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Irma Elvira Cruz, known as "Huzipol" and "Madre," has been arraigned in Atlanta on charges of conspiracy to unlawfully import cocaine into the United States and possession with intent to distribute.
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Walker man convicted for meth distribution faces life sentence

Richard Lance Cline Jr., a 34-year-old resident of Walker, Louisiana, has been convicted by a federal jury for drug distribution.
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Grand Island man sentenced for role in methamphetamine distribution conspiracy

Robert Burkhardt, a 56-year-old resident of Grand Island, Nebraska, has been sentenced to 57 months in federal prison for his involvement in a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy.
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Florida man convicted in $100 million Medicare fraud scheme

A Florida resident has been found guilty by a federal jury for his involvement in a kickback scheme involving durable medical equipment (DME) that resulted in significant financial losses to Medicare and other insurance providers.
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Waterbury man receives five-year federal sentence for firearm possession

Marc H. Silverman, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, has announced that Melquawn Jamison, a 26-year-old resident of Waterbury, has been sentenced to five years in federal prison. U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill...
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South Carolina man sentenced for assaulting TSA officer at Indianapolis airport

George Stevens, a 38-year-old from South Carolina, has been sentenced to 33 months in federal prison for an incident at the Indianapolis International Airport.
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Newport News man sentenced to over six years for drug trafficking charges

A Newport News man has been sentenced to six years and six months in prison for drug and firearm offenses.
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New York man sentenced for defrauding Bernalillo County through email scheme

A New York resident has been sentenced in a federal court for his involvement in a scheme that defrauded Bernalillo County of over $447,000.
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Harwich man sentenced to ten years for possessing child pornography

A Harwich resident, Jonathan Fleischmann, 37, has been sentenced to a decade in prison for possessing child sexual abuse material (CSAM).
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Pineville man sentenced for role in child exploitation scheme

A Pineville resident, Daniel Perryman Collins, 34, has been sentenced to over 27 years in prison for his involvement in child exploitation and the production of child pornography.
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Metairie man indicted on charges related to child exploitation materials

A Metairie man, Robert Anthony Marsh Jr., 59, has been indicted on charges related to the possession of materials involving the sexual exploitation of minors and violating the Federal Gun Control Act.
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Iron River man sentenced to federal prison for drug possession and trafficking

Acting U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, Andrew Birge, announced that Matthew Joseph Sheehan from Iron River has been sentenced to 84 months in federal prison.
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Fresno County man pleads guilty in fentanyl distribution conspiracy

Lakota Tehya Wakley, a 21-year-old resident of Clovis, has entered a guilty plea to charges of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute fentanyl.
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Fresno man receives prison sentence for vehicle pipe-bombings

Paul New, a 57-year-old resident of Fresno, has been sentenced to three years in prison for his involvement in a series of pipe-bombings targeting vehicles and property.
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Guatemalan national receives prison sentence for illegal reentry in Texas

A Guatemalan national has been sentenced to federal prison for illegally reentering the United States, according to Eastern District of Texas Acting U.S. Attorney Abe McGlothin, Jr.
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Van Buren woman and Los Angeles man sentenced for drug trafficking

A woman from Van Buren, Arkansas, and a man from Los Angeles, California, have been sentenced to a total of over 27 years in federal prison for drug trafficking offenses.
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North Bay man pleads guilty to aggravated sexual abuse in Marin Headlands

Esbin Ramirez-Garcia, a 28-year-old resident of Rohnert Park, has entered a guilty plea to the charge of aggravated sexual abuse in connection with an incident that occurred in the Marin Headlands.
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Drug cartel leader extradited from Mexico faces charges in Brooklyn court

Jesus Ricardo Patron Sanchez, known by various aliases including "H-3," was arraigned in Brooklyn federal court on February 22, 2025.
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Former tribal officer sentenced to three decades for child sexual abuse

United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that Oscar Hudspeth, Sr., a former law enforcement officer for the Oglala Sioux Tribe Department of Public Safety, has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison.
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Minneapolis woman admits guilt in $250M child nutrition fraud

A Minneapolis woman has admitted guilt in a fraud scheme involving $250 million, which took advantage of a federally funded child nutrition program during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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