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Michael David Barker, a former maintenance director for Boone County Schools, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail fraud.
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Naugatuck woman sentenced to federal prison for $865K embezzlement scheme

Jennifer Cormier of Naugatuck was sentenced to 25 months in federal prison for embezzling approximately $865,000 from her employer. U.S. District Judge Vernon D. Oliver in Hartford presided over the sentencing, where Cormier also received two...
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Owners of Warwick pain clinic indicted for alleged health care fraud scheme

Two residents of Foster, Rhode Island, Brandon Nowak, 32, and Jason Simmons, 33, have been charged with health care fraud in connection with their Warwick-based pain management clinic, Aim Health.
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Indictments issued in narcotics trafficking case linked to Sureños-affiliated organization

A federal grand jury has indicted five members of a Drug Trafficking Organization (DTO) linked to the Sureños in Minnesota.
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Man sentenced to over 24 years in prison for child exploitation

Acting U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, Andrew Birge, has announced the sentencing of 62-year-old Jose Montoya to 292 months in prison for the creation and collection of child pornography.
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Yuba City man indicted on charges of child sexual abuse material

A federal grand jury has indicted Thomas Michael Davis, a 39-year-old resident of Yuba City, on charges of receiving child sexual abuse material.
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Man sentenced to 197 months in drug distribution conspiracy

Timothy Edwards, a 49-year-old from Memphis, Tennessee, has been sentenced to 197 months in federal prison.
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Three plead guilty in Oklahoma to federal drug distribution charges

Three residents from Oklahoma have admitted guilt to federal drug charges relating to the distribution of illegal substances in Eastern Oklahoma, according to a statement from the United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma.
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Former teacher receives 5-year sentence for sharing child sexual abuse content

A 31-year-old former resident of College Station has been sentenced to federal prison for sharing child sexual abuse material online, according to U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.
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Kinship theme marks National Crime Victims’ Rights Week under U.S. Attorney O’Shea's recognition

U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, Timothy M. O’Shea, collaborates with the U.S. Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime, to observe National Crime Victims’ Rights Week from April 6 to 12, 2025.
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North Texas man charged for threatening ICE agents on social media

A man from North Texas, Robert Wilson King, aged 35, has been apprehended and charged in federal court following threats directed at ICE agents.
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Jury convicts Marion County man for drug distribution

Following a two-day trial, a Centralia man has been found guilty of federal charges related to the distribution of cocaine and fentanyl in Marion County.
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Huntington man pleads guilty to fentanyl and xylazine distribution

Robert Lee Glover, known as "Chopz," has entered a guilty plea in Huntington, West Virginia, to charges of fentanyl distribution.
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Mexican national indicted for illegal re-entry and false social security claims

A federal grand jury has issued a three-count indictment against Edgar Javier Castillo-Rodriguez, a 53-year-old Mexican national.
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Pennsylvania man sentenced in $3.5 million COVID-19 loan fraud scheme

A man from Chester, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced to over six years in prison for his role in a scheme to defraud the government through COVID-19 pandemic loans.
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Deming man convicted of federal child sexual abuse imagery charges

A U.S. District Court in Seattle has convicted a 47-year-old man from Deming, Washington, of federal offenses related to child sexual abuse imagery.
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Federal prosecutors charge 24 individuals for illegal reentry into the U.S

Federal prosecutors have filed criminal charges against 24 individuals suspected of illegally reentering the United States after removal.
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Airman charged with murder of woman found near Hill City, South Dakota

A federal grand jury in Rapid City, South Dakota, returned an indictment charging airman Quinterius Charles Chappelle with first-degree murder.
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Rapid City man sentenced for assaulting intimate partner on Pine Ridge Reservation

A Rapid City man has been sentenced to nine months in federal prison for assaulting his child's mother. U.S. District Judge Camela C. Theeler handed down the sentence on March 31, 2025, following Jared Red Cloud's conviction on two counts of...
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Westminster man found guilty in federal court for drug trafficking and gun crimes

A federal jury in Baltimore has delivered a guilty verdict against Rodney Gaines, 35, of Westminster, Maryland, for conspiracy to distribute cocaine and cocaine base, including firearm possession related to drug trafficking crimes.
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