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U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross has announced the sentencing of Frank E. Noeson III, a former teacher from Holland, New York.
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Mexican citizen sentenced to over six years for drug offenses

Luis Alberto Sanchez-Espinoza, a 39-year-old Mexican citizen, has been sentenced to 78 months in prison by United States District Court Judge Gretchen S. Lund.
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Beckley man pleads guilty to escape from federal reentry facility

Kishaun Andre Jones, a 25-year-old resident of Beckley, has entered a guilty plea to charges of escape.
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Romanian nationals plead guilty to illegal U.S. entry in Vermont

Burlington, Vermont – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont announced that three Romanian nationals have pleaded guilty to illegally entering the United States.
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Louisville man receives ten-year sentence for meth distribution

A Louisville man has been sentenced to a decade in federal prison for methamphetamine-related charges.
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Richmond man sentenced for illegal firearm possession

A Richmond man, Joshua J. Jernigan, has been sentenced to five years in prison for illegally possessing firearms as a felon.
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Fugitive sentenced after five-year run following escape from federal prison camp

Allen Todd May, a 60-year-old man, has been sentenced to ten years in prison following his guilty plea to charges including wire fraud, escape, and aggravated identity theft.
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Michigan man pleads not guilty to federal firearms charge

John Austin, a 30-year-old Michigan native residing in South Burlington, Vermont, has pleaded not guilty to a federal firearms charge.
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Real estate executive charged with $30 million bank fraud scheme

Danielle Sassoon, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and James E. Dennehy, Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI's New York Field Office, have announced the arrest of Kevin Feng Gao.
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Former student doctor pleads guilty to child pornography charges

A former student doctor, Kevin Weiss, has pleaded guilty to charges related to the production and possession of child sexual abuse material.
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Founder pleads guilty to fraud involving AI-driven hedge fund

Earlier today, Mina Tadrus admitted guilt at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, New York for committing investment adviser fraud.
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Salvadoran woman sentenced for assaulting U.S. Border Patrol agent

A Salvadoran woman has been sentenced to over a year in prison for assaulting a U.S. Border Patrol agent.
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Norcross business owner pleads guilty to defrauding USPS with false invoices

Gregory Rehberg has admitted to wire fraud after defrauding the U.S. Postal Service through false invoices.
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Taiji Group settles over improper PPP loan allegations

Taiji Group USA, Inc., a paper converter based in Conover, North Carolina, has agreed to pay $460,395.09 to settle allegations of violating the False Claims Act.
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Sin City Deciples member sentenced for racketeering conspiracy

Richard White, a 57-year-old resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced to 204 months in prison followed by two years of supervised release.
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Former CEO sentenced for defrauding COVID-19 relief program

Martin Kao, a former CEO from Honolulu, has been sentenced to 87 months in federal prison.
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Chicago man pleads guilty to $1.5 million SNAP fraud scheme

A Chicago man has admitted to defrauding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) of over $1.5 million.
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Three charged over alleged fraud involving NYC emergency housing funds

Earlier today, an indictment was unsealed in federal court in Brooklyn, charging Julio Medina, Christopher Dantzler, and Weihong Hu with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, honest-services wire fraud, money laundering conspiracy, conspiracy to...
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West Virginia man sentenced for role in meth trafficking operation

A West Virginia resident has been sentenced for his involvement in a drug trafficking conspiracy in the Northern District of West Virginia.
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Luzerne County man receives 90-year sentence for producing child pornography

John Vincent Watson, a 48-year-old man from Luzerne, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced to 90 years in prison for producing child pornography.
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