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Two men from Perry, Florida, Tavariss Davis and Tobey Fitchett, have been indicted on federal drug and gun charges.
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Washington man receives 15-year sentence for stabbing outside shelter

Willie Byrd, a 61-year-old resident of Washington D.C., has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for a stabbing incident that occurred outside a shelter in February 2023.
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Man sentenced to prison for robbing elderly man at D.C. McDonald's

Aaron Herndon, a 39-year-old resident of Suitland, Maryland, received an 18-month prison sentence for robbing an elderly man in Northwest D.C. The sentencing was announced by U.S. Attorney Edward R. Martin, Jr. and Chief Pamela Smith of the...
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Brazilian extradited for alleged involvement in $290M cryptocurrency fraud

A Brazilian citizen, Douver T. Braga, appeared in a U.S. District Court in Seattle after being extradited from Switzerland to face charges related to a cryptocurrency fraud scheme.
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Fraud scheme targets elderly retirees' savings; five convicted

Five individuals have been convicted in connection with a fraud scheme targeting the 401(k) accounts of elderly retired Florida school district employees.
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San Diego gang member receives prison sentence for role in racketeering conspiracy

Odyssey Carrillo, a member of the Emerald Hills Bloods gang, was sentenced to 168 months in federal prison for his involvement in a racketeering conspiracy involving organized crime by street gangs.
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Ohio doctor settles fraud allegations over Medicare claims

An Ohio physician has agreed to a settlement of $600,000 with the United States to address allegations under the False Claims Act.
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Mississippi woman pleads guilty in $5M COVID-19 relief fraud case

A Mississippi woman has admitted to defrauding the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) of more than $5 million.
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Fayetteville man admits to bank fraud involving stolen checks from Macon mail

A Fayetteville man has admitted to orchestrating a bank fraud scheme involving checks stolen from a Macon mail collection box, which he would then sell online.
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Atlanta VA doctor sentenced to prison for assaulting female veteran

Rajesh Motibhai Patel, a former physician at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Atlanta, has been sentenced to two years in federal prison.
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Colorado City man sentenced to life for role in child sexual abuse ring

LaDell Jay Bistline, Jr., a 46-year-old resident of Colorado City, has been sentenced to life imprisonment.
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Two men sentenced for trafficking drugs across Eastern Washington

Richland, Washington – Two men involved in drug trafficking across Eastern Washington have been sentenced to federal prison.
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Honduran man sentenced to six months for illegal reentry into U.S

A Honduran national, Francisco Antonio Santos Martinez, has been sentenced to six months in federal prison for illegally reentering the United States after deportation.
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Man admits guilt to importing suicide drug pentobarbital into US

A man has pleaded guilty in a federal court to importing the drug Pentobarbital into the United States from Mexico for use in suicides.
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Federal grand jury indicts four individuals on immigration-related charges

A federal grand jury in Columbus, Ohio, has indicted four individuals in separate cases related to immigration offenses.
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Wolcott man pleads guilty to federal firearm offense

Marc H. Silverman, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, has announced that Jose Colon, a 37-year-old resident of Wolcott, pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of ammunition by a felon.
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Jackson man pleads guilty to sextortion-related offenses

A Jackson man has pleaded guilty to federal charges connected to a "sextortion" scheme targeting multiple victims, including minors, across various states.
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Three men convicted for producing counterfeit pills in New Haven

A jury in Hartford has found three New Haven men guilty of charges related to counterfeit pill production and narcotics trafficking.
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Washington man sentenced to over eight years for robbery and assault

Donnell Godfrey, a 19-year-old resident of Washington, D.C., has been sentenced to a total of 104 months in prison for two separate offenses.
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Carjacker receives eight-year sentence for assaulting valet driver

Raymond Davese, a 38-year-old resident of Washington, D.C., has been sentenced to eight years in prison for carjacking a valet driver.
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