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Antonio Laringo Knox, a 53-year-old resident of Midwest City, has been sentenced to over 13 years in federal prison for manufacturing crack cocaine and illegal firearm possession.
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Maryland man convicted for supplying drugs to Fredericksburg trafficker

A Maryland man has been found guilty by a federal jury for his involvement in drug distribution activities.
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Man charged after online threat against Texas elementary school

A man has been arrested and charged for allegedly threatening to carry out a shooting at an elementary school in Lubbock, Texas.
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Nurse practitioner sentenced for $11 million disability loan fraud scheme

Catherine Seemer, a nurse practitioner from Elmsford, New York, has been sentenced to five years in prison for orchestrating an $11.2 million disability loan fraud scheme.
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Lycoming County man faces federal charges related to child exploitation

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania has announced that Christopher Stout, a 48-year-old resident of Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, was indicted by a federal grand jury on February 4, 2025.
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Jensen Beach man convicted for intent to distribute methamphetamine

On January 28, a federal jury convicted Otis Furman Crabbe III, a resident of Jensen Beach, Florida, for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.
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U.S attorney returns over $300k stolen in computer scam

The U.S. Attorney's Office in Connecticut has returned approximately $328,573 to a victim of a computer support scam.
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Bradenton man sentenced for production and receipt of child sexual abuse material

U.S. District Judge Mary S. Scriven has sentenced Buddy Allen Travis, a 42-year-old resident of Bradenton, to 15 years and 8 months in federal prison for producing and receiving child sexual abuse material.
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Philadelphia store owner sentenced for SNAP fraud totaling nearly $2 million

United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Jenny Espinal Tejada, a 34-year-old resident of Philadelphia, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison.
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Sanostee man sentenced for fatal drunk-driving crash on Navajo Nation

A Sanostee man has been sentenced to 51 months in federal prison following a guilty plea to two counts of involuntary manslaughter.
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Guatemalan man faces federal charges for child pornography offenses

A Guatemalan national, Gustavo Gordillo, has been charged with transportation, distribution, and possession of child pornography.
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Lawton man receives life sentence for second-degree murder in wildlife refuge case

A Lawton man, Tevin Terrell Semien, 30, has been sentenced to life in federal prison for second-degree murder and illegal possession of a firearm after a previous felony conviction.
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Inmate receives additional prison time for assaulting corrections officer

A federal judge has sentenced a federal inmate, Christopher McCallum, to 51 months in prison for assaulting a corrections officer.
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Farmington optometrist pleads guilty to health care fraud

Helen Zervas, a 57-year-old optometrist from Farmington, has pleaded guilty to charges of health care fraud and public corruption.
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Madison Carrig sentenced for embezzlement from Vermont auto dealerships

Madison Carrig, a 30-year-old resident of Whitehall, New York, has been sentenced to four months in prison by the United States District Court in Burlington.
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Newton man charged for alleged abusive conduct on flight

A Newton man has been taken into custody and charged with allegedly making repeated sexual contact with a 17-year-old female passenger on a flight from Puerto Rico to Boston in August 2024.
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Bristol man sentenced for interstate threats against UConn

Dennis John Hernandez, also known as DJ Hernandez and Jonathan Hernandez, was sentenced to approximately 18 months of imprisonment and three years of supervised release for making interstate threats.
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Muskogee man pleads guilty to failure to register as sex offender

A Muskogee resident, Jordan Bradley Brown, 36, has pleaded guilty to failing to register as a sex offender.
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Nebraska man sentenced for role in fentanyl distribution conspiracy

Daniel Lacy, a 42-year-old resident of Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison for his role in a fentanyl distribution conspiracy.
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Arizona man sentenced for mailing fentanyl to Ohio

An Arizona man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for his involvement in a fentanyl trafficking operation.
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