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A Pontiac man was sentenced to 10 years in Federal prison for the sexual coercion and enticement of a minor, United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison announced today.
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Tech Company CEO Pleads Guilty To Defrauding His Former Employer
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that SUNI MUNSHANI, the former Chief Executive Officer of a Connecticut-based technology company (the “Victim Company”), pled guilty today in Manhattan federal court in connection with a scheme to defraud the Victim Company of millions of dollars.
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Trempealeau County Cocaine Traffickers Sentenced to Federal Prison
Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Cristian Andre Vazquez Velez (Vazquez), 23, Independence, Wisconsin, and Michael Carmenatty Justiniano (Carmenatty), 41, Galesville, Wisconsin, were sentenced on December 8, 2022 by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley. Vazquez, who pleaded guilty on August 30, 2022, was sentenced to 96 months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute cocaine and possession a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense.
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Former Baltimore City Assistant State’s Attorney Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges For Unlawfully Obtaining Phone Records
Former Baltimore City Assistant State’s Attorney Adam Lane Chaudry, age 43, of Baltimore, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to two counts of fraud in connection with obtaining confidential phone records.
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Former Navy Sailor Sentenced for Producing Images of Child Sexual Abuse
A California man was sentenced today to 47 years and six months in prison for producing and receiving images of child sexual abuse.
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Following High-Speed Pursuit on I-75, Metro Atlanta Resident Sentenced to Prison for Methamphetamine Distribution
A metro-Atlanta resident who was trafficking nearly one kilogram of methamphetamine through the Middle District of Georgia from an Atlanta source when he attempted to flee police on I-75 was sentenced to serve more than 17 years in federal prison this week for his crime.
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Las Cruces man sentenced to over 26 years in prison for federal firearms, narcotics conviction
Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced that Paul Michael Astorga was sentenced on Dec. 8 to 26 years and eight months in prison. A federal jury convicted Astorga, 36, of Las Cruces, New Mexico, on Dec. 16 on one count each of being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
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Tennessee Man Sentenced to 63 Months in Prison for Felony Charges Related to the Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
A Tennessee man was sentenced today to 63 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding and assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers during the January 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol.
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Former TSA Officer Sentenced to Nearly 6 Years in Federal Prison for Attempting to Smuggle Methamphetamine Through LAX
A former Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer was sentenced today to 70 months in federal prison for smuggling what he believed was methamphetamine through Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in exchange for a total of $8,000 in cash.
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Jury Finds D.C. Men Guilty of Murder and Other Charges in August 10, 2017 Slaying of Jamahri Sydnor
Robert Moses, 23, of Washington, D.C., and James Mayfield, 22, of Washington, D.C., have been found guilty by a jury of first-degree murder while armed and other charges in a mid-day shooting that took place on a Northeast Washington corner on August 10, 2017, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves and Robert J. Contee III, Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD).
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Jury Convicts D.C. Woman for Credit Card Fraud Scheme Involving Hundreds of Victims
A federal jury convicted a Washington, D.C. woman today on multiple charges of conspiracy to commit bank fraud, bank fraud, trafficking in unauthorized access devices, aggravated identity theft, unlawful possession of 15 or more access devices, and possession of access device-making equipment with intent to defraud.
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Fraudster Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison For Multiple Crimes Against Senior Citizens in Northwest Washington, D.C.
Peter R. Dorney, 42, was sentenced today to 96 months in prison for arson and fraud charges, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves, D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine, D.C. Fire and EMS Office of the Fire Marshal, and Robert J. Contee III, Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department.
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Bayou La Batre Man Sentenced to Eighty-Four Months Imprisonment for Possessing a Firearm as a Previously Convicted Felon
Winston Alexander Thatch, of Bayou La Batre, was sentenced today to eighty-four months imprisonment for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
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Georgia Man with Ties to White Supremacist Organization Pleads Guilty to Federal Hate Crime for Racially Motivated Shootings
News Release: A Georgia man pleaded guilty today to a federal hate crime and a firearms violation for shooting into two Clayton County convenience stores in an attempt to kill those inside because of their race and ethnicity.
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Five Individuals Sentenced in $12 Million Federal Financial Aid Fraud Scheme
News Release: Five individuals were sentenced yesterday for conspiring to defraud the U.S. Department of Education’s financial aid programs of over $12 million in federal funds.
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“Text of Senate Amendment 6549” published by Congressional Record in the Senate section on Dec. 19
The Senate section of the Congressional Record published “Text of Senate Amendment 6549” on Dec. 19.
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South Texan Sentenced for Trafficking Cocaine
News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A 27-year-old Brownsville man has been ordered to prison for attempting to transport cocaine through a Border Patrol checkpoint, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.
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اعلامیه وزارت دادگستری درباره پیشگامی جدید دسترسی به خدمات زبانهای خارجی توسط نیروهای انتظامی
News Release: وزارت دادگستری اعلام کرد که پیشگامی دسترسی به خدمات زبانهای خارجی توسط نیروهای انتظامی آغاز شده است. این یک تلاشی است در سراسر کشور برای یاری رساندن به سازمانهای انتظامی تا آنها بتوانند تعهدات خود را در ارائه هدفمند خدمات زبانهای خارجی به افراد کم مهارت در زبان انگلیسی انجام بدهند. این پیشگامی بر تاریخچه طولانی این وزارتخانه گسترش خواهد یافت تا اطمینان حاصل شود که سازمانهای انتظامی تعهدات خود را در رابطه با دسترسی به خدمات زبانهای خارجی انجام می دهند.
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Underboss of Philadelphia Mafia Sentenced for Leading Racketeering Conspiracy Engaged in Loansharking, Gambling, and Extortion
News Release: A Pennsylvania man was sentenced today to five years in prison for conspiring to participate in the affairs of a racketeering enterprise, including making extortionate extensions of credit and conducting an illegal gambling business, all while serving as the underboss of the Philadelphia mafia family.
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Williams: 'Servis' conduct represents corruption at the highest levels of the racehorse industry'
A thoroughbred racehorse trainer recently pleaded guilty for the distribution of adulterated and misbranded drugs for administration on racehorses he trained.
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