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Keyon Slaughter, a 28-year-old resident of Waldorf, Maryland, has been sentenced to 16 years in prison for the murder of Dana Bailey, Jr.
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Huntington man admits to federal drug charges involving methamphetamine
Darrelle Davon Boynton, 40, of Huntington, has pleaded guilty to distributing methamphetamine.
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North Charleston woman pleads guilty in bribery scheme involving city grants
Michelle Stent-Hilton, a 56-year-old resident of Goose Creek, has pleaded guilty to multiple federal charges related to a public corruption scheme involving grant funds in North Charleston.
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Colorado man receives 12-year sentence for firearm possession as convicted felon
A Colorado man has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon, following his arrest during a traffic stop in Warren County, Mississippi.
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Meridian man pleads guilty to methamphetamine distribution charge
A Meridian resident has entered a guilty plea in federal court to charges of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.
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Self-proclaimed 'Mayor of Bissonnet' sentenced to 10 years for sex crimes
A 58-year-old registered sex offender, Paul Edwards Evans, also known as Blue Diamond, has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for aiding and abetting the transportation of a woman across state lines for prostitution and failing to comply...
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Honduran national pleads guilty to firearm possession and illegal reentry charges
A Honduran national, Gustavo Benitez Rodriguez, has pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm by an alien and illegal reentry after removal.
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Indiana man sentenced to over 24 years for child pornography solicitation
A federal judge in southern Illinois has sentenced Bryan K. Atkins, a 40-year-old resident of Richmond, Indiana, to 293 months in prison after he pleaded guilty to two counts of solicitation of child pornography.
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Oklahoma man sentenced for failing to register as sex offender in Alabama
Joshua Kahanek, a 44-year-old man from Oklahoma, was sentenced in Mobile, Alabama, after pleading guilty to failing to register as a sex offender.
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Jackson Health Foundation COO admits stealing millions through kickbacks and false invoices
The former Chief Operating Officer of the Jackson Health Foundation, Charmaine Gatlin, pleaded guilty on September 11 to embezzling millions of dollars from the nonprofit organization.
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Jamaican man pleads guilty in Florida federal court over attempted child exploitation
A Jamaican citizen living in Thomasville, Georgia, has pleaded guilty in federal court to charges related to the attempted sexual exploitation of a minor.
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Co-CEO at Chinese tech firm indicted in alleged $100M pump-and-dump stock scheme
An indictment was unsealed in the Eastern District of Virginia charging Lai Kui Sen, co-CEO of Ostin Technology Group Co.
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Former soldier receives additional prison time for assaulting newborn child at Fort Belvoir
A former U.S. Army private, Austin Blair Johnson, was sentenced in Alexandria, Virginia to 15 years in prison for two counts of assault resulting in serious bodily injury and one count of sexual abuse.
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Upper Marlboro man pleads guilty to multi-state armed bank robberies
Wesley Phillip Wilson, Jr., 44, of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, has pleaded guilty to a series of bank robberies and firearms offenses that took place in Maryland and Virginia.
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Convicted felons among hundreds charged in Texas border security operation
Federal authorities in the Southern District of Texas have filed 303 cases related to immigration and border security from September 5 to 11, according to an announcement by U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.
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Former National Guardsman pleads guilty to child pornography charges
A former member of the Massachusetts National Guard, Nicholas Wells, pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston to charges of possession and distribution of child pornography.
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Four charged with federal immigration crimes in Huntsville under DOJ initiative
A federal grand jury in Huntsville has indicted four individuals on immigration-related charges, according to an announcement from U.S. Attorney Prim Escalona.
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Former operator settles Medicare fraud case involving unlicensed physicians
Irene Oluwatoyin Oshiyoye has agreed to pay $250,000 to resolve allegations of defrauding Medicare and Medicaid, according to an announcement by United States Attorney Jerome F. Gorgon Jr.
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Ogden Market attacker sentenced to 20 years for fatal beating
Alvin Alexis Cruz Garcia, 27, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced in Superior Court to 20 years in prison for the beating death of Ramon Gomez Yanez at Ogden Market.
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Dominican national indicted for allegedly resisting arrest by federal officers
A federal grand jury in Boston has indicted Eddy Rafael Matos-Lara, a 35-year-old Dominican national, on charges of forcibly resisting arrest by federal officers during an immigration-related incident.
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