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News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the arrest and filing of a criminal complaint charging Dylan Joseph Thibodeau (23, Punta Gorda) with enticement of a minor and transfer of obscene material to a minor. If convicted on all counts, Thibodeau faces a minimum mandatory penalty of 10 years, up to life, in federal prison. Thibodeau made his initial appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge Julie S. Sneed today and was ordered detained pending trial.
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Inmate Charged with Possessing a Prohibited Object
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Alex Ulloa, age 46, an inmate at Federal Correctional Institute-Schuylkill, Minersville, Pennsylvania, was charged by criminal information for unlawfully possessing a prohibited object.
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DEA Special Agent Paul Seema Remembered in Minnesota
News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - The family of fallen Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent Paul S. Seema was recognized during a bench dedication ceremony honoring Seema Nov. 16, in New Prague, Minnesota. Seema died February 6, 1988, from gunshot wounds he received the previous day during an undercover operation in Pasadena, California.
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Man Sentenced for Using Identities of Prison Inmates to File Fraudulent Unemployment Claims
News Release: DETROIT - A man from Novi was sentenced for orchestrating an unemployment insurance fraud scheme aimed at defrauding the State of Michigan and the U.S. Government of funds earmarked for unemployment assistance during the COVID19 pandemic, announced United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison.
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Former State of Georgia Employee Sentenced to Five Years in Federal Prison for Stealing $1.3 Million Earmarked for Citizens with Disabilities
News Release: ATLANTA - Former Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency counselor Karen C. Lyke (formerly known as Karen C. Gregory) has been sentenced to five years in prison for forging educational records and creating fake students with non-existent disabilities and illnesses in an elaborate, multi-year scheme to steal more than $1.3 million.
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Maryland Man Sentenced to Prison Term for Stalking Former Co-Worker
Ranjith Keerikkattil, 34, of Catonsville, Maryland, who left the United States after he was found guilty of stalking a junior co-worker, and was finally re-arrested four years later, has been sentenced to an 11-month prison term.
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New Castle County Man Sentenced to Almost 8 Years in Federal Prison for Selling Fentanyl
U.S. Attorney David C. Weiss announced that Michael Younger, 45, a New Castle County man, was sentenced yesterday to 94 months in prison for distributing fentanyl.
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Union County Man Admits Committing Multiple Armed Robberies and Weapons Offenses Across Northern New Jersey
A Union County, New Jersey, man admitted participating in a conspiracy to commit multiple armed robberies from August 2018 to February 2019, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.
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Miami Man Sentenced to 27 Years in Prison for Home Invasion and Shooting
Frankie David Vargas II of Miami has been sentenced to 27 years in prison and three years of supervised release by U.S. District Judge Darrin P. Gayles for a two-day crime spree that involved carjacking, robbery, and a firearm.
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San Antonio Fraudster Sentenced to Prison
A San Antonio man was sentenced Wednesday to 44 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for wire fraud.
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DOMINICAN REPUBLIC NATIONAL IMPRISONED AFTER FALSELY CLAIMING UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP
United States Attorney Delia L. Smith announced today that Ramon Torres-Pichardo, 28, of the Dominican Republic, was sentence to eight months of imprisonment by Judge Wilma A. Lewis on his conviction on Material False Statement. His sentence will be followed by two years of supervised release and a special assessment of $100 on the charge of Material False Statement.
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Portland Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for Attempting to Defraud Covid Relief Programs While on Supervised Release
A Portland woman was sentenced to federal prison today for violating the terms of her post-prison supervised release by submitting two fraudulent applications for loans intended to help small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Huntington Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Crime
Van Lee Harrell, 35, of Huntington, pleaded guilty today to possession with intent to distribute cocaine base, also known as “crack.”
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U.S. Attorney’s Office and FBI Seeking to Identify Potential Victims in Connection with Online Child Exploitation Case
United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that the United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Louisiana and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”) are seeking to identify potential victims of an online child exploitation scheme which originated in Northeast Louisiana in 2021.
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Minneapolis Felon Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Making Threats Against Hennepin County Government Officials, Illegal Possession of Firearms
A Minneapolis man has been sentenced to 120 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for making threats against Hennepin County employees and illegally possessing a firearm as a felon, announced United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger.
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Six charged federally in connection with drug distribution ring operating in Skagit and Whatcom Counties
Some defendants illegally possessed firearms while distributing heroin, methamphetamine, and fentanyl pills
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Eight Individuals Charged in Alleged $30 Million Unemployment Benefits Scheme
Charges were unsealed today against eight individuals for conspiring to defraud the Georgia Department of Labor of tens of millions of dollars in federal funds intended for unemployment benefits.
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Waterbury Man Charged with Theft of Pandemic Unemployment Benefits
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that OLAJUWON HARRINGTON, also known as “OJ Harrington,” 30, of Waterbury, was arrested today on a federal criminal complaint charging him with fraud and identity theft offenses related to his alleged theft of pandemic unemployment benefits.
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Houma Man Charged with Failure to Account for and Pay Taxes
United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that RENE CLEMENT (“CLEMENT”), age 75, of Houma, Louisiana, was charged with failing to account for and pay federal income taxes and Federal Insurance Contributions Act (“FICA”) taxes, in violation of Title 26, United States Code, Section 7202.
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Drug Dealing Husband and Wife Sentenced to Federal Prison
A Douglas County couple known for distributing drugs was sentenced to federal prison today after they were linked to the overdose death of man to whom they had sold drugs to for more than a year.
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