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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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Boone man gets five-year sentence for obscene material transfer to undercover officer

A Boone man, Travis Lee Morgan, was sentenced to five years in federal prison on March 28, 2025, for attempting to transfer obscene material to a person he believed to be a minor.
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D.C. man sentenced for live-streaming machine gun possession

Corey Whittico, a 22-year-old from Washington, D.C., received an 84-month federal prison sentence for live-streaming himself on social media while brandishing a pistol equipped with a machine gun conversion device.
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Tonawanda man arrested for alleged distribution of child pornography

U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo has announced the arrest and charging of Shawn Demmick, a 33-year-old resident of Tonawanda, NY.
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Lexington County man receives 15-year sentence for illegal firearm possession

Terry Leslie Washington, a 46-year-old resident of West Columbia, has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison.
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Six indicted on human trafficking charges by Nebraska grand jury

Acting United States Attorney Matthew R. Molsen announced that a federal Grand Jury in the District of Nebraska has indicted six individuals on charges related to human trafficking.
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Chilean national charged with identity theft and fraud in Illinois

A Chilean national has been charged with federal offenses for allegedly using a stolen credit card to buy gift cards at Sam’s Club in Glen Carbon, Illinois.
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Carson Tahoe Health settles over $8 million for alleged improper PPP loan use

Carson Tahoe Health System has agreed to pay over $8.8 million to settle allegations regarding their eligibility for Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans.
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Bethel man among three indicted for tramadol trafficking conspiracy

A federal grand jury in Alaska has indicted a Bethel man and two California residents for their alleged involvement in trafficking Tramadol, a Schedule IV controlled substance, to Alaska.
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Houston man sentenced for illegal firearm purchases

Kevin Lewis, a 38-year-old resident of Houston, Texas, has been sentenced to eight years in prison.
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Riverside County man pleads guilty to major drug trafficking charges

Jose Miguel Perez, a 42-year-old resident of Corona, has entered a guilty plea for trafficking cocaine and heroin.
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Mexican national sentenced to over ten years for fentanyl trafficking

Luis Vasquez-Lopez, a 47-year-old Mexican national living in Sacramento, has been sentenced to over ten years in prison for fentanyl trafficking.
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Buffalo man indicted for fentanyl distribution causing death

U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced that a federal grand jury has indicted Kenneth G. Shoemaker, II, also known as Kenny, of Buffalo, NY.
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Jury convicts Desmond Fletcher for strangulation and assault in Washington

Desmond Fletcher, a 37-year-old resident of Capitol Heights, Maryland, has been found guilty by a jury on charges of felony strangulation and two counts of misdemeanor assault.
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San Diego lawyer convicted on multiple counts related to securities fraud

San Diego attorney Andrew Coldicutt was found guilty by a federal jury on all 17 counts related to securities fraud, false securities registration statements, and wire fraud.
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Syracuse man receives federal sentence for gas station robbery

Quashawn Pettiford, a 34-year-old resident of Syracuse, has been sentenced to 71 months in federal prison for the crime of Interference With Commerce Through Robbery.
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Fort Washakie man sentenced to nearly three decades for second-degree murder

Conrad Troy Tillman, a 38-year-old resident of Fort Washakie, Wyoming, received a federal prison sentence of 348 months and 23 days for second-degree murder.
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Arizona man sentenced for mailing methamphetamine to Alabama

An Arizona man has been sentenced to 180 months in prison for his involvement in a drug trafficking conspiracy.
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Westport man pleads guilty to social security fraud; faces possible prison sentence

A Westport, Washington resident has pleaded guilty to defrauding the Social Security Disability program.
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Georgia man charged with conspiracy in Danbury kidnapping case

A Georgia man has been charged in connection with a kidnapping incident that occurred in Danbury, Connecticut, last August.
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