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A Tennessee man has been convicted for orchestrating a Ponzi scheme that affected individuals nationwide.
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Sylacauga residents sentenced for selling fake gold across three states

Two Sylacauga residents, Rossie Windham and Dylan Jemison, have been sentenced for their involvement in a scheme to sell counterfeit precious metals.
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Ottumwa man receives over ten years in prison for firearm possession

An Ottumwa man has been sentenced to 125 months in federal prison for firearm possession as a felon.
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Winnebago man sentenced for assault on reservation

Gabriel Lee Rice, a 36-year-old resident of Winnebago, Nebraska, received a sentence on March 20, 2025, for assault resulting in substantial bodily injury to a spouse or intimate or dating partner.
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Idabel resident pleads guilty to federal firearms theft

J’Quarius J’Vontay Austin, an 18-year-old resident of Idabel, Oklahoma, has pleaded guilty to stealing firearms from a federal firearms licensed dealer.
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Six indicted under Operation Take Back America for federal offenses

U.S. Attorney Russ Ferguson announced the indictment of six individuals for federal offenses under Operation Take Back America.
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Morgantown construction company owner admits guilt in harboring illegals and tax fraud

Hetzon Marroquin Reyes, the owner of A&M Homes, LLC in Morgantown, West Virginia, has confessed to harboring illegal aliens and interfering with tax processes for financial gain.
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Massachusetts man pleads guilty to Rhode Island bank robbery

A man from Springfield, Massachusetts, has confessed to robbing a bank in Smithfield, Rhode Island.
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San Joaquin County man sentenced for drug trafficking and firearm offenses

Alphonso Jimenez, a 34-year-old resident of Stockton, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for drug and firearm-related charges.
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Inmate pleads guilty to assault with deadly weapon at USP Atwater

Jarvell Kent, a 30-year-old from Fresno, has entered a guilty plea to charges of assault with a deadly weapon at the U.S. Penitentiary in Atwater.
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Massachusetts man pleads guilty in HSI probe into online child predator activities

A Massachusetts man has pleaded guilty in a U.S. District Court in Portland to charges related to attempting to transfer obscene materials to a minor.
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New Bern man sentenced for illegal firearm possession

A New Bern man, Nathan Sheptock, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for possessing firearms illegally as a convicted felon.
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Goldsboro man sentenced to over two decades for armed robbery

A Goldsboro man, Fremandeus Connell Williams, was sentenced to 258 months in prison for armed robbery.
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St. Lawrence County man pleads guilty to child pornography charges

Robert LaVair, a 19-year-old resident of Louisville, New York, has pled guilty to charges related to receiving and possessing child pornography.
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Stamford man charged with multi-million dollar fraud against Mars, Inc

Marc H. Silverman, the Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, has announced charges against Paul R. Steed of Stamford for alleged fraudulent activities targeting his former employer, Mars, Inc. A federal grand jury in New Haven...
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Mexican national sentenced for distributing methamphetamine in Nebraska

Jonathan Ovalle Solis, a 33-year-old from Nuevo Leon, Mexico, has been sentenced for his role in a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy.
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Former state trooper to plead guilty in CDL test score falsification case

A former Massachusetts State Police trooper, Calvin Butner, 64, from Halifax, Massachusetts, has agreed to plead guilty in relation to a conspiracy to falsify records.
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Millinocket man sentenced for firearm possession as convicted felon

A man from Millinocket has been sentenced in Portland's U.S. District Court for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon.
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Tama man faces federal charges for alleged child pornography offenses

Jacob Samuel Yang, a 36-year-old resident of Tama, Iowa, faces federal charges related to child pornography.
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Charlotte man sentenced to over nine years for gun possession and assault

Julian Jared Gill, a 34-year-old resident of Charlotte, North Carolina, received a prison sentence of 111 months for gun possession and assaulting two Deputy U.S. Marshals.
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