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Jennifer Brunenkant, a 68-year-old resident of Washington, DC, faces charges in a 19-count indictment related to tax evasion and failure to pay federal income and employment taxes.
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Puerto Rico man pleads guilty in USPS cocaine trafficking conspiracy

A Puerto Rico resident has entered a guilty plea in federal court in Concord for his involvement in a conspiracy to traffic cocaine to New Hampshire using the United States Postal Service.
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Investment advisor charged with fraud over fake business opportunities

A suburban Chicago investment advisor, Ralph Rogers III, also known as "Tres Rogers," has been indicted on federal fraud charges.
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Former MPD officer admits guilt in COVID loan fraud case

Kalynn Fields, a former patrol officer with the Metropolitan Police Department, has pleaded guilty to wire fraud in U.S. District Court.
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Decatur man sentenced to over five years for child pornography possession

A Decatur, Illinois man, Brian R. Lewis, 46, has been sentenced to 63 months in prison for possessing child pornography.
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New Hampshire man sentenced for conspiracy involving stolen government property

A New Hampshire man, Christopher Hagan, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Portland for his involvement in conspiring to transport and sell stolen government property.
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Allston man faces drug trafficking charges for alleged meth sales

An Allston resident, Peter Schiepers, 32, has been arrested and charged with methamphetamine trafficking.
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Medical billing company owner sentenced for health care fraud

Scott Newcombe, a 41-year-old resident of Plattsburgh, New York, has been sentenced to one year of probation and ordered to pay $34,583.21 in restitution for committing health care fraud.
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Henryetta man sentenced to prison for meth distribution

Damon Lee West, a 45-year-old resident of Henryetta, Oklahoma, has been sentenced to 21 months in prison for distributing methamphetamine.
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Naugatuck man pleads guilty to possessing child sex abuse material

Marc H. Silverman, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Travis Tilley, 41, from Naugatuck, has pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography.
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New York man charged with multiple child exploitation offenses

Marc H. Silverman, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Michael J. Krol, Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), New England, announced the arrest of James Pagliaro, 26, from Middletown, New...
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Louisville man receives lengthy sentence for drug and firearm offenses

A Louisville man has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for his involvement in methamphetamine distribution and firearms charges.
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Guatemalan national faces charges for alleged child exploitation offenses

A Guatemalan national has been charged with child exploitation offenses, according to an announcement by Marc H. Silverman, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Anish Shukla, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the New...
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Washington man pleads guilty to armed carjackings and robberies

Javon Roach, a 20-year-old resident of Washington, D.C., has entered a guilty plea in the U.S. District Court for his involvement in a series of violent armed carjackings and robberies that affected 17 victims throughout Washington D.C. in early...
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Federal grand jury indicts Franklin man for child sexual exploitation offenses

A federal grand jury in Bowling Green, Kentucky, has indicted a Franklin resident on charges related to child sexual exploitation.
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Hampton Roads residents plead guilty in pandemic relief fraud scheme

A pair from Hampton Roads has admitted guilt in a tax refund scheme linked to pandemic relief credits.
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Waterloo man pleads guilty to possessing child pornography

A man from Waterloo, Iowa, has entered a guilty plea in federal court for possessing child pornography.
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Four charged with firearm offenses following New Mexico operations

Federal authorities have charged four individuals with firearms offenses in New Mexico, following a series of law enforcement operations across the state.
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Sequoyah County man sentenced to prison for arson

The United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma has reported that Trevor Scott McGuire, a 24-year-old resident of Muldrow, Oklahoma, received a sentence of 57 months in prison for committing arson in Indian Country.
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Olean man faces federal indictment for drug conspiracy

A federal grand jury has indicted Theodore E. Coffie, a 54-year-old resident of Olean, New York, on charges of narcotics conspiracy.
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