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Diego Guisao-Zapata, a 41-year-old Colombian citizen, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for alien smuggling and conspiracy to commit alien smuggling.
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Sacramento man receives over 13-year sentence for drug trafficking and weapon charges

Alberto Gonzalez Salgado, a 45-year-old resident of Sacramento, has been sentenced to 13 years and one month in prison.
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Albuquerque man faces new federal drug trafficking and firearms charges

An Albuquerque man, Kyle Majedi, already in custody and awaiting trial on federal charges, now faces additional allegations related to drug trafficking and firearms offenses.
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Lexington man sentenced to over ten years for illegal firearm possession

A Lexington man, Adam Pursifull, 40, received a sentence of 124 months in prison for possessing a firearm as a prohibited person. U.S. District Judge Danny C. Reeves handed down the sentence.
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U.S. Attorney's Office collects over $104 million in fiscal year 2024

U.S. Attorney Michael A. Bennett of the Western District of Kentucky announced that the United States Attorney’s Office collected $104.8 million in Fiscal Year 2024.
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Broken Bow man pleads guilty to child exploitation charges

Dylan Hansen Yazzie, a 28-year-old resident of Broken Bow, Oklahoma, has pleaded guilty to the charge of sexual exploitation of a child.
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Anchorage man receives lengthy sentence for meth distribution

An Anchorage man, Todd Robert Klink, has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for distributing methamphetamine in Alaska.
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Las Vegas woman pleads guilty in $100M COVID-19 tax fraud scheme

A Nevada woman has admitted to conspiring to defraud the United States by submitting false claims for COVID-19-related employment tax credits.
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McAllen man sentenced for firearm possession as a felon

A 34-year-old McAllen resident, David Michael Saenz, has been sentenced to 60 months in federal prison for possessing firearms as a felon.
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Seventeen OMB gang members sentenced for extensive criminal activities

On February 26, 2025, the last defendant in a case involving the Only My Brothers (OMB) street gang was sentenced to federal prison.
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San Diego woman sentenced for drug trafficking via Bible deliveries

U.S. District Court Judge Todd Robinson sentenced Lucresia Stone-Rojas from San Diego to 86 months in prison.
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Starr County felon sentenced for illegal firearm possession

A 46-year-old man from Starr County has been sentenced to prison for illegally possessing firearms, as announced by U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.
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Mexican national sentenced for methamphetamine trafficking

Pedro Cerna Arias, a 62-year-old Mexican national living in Milpitas, has been sentenced to five years and ten months in prison. U.S. District Judge Daniel J. Calabretta handed down the sentence for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent...
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Gang member pleads guilty to drug conspiracy charges

A member of the Boston-based gang H-Block, Jason Bly, 44, from Quincy, has pleaded guilty in federal court to charges related to drug conspiracy.
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Mexican national extradited to face drug trafficking charges

A federal grand jury in Florence has indicted Rafael Contreras, 38, of Mexico, on charges of distributing cocaine and heroin and money laundering.
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Merced man charged with trafficking large quantities of methamphetamine

An indictment has been unsealed in Fresno, California, charging Jesus Magana Mellin, also known as "Compadre," a 34-year-old resident of Merced, with multiple drug trafficking offenses.
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Trinitarios gang members face federal charges for racketeering conspiracy

Federal authorities have unveiled charges against 22 individuals linked to the Trinitarios gang, a transnational criminal organization.
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Founder of CluCoin sentenced for wire fraud involving investor funds

The founder of CluCoin, a cryptocurrency project based in Miami, has been sentenced to 27 months in prison.
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Guatemalan citizen charged with firearm offenses after fraudulent ID attempt

A federal criminal complaint and arrest warrant have been issued for Manuel Antonio Xante-Ajanel, a 25-year-old Guatemalan citizen.
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Florida man convicted as unlawful alien with firearms possession

A man from Martin County, Florida, was found guilty by a federal jury in Fort Pierce for possessing firearms while being an unlawful alien.
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