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A Cedar Rapids man with two federal firearms convictions has been sentenced to nearly four years in federal prison.
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Birmingham woman receives over 11-year sentence for arson incident

A Birmingham woman has been sentenced to more than 11 years in prison for arson. U.S. District Court Judge Anna M. Manasco handed down a 135-month sentence to Kimberly Lanetta Blackmon, aged 39, following her guilty plea in July 2024.
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Huntsville man sentenced for child pornography crimes

A Huntsville man has been sentenced to over 15 years in prison on charges related to child pornography. U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and FBI Special Agent in Charge Carlton L. Peeples announced the sentencing of David Edward Sanford, 55, by U.S....
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Stockton man sentenced for illegal firearm possession

Sean Arthur Robinson, a 38-year-old resident of Stockton, has been sentenced to two years in prison followed by three years of supervised release.
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Colorado Springs woman pleads guilty in hate crime hoax case

A Colorado Springs woman, Deanna West, has entered a guilty plea to a charge of maliciously conveying false information about a threat involving fire.
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Ohio man pleads guilty to methamphetamine distribution conspiracy

Catra Nelson, a 48-year-old resident of Zanesville, Ohio, has entered a guilty plea for his involvement in federal drug crimes.
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St. Louis man pleads guilty to sharing child pornography with undercover officer

A St. Louis County man has admitted to sharing child sexual abuse material with an undercover police officer.
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California man sentenced for fentanyl trafficking in Metro East

A California man has been sentenced to 19 years in federal prison for trafficking fentanyl into the Metro East area.
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Fourth guilty plea in Maryland pawn shop firearm burglary case

Tyjuan McNeal, aged 27, entered a guilty plea in U.S. District Court concerning the December 2023 burglary involving the theft of 34 firearms from a Maryland pawn shop.
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Council Bluffs man sentenced to federal prison for meth distribution

A man from Council Bluffs, Iowa, has been sentenced to 16 years in federal prison for methamphetamine-related charges.
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Theodore Miller pleads guilty to wire fraud involving real estate investment scams

Theodore Miller, known as the "Wolf of West Virginia," has pleaded guilty to two counts of wire fraud in Charleston.
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Customs director charged with fraudulently obtaining disaster aid

A federal criminal complaint has been unsealed against Serina Baker-Hill, the Director of United States Customs and Border Protection’s Center for Excellence and Expertise over Automotive and Aerospace Engineering.
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Bloomer man receives eight-year sentence for transporting child pornography

Paul Clement, a 41-year-old resident of Bloomer, Wisconsin, has been sentenced to eight years in federal prison for the transportation of child pornography.
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Federal grand jury returns multiple indictments in Wisconsin

A federal grand jury in the Western District of Wisconsin has returned several indictments, as announced by authorities in Madison.
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San Francisco man indicted for conspiracy to burn competitor tow trucks

A federal grand jury has indicted Jose Vicente Badillo on a charge of conspiracy to commit arson related to an alleged scheme targeting tow trucks in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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San Francisco man receives nine-year sentence for child pornography possession

Cristian Eduardo Mattus Piccardo, a 52-year-old resident of San Francisco, has been sentenced to nine years in federal prison for possession of child sexual abuse materials. U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria issued the sentence, which includes an...
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David Metcalf named interim US attorney for Eastern District of Pennsylvania

David Metcalf has been appointed as the Interim United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
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Memphis man receives over eight-year sentence for machine gun possession

A federal judge has sentenced Actavious Ellis, a 31-year-old resident of Memphis, to 87 months in federal prison for possessing a machine gun.
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Three face charges for attempting FEMA fraud after California wildfires

Three individuals have been charged with fraudulently seeking federal disaster relief funds by falsely claiming their properties were damaged by the Eaton and Palisades wildfires, according to an announcement from the Justice Department.
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Tolleson man convicted for transporting illegal aliens near US-Mexico border

Nathan Isaiah Solano, a 23-year-old resident of Tolleson, was found guilty by a federal jury on charges related to the illegal transportation of aliens.
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