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Defendant Admitted Advance Planning To Interfere With Peaceful Transition of Power, Assaulting Law Enforcement Officers
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Nine East Alabama Residents Sentenced for Running a Drug Trafficking Operation in Macon County

The ninth and final defendant was sentenced this week for his role in a Macon County-based drug trafficking operation.
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Two Fresno Residents Indicted for Illegal Firearm Possession

A federal grand jury returned two indictments Thursday charging two Fresno men with illegal possession of firearms, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
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Vallejo Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for his Role in Large-Scale Sacramento Cocaine and Heroin Trafficking Conspiracy

Michael Hampton, 57, of Vallejo, was sentenced Thursday to five years in prison for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute at least 500 grams of cocaine, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
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Watauga Man Sentenced for Larceny

United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that a Watauga, South Dakota, man convicted of Larceny was sentenced on December 5, 2022, by U.S. District Judge Charles B. Kornmann.
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Lake Andes Man Indicted for Wire Fraud and Theft From an Indian Tribal Organization

United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a federal grand jury has indicted a Lake Andes, South Dakota, man for 18 counts of Wire Fraud and two counts of Theft From an Indian Tribal Organization.
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Surgeon Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Accepting $3.3 Million in Illicit Payments to Perform Spinal Surgeries at Corrupt Hospital

A neurosurgeon was sentenced today to 60 months in federal prison for accepting approximately $3.3 million in bribes for performing spinal surgeries at a now-defunct Long Beach hospital whose owner later was imprisoned for committing a massive workers’ compensation system scam.
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Rapid City Man Sentenced for Meth Trafficking

United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance was sentenced on December 5, 2022, by U.S. District Court Judge Charles B. Kornmann.
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Rosebud Man Charged with Multiple Counts of Sexual Abuse and Abusive Sexual Contact

United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a federal grand jury has indicted a Rosebud, South Dakota, man for three counts of Sexual Abuse of a Minor and one count of Abusive Sexual Contact.
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Two Men Sentenced to Prison Terms For Actions During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach

One Defendant Was a Proud Boys Leader, Other Wrote “Murder the Media” on a Capitol Building Door
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Las Cruces man sentenced to over 26 years in prison for federal firearms, narcotics conviction

Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced that Paul Michael Astorga was sentenced on Dec. 8 to 26 years and eight months in prison. A federal jury convicted Astorga, 36, of Las Cruces, New Mexico, on Dec. 16 on one count each of being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
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Jury Convicts D.C. Woman for Credit Card Fraud Scheme Involving Hundreds of Victims

A federal jury convicted a Washington, D.C. woman today on multiple charges of conspiracy to commit bank fraud, bank fraud, trafficking in unauthorized access devices, aggravated identity theft, unlawful possession of 15 or more access devices, and possession of access device-making equipment with intent to defraud.
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Florida Man Found Guilty of Felony and Misdemeanor Charges Related to Capitol Breach

A Florida man was found guilty in the District of Columbia today of felony and misdemeanor charges for his actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol breach.
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Cedar Rapids Man Caught on Wiretap Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Distribute Methamphetamine

A man who conspired to distribute large quantities of methamphetamine pled guilty on December 7, 2022, in federal court in Cedar Rapids.
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Albuquerque trio facing drug, weapons charges after FBI bust

Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office, announced today that Jeffrey Alan Chavez and Estevan Antonio Ramirez appeared in federal court facing drug trafficking and firearms charges.
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Four People Indicted for Medicare Fraud

A federal grand jury in Topeka returned an indictment charging a Kansas woman and three Florida residents in connection with a scheme to defraud Medicare.
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Fouad K. Zeton Charged with Wire Fraud Conspiracy for Role in Insurance Fraud and Bribery Scheme

The United States Attorney’s Office announced that FOUAD K. ZETON was indicted on December 8, 2022 for conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
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Melrose Man Arrested for Child Pornography Offenses

A Melrose man has been charged in connection with possessing and receiving child sexual abuse material (CSAM).
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New Jersey Man Indicted for Allegedly Conspiring with Man Posing as DEA Agent to Defraud Victim of Gold

A New Jersey man was indicted by a federal grand jury yesterday in connection with a conspiracy to convince a Massachusetts victim to convert her bank account funds into gold, claiming her accounts had been compromised by purported drug traffickers.
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Florida Man Charged with Conspiring to Pay Kickbacks and Commit Health Care Fraud in $64 Million Scheme

A Florida man was charged for his role in conspiracies to pay illegal kickbacks and to commit health care fraud that caused at least $64 million in losses to federal health care benefit programs, Attorney for the United States Vikas Khanna announced today.
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