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Kodey Dean Lamont, 29, from Cheyenne, Wyoming, has been sentenced to 156 months in federal prison followed by five years of supervised release for attempting to entice a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity.
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Kentucky man sentenced to 35 years for child pornography charges

A 52-year-old man from Sandy Hook, Kentucky, has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for attempted production of child pornography and committing a felony offense involving a minor as a registered sex offender.
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Four charged in St. Louis mail fraud case involving stolen checks

Four individuals in the St. Louis area have admitted to federal charges linked to a conspiracy involving bank fraud with checks stolen from the mail.
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Iowa felon sentenced after firearm possession and police evasion

A Marion resident, Brent Robinson, was sentenced to two years in federal prison after pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm.
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Kenvir man sentenced to 78 months for meth trafficking

A Kenvir resident, Anthony Carr, aged 54, has been sentenced to 78 months in prison for distributing methamphetamine.
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Ohio man sentenced to 25 years for fentanyl death in Kentucky

A man from Columbus, Ohio, Angelo Dre Clifton, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for drug trafficking that resulted in an overdose death.
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Lilburn man accused of threatening Director of National Intelligence

Aliakbar Mohammad Amin has been arrested in Atlanta and charged with transmitting interstate threats directed at Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and her family.
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Maryland settlement processor admits guilt in false financial statements case

Rebecca Marie Cohn, also known as Rebecca Marie Stanton, has admitted guilt in Baltimore federal court to making false statements to financial institutions during real-estate settlements.
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Sex offender Gary Jackson sentenced to 35 years for exploiting minors

Gary Hammond Jackson, III, a 33-year-old resident of Pasadena, Maryland, has been sentenced to 35 years in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett.
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Omaha man receives 262-month sentence for fentanyl distribution conspiracy

Allen Green, a 73-year-old resident of Omaha, Nebraska, has been sentenced to 262 months in federal prison for his involvement in the distribution of 100 grams or more of a fentanyl analogue.
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Providence man charged in drug trafficking investigation after cocaine seizure

A coordinated effort among federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies has led to the confiscation of two kilograms of cocaine and the arrest of a Providence resident, Eluid Rosa-Escudero, 35.
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Brazilian national indicted in Boston for unlicensed firearm sales

A federal grand jury in Boston indicted a Brazilian national, Lucas Ferreira-Da Silva, 27, for firearm-related offenses on April 10.
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Peoria man sentenced to 10 years for attempted enticement of a minor

A 36-year-old resident of Peoria, Illinois, Paul Graf, has been sentenced to 120 months in prison for attempted enticement of a minor.
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Virginia man sentenced for poaching ginseng at national park

Coby Brummett has been sentenced to serve 30 days in prison after pleading guilty to illegally harvesting ginseng at Cumberland Gap National Historical Park.
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Boston man sentenced for trafficking machinegun conversion devices

A Boston man received a sentence for illegal firearms activities involving the sale of machinegun conversion devices.
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Waianae man given 14 years for meth trafficking and illegal chicken fights

A Waianae man, Edward Caspino, 47, received a 14-year prison sentence for distributing methamphetamine and running an illegal gambling business. U.S. District Judge J. Michael Seabright handed down the sentence in federal court and ordered Caspino...
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UK man sentenced for lying to US immigration authorities in green card case

A man from the United Kingdom, residing in Cambridge, Massachusetts, was sentenced in a federal court in Boston for making false statements in an immigration case.
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Bergen County man gets 86 months for child pornography distribution and possession

A Bergen County man has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison for distributing and possessing child pornography, as announced by U.S. Attorney Alina Habba.
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Montgomery man sentenced to over nine years for robbing two stores

On April 10, 2025, Jalen Lamarcus Gunn, age 21, received a sentence of 111 months in federal prison for robbery and firearm charges, as declared by Acting United States Attorney Kevin Davidson.
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Shreveport rapper sentenced for illegal firearm possession

Acting United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced the sentencing of Keynon Frazier, also known as "Green Eyez," a 29-year-old from Shreveport.
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