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An Iowa hospital administrator, Matthew David Keirans, has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for a three-decade-long identity theft scheme.
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Albany man receives 25-year sentence for child exploitation

Thomas Berrington, a 33-year-old resident of Colonie, New York, has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for the sexual exploitation of a child.
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Local business owner indicted for unpaid employment taxes

A federal grand jury has indicted a local company owner for failing to file employment tax returns and not paying taxes withheld from employee paychecks.
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Boston man sentenced for trafficking over two dozen illegal firearms

A Boston man has been sentenced in federal court for his involvement in trafficking illegal firearms from South Carolina to Massachusetts.
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Former Fed adviser charged with espionage linked to China

John Harold Rogers, a former Senior Adviser for the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, has been indicted on charges of economic espionage.
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Kentucky man sentenced to over 15 years for meth trafficking

A man from Hazard, Kentucky, Clifton Plowman, aged 41, has been sentenced to over 15 years in prison for methamphetamine trafficking.
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Hazard man receives prison sentence for meth trafficking

A man from Hazard, Kentucky, Herbert Allen, has been sentenced to 126 months in prison for methamphetamine trafficking. U.S. District Judge Claria Horn Boom delivered the sentence on Tuesday after Allen was found guilty of possession with intent...
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Thomaston man pleads guilty to firearm possession and drug charges

A Thomaston resident has admitted guilt in a federal court in Portland for possessing a machinegun unlawfully and possessing controlled substances with the intent to distribute.
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Armored truck robber receives over 11-year sentence

U.S. District Judge Thomas P. Barber has sentenced Jorge Serrano Espinoza, a 20-year-old from Clearwater, to 11 years and 3 months in federal prison.
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California man sentenced for drug trafficking in Idaho

Robert Paul Anthony Aragon, a 31-year-old resident of California, has been sentenced to ten years in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and cocaine.
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Guatemalan national indicted for illegal reentry into the US

A Guatemalan national, Pedro Alberto Martin-Xon, has been indicted for illegal reentry into the United States after deportation.
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Mexican national indicted for re-entering US after three deportations

A federal grand jury in Greenville has indicted Sergio Ixtepan-Toto, a 36-year-old Mexican national, for unlawful entry into the United States.
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Fort Wayne man receives 180-month sentence for firearm possession

Jonathon Buck Eason, a 37-year-old resident of Fort Wayne, Indiana, has been sentenced to 180 months in prison by United States District Court Chief Judge Holly Brady.
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Northern District collects over $39M in fiscal year 2024

The United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of New York has announced that its Asset Recovery Unit collected over $39 million in fiscal year 2024 from civil, criminal, and forfeiture actions.
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San Diego deputy charged with civil rights violation and obstruction

A federal court in San Diego has unsealed a two-count indictment against Sheriff's Deputy Jeremiah Manuyag Flores.
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Louisville man sentenced for cocaine distribution and firearm offense

A Louisville man has been sentenced to over eight years in federal prison for drug and firearm offenses.
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Former NYCHA superintendent sentenced for accepting over $300K in bribes

Juan Mercado, a former superintendent for the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA), has been sentenced to 48 months in prison.
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U.S attorney's office collects nearly $3M for taxpayers in fiscal year 2024

The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Tennessee announced that it collected nearly $3 million in criminal and civil actions during Fiscal Year 2024.
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Buchanan man pleads guilty to child exploitation charges

A Buchanan, Virginia man has entered a guilty plea to federal charges of child sexual exploitation and possession of child pornography.
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Four defendants sentenced for illegal firearm possession in Louisiana

Four individuals with felony convictions have been sentenced to a combined total of 15 years in federal prison for illegally possessing firearms.
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