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A Laredo resident, 39-year-old Jesus Guadalupe Covarrubias, has been extradited to the United States from Mexico to face multiple firearms-related charges. U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei announced that Covarrubias is charged with aiding and...
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Canadian traffickers sentenced for smuggling drugs into US

Canadian drug trafficker Michael Habib has been sentenced to 17 and a half years in prison for his role in transporting methamphetamine and cocaine on behalf of the Wolfpack Alliance.
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Lake City man receives over 10-year sentence for methamphetamine distribution

A Lake City man, Jeremy Leonardo Roldan, has been sentenced to 10 years and 4 months in federal prison for distributing methamphetamine.
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Woman sentenced for burning down business to cover up theft

Carey Alice Hernandez has been sentenced to 70 months in prison for setting fire to Off Road Warehouse, a local business, in an attempt to hide the disappearance of over $700,000.
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Serial bank robber receives over ten-year sentence for multiple offenses

A serial bank robber has been sentenced to over 10 years in federal prison for committing three bank robberies while on supervised release.
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Kansas man receives 87-month sentence for crimes involving minors

A Kansas man, Daniel Paul Prekopa, has been sentenced to 87 months in prison after pleading guilty in two separate cases involving criminal activities with minors.
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New York woman charged with $1 million CARES Act fraud

A New York woman has been charged with fraudulently obtaining over $1,000,000, as announced by Acting U.S. Attorney Vikas Khanna.
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Israeli man sentenced for violating US export laws with shipments to Russia

Gal Haimovich, a 49-year-old Israeli national, has been sentenced to two years in prison and three years of supervised release for his role in conspiring to illegally export aircraft parts and avionics from U.S. manufacturers to Russia.
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Jacksonville man indicted for accessing child sexual abuse materials online

Sean-Michael Smith, a 36-year-old resident of Jacksonville, Florida, has been arrested and indicted for using the internet to access child sexual abuse materials.
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New Orleans man sentenced for carjacking attempt and gun possession

A New Orleans man, Warren Roland, has been sentenced for attempted carjacking and federal gun charges.
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New York man sentenced to 24 years for exploiting minors online

A New York native, Tyler N. Grundstrom, has been sentenced to 24 years in federal prison for crimes involving the production of child pornography, coercion and enticement of minors, and cyberstalking.
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Tallahassee men guilty in large-scale marijuana distribution conspiracy

Tyquan M. Watson and Dezaneil D. Cosby Jr., both from Tallahassee, Florida, have been found guilty of conspiring to distribute marijuana on a large scale.
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Bradenton felon receives over eight years for firearm possession

U.S. District Judge Steven D. Merryday has sentenced Star Stewart, a 39-year-old resident of Bradenton, to eight years and nine months in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition.
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Miami man convicted as armed career criminal after firearm possession charges

After a three-day trial, Nathaniel Martin, 45, was found guilty by a Miami federal jury of possession of a firearm and ammunition as a convicted felon.
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Stowe resident faces federal charges for alleged drug-related murders

A Stowe man, Theodore Bland, has been charged by a federal grand jury with multiple offenses including conspiracy to distribute cocaine base, possession of cocaine base and fentanyl with intent to distribute, and using a firearm in relation to...
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San Carlos man charged with arson for July 2024 reservation fire

Keanu Rudy Dude, a 25-year-old resident of San Carlos, Arizona, and an enrolled member of the San Carlos Apache Tribe, has been arrested following an indictment by a federal grand jury in Phoenix.
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Dominican man sentenced for drug trafficking in Portsmouth

A Dominican man has been sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for drug trafficking at a public housing development in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
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Wenatchee man sentenced to 15 years for receipt of child sexual abuse material

Spokane, Washington – A Wenatchee resident has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for receiving child pornography.
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Nurse pleads guilty to fentanyl tampering and record falsification

A nurse from Lithia, Florida, has admitted to tampering with injectable fentanyl and falsifying hospital records.
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Arizona woman sentenced for fentanyl distribution conspiracy

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania has announced that Tyla Griffin, a 36-year-old from Phoenix, Arizona, has been sentenced to 92 months in prison.
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