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A Kyle, South Dakota man has been sentenced to six years in federal prison for his involvement in a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy.
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California man receives lengthy sentence for methamphetamine distribution

Victor Garcia, a resident of Palmdale, California, has been sentenced to 14 years in federal prison for drug trafficking.
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Pocatello man receives 10-year sentence for meth trafficking

Steven Greenleaf Blodgett, a 67-year-old resident of Pocatello, has been sentenced to a decade in federal prison for possessing methamphetamine with the intent to distribute.
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Muldrow resident pleads guilty to child abuse charges

James Dean Bledsoe, a 32-year-old resident of Muldrow, Oklahoma, has pleaded guilty to three counts of child abuse in Indian Country.
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New Orleans man sentenced for firearm possession as a felon

A New Orleans man, Avery Julien, has been sentenced to 37 months in prison for being a felon in possession of firearms.
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Muskogee man pleads guilty to failing sex offender registration

A Muskogee resident has pleaded guilty to failing to register as a sex offender, according to the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma.
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Mexican national faces charges for repeated illegal reentry into the US

A federal grand jury in Honolulu has indicted Navor Salas Cruz, a 52-year-old Mexican national, for illegally reentering the United States after prior felony convictions and removals.
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Georgia businessman pleads guilty to bank fraud and false statements

Spencer Askew, the founder and former CEO of E-Freight Solutions Worldwide, LLC, a logistics and supply chain company based in Georgia, has pleaded guilty to bank fraud and making false statements to the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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Sacramento man pleads guilty to robbing postal carriers with fake weapon

William Carl Jackson, a 36-year-old resident of Sacramento, has admitted to committing armed robberies against postal carriers.
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Motorcycle club member sentenced for firearms trafficking

Robert Dorsey, a 47-year-old from New Jersey, was sentenced to 46 months in prison for trafficking firearms.
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Mason City man convicted on meth distribution and firearm charges

Darius Stackhouse, a 33-year-old resident of Mason City, has been found guilty on multiple charges related to drug trafficking and firearm possession.
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Honduran national pleads guilty to illegal reentry after deportation

Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson has announced that Evin Enrique Funez-Cruz, a 22-year-old Honduran national, pleaded guilty to the charge of reentry of a removed alien.
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Cryptocurrency founder convicted of fraud related to AML Bitcoin scheme

A federal jury in San Francisco has found Rowland Marcus Andrade guilty of wire fraud and money laundering related to the cryptocurrency AML Bitcoin.
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Tennessee couple pleads guilty to federal fraud charges

Haskell Knight and Emily Knight, both residents of Franklin, Tennessee, have pled guilty to federal fraud charges.
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Bloods members face federal charges for racketeering assault and fentanyl distribution

Earlier today, federal court in Central Islip unsealed a 12-count superseding indictment against Joshua Crowell, also known as "Twiggy," and Bruce King, also known as "Brucey."
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Mexican national sentenced for illegal reentry after multiple deportations

A Mexican national has been sentenced for illegal reentry into the United States following deportation. U.S. District Judge Camela C. Theeler handed down the sentence to Celso Diaz-Martinez on March 10, 2025.
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Swanzey man pleads guilty to firearm thefts from Winchester gun shop

A Swanzey resident has admitted guilt in a federal court for the theft of firearms from a licensed gun shop in Winchester.
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Zimbabwean pleads guilty in Seattle court for gun and drug crimes

A Zimbabwean national, Tatenda Banga, has pleaded guilty in a Seattle court to two federal felonies following his illegal border crossings from Canada into Washington State.
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Nebraska contractor indicted for alleged multi-state construction fraud

A Nebraska contractor has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Kansas City, Kansas, on charges of defrauding customers across several states.
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Savanna police officer receives 40-year sentence under enhanced penalties for sexual misconduct

A former police officer from Savanna, Oklahoma, has been sentenced to 40 years in prison following his conviction for sexually assaulting a woman during a traffic stop.
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