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News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that JAMES VELISSARIS, the founder and former chief investment officer of Infinity Q Capital Management (“Infinity Q"), a New York based investment adviser that ran a mutual fund and a hedge fund that purported...
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Two High-Ranking Los Zetas Cartel Members Latest Sentenced to Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking in the Eastern District of Texas

News Release: PLANO, Texas- Two Los Zetas Cartel leaders has been sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today.
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Former U.S. Postal Service Employee Pleads Guilty to Federal Mail Crime

News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Earnestine White, 48, of Evans, pleaded guilty today to delay or destruction of mail. White admitted to failing to process mail while a U.S. Postal Service employee assigned to the Post Office in Cottageville, Jackson County.
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Maryland Livestock Brokers Sentenced To 30 Months’ Imprisonment For Exporting Dairy Cattle Through Fraudulent Health Certificates

News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on Nov. 17, 2022, Daniel Gutman, age 40, and Benjamin Gutman, age 40. both residents of Maryland, were each sentenced by United States District Court Judge Jennifer P. Wilson to 30 months in prison for a conspiracy to defraud and commit offenses against the United States. Collectively, they were ordered to pay $1,938,646.42 in fines and forfeiture.
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Prior Felon Pleads Guilty To Drug And Gun Charges

News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Francis C. Bynoe, 35, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine and being a felon in possession of a firearm before U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $1,000,000 fine.
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Prior Felon Arrested On Child Pornography Charge

News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Robert Bibbins, 50, of Rochester, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with receipt and possession of child pornography after having previously been convicted of a child pornography offense. The charges carry a minimum penalty of 10 years in prison, a maximum of 40 years, and a $250,000 fine.
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Seffner Man Pleads Guilty To Aggravated Identity Theft

News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Raul Gonzalez (63, Seffner) has pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated identity theft. Gonzalez faces a mandatory sentence of two years in federal prison.
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As Fentanyl Crisis Continues to Take Lives, Federal Law Enforcement Responds with Multi-Faceted Approach Targeting Street-Level Dealers, Darknet Vendors and Cartel-Supplied Wholesale Traffickers

News Release: LOS ANGELES - Federal authorities today held a news conference to inform the public of their ongoing efforts to stem the widespread damage caused by fentanyl, the extremely dangerous synthetic opioid that has contaminated nearly every corner of the illicit drug market and is killing Americans at an unprecedented level.
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Former Federal Agent Sentenced to More Than 10 Years in Prison for Accepting Bribes to Help Figure Associated with Organized Crime

News Release: LOS ANGELES - A former special agent with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) was sentenced today to 121 months in federal prison for accepting cash payments and other benefits to help an organized crime-linked person, including taking official action designed to help two foreign nationals gain entry into the United States.
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Huntington Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug and Gun Crimes

News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Kilan Nicks, also known as “Low," 26, of Huntington, pleaded guilty today to distribution of 5 grams or more of methamphetamine and a quantity of fentanyl, and to possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
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Man Charged for Robbing Banks in Arizona and Texas

News Release: EL PASO - A federal criminal complaint was filed Thursday charging a Tucson man with bank robbery.
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VA Employees Plead Guilty in $2.9 Million Embezzlement Scheme

News Release: Two former employees of the U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs entered guilty pleas in a $2.9 million embezzlement scheme, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham.
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Marshals Arrest Dubuque Shooting Suspect

News Release: Concord, NH - Early this morning, “Fugitive of the Week," Samuel Jeff Warren, 31 years-of-age of Rochester was found hiding in a locked closet. Mr. Warren had been wanted on multiple outstanding arrest warrants, including a Strafford County warrant for bail violations/failure to appear on an original narcotics offense, as well as multiple district court warrants for resisting arrest or detention, assault and failing to pay restitution on a theft offense.
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Perry Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison for Drug-Trafficking Charges

News Release: TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Beyah Islam “Bear" Basha, 44, of Perry, Florida, was sentenced to thirty years in federal prison after being convicted following a jury trial on Aug. 23, 2022, on charges of conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and distribution of 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. The sentence was announced by Jason R. Coody, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
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Calabasas Man Sentenced to 17½ Years in Prison for Scamming Cannabis Vaping Business Investors Out of More Than $35 Million

News Release: LOS ANGELES - A former UCLA decathlete who also competed with the Philippines national team was sentenced today to 210 months in federal prison for fraudulently raising more than $45 million from investors who were told their funds would be used to finance companies marketing cannabis vape pens.
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Former Supervisory Correctional Officer Sentenced for Abusing a Hawaii Inmate and Leading a Conspiracy to Cover Up the Beating

News Release: A former supervisory correctional officer at the Hawaii Community Correctional Center was sentenced to 144 months in federal prison for his role in the assault of an inmate and his leadership of a multi-year conspiracy to cover up the abuse.
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Jury convicts out of state woman in murder for hire case

News Release: McALLEN, Texas - A federal jury sitting in McAllen has convicted a 52-year-old woman for conspiracy to commit murder for hire, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.
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Fresno Man Pleads Guilty to Using a Stolen Identity to Steal Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars from Banks and the Federal Government

News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Brian Stoffel, 38, of Fresno, pleaded guilty today to bank fraud and aggravated identity theft charges for using a victim’s identity to steal money from the victim’s bank accounts and get fraudulent loans in the victim’s name, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
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Rochester Man Sentenced To More Than 14 Years In Prison For Fentanyl Trafficking And Fatal Overdose

News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Julio A. Rodriguez, 31, of Rochester, NY, who was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, 40 grams or more of fentanyl, was sentenced to serve 174 months in prison by Chief U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford.
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Investment Manager Arrested for $10 Million Cryptocurrency Ponzi Scheme

News Release: An Ohio man was arrested today on criminal charges related to his alleged involvement in a cryptocurrency investment fraud scheme that raised at least $10 million from investors.
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