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A Torrance, California man has admitted his role in running a network of high-end brothels across greater Boston and eastern Virginia.
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Former Air Force reservist sentenced to 10 years for attempted sex with minor

Richard Jay Ais Solang, a 46-year-old from Dededo, Guam, has been sentenced to 120 months in federal prison for attempted enticement of a minor.
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Sioux City man gets two-year sentence for illegal re-entry into US

A Sioux City man has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for illegally re-entering the United States as a felon.
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Slovakian man sentenced over fraudulent pandemic loan applications

A man from the Slovak Republic has been sentenced to 38 months in prison for fraudulently obtaining pandemic relief loans. U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Clark handed down the sentence and ordered Mark Ethan Jermain to repay $738,118.
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Alaska man indicted for alleged sexual contact on Anchorage-Seattle flight

A 27-year-old man from Deering, Alaska, Trayton C. Ballot, was arraigned today following his indictment for abusive sexual contact on an aircraft.
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Spirit Lake man receives 16-year sentence for second-degree murder

United States Attorney Mac Schneider announced that Austin Cody Littlewind, also known as Austin Cody Littlewind Jr., has been sentenced to 16 years in federal prison.
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Baltimore men face federal charges over firearm possession

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania has announced that two Baltimore men, Dominic Wise and Darius Gissentaner, both aged 33, have been indicted on firearms charges.
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North Carolina man receives lengthy sentence for fentanyl trafficking

A North Carolina resident has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for possession with intent to distribute parafluorofentanyl and fentanyl.
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Buna man convicted on federal firearms and drug trafficking charges

A man from Buna, Texas, has been found guilty of federal firearms and drug trafficking offenses in the Eastern District of Texas.
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Missouri man receives prison sentence over pandemic fraud and environmental violations

A Missouri business owner has been sentenced to 108 months in prison for multiple offenses, including bank fraud, Clean Air Act violations, and witness tampering. U.S. District Judge Sarah E. Pitlyk handed down the sentence to Christopher Lee...
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Roanoke residents sentenced for fentanyl distribution offenses

A pair of Roanoke residents involved in fentanyl trafficking have been sentenced to federal prison.
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Charlotte man sentenced for illegal firearm possession and machinegun transfer

A Charlotte man, Shakor Daniels, has been sentenced to 37 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for firearm-related offenses. U.S. District Judge Kenneth D. Bell delivered the sentence after Daniels was found guilty of...
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Montana U.S Attorney collects over $4 million in fiscal year 2024

The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Montana announced that it collected $4,551,419.18 in criminal and civil actions during Fiscal Year 2024.
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Colombian man extradited over pregnant woman's drowning during illegal border crossing

A Colombian man, Jhader Augusto Uribe-Tobar, has been extradited from Canada to the United States and arraigned on charges related to the drowning of a pregnant Mexican woman in December 2023.
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Washington man indicted over fatal Skagway fentanyl overdoses

A federal grand jury in Alaska has indicted a Washington man for distributing and conspiring to distribute controlled substances that led to the fatal overdoses of two individuals in Skagway in 2023.
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Houston man faces multiple charges in federal indictment over child exploitation

A federal grand jury has indicted Dazhon Darien, a 32-year-old from Houston, Texas, on multiple charges related to child sexual exploitation.
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Louisville man indicted for illegal firearm possession by federal grand jury

A federal grand jury in Louisville, Kentucky, has indicted a local man for illegal possession of a firearm.
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Gang member receives prison sentence for racketeering conspiracy and drug charges

A member of the Rollin’ 60s Neighborhood Crips gang has been sentenced to 144 months in prison for his involvement in a racketeering conspiracy and cocaine distribution.
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California man sentenced for illegal firearms trafficking

James Lane Winslett, a 66-year-old resident of Corning, California, has been sentenced to three years in prison followed by one year of supervised release.
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Fraudulent refund scheme operator sentenced to over two years imprisonment

A man from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for his involvement in a fraudulent online shopping refund scheme.
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