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Two brothers from India, Avanish Kumar Jha and Rajnish Kumar Jha, appeared in a Seattle court today following their indictment in 2022 for selling counterfeit and adulterated drugs in the United States.
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San Luis Obispo County woman charged with creating fake immigration documents

A woman from San Luis Obispo County has been arrested following allegations of creating fraudulent immigration documents, according to the Justice Department.
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St. Louis man pleads guilty to pandemic-related unemployment fraud

A St. Louis County man has confessed to possessing stolen identities and participating in fraudulent schemes, including obtaining unemployment benefits related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Concord woman faces new fraud charges for selling fake Social Security cards

Chaiya Maley-Jackson, a 25-year-old resident of Concord, North Carolina, appeared in federal court following her arrest on charges related to fraud involving the sale and transfer of fake Social Security Cards.
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St. Tammany Parish man pleads guilty to fentanyl distribution

Kenneth Flocke, a 24-year-old resident of St. Tammany Parish, has pled guilty to three counts of distributing fentanyl.
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Alleged drug trafficker extradited to US faces narcotics and murder charges

An alleged leader of a transnational drug trafficking organization, Andrew Clark, has been extradited from Mexico to the United States to face federal charges.
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Honduran national charged with possessing fake green card and illegal re-entry

Acting United States Attorney Sara C. Sweeney has announced an indictment against Mario Antonio Mejia-Calderon, a 34-year-old Honduran national.
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Missouri man sentenced to 14 years for possessing child pornography

U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Clark has sentenced Charles R. Hamilton, a registered sex offender from Chesterfield, to 14 years in prison for possessing child sexual abuse material.
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Former USPS worker admits to stealing $18,000 in postal funds

A former employee of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has admitted to embezzling more than $18,000.
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To'Hajiilee man sentenced for manslaughter after fatal incident

A man from To’Hajiilee has been sentenced to six years in federal prison for voluntary manslaughter related to the death of John Doe in May 2022.
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Bonita drug dealer sentenced for role in fatal fentanyl overdose

Marcus Ray Chavez was sentenced to 262 months in prison by a federal court for providing fentanyl pills that led to the overdose death of a 15-year-old girl in 2022.
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Worcester man pleads guilty to firearm possession charges

A Worcester man, Ryan Davidson, 39, has pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of unlawfully possessing a firearm and ammunition as a convicted felon and possessing an unregistered silencer.
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Saugus man charged with embezzling over $180K from Boston bank

A former bank teller from Saugus, previously residing in Revere, has been charged and agreed to plead guilty to embezzling funds while employed at a Boston branch of a national bank.
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Des Moines man sentenced for wire fraud and money laundering related to PPP loans

A Des Moines resident, Bryan David Sampica, has been sentenced to 54 months in federal prison for charges of wire fraud and money laundering.
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Former CEO sentenced for defrauding company to build personal beach house

Joseph Edward Gallagher, the former CEO of AFL Telecommunications, has been sentenced to over three years in federal prison for wire fraud.
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Rafael Caro Quintero and Vicente Carrillo Fuentes appear in US court on cartel charges

Rafael Caro Quintero and Vicente Carrillo Fuentes, both Mexican citizens, appeared in federal court in Brooklyn today.
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Guatemalan man faces charges for illegal re-entry and registration failure

A Guatemalan citizen is set to appear in U.S. District Court in Tacoma for charges related to failing to register as a sex offender and illegally re-entering the United States after deportation.
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Two men charged with illegal re-entry after deportation

Acting U.S. Attorney Joel Louis Violanti announced the arrest and charges against Manuel Alejandro Estrada-Gonzalez, 31, from Mexico, and Juan Carlos Castro-Cidcas, 44, from El Salvador.
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Gynecologist faces federal charges over alleged patient abuse and healthcare fraud

Memphis, TN – Sanjeev Kumar, a gynecologist, has been arrested and charged with multiple offenses including enticing four victims to travel interstate for illegal sexual activity, adulterating medical devices, misbranding medical devices, and...
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Non-profit leaders charged with $7 million fraud involving school meal programs

A couple from Edwardsville, Illinois, has been accused of embezzling over $7 million intended for feeding low-income children in Missouri.
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