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The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Vermont has announced that the last defendants involved in a drug distribution conspiracy in Chittenden County have been sentenced.
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Mexican national charged with drug crimes after seizure in Utah

A federal grand jury in Salt Lake City has indicted a Mexican national on multiple drug charges following the seizure of illicit substances, including fentanyl, in Utah.
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Mexican national indicted for illegal reentry into the United States

Orlando, Florida – The Acting United States Attorney, Sara C. Sweeney, has announced an indictment against Juan Jose Ugalde-Monroy, a 33-year-old Mexican national.
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Gotbit founder pleads guilty to crypto market manipulation

Gotbit Consulting LLC, a cryptocurrency financial services firm known as a "market maker," and its founder have pleaded guilty to charges of market manipulation and fraud conspiracy.
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Brevard County man pleads guilty to drug distribution charges

Christopher Fitzgerald Spivey, Jr., a 40-year-old resident of Melbourne, has pleaded guilty to four counts of distributing controlled substances.
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Dartmouth woman sentenced for embezzling hundreds of thousands from employers

A Dartmouth woman has been sentenced in federal court for embezzling significant sums from two employers.
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Three cartel leaders extradited from Mexico face charges in Arizona

Jose Bibiano Cabrera-Cabrera, Jesus Humberto Limon-Lopez, and Jose Guadalupe Tapia-Quintero have been brought into U.S. custody from Mexico.
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Former Alabama officer pleads guilty to civil rights violation

A former police officer from Killen, Alabama, has pleaded guilty to federal charges of civil rights violation and child sexual exploitation.
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Lapwai man sentenced to 19 years in prison for murder

William Oliver Eyle, a 21-year-old resident of Lapwai, has been sentenced to 19 years in federal prison on charges of second-degree murder, as announced by Acting U.S. Attorney Justin Whatcott.
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Colombian nationals face justice for kidnapping US soldiers

A Colombian national received a prison sentence, and another pleaded guilty in separate hearings for their involvement in the kidnapping and assault of two U.S. Army soldiers stationed temporarily in Bogotá, Colombia.
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Okmulgee couple sentenced for severe child abuse and neglect

John Ray Collins Jr. and Tambara Lorene Collins, residents of Okmulgee, Oklahoma, were sentenced in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma for crimes involving child abuse and neglect.
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Addiction treatment center supervisor sentenced for healthcare fraud

A clinical social worker, Mi Ok Song Bruining, has been sentenced to three years of supervised release following her guilty plea in a health care fraud scheme.
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Former CFO sentenced to nine years for embezzling millions from injury compensation program

A former executive of the Virginia Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Program has been sentenced to nine years in prison for embezzling over $6.7 million from the organization.
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Binghamton woman sentenced for escaping custody and meth distribution

Jade A. Pittsley, a 34-year-old resident of Binghamton, New York, has been sentenced to eight years in prison.
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Lame Deer man sentenced for meth trafficking linked to multi-state operation

A Lame Deer resident, Geofredo James Littlebird, Jr., has been sentenced to over 16 years in prison for his involvement in methamphetamine trafficking and firearm possession.
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Buffalo business owner sentenced in Medicaid fraud case

U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced that Arkan Fadhel, a 30-year-old business owner from Buffalo, NY, was sentenced for conspiracy to commit health care fraud.
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California man jailed for role in Indian citizen smuggling scheme

A California man has been sentenced to six months in prison for his involvement in a scheme to smuggle Indian citizens into the United States.
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Former Nassau County detective convicted for lying about ties with Bonanno crime family

Hector Rosario, a former detective with the Nassau County Police Department, has been convicted by a federal jury in Brooklyn for making false statements to FBI agents regarding his involvement with the Bonanno crime family.
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Nigerian citizen pleads guilty to $1.7 million bank fraud conspiracy

David Daniyan, a 60-year-old Nigerian citizen residing in Brooklyn, New York, has pleaded guilty to charges related to bank fraud and money laundering conspiracies.
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Montgomery man sentenced to eight years for drug and gun convictions

A Montgomery man has been sentenced to eight years in prison following convictions on federal drug and gun charges.
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