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News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A 52-year-old Corpus Christi resident has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction of possession with intent to distribute more than 50 grams of a mixture or substance containing meth, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.
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Fayetteville Man Sentenced to Over 15 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking

News Release: FAYETTEVILLE - A Fayetteville man was sentenced on December 9,2022, to 188 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release on one count of Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine. The Honorable Judge Timothy L. Brooks presided over the sentencing hearing in the United States District Court in Fayetteville.
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Zuni man sentenced to 10 years in prison for assault and firearms offenses

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced today that Martin Eriacho was sentenced to 10 years in prison. Eriacho, 52, of Zuni, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Zuni Pueblo, pleaded guilty on Sept. 7 to assault with a dangerous weapon and brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence.
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Hardy County man sentenced for drug charge

News Release: ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA - Angel Luis Martinez-Rodriguez, of Moorefield, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 100 months of incarceration for a drug charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.
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Former Bangor Man Faces Up to 20 Years for Role in Penobscot and Aroostook County Drug Trafficking

News Release: BANGOR, Maine: A former Bangor resident pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Bangor today to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl.
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Washington Man Charged with Hate Crimes for Arsons of Jehovah’s Witness Kingdom Halls

News Release: A Washington man was indicted by a federal grand jury in Seattle in connection with three arsons that damaged or destroyed Jehovah’s Witness Kingdom Halls.
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“Unanimous Consent Request--S. 4431--Continued (Executive Calendar)” published by Congressional Record on Dec. 8

“Unanimous Consent Request--S. 4431--Continued (Executive Calendar)“ was published in the Senate section on pages S7049-S7052 on Dec. 8
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Law enforcement, public servants honored by U.S. Attorney

News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Twenty law enforcement officers and public servants from across the Northern District of West Virginia were recognized today for their outstanding work by United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld.
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High-Ranking Aryan Circle Gang Leader and Member Sentenced on Racketeering-Related Violations

News Release: Two members of the Aryan Circle were sentenced this week for crimes they committed as part of their roles in the white supremacy prison gang.
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Fortune Telling Fraud Scheme Leads to Prison for Orchestrators

News Release: MIAMI - A family curse, fortune telling, and swindling a victim out of more than $3 million lands orchestrators in prison.
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Judge Finds Two Men Guilty of Charges For Actions During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach

News Release: Defendants Entered Senate Chamber, Went Through Documents.
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Jaime Esparza Sworn in as U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas

News Release: SAN ANTONIO - Jaime Esparza was sworn in late Friday afternoon as the United States Attorney for the Western District of Texas. Chief U.S. District Judge Alia Moses administered the oath of office to Esparza at the federal courthouse in San Antonio.
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Trempealeau County Cocaine Traffickers Sentenced to Federal Prison

News Release: MADISON, WIS. - 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...
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Poteet Man to Serve 30 Years in Federal Prison for Producing Child Sexual Abuse Material

News Release: SAN ANTONIO - A Poteet man was sentenced Tuesday to 30 years in prison and 20 years of supervised release for production of child pornography.
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Parkersburg Woman Sentenced to Prison for Fentanyl Crime

News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Toni Johnson, 58, of Parkersburg, was sentenced today to five years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl.
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Tennessee Man Sentenced to 63 Months in Prison For Felony Charges Related to Jan. 6 Capitol Breach

News Release: Defendant Admitted Advance Planning To Interfere With Peaceful Transition of Power, Assaulting Law Enforcement Officers.
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Two Philadelphia Men Charged With Three Summer 2022 Carjackings Across the City

News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Bruce Alexander, 19, and Naseem Williams, 21, both of Philadelphia, PA, were charged by Indictment for their roles in three different carjacking incidents which occurred this past summer. Specifically, the defendants are charged with conspiracy to commit carjacking, carjacking, and brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence.
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Lubec Man Faces Up to 20 Years for Stealing Firearms from Machias True Value, Threatening Witness

News Release: BANGOR, Maine: A Lubec man pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Bangor to stealing firearms from a federal firearms licensee, witness tampering and retaliating against a witness.
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Mexican Man Sentenced for Illegal Use of Social Security

News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that LIMBER VAZQUEZ-NUNEZ, a native of Mexico, was sentenced yesterday by United States Judge Carl J. Barbier to one (1) year of probation and a $100 mandatory special assessment fee for illegally using a social security number to qualify for employment, in violation of Title 42, United States Code, Section 408(a)(7)(B).
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Public press releases: U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) publishes 728 in October

There were 728 press releases published by the U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in October.
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