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Court documents have revealed that a Birmingham heroin supplier, Harding, has been sentenced to 365 months in prison.
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St. Croix woman sentenced for $372K embezzlement scheme

Nicole Morales, a resident of St. Croix and originally from California, has been sentenced to 16 months in prison for her involvement in an embezzlement scheme.
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Queens man accused of visa fraud while posing as federal agent

Earlier today, an indictment was unsealed in Brooklyn federal court charging Tommy Aijie Da Silva Weng, also known as "Tommy Weng Da Silva" and "Jacky," with wire fraud, mail fraud, and impersonating a federal law enforcement officer.
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Grant County woman admits to methamphetamine distribution charge

Theresa Marie Lipkey, a 43-year-old resident of Petersburg, West Virginia, has confessed to charges related to drug distribution.
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Arkansas man faces charges for allegedly enticing minor through social media

Brayden Storey, a 21-year-old from West Fork, Arkansas, has been arrested and charged with enticing a minor, as announced by U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo.
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Rochester man sentenced to over two decades for child pornography production

Kevyn Bradley Heath, a resident of Rochester, has been sentenced to 21 years in prison for producing and distributing child pornography.
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Oregon man charged with transporting minor for sexual purposes

An Oregon man has been arrested by the FBI in Portland following an indictment by a federal grand jury in Alaska.
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U.S. Attorney files over 90 border-related cases this week

Federal prosecutors in the Southern District of California have filed over 90 border-related cases this week.
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Federal jury convicts Wyoming man for abusive sexual contact with minor

Kendall Joseph Moss III, a 35-year-old resident of Arapahoe, Wyoming, has been found guilty by a federal jury for abusive sexual contact with a minor.
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Cryptocurrency firm CLS Global sentenced for market manipulation

CLS Global FZC LLC, a financial services firm recognized as a "market maker" in the cryptocurrency sector, faced sentencing in federal court in Boston today.
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Jamestown man pleads guilty in meth distribution case

A Jamestown resident, Aaron Miller, has pleaded guilty to charges related to methamphetamine distribution. U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced that Miller admitted guilt before U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr., for conspiracy to...
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Fentanyl dealer sentenced to over five years in federal prison

Deaja Simone Clemons has been sentenced to 63 months in federal prison for conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute fentanyl.
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Pierce County woman sentenced for role in Aryan gang-linked drug ring

A woman from Pierce County has been sentenced to 84 months in prison for her involvement in a drug ring linked to Aryan prison gangs, according to Acting U.S. Attorney Teal Luthy Miller.
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Mexican citizen sentenced for role in alien smuggling conspiracy

Pedro Solano-Azamar, a 27-year-old Mexican citizen, has been sentenced to three years in prison for his involvement in an alien smuggling conspiracy.
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Federal grand jury indicts 10 in Riverside County jail drug smuggling case

Three individuals were arrested in Riverside, California, following a federal grand jury indictment alleging their involvement in a narcotics smuggling operation into a county jail.
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Eden Prairie man faces charges for coercion and enticement of a minor

Michael Bruce Gillis, a resident of Eden Prairie, has been charged with coercion and enticement of a minor and production of child pornography.
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Council Bluffs residents receive federal sentences for meth distribution conspiracy

A Council Bluffs woman and man have been sentenced to federal prison for their involvement in a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy.
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Maryland man indicted on multiple charges including identity theft and SNAP fraud

A federal grand jury has indicted Brendyn Andrew, a 33-year-old resident of Gaithersburg, Maryland.
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Janesville man sentenced for fentanyl trafficking and illegal firearm possession

Timothy M. O’Shea, the United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Cedric Sanders from Janesville, Wisconsin, has been sentenced to 7 ½ years in federal prison. U.S. District Judge William M. Conley delivered the...
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Iowa man sentenced for drug charges near school

David Specketer, a 57-year-old from Emmetsburg, Iowa, was sentenced to 60 months in federal prison on March 21, 2025.
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