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A Dallas woman has been charged with conspiring to transport, attempting to transport, and transporting two undocumented minors for financial gain, according to an announcement by U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.
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Farmington Hills man found guilty in racially motivated assault on postal worker

A Farmington Hills resident, Russell Valleau, has been found guilty by a federal jury for assaulting a United States Postal Worker.
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DOJ secures extradition of crypto firm founder in market manipulation case

The U.S. Department of Justice has announced the extradition of Aleksei Andriunin, founder of the cryptocurrency firm Gotbit, to the United States to face charges of fraud and market manipulation.
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Honduran national sentenced for illegal reentry into US

A Honduran national, Alex Saul Hernandez-Perez, has pleaded guilty to illegal reentry into the United States and has been sentenced accordingly.
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Dominican national charged with illegal reentry into US

A Dominican man, Danny Miguel Tejada Hernandez, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston for unlawfully reentering the United States after deportation.
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Portland couple sentenced for stealing $34 million from client

A Portland couple has been sentenced to federal prison for stealing $34 million from a former client.
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Guatemalan national pleads guilty to illegal re-entry into U.S., fails to register

A Guatemalan national has admitted guilt in a U.S. District Court in Providence for failing to register as a sex offender and re-entering the United States illegally, according to Acting United States Attorney Sara Miron Bloom.
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Federal grand jury indicts five people over alleged Jamestown drug conspiracy

Acting U.S. Attorney Joel Louis Violanti has announced that a federal grand jury has indicted five individuals from Jamestown, New York, in connection with a drug conspiracy.
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Newport News mail theft ring members receive prison sentences

Four individuals have been sentenced to prison for their involvement in a mail theft and bank fraud conspiracy in Newport News, Virginia.
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Lakeville man pleads guilty in $250M child nutrition fraud case

A Lakeville resident, Abdinasir Mahamed Abshir, has admitted guilt to wire fraud linked to a $250 million scheme that misused a federally funded child nutrition program during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Arkansas sees record arrests in joint immigration crackdown

The largest collaborative police operation in Arkansas's history, "Operation Enforce and Remove," has led to the arrest of 219 illegal immigrants over the past three weeks.
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Charlotte man sentenced to over four years for unlawful gun possession

Alijah Kajuan Rollinson, a 23-year-old resident of Charlotte, has been sentenced to 57 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for unlawfully possessing a firearm.
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Henrico man receives prison sentence for possession of Molotov cocktails

A Henrico man has been sentenced to eight years and one month in prison for possessing destructive devices, according to a recent announcement from Richmond, Virginia.
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Washington D.C man pleads guilty to bribery involving GSA official

A Washington, D.C. man has admitted to bribing a United States General Services Administration (GSA) official, according to court documents.
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Tulsan sentenced for robbery charges involving auto repair shop employees

U.S. District Judge Raul M. Arias-Marxuach has sentenced Melik Deshawn Davis to 76 months in prison for two counts of robbery in Indian Country.
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Hartford man sentenced for meth trafficking

Marc H. Silverman, the Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, has confirmed that Godfrey Smith, also known as "Mike" and "Mikey," has been sentenced to 36 months in federal prison.
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Fort Worth woman sentenced for smuggling minors from Mexico

A Fort Worth woman has been sentenced to federal prison for attempting to smuggle two minors from Mexico into the United States, according to an announcement by U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.
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Harrisburg man receives over 13-year sentence for drug trafficking offenses

A Harrisburg man, Kyle Malik Jones, has been sentenced to over 13 years in prison for drug trafficking offenses.
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Citrus Heights woman pleads guilty in $1 million unemployment fraud case

Rochelle Pasley, a 34-year-old resident of Citrus Heights, has entered a guilty plea to charges related to her involvement in a scheme to defraud the California Employment Development Department (EDD) out of over $1 million.
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Waterville woman sentenced for illegal firearm purchase using straw buyer

A Waterville woman has been sentenced to over three years in prison for her involvement in an illegal firearm purchase.
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