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A federal grand jury in Louisville, Kentucky, has indicted Crystal Whitaker, a former paralegal, on charges of wire fraud, tax evasion, and aggravated identity theft.
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Detroit man sentenced for federal drug crime involving methamphetamine

Edward Keith Perkins, a 31-year-old from Detroit, Michigan, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison followed by three years of supervised release for attempting to possess methamphetamine with the intent to distribute.
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Mexican national sentenced for role in smuggling scheme involving forced labor

Porfiria Maribel Ramos Sanchez, a 47-year-old Mexican national residing in Vernon, Connecticut, has been sentenced to three years in federal prison. U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley delivered the sentence for Ramos's role in a scheme involving...
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California man charged with cyberstalking across multiple states

A federal criminal complaint has been unsealed in the U.S. District Court in Rhode Island, charging a California man as part of an ongoing investigation into numerous obscene and threatening phone calls made to women in Rhode Island,...
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Duluth woman indicted for firearm possession and drug trafficking

A Duluth woman faces charges related to illegal possession of a firearm and drug trafficking.
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Five charged in $3M COVID benefit scam involving children and inmates

Five individuals, including a California Highway Patrol dispatcher and her husband, have been charged in connection with an alleged scheme to fraudulently obtain over $3.3 million in COVID-19 unemployment benefits.
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Sex offender sentenced to 10 years for possessing child sexual abuse material

A registered sex offender from Charlotte, North Carolina, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for possession of child sexual abuse material (CSAM).
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Luzerne County woman sentenced for drug trafficking conspiracy

Bethzaida Batista, a 52-year-old resident of Hazleton, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced to 28 months in prison for her involvement in drug trafficking.
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Falls Church man found guilty in attempted church shooting case

A federal jury in Alexandria, Virginia, has convicted Rui Jiang of Falls Church on charges related to an attempted church shooting.
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Oklahoma City man sentenced for illegal possession of ammunition

Francisco Jerard House, Sr., also known as Cisco, has been sentenced to 36 months in federal prison for illegal possession of ammunition following a previous felony conviction.
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Louisville man indicted for firearm possession and drug distribution

A federal grand jury in Louisville has indicted a local man, Joseph Abbott, for illegal possession of a firearm and distribution of heroin and methamphetamine.
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Skagit County man pleads guilty to possessing child sexual abuse images

A Skagit County man, previously declared a sexually violent predator, has pleaded guilty to charges of receipt and possession of images of child sexual abuse.
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Fremont man sentenced for distribution of child pornography

Robert Blessing, a 28-year-old resident of Fremont, Nebraska, was sentenced to 97 months in federal prison for distributing child pornography.
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New Jersey man receives prison sentence for COVID-19 benefits fraud

A New Jersey man, Jose Tavares, has been sentenced to 40 months in prison for his involvement in a conspiracy to fraudulently obtain over $570,000 in COVID-19 unemployment benefits.
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Crowheart man receives lengthy sentence for sexual abuse of minor

Quinlin James Hernandez, a 32-year-old resident of Crowheart, Wyoming, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release for sexual abuse.
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Turkish man arrested for alleged sale of counterfeit goods at Ohio mall

A Turkish national, Emre Teski, was arrested by federal agents in Dayton, Ohio, for allegedly trafficking counterfeit goods at kiosks in a local mall.
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Bristol man sentenced for role in multistate vehicle theft scheme

Marc H. Silverman, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, has announced the sentencing of Ryan Testa, 48, from Bristol.
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Illegal immigrant charged with assaulting federal agent during arrest

Michel Manuel Garcia Rojas, a 38-year-old Nicaraguan citizen residing in Albany, New York, faces charges of resisting, impeding, and assaulting a federal officer.
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Woman admits role in fatal cross-border smuggling operation

A woman from Hogansburg, New York, Janet Terrance, has admitted guilt in a smuggling operation that resulted in the deaths of a family of four.
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Manchester man admits role in USPS cocaine trafficking conspiracy

A Manchester resident has admitted guilt in a federal court in Concord for his involvement in a conspiracy to distribute cocaine to New Hampshire via the United States Postal Service.
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