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News Release: PROVIDENCE - The former IT Director at a Warwick supplier of precision tubing and fabricated metal components has been charged in federal court in Providence with wire fraud and aggravated identity theft for allegedly embezzling more than $1M from the company, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.
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Florida Company Sentenced to $2.5 Million Fine for Unlawful Distribution of Anabolic Steroids

News Release: FRANFORT, Ky. - A Florida company, Modern Therapy, LLC, was sentenced on Friday to pay a $2.5 million fine by U.S. District Judge Gregory VanTatenhove for the unlawful distribution of anabolic steroids.
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FBI Oklahoma City 2022 Operational Successes

News Release: FBI Oklahoma City 2022 Operational Successes.
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Former Police Officer Admits to Lying to Investigators about Stealing $345 While On-Duty

News Release: A former Sapulpa police officer pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court for lying to law enforcement about a theft he committed while on-duty, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.
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Father and Son Sentenced for $1.7 Million COVID-19 Relief Fraud

News Release: Two men were sentenced yesterday for their roles in the submission of fraudulent loan applications seeking more than $1.7 million in forgivable Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
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Camden Registered Sex Offender Charged with Sex Trafficking Minors

News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A Camden man is scheduled to appear in court today on multiple charges of sex trafficking minors, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.
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Akron Man Going To Prison For 30 Years For Production And Possession Of Child Pornography

News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Joshua A. Schohn, 32, of Akron, NY, who was convicted by a federal jury of two counts of production of child pornography and two counts of possession of child pornography, was sentenced to serve 30 years in prison and 20 years supervised release by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara.
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Jury Finds Washington, D.C. Man Guilty of Federal Firearms Charge

News Release: Defendant was Convicted of Illegal Possession of a Loaded Semi-Automatic Pistol By a Felon.
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Ohio man sentenced to more than 12 years for drug charge

News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Reuben Jahmell Dauntez Donald, of Akron, Ohio, was sentenced today to 151 months of incarceration for a drug charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.
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Pottsville Man Sentenced to 60 Months’ Imprisonment for Drug Trafficking and Firearm Offenses

News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on Dec. 2, 2022, Casian Amir Jackson-Flowers, age 22, of Pottsville, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 60 months’ imprisonment by United States District Court Judge Malachy E. Mannion for drug trafficking and firearm offenses.
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Eleventh Defendant Pleads Guilty in $15 Million Scheme to Defraud Spanish-Speaking United States Immigrants

News Release: A California man pleaded guilty today to conspiring with Peruvian-based call-centers that defrauded Spanish-speaking United States residents by falsely threatening them with arrest, deportation and other legal consequences.
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Springfield, Massachusetts Man Sentenced for Drug Trafficking Offense

News Release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that on December 6, 2022, David Reyes, 32, of Springfield, Massachusetts, was sentenced in United States District Court in Burlington, Vermont, to serve 43 months in prison after his guilty plea to one count of distribution of cocaine base. U.S. District Judge Christina Reiss also ordered Reyes to serve a three-year term of supervised release and to pay a $100 special assessment.
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Former Sarasota Pain Doctor Sentenced in Health Care Fraud Kickback Conspiracy

News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge William H. Jung has sentenced Dr. Steven Chun (59, Sarasota) for conspiring to pay and receive kickbacks and bribes. Chun was sentenced to three years and six months in federal prison and ordered to forfeit $278,900, the proceeds of his offenses. On May 24, 2022...
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Former Gainesville Preschool Teacher Sentenced to 120 Years in Federal Prison for Production of Child Pornography

News Release: GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA - Trevor Alec Hruby, 24, of Gainesville, Florida, was sentenced to 120 years in prison after pleading guilty to four counts of production of child pornography. The sentence was announced by Jason R. Coody, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
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Man Sentenced to Over 17 Years in Federal Prison for Distribution of Child Sexual Abuse Material

News Release: SAN ANTONIO - A Garden Ridge man was sentenced Tuesday to 210 months in prison, 10 years supervised release and ordered to pay $30,000 restitution to six victims for distributing child sexual abuse material.
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Florida State Representative Indicted For Wire Fraud, Money Laundering, And Making False Statements

News Release: GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA - A federal grand jury has returned a six-count indictment against Joseph Harding, 35, of Williston, Florida. The indictment was announced by Jason R. Coody, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
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Parkersburg Woman Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Crime

News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Mary Elizabeth Curran, 37, of Parkersburg, pleaded guilty today to possession with intent to distribute 40 or more grams of fentanyl.
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Former Gainesville Preschool Teacher Sentenced To 120 Years In Federal Prison For Production Of Child Pornography

News Release: GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA - Trevor Alec Hruby, 24, of Gainesville, Florida, was sentenced to 120 years in prison after pleading guilty to four counts of production of child pornography. The sentence was announced by Jason R. Coody, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
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Muscatine Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking Crimes

News Release: Davenport, IA - Susan Jean Stroughmatt, age 33, of Muscatine, was sentenced on December 5, 2022, to 96 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Following her imprisonment, Stroughmatt was ordered to serve five years of supervised release.
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Four People Indicted in $3.5 Million COVID-19 Testing Kickback Conspiracy

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Four people have been charged for their roles in a kickback conspiracy involving COVID-19 testing that defrauded federal health insurance programs, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.
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