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The owners and operators of The Detroit Club have agreed to pay $357,669 to settle allegations that they violated the False Claims Act.
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Michael Lee Moody sentenced for role in Rosenda Strong's murder

Michael Lee Moody has been sentenced to 87 months in federal prison for his involvement as an accessory after the fact in the murder of Rosenda Strong.
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Midwest HIDTA recognizes multiple agencies for disrupting major drug trafficking operation

Alison J. Ramsdell, U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota, announced that several local agencies received a Regional Award from the Midwest High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA).
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Illinois man sentenced for role in supplying Wisconsin drug ring

Edwin Lewis, a 43-year-old from Park Forest, Illinois, has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for his role in supplying a drug trafficking organization operating in Marathon County, Wisconsin. U.S. District Judge William M. Conley...
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Dominican national extradited for murder linked to Mount Vernon robbery

Marco Tulio Fernandez-Rodriguez, a Dominican national, has been extradited to the United States from the Dominican Republic.
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Woman pleads guilty to aggravated assault while armed

Marquitta Holloman, a 36-year-old resident of Washington D.C., has pleaded guilty to aggravated assault while armed.
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Colombian man sentenced for possession of child pornography in St. Louis

U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Clark has sentenced a Colombian national to nine years in prison for possession of child pornography.
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Massachusetts attorney pleads guilty in contraband smuggling case

A Massachusetts attorney has confessed to participating in a conspiracy to smuggle contraband into the Donald W. Wyatt Detention Center in Rhode Island.
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Yakima man pleads guilty to stealing tribal artifacts from Northern Quest Resort

Spokane, Washington – Kevin William Wissman, a 61-year-old resident of Yakima, Washington, has pleaded guilty to stealing cultural items from the Kalispel Tribe.
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Tacoma man sentenced for $2M embezzlement from online car sales company

A Tacoma man, John Whisenant, has been sentenced to 142 months in prison for wire fraud after embezzling over $2 million from his employer and evading authorities before sentencing.
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Broward tax preparer charged with defrauding IRS over $2 million

Jimmy Desir appeared in a federal court in Miami, Florida, facing allegations of orchestrating a scheme to defraud the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) by filing false income tax returns.
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Convicted felon found guilty of unlawful firearm possession

A federal jury in San Francisco has found Timothy Jeffrey, also known as "Boo," guilty of two counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition.
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Manager sentenced for running high-end brothel network across multiple states

Han Lee, a 42-year-old resident of Cambridge, Massachusetts, has been sentenced to four years in federal prison for her role in managing an interstate prostitution network involving high-end brothels. U.S. District Court Judge Julia E. Kobick...
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Lewiston man sentenced for fraudulently obtaining PPP loan during pandemic

A Lewiston man, Shahied Golden, has been sentenced in U.S. District Court in Bangor for fraudulently obtaining a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan during the COVID-19 pandemic. U.S. District Judge John A. Woodcock, Jr. sentenced Golden to 12...
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Former Nye County captain pleads guilty to civil rights violation and wire fraud

A former captain of the Nye County Sheriff's Office has admitted guilt to charges involving civil rights violations and wire fraud.
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Mexican national indicted for alleged armed robberies with unregistered firearm

A Mexican national residing in Las Vegas has appeared in court following allegations of committing four armed robberies using a privately made firearm.
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Parkersburg man receives over 12 years for firearm offense

Michael McHenry, a 23-year-old resident of Parkersburg, West Virginia, has been sentenced to 155 months in federal prison for unlawful possession of a firearm.
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Texas man admits to stowaway charge on Delta Airlines flight

A Texas man has admitted to a felony charge after hiding in a lavatory on a Delta Airlines flight, seeking a free trip from Salt Lake City International Airport to Austin, Texas.
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Dominican national extradited for charges related to fatal Mount Vernon warehouse robbery

Matthew Podolsky, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Leslie R. Backschies, Acting Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI's New York Field Office, announced the extradition of Marco Tulio Fernandez-Rodriguez...
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Brentwood man charged with possessing illegal firearm conversion device

A Brentwood resident, Noah Kanaye Bauer, aged 21, was arrested and charged with unlawful possession of a machine gun conversion device.
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