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Jefferson Alejandro Lopez Alcaraz, a 45-year-old resident of Phoenix, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison.
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Federal grand jury indicts four men for wire fraud-related charges

A federal grand jury in Louisville has indicted four men from Jefferson County, Kentucky.
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Federal indictment issued after high-speed chase involving convicted felon

Richland, Washington – On February 19, 2025, a federal grand jury for the Eastern District of Washington indicted Victor Amezcua-Garcia on charges of being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition.
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Chicago man receives lengthy prison sentence for violent crimes

Trashawn Heard, a 29-year-old resident of Chicago, Illinois, has been sentenced to over ten years in prison for violent crimes.
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Jury convicts John Brown III for assault and obstruction in Washington D.C

John Brown III, a 32-year-old resident of Washington, D.C., has been convicted by a jury for assault with significant bodily injury.
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Bronx attorney sentenced over large-scale VAWA-related immigration fraud

Matthew Podolsky, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that Kofi Amankwaa, a former immigration attorney from the Bronx, has been sentenced to 70 months in prison.
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Tajik national charged with supporting ISIS; detained after Brooklyn arrest

A criminal complaint was unsealed in Brooklyn federal court, charging Mansuri Manuchekhri with conspiring to provide material support to ISIS and ISIS-K, possessing firearms unlawfully, and committing immigration fraud.
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Mercer County professor sentenced to two years for tax evasion

A Mercer County man has been sentenced to 24 months in prison for tax evasion and filing false tax returns.
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Florida financial advisor admits guilt in decade-long illegal tax scheme

A Florida man, Stephen T. Mellinger III, has pleaded guilty to orchestrating a scheme that promoted an illegal tax shelter and involved wire fraud.
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Fayetteville woman sentenced for largest student aid fraud scheme in North Carolina

A Fayetteville woman, Cynthia Denise Melvin, was sentenced to five years in prison for her involvement in a federal student aid fraud scheme.
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West Virginia man sentenced for cocaine distribution conspiracy

Jamie Green, a 47-year-old resident of Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, has been sentenced to 70 months in prison.
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Waterbury man faces federal charges for cocaine distribution and gun possession

A federal grand jury in Hartford has indicted Felix Narvaez, a 53-year-old resident of Waterbury, on charges related to cocaine distribution and firearm possession.
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Louisville man sentenced to over three years for illegal firearm possession

A Louisville man has been sentenced to three years and one month in federal prison for illegal firearm possession.
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Kentucky man sentenced for mailing threats to kill and extort

A man from Hardin County, Kentucky, has been sentenced to four years in federal prison for mailing letters containing threats to kill and extort.
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Federal charges filed against eight people in North Charleston corruption probe

Eight individuals have been charged in federal court following a public corruption investigation in North Charleston.
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Poplar Bluff man receives 12-year sentence for meth distribution attempt

A Poplar Bluff man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for attempting to sell methamphetamine, following a ruling by U.S. District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh Jr.
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Man sentenced for sexual abuse of minor under Project Safe Childhood

Today, U.S. District Judge Sara E. Hill sentenced Damon Michael Dozier to 15 years in prison for the sexual abuse of a minor in Indian Country.
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Montgomery man sentenced for armed robbery of postal carrier

A Montgomery man has been sentenced to over nine years in prison for the armed robbery of a U.S. Postal carrier.
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Three Tulsa men receive sentences for armed robberies

U.S. District Judge Raul M. Arias-Marxuach has sentenced three men from Tulsa for their involvement in armed robberies that took place in Catoosa and Owasso, Oklahoma. U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson announced the sentences, emphasizing the severity...
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Former school district employee charged with creating AI-generated explicit images

William Michael Haslach, a former employee of Independent School District #622 and ISD #834, faces charges related to child pornography and the production of obscene visual representations involving minors.
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