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In Boston, Jacob D. Miller, a 43-year-old resident of Hadley, Massachusetts, has been indicted by a federal grand jury.
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Iowa City man sentenced for buying firearms for drug dealer

A man from Iowa City has been sentenced to federal prison for purchasing firearms for his drug dealer.
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California man indicted for $1 million fraud scheme targeting Seattle employer

A 43-year-old man from Laguna Niguel, California, has been indicted by a Seattle grand jury on six counts of wire fraud.
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Lake George resident guilty of fraud and tax violations, faces up to 20 years

Michael E. Conner, a 56-year-old resident of Lake George, New York, has been found guilty by a jury for defrauding investors and failing to file tax returns.
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Cuban man sentenced to 18 months for smuggling from Bahamas

A federal judge in Miami has sentenced Cuban national Rafael Rodriguez Hernandez to 18 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for his involvement in an alien smuggling operation.
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Kansas man sentenced for $1.2 million fraud in rewards program

A Kansas man, Barry Cummings, has been sentenced to 15 months in prison for defrauding an energy management company's incentive rewards program, resulting in a $1.2 million financial loss to the company.
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Essex County man sentenced for stealing federal benefits intended for girlfriend's disabled son

An Essex County man has been sentenced to a total of 46 months in prison for stealing federal benefits intended for the disabled child of his missing former girlfriend and for violating supervised release.
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Man pleads guilty to child enticement charges in Florida court

Clifford Frederic Lind, age 40, has entered a guilty plea in a federal court to charges related to attempting to entice a minor and transferring obscene material to a minor.
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Dunn County man sentenced to over 12 years for drug trafficking

A Dunn County man has been sentenced to 12 years and 7 months in prison for drug trafficking offenses involving fentanyl and methamphetamine.
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Arizona man pleads guilty in child exploitation scheme targeting young boys

Donald Michael, a 47-year-old resident of Queen Creek, Arizona, has pleaded guilty to multiple charges related to child pornography.
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Ahoskie gang member sentenced to 71 months for firearm and drug offenses

An individual from Ahoskie, identified as Nyjawaun Ezell and known by the alias "Nike," has received a prison sentence of 71 months for being involved in firearm and drug-related offenses.
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Houston man admits to laundering $35 million in bank fraud scheme

A Houston man, William Mills, 62, has confessed to laundering money from a major bank fraud scheme.
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York County man admits to filing false tax returns, omitting $13M in income

Waylon Wilcox, a 45-year-old resident of Dillsburg, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty to charges of filing false income tax returns, as declared by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
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Vermont man faces charges for producing child sexual abuse materials

Matthew Isaacs, a 33-year-old from Hartford, Vermont, has been charged with producing child sexual abuse materials, according to the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont.
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Washington man sentenced to 84 months for assaulting officers

Acting United States Attorney Richard R. Barker announced that Filiberto Santana, aged 34, has been sentenced to 84 months in federal prison for assaulting two federal officers.
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Baltimore man pleads guilty to machine gun possession in federal court

Garrick Powell, a 32-year-old resident of Baltimore, has admitted guilt in federal court for possessing a machine gun.
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Colombian national sentenced for major cocaine importation conspiracy

A Colombian man, Raul Orlando Torres Cubides, known as "Jose Jota," was sentenced to 178 months imprisonment for conspiring to import large quantities of cocaine into the United States.
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Cuban smuggler sentenced to prison after deadly boat journey to the US

A Cuban national has been sentenced to seven-and-a-half years in federal prison in Miami for her involvement in a fatal illegal smuggling operation.
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Pine Bluff woman sentenced to 18 months for perjury in federal investigation

Dezstiny Collins has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for perjury.
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Florida businessman sentenced to prison for $10M employment tax evasion

A Florida businessman, Paul Walczak, was sentenced to 18 months in prison for employment tax crimes, including two years of supervised release and a restitution payment of $4,381,265.76 to the United States.
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