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A Las Vegas resident with previous felony convictions appeared in court on Wednesday before United States Magistrate Judge Nancy J. Koppe.
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Boyd County man receives 70-month sentence for meth trafficking

An Ashland, Kentucky man has been sentenced to 70 months in prison for methamphetamine trafficking.
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Farmington woman sentenced for HIPAA violation

Tonya D’Agostino, a resident of Farmington, New York, has been sentenced to one year of probation for unlawfully obtaining and disclosing individually identifiable health information.
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Maryland announces indictments against five individuals on firearm-related offenses

The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Maryland has announced indictments against five individuals on charges related to illegal aliens in possession of firearms and ammunition, as well as firearms trafficking.
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Sex offender sentenced for failure to disclose email address

Timmy Rifenburg, a 49-year-old resident of Binghamton, New York, has been sentenced to 27 months in federal prison followed by 10 years of supervised release.
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Former postal worker sentenced for fraud involving workers' compensation benefits

Christopher Gleason, a former postal letter carrier from Auburn, New York, has been sentenced to three years of probation for workers' compensation fraud.
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Broken Arrow resident guilty of failing to register as sex offender

Dale Lynn Taylor, a resident of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, has pleaded guilty to failing to register as a sex offender.
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Las Vegas man sentenced for drug distribution and firearm possession

A Las Vegas resident, identified as a career offender, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison followed by four years of supervised release.
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Brownsville man sentenced for transporting illegal alien

A Brownsville man has been sentenced to 21 months in federal prison for unlawfully transporting an illegal alien.
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Minneapolis man pleads guilty in major federal child nutrition fraud case

Abdihakim Ali Ahmed, a resident of Minneapolis, has admitted guilt to charges of wire fraud and money laundering linked to a $250 million fraud scheme.
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Nurse practitioner pleads guilty to health care fraud totaling $600K

Shawn R. Blankenship, a nurse practitioner from Winfield, has entered a guilty plea to four counts of health care fraud.
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Illinois man sentenced for trafficking cocaine hidden in car battery

A 28-year-old Illinois resident, Rodrigo Mendez, has been sentenced to 78 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute over four kilograms of cocaine.
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Christopher Morgan sentenced for role in Vermont drug distribution conspiracy

Burlington, Vermont – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont announced that Christopher Morgan, 21, from Chicopee, Massachusetts, was sentenced on March 13, 2025.
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California couple imprisoned for mail order drug trafficking

A federal district judge in Ft.
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Littleton man sentenced for false tax return preparation

Thuan Bui, a 60-year-old resident of Littleton, Colorado, has been sentenced to the maximum statutory term of 36 months in federal prison.
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Bonanno crime family member sentenced for extortion

Earlier today in Brooklyn, John Ragano, a member of the Bonanno crime family, was sentenced to 37 months in prison for extortionate collection of credit.
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Warren man sentenced for defacing Black church with hate symbols

A Warren, Michigan resident has been sentenced to 12 months in prison for defacing a predominantly Black church with hate symbols and messages.
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Indian national convicted of trafficking over 170 pounds of MDMA in Washington

A jury in Spokane, Washington has found Jaskaran Singh, a 31-year-old from Gujarat, India, guilty of possession with intent to distribute MDMA.
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Lewiston woman sentenced for defrauding Social Security Administration

A Lewiston woman, Donna Desrosiers, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Portland for committing Social Security fraud.
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Maryland woman sentenced for vandalizing federal property after protest

Isabella Giordano, a 21-year-old resident of Towson, Maryland, was sentenced to six months of probation for defacing federal property at Columbus Circle in front of Union Station, Washington D.C. The incident occurred following a protest on July...
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