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An 18-year-old Honduran citizen, Elger Fabricio Cotto-Navarro, has admitted to making false statements in a juvenile immigration case.
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Mexican national indicted for meth trafficking and illegal reentry
A federal grand jury has indicted Enrique Gonzalez Jacobo, a 59-year-old Mexican national, on charges of attempting to possess methamphetamine with intent to distribute and illegal reentry into the United States.
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Heroin dealer sentenced for drug distribution near Loras College
A man involved in the sale of heroin and cocaine near Loras College in 2017 and 2018 has been sentenced to over two years in federal prison.
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Federal operation results in arrest of 81 illegal aliens in Kentucky
During the week of March 10 to March 14, 2025, a coordinated effort by federal law enforcement agencies in Kentucky led to the administrative arrest of 81 individuals as part of Operation Take Back America.
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Maryland man sentenced to 13 years for coercion and enticement of a minor
Daniel Valentin-Morales, a 35-year-old from Frederick, Maryland, has been sentenced to 13 years in federal prison for coercion and enticement of a minor. U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar also imposed a lifetime of supervised release and...
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Weaverville man receives 24-year sentence for carjacking and shooting postal worker
Jaden Isaiah Garay, a 25-year-old from Weaverville, North Carolina, has been sentenced to 24 years in prison for carjacking and discharging a firearm that seriously injured a U.S. Postal worker.
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Mexican national sentenced over drug trafficking operation
Erik Jeovany Garcia Brizuela, a Mexican national residing illegally in the United States, has been sentenced to over 30 years in federal prison.
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Georgian crime boss sentenced along with associates for U.S.-based extortion offenses
The Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Matthew Podolsky, announced the sentencing of four individuals involved in extortion offenses.
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Mexican national charged with illegal re-entry after multiple deportations
U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo has announced the arrest of Juan Vera-Cervantes, a 45-year-old Mexican national, who faces charges for re-entering the United States illegally after being deported multiple times.
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Trussville man receives four-year sentence for drug trafficking
A Trussville man has been sentenced to four years in prison for drug trafficking, according to an announcement by U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Carlton L. Peeples. U.S. District Court...
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Financial advisor charged with wire fraud after allegedly misusing client funds
A former Cranston resident has been indicted and arraigned in federal court on a wire fraud charge, as announced by Acting United States Attorney Sara Miron Bloom.
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Venezuelan man faces charges after arrest with large drug haul
A Venezuelan national, Sebastian Velasquez-Perez, appeared in U.S. District Court in Seattle after being arrested in Federal Way, Washington, with a substantial quantity of suspected drugs.
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Springfield man indicted on drug distribution and firearms charges
A Springfield resident, Pedro Deleon, has been indicted in federal court for possessing cocaine with the intent to distribute and related firearms offenses.
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California man sentenced in crypto money laundering case
A California man has been sentenced to federal prison for his involvement in a cryptocurrency money laundering conspiracy.
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New Britain man receives federal prison sentence for fentanyl trafficking
Eddie Limas, a 35-year-old resident of New Britain, has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for trafficking fentanyl.
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Mexican national indicted for fatal border crossing attempt in Arizona desert
On March 4, 2025, a federal grand jury in Phoenix indicted Jorge Fontes-Garcia, a 25-year-old from Sonora, Mexico.
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Medical equipment business owner sentenced for fraud involving over $1.3 million
A former Kentucky resident has been sentenced to over a year in federal prison for his involvement in a conspiracy related to health care fraud and money laundering through his medical equipment businesses.
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Hamburg man sentenced for fentanyl distribution and firearm possession
U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo has announced that Michael Burnett, a 40-year-old resident of Hamburg, New York, was sentenced to 96 months in prison.
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Former federal task force agent convicted for concealing cash during seizure
A former agent of the Puerto Rico Special Investigations Bureau, Antonio Pizarro Adorno, has been found guilty of corruption by a federal jury.
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Foreign national pleads guilty to firearm possession charge
Salvador Diaz-Hermosillo, a 38-year-old foreign national, has pleaded guilty to illegally possessing a firearm in the United States.
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