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United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell has announced the sentencing of Arnold Dean Buck Elk Thunder, Jr., a resident of Eagle Butte, South Dakota. U.S. District Judge Eric C. Schulte sentenced Buck Elk Thunder to 18 months in federal prison for...
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Man once on FBI’s Most Wanted pleads not guilty in St. Louis court

Donald Eugene Fields II, previously on the FBI's Most Wanted list, appeared in U.S. District Court in St. Louis to plead not guilty to charges related to child sex offenses.
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Beaumont man sentenced for federal gun violation

A Beaumont man has been sentenced to federal prison for violating firearm laws, as announced by Acting U.S. Attorney Abe McGlothin, Jr.
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Illinois man indicted for involvement in cross-state gold bullion scam

Harmish Patel, a 26-year-old resident of Streamwood, Illinois, has been indicted in connection with a gold bullion scam targeting an elderly couple in Rensselaer County.
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Sioux City man pleads guilty to federal meth charges

Phillip Plummer, a 42-year-old resident of Sioux City, Iowa, has entered a guilty plea in federal court to charges related to methamphetamine distribution.
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Middle District of Florida collects over $47M in fiscal year 2024

The Middle District of Florida's U.S. Attorney’s Office reported collections exceeding $47 million in civil and criminal actions for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024.
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Rapid City man indicted on federal child pornography charges

United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell has announced the indictment of Jerry Lamont, a 60-year-old resident of Rapid City, South Dakota.
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Slovakian national faces charges after extradition from Germany

The Justice Department has unsealed criminal charges against Igor Lira, a 40-year-old Slovakian national.
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Queens man admits guilt in threatening federal judge

Earlier today, Kenneth J. Ward, Jr. pleaded guilty in federal court in Brooklyn to an indictment charging him with threatening to assault and murder a United States District Judge.
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South Carolina woman sentenced for money laundering linked to COVID-19 relief fraud

Anna Marie Omar, a 51-year-old resident of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, has been sentenced to five years of federal probation for her involvement in a money laundering scheme related to COVID-19 relief fraud.
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Dominican national receives nine-year sentence for deadly human smuggling incident

A Dominican national, Fermin Montilla, was sentenced to nine years in prison for his role in a human smuggling operation that led to the deaths of 11 individuals.
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Armed carjacker detained pending trial for March 2024 carjacking

Miquel Beasley, a 22-year-old resident of Bryans Road, Maryland, has been charged and detained in connection with an armed carjacking incident that occurred in Southeast Washington D.C. The announcement was made by U.S. Attorney Edward R. Martin,...
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Guilty plea entered in SEC hacking case impacting Bitcoin value

Eric Council, a 25-year-old from Athens, Georgia, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit aggravated identity theft in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.
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Clearwater man pleads guilty to obstructing IRS collection efforts

A Clearwater man, Terence Taylor, has pleaded guilty to charges of obstructing and impeding the administration of internal revenue laws.
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Mexican Mafia member sentenced for illegal reentry into US

A member of the Mexican Mafia prison gang has been sentenced to federal prison for illegally reentering the United States.
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Leader of major drug trafficking ring sentenced to over 14 years

A Newark man, Shaheed Blake, known by several aliases including "Sha Gotti," was sentenced to 168 months in prison for leading a drug trafficking organization.
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Two men convicted for COVID-19 loan fraud scheme

A Collin County man and a Florida resident have been found guilty of federal offenses linked to a COVID-19 fraud scheme in the Eastern District of Texas.
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Mexican national faces indictment for illegal reentry into the U.S

A Mexican national has been indicted for illegal reentry into the United States.
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Man sentenced for trafficking over eight kilograms of methamphetamine

U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle has sentenced Nicolas Garcia Hernandez, a 27-year-old from Shelbyville, Tennessee, to 11 years and 3 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.
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Postal worker indicted for alleged mail theft in New Orleans

U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans has announced the indictment of Kanisha Florence, a 28-year-old resident of New Orleans, for mail theft by a postal employee.
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