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A Houston man, Jordan Javon Ashton, has been found guilty by a federal jury in Victoria for armed robbery and possession of a firearm as a felon.
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Former finance employee sentenced for bribery and COVID-19 relief fraud

Joseph Gillespie, a former employee of the Baltimore City Department of Finance, has been sentenced to four years in federal prison and three years of supervised release.
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Gang member sentenced for racketeering conspiracy involving fentanyl trafficking

A member of the Minneapolis Highs gang has been sentenced to 14 years in federal prison, followed by four years of supervised release, for his involvement in a racketeering conspiracy.
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Teen charged as adult for armed offenses over three-month period

Frederick Etheridge, a 16-year-old from Washington, D.C., faces charges as an adult for his alleged involvement in a series of armed offenses spanning three months.
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Rochester man pleads guilty to setting fires at local market and courthouse

Acting U.S. Attorney Joel L. Violanti has announced that Jermaine Fields, a 38-year-old resident of Rochester, New York, has pleaded guilty to arson charges.
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Burlington man sentenced to 10 years for shooting incident

A Burlington man, Loren Senna III, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison following a series of criminal activities that included a shooting incident and drug possession.
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Jamestown man sentenced to 84 months for narcotics conspiracy

Kyle Lewis, a 33-year-old resident of Jamestown, NY, has been sentenced to 84 months in prison for his involvement in a narcotics conspiracy.
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Gang leader sentenced for drug trafficking and firearm offenses

Andre Alonte Willis, a leader of the Push Dat Shit (PDS) street crew in Washington, D.C., was sentenced to 20 years in prison for drug trafficking and firearms offenses.
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Renton man sentenced for role in Aryan-linked drug trafficking operation

A Renton, Washington resident has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for his involvement in a drug trafficking operation linked to Aryan prison gangs.
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Indian national indicted for possession of child sexual abuse material

An Indian national, Ashish Kapoor, also known as Romy Kapoor, has been indicted on charges of possessing child pornography.
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Former SPAC CEO charged with fraud involving false revenue reports

Matthew Podolsky, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, along with James E. Dennehy, Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI's New York Field Office, announced charges against Vadim Komissarov.
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Maryland man indicted for murder in connection with DCHA officer shooting

Victor Scott Terrill, a 41-year-old resident of Landover, Maryland, has been charged in a 10-count superseding indictment filed in the U.S. District Court.
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Sacramento man indicted for multimillion-dollar bank fraud amid pandemic

A federal grand jury has indicted Akash Kumar Singh, a 48-year-old resident of Sacramento, on charges related to bank fraud and money laundering.
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Former Stanford researcher convicted for altering breast cancer study data

A federal jury has found Naheed Mangi, a former Stanford University employee, guilty of unauthorized access and alteration of a clinical research database for a breast cancer study.
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Honduran brothers convicted in Houston armed robbery conspiracy

Two Honduran brothers residing illegally in Houston have been convicted of conspiracy to commit armed robbery and related offenses. U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei announced the conviction of Edwin Olivares-Calderon, 51, and Marcos-Olivares...
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Delta Junction woman sentenced for pointing high-powered laser at military helicopters

A Delta Junction woman has been sentenced to three years of probation for interfering with joint military operations.
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Florida dentist sentenced to two years for threatening public figures

A Florida dentist has been sentenced to two years in prison for making threats against public figures, an election official, and others over a span of five years.
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Pelahatchie man receives nearly five-year sentence for illegal firearm possession

A Pelahatchie man, Brad O’Neal Lee, has been sentenced to 57 months in prison for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
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Orange Park man receives two-year sentence for firearms violation

Senior United States District Judge Brian J. Davis has sentenced D’eante Corker, a 25-year-old from Orange Park, to two years in federal prison for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
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Inmate faces new charge after alleged assault on federal detention officer

A To’hajiilee man, Antonio Chaco, has been charged with assaulting a federal detention officer at the Cibola County Correctional Facility.
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