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A Missoula accountant has admitted to defrauding clients and obstructing the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
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Ardmore man sentenced for illegal firearm dealings after investigation

David Haskell Moore, a 69-year-old resident of Ardmore, Oklahoma, has been sentenced to five years of probation and 12 months of home detention for dealing firearms without a license.
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Houston man sentenced to over 60 years for fast-food restaurant robberies

A Houston man, Caleb Pickens, 25, has been sentenced to over 60 years in federal prison for a series of armed robberies at fast-food restaurants in the Houston area. U.S. Attorney Nicholas Ganjei announced the sentence following Pickens'...
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California man sentenced for meth distribution and money laundering

A man from Los Angeles, California, has been sentenced to 5 years and 10 months in federal prison for his involvement in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and money laundering.
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Sacramento woman pleads guilty in $2.6 million COVID-19 benefit fraud

Tabitha Leigh Markle, a 53-year-old resident of Sacramento, has admitted guilt to charges of mail fraud and aggravated identity theft related to a scheme that defrauded the unemployment insurance benefit program during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Sex offender sentenced for failing to register while living secretly in Beaumont

A sex offender in Beaumont, Texas, has been sentenced to federal prison for failing to register in the Eastern District of Texas.
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Guatemalan national charged with illegal reentry into the United States

A Guatemalan man living in Medford has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston for allegedly reentering the United States illegally after being deported.
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Muskogee man sentenced for illegal firearm possession

Deland Ray Sam, a 62-year-old resident of Muskogee, Oklahoma, has been sentenced to 31 months in prison for the federal offense of being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition.
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Former school counselor receives 30-year sentence for child exploitation crimes

A former school counselor in Riverside County, Matthew Daniel Johnson, has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for child sexual exploitation crimes.
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Oregon company sentenced for tampering with pollution monitoring devices

A transportation company based in Fairview, Oregon, along with its owner, faced sentencing in federal court for tampering with emissions monitoring devices.
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Former Navy detective sentenced for excessive force against handcuffed sailor

Jonathan Christopher LaRoche, a former detective with the Naval Base San Diego Criminal Investigations Division, has been sentenced to 15 months in federal prison.
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Ten plead guilty in multi-million-dollar sports-betting scheme

Ten individuals have admitted guilt in a case involving a large-scale sports-betting operation, as announced by U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and Demetrius Hardeman, Special Agent in Charge of the IRS Criminal Investigation, Atlanta Field Office.
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Laredo felon sentenced for hiding firearm under child's mattress

A Laredo man has been sentenced to federal prison for possessing firearms and ammunition, including one firearm hidden under his son's mattress. U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei announced that Miguel Angel Ferreyro Jr., 34, pleaded guilty on June...
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Three sentenced for illegal reentry into the United States

Three individuals were sentenced to federal prison for unlawfully reentering the United States after being deported.
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Brooklyn pharmacists found guilty in large-scale oxycodone distribution scheme

A federal jury in Brooklyn has convicted pharmacists Yousef Ennab and Mohamed Hassan of illegally distributing oxycodone.
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Plaquemines Parish man sentenced for federal fentanyl conspiracy

Roderick Parker, a 54-year-old resident of Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, was sentenced on February 6, 2025.
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Honolulu woman faces federal charges for meth distribution

Phitsmai Khamkhay, a 58-year-old resident of Honolulu, Hawaii, has been arrested and charged with distributing more than fifty grams of methamphetamine.
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Former Louisville attorney sentenced for estate fraud totaling over $585K

A former attorney from Louisville has been sentenced to over three years in federal prison for defrauding estates and their beneficiaries.
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McAlester man sentenced to prison for federal drug conspiracy

Jeremy David Crawley, a 47-year-old resident of McAlester, Oklahoma, has been sentenced to 180 months in prison for his involvement in a drug conspiracy.
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Lee County man pleads guilty to firearm possession as convicted felon

Fort Myers, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announced that Austin Charles Wesley, aged 25 from Lehigh Acres, has pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm as a previously convicted felon.
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