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A Florida woman, Alihea Jones, was sentenced in a federal court in Boston for defrauding a Massachusetts housing agency and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) related to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).
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Mount Vernon native receives prison sentence for orchestrating COVID-19 fraud scheme
Matthew Podolsky, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that Jacob Carter has been sentenced to 11 years in prison.
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Ohio man receives six-year prison term for federal drug crime
Terric Zaire Williams, a 25-year-old resident of Akron, Ohio, has been sentenced to six years in prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.
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Harlan woman sentenced for role in fatal fentanyl trafficking conspiracy
A Harlan, Kentucky woman, Leslie Brock, 59, has been sentenced to over 20 years in prison for her involvement in a fentanyl trafficking conspiracy that resulted in a fatal overdose. U.S. District Judge Claria Horn Boom handed down the 250-month...
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Former postal worker sentenced to nine years for drug trafficking
Willie Shanderek Shavon Woodard, a former employee of the U.S. Postal Service in Monroe, Louisiana, has been sentenced to 108 months in federal prison for his involvement in a drug trafficking conspiracy.
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Three charged with firearms conspiracy involving drugs in Laredo
A federal grand jury has issued a 14-count indictment against three individuals on charges related to firearms, drug trafficking, and immigration offenses.
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Florida man pleads guilty to illegal possession of firearms in Rhode Island
A Florida man, Joshua Pavao, who often stayed in Coventry, Rhode Island, admitted to possessing illegal firearms.
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Decades-long fugitive arrested for fraudulently assuming deceased man's identity
A man who evaded authorities for over 40 years has been apprehended in New Mexico.
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Woman sentenced for selling fentanyl-laced drugs leading to two deaths
A woman from Denver, Colorado, has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for distributing fentanyl-laced heroin that resulted in two deaths.
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St. Louis man gets 25 years for shooting at police
U.S. District Judge Audrey G. Fleissig has sentenced Dexter McKinnies to 25 years in prison for shooting at St. Louis County Police Department officers in 2020.
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Former CBP officer convicted for smuggling cocaine into Atlanta
Following a five-day jury trial, Ivan Van Beverhoudt, a former U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer from St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, has been convicted of importing and possessing with intent to distribute more than 16 kilograms of...
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Colorado Springs man receives lengthy sentence for drug-related crimes
A Colorado Springs resident, Jose Baeza, aged 41, has been sentenced to 330 months in federal prison.
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Simi Valley couple charged with exploiting asylum seekers for forced labor
A Simi Valley couple, Carolina Rojas and Jairo John Gastelo, were arrested on charges of exploiting asylum-seeking immigrants from Latin America.
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Former NYCHA superintendent sentenced for bribery-related offenses
Matthew Podolsky, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that Joy Harris, a former superintendent for the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA), was sentenced to 41 months in prison.
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Texas woman pleads guilty in student loan fraud conspiracy
Shelbra Long, a 58-year-old resident of Edinburg, Texas, has pled guilty to charges of conspiring to commit mail fraud and wire fraud.
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Berkeley County man admits role in large-scale drug trafficking operation
James Reyes, a 55-year-old resident of Martinsburg, West Virginia, has confessed to participating in a significant drug trafficking operation in the Eastern Panhandle.
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Honduran nationals charged with illegal re-entry after deportation
Two Honduran nationals have been arrested in Buffalo, New York, for illegal re-entry into the United States after deportation.
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Marshalltown nurse pleads guilty to drug diversion charges
A Marshalltown woman has entered a guilty plea for charges related to drug diversion.
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Former credit union employee sentenced for embezzlement involving fake currency
A former employee of a Missoula credit union has been sentenced to six months in prison for embezzling approximately $389,000 by replacing real money with fake currency.
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Wilbraham man indicted for making violent threats against officials
A Wilbraham resident has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Springfield, Massachusetts, for allegedly making violent threats on social media.
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