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Tony Scott, Jr., 28, has been sentenced to 12.5 years in prison after pleading guilty to kidnapping a woman in Mobile, Alabama, in December 2019.
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Woodbury man pleads guilty in sextortion scheme involving minors

Timothy Lennard Gebhart, a resident of Woodbury, has admitted guilt in a case involving the production and distribution of child sexual abuse material.
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Two charged in illegal alien transport after police chase ends in crash

Two Mexican nationals have been charged with conspiring to transport illegal aliens, as announced by U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.
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Marlborough man pleads guilty to federal child pornography charges

A Marlborough man named Larry Stephen has pleaded guilty to charges of child pornography possession and distribution.
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Boston man pleads guilty to gun possession and drug trafficking

A Boston resident has admitted guilt in federal court for charges related to firearm possession and drug trafficking.
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Mexican national sentenced for drug trafficking; accomplice receives seven-year term

A Vancouver, Washington resident has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for drug and gun trafficking, according to an announcement by Acting U.S. Attorney Teal Luthy Miller.
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Albany man pleads guilty to pandemic fraud involving identity theft

Collins Bozil, a 26-year-old resident of Albany, has entered a guilty plea to charges of wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and forging endorsements on Treasury checks.
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Ohio man receives 22-year sentence for child pornography production

A Columbus, Ohio man has been sentenced to 22 years in prison for producing child pornography.
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Grand Island woman sentenced for meth distribution conspiracy

Jolene Armentrout, a 50-year-old resident of Grand Island, Nebraska, has been sentenced to 94 months in federal prison for her involvement in a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy.
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Texas man pleads guilty to fraud against church in Hurricane Michael aftermath

A Texas man involved in a fraud case has been found guilty of cheating an Albany, Georgia church out of millions meant for repairs after Hurricane Michael.
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Convicted felon sentenced to 51 months for firearm possession in Boston court

A convicted felon has been sentenced in Boston federal court for possessing a firearm and ammunition.
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Council Bluffs woman receives lengthy sentence for meth distribution

Tracy Gulzow, a 56-year-old resident of Council Bluffs, Iowa, has been sentenced to 210 months in federal prison for possessing with intent to distribute over 500 grams of methamphetamine.
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Federal grand jury indicts five individuals for drug trafficking offenses

A federal grand jury in Bowling Green has returned four indictments against five individuals, including one woman, for methamphetamine trafficking and firearms offenses.
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Caldwell County man receives 25-year federal sentence for child pornography offenses

A Caldwell County man has received a 25-year federal prison sentence for various child pornography offenses. U.S. Attorney Michael A. Bennett from the Western District of Kentucky, Homeland Security Investigations Nashville's Special Agent in...
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Federal investigation leads to $214M seizure in alleged investment fraud scheme

Seven individuals have been indicted on criminal charges in connection with a federal investigation into an alleged "pump-and-dump" investment fraud scheme.
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Steuben County sheriff's deputy charged with distributing child pornography

Stuart J. McHenry, a deputy with the Steuben County Sheriff's Office, has been arrested and charged with distribution and receipt of child pornography.
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Davenport man sentenced to over 10 years for firearm and marijuana offenses

A Davenport man, Demarcus Letrelle Culberson Jr., has been sentenced to 121 months in federal prison for firearm and marijuana-related charges.
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Des Moines man receives 30-year sentence for firearms and drug offenses

A Des Moines man, Scott Eugene Smith, 43, has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for multiple charges related to firearms and drugs.
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Davenport man sentenced to over nine years for cocaine distribution

A Davenport man has been sentenced to 114 months in federal prison for charges related to cocaine distribution.
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Seattle man sentenced for fraud against employer and PPP

A Seattle man, Westcott Francis-Curley, has been sentenced to three years in prison by U.S. District Judge Ricardo S. Martinez for wire fraud and aggravated identity theft involving his employer, government programs, and a former partner.
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