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News Release: PITTSBURGH - A Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, resident pleaded guilty in federal court today to violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.
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Cleveland Man Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for Assaulting Mail Carrier with a Firearm

News Release: AKRON - A Cleveland man was sentenced on Monday, Nov. 21, 2022, to seven years and one day in prison by U.S. District Judge Sara Lioi after he pleaded guilty to assaulting a U.S. Postal Service (USPS) mail carrier and crashing the carrier’s vehicle.
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Owners Of Franklin Gun Shop Plead Guilty To Federal Charges

News Release: NASHVILLE - The owners of Franklin Gun Shop pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court to obstruction of justice and making false entries regarding the disposition of firearms, announced U.S. Attorney Mark H. Wildasin for the Middle District of Tennessee.
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Eagle Butte Man Sentenced on Firearm Charge

News Release: PIERRE - United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that an Eagle Butte, South Dakota, man convicted of Prohibited Person in Possession of a Firearm was sentenced on Nov. 21, 2022, by Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court.
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Indianapolis Drug Dealer Sentenced to Over 12 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Methamphetamine and Heroin

News Release: INDIANAPOLIS - Dorian Hayden, 26, of Indianapolis, was sentenced to 150 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.
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Schedules of Controlled Substances: Placement of Mesocarb in Schedule I discussed on Nov. 22 by Justice Department

The US Justice Department published a four page rule on Nov. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Camden County Resident Sentenced to 41 Months in Prison for Defrauding COVID-19 Relief Programs and Illegally Possessing Firearm

News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A Camden County, New Jersey, resident was sentenced to 41 months in prison for his role in fraudulently obtaining Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) benefits, fraudulently obtaining unemployment benefits, and illegally possessing a firearm, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.
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McKees Rocks Felon Sentenced to Prison for Gun Offense

News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA -- A former resident of McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 57 months of imprisonment and three years of supervised release on his conviction of violating a federal firearm law, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.
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Billings man arraigned on child pornography charges

News Release: BILLINGS - A Billings man indicted on child pornography charges appeared for arraignment today, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.
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Former Bookkeeper And Husband Sentenced To Federal Prison For Wire Fraud Scheme

News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge William F. Jung has sentenced Desiree Madiedo (45, Brooksville) to serve one year and one day in federal prison for wire fraud. Earlier, on November 8, 2022, Judge Jung sentenced Desiree Madiedo’s husband, Christopher Madiedo (47, Brooksville), to 30 months in federal...
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St. Francis Man Sentenced on Firearm Charge

News Release: PIERRE - United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that a St. Francis, South Dakota, man convicted of Prohibited Person in Possession of a Firearm was sentenced on Nov. 21, 2022, by Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court.
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DEA Washington Division Hosts 1st Family Summit to Engage with Families Affected by Fentanyl Poisoning

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) hosted regional family summits across the country in support of those who have lost loved ones to fentanyl poisoning. This is the first undertaking of its kind for the DEA field divisions and builds off the momentum of this summer’s Inaugural Family Summit hosted at DEA Headquarters in Arlington, VA.
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Troy Felon Charged with Illegally Possessing Ammunition

News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Derbie Michel, age 31, of Troy, New York, was charged by indictment today with illegally possessing ammunition as a convicted felon.
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Georgia Woman Convicted For Role In International Conspiracy To Launder Proceeds Of “Boiler Room” Fraud

News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that a federal jury has found Rachael Maia Winslow (55, Roswell, Georgia) guilty of conspiracy to commit money laundering. Winslow faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison. Her sentencing hearing will be set at a later date. Winslow was indicted on May 20, 2020.
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Denver Man Sentenced to 9.5 Years in Prison for Possession of a Stolen Firearm

News Release: DENVER - The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces Frederick McCoy, age 39, of Denver, has been sentenced to 9.5 years in federal prison for possession of a stolen firearm.
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Blaine Felon Arrested, Charged with Illegal Possession of Firearms

News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - A Blaine man has been arrested and charged in a federal criminal complaint for illegal possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.
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Indiana Woman Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison for Possessing Narcotics

News Release: JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - A former resident of Indiana, PA, has been sentenced in federal court to a total of 108 months in prison followed by 4 years of supervised release on her convictions of possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine, heroin, and fentanyl, and conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, cocaine, and fentanyl, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.
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Carson Man Sentenced to More Than 18 Years in Federal Prison for Making Sexually Explicit Videos of 15-Year-Old Victim

News Release: LOS ANGELES - A South Bay man who - along with three other accomplices - victimized a 15-year-old girl by creating sexually explicit videos of her has been sentenced to 220 months in federal prison, the Justice Department announced today.
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Wheeling man admits to drug charge

News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Ronald Shaw, of Wheeling, West Virginia, has admitted to distributing methamphetamine, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.
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Justice Department Awards Almost $160 Million to Support Forensic Science

News Release: WASHINGTON ― The Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs (OJP) announced today almost $160 million in grant awards to support crime laboratories, fund forensics research, decrease DNA backlogs and help investigators locate missing persons and identify human remains. The funding is administered by OJP’s Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) and National Institute of Justice (NIJ).
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