads guilty to false SBA statements linked to COVID-19 funding

A LaPlace woman has admitted to making false statements to the Small Business Administration (SBA), according to an announcement from Acting United States Attorney Michael M. Simpson.
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Huntington man pleads guilty to federal charge of gun possession

Khali Marquise Barnes, a resident of Huntington, has pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm.
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Detroit man sentenced to nearly four years for cocaine distribution

Joe Dante Townsend, a 32-year-old from Detroit, Michigan, has been sentenced to three years and ten months in federal prison, with an additional three years of supervised release following his prison term.
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Tony Clanton found guilty of armed robberies in NYC and New Jersey

A federal jury has found Tony Clanton, also known as "Tone," guilty on all counts of a superseding indictment.
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Georgia man charged over threats to spiritual mission in Chicago suburb

A man from Georgia has been charged with sending a threatening letter to a spiritual mission in suburban Chicago, according to a criminal complaint filed in the U.S. District Court in Chicago.
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Alexander Kolitsas sentenced for catalytic converter theft and trafficking

Marc H. Silverman, the Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, has announced that Alexander Kolitsas, 31, of Wolcott, has been sentenced to five years in federal prison.
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Venezuelan national admits resisting arrest by ICE officers in Providence

A Venezuelan national admitted in federal court to resisting arrest by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Deportation Officers in Providence.
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Nadine Menendez convicted for role in corruption scheme involving former Senator Robert Menendez

Moments ago, a jury delivered a unanimous verdict convicting Nadine Menendez for her involvement in a corruption and foreign influence scheme alongside her husband, Robert Menendez, a former Senator who was also convicted.
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