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Gabriel Figueroa, a 29-year-old New York resident, has been sentenced to five years in prison for possessing a firearm in connection with drug trafficking.
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California man convicted for selling fake Charles Loloma jewelry

A federal jury in New Mexico has convicted Robert Haack of wire fraud, mail fraud, and violations of the Indian Arts and Crafts Act.
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New Orleans man pleads guilty to bank robbery

U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that Clement Leach, a 54-year-old resident of New Orleans, Louisiana, has pleaded guilty to bank robbery.
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Mexican national sentenced to five years for methamphetamine trafficking

Jose Luis Ramos, a 56-year-old from Michoacan, Mexico, has been sentenced to five years in prison.
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Tennessee man charged with federal firearms violation after protest incident

Elijah Millar, a 19-year-old resident of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, has been charged with unlawful possession of a firearm following an incident at a "No Kings" protest in Nashville.
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Browning man sentenced for assault on Blackfeet Indian Reservation

A Browning man has been sentenced to three years and two months in prison for assaulting a woman on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation.
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Brockton man receives decade-long sentence for fentanyl and firearms offenses

A Brockton man has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for drug and firearms offenses.
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Raleigh County man sentenced for distributing fentanyl

Anthony Darnell Deberry, a 40-year-old resident of Beckley, has been sentenced to five years and ten months in prison for distributing fentanyl.
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Law enforcement disrupts contraband operation at Cibola County Correctional Center

Federal law enforcement officials have arrested two men in Albuquerque following the execution of search warrants that revealed a large collection of weapons, drugs, and evidence linked to a drug trafficking operation associated with the Cibola...
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Dominican national faces new charges after illegal reentry into United States

A Dominican national, Santo Alberto Baez Baez, residing in Lawrence, Massachusetts, has been charged with unlawful reentry into the United States.
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Phoenix woman sentenced for machinegun possession and money laundering conspiracy

Cynthia Solano, a 40-year-old resident of Phoenix, has been sentenced to 87 months in prison by United States District Judge G. Murray Snow.
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Minnesota woman sentenced for conspiracy involving wire fraud and money laundering

Kirsten M. Blackwell, a 63-year-old resident of Minneapolis, Minnesota, has been sentenced to 84 months in prison by United States District Court Chief Judge Holly A. Brady.
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Burlington man sentenced for firearm possession as drug user

A Burlington man, Isaac Davon Carter, has been sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for possessing firearms as a drug user.
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Virginia residents sentenced for roles in deadly drug trafficking ring

Eleven Virginia residents have been sentenced to prison for their involvement in a violent drug trafficking organization linked to a double homicide in Chesapeake.
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Covington man pleads guilty to firearm possession charges

U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans has announced that Joe Lynn Beattie, a 52-year-old resident of Covington, Louisiana, pled guilty to a three-count indictment on January 27, 2025.
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Federal sweep targets Asian Boyz gang for alleged drug trafficking

Four indictments were unsealed today in Boston's federal court, charging a second group of alleged members and associates of the Asian Boyz gang.
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Rock Island man sentenced for firearm possession following high-speed chase

A Rock Island man has been sentenced to over 12 years in federal prison for a gun-related charge.
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Box Elder man sentenced for receipt of child pornography

United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that Taylor Bloomgren, a 23-year-old from Box Elder, South Dakota, has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for receiving child pornography.
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Sioux Falls man sentenced for fentanyl distribution resulting in death

A Sioux Falls man has been sentenced to 22 years in federal prison for distributing a controlled substance that resulted in death.
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Bienville Parish woman sentenced for CARES Act-related wire fraud

Shaquaila Lewis, also known as Shaquaila Lewis-Chatman, has been sentenced to 27 months in federal prison for committing wire fraud related to the CARES Act and the Paycheck Protection Program.
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