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A Wilmington, North Carolina resident has been charged with the transportation and possession of child pornography.
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Extradited defendant faces charges for $60 million international fraud scheme

Erick Jason Victoria-Brito has been extradited from the Dominican Republic to face charges in a federal court in Manhattan.
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Mexican national faces charges for illegal reentry into US

United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg has announced the unsealing of an indictment against Elizabeth Ramirez-Medina, a 39-year-old Mexican national, for illegal reentry into the United States after deportation.
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Federal indictment targets 37 individuals in south Georgia drug trafficking case

A federal indictment has been unsealed, revealing allegations against 37 individuals involved in a drug trafficking operation across several communities in south Georgia.
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Nevada collects over $6 million in fiscal year 2024 legal actions

Acting U.S. Attorney Sue Fahami announced that the District of Nevada collected $6,485,417.91 in criminal and civil actions during Fiscal Year 2024.
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Arkansas man sentenced for traveling to abuse minor

Kyle Biswell, a 39-year-old from Prairie Grove, Arkansas, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison followed by a lifetime of supervised release.
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Schenectady man indicted for alleged drug trafficking conspiracy

Jabree Jones, also known as "Breezy," a 32-year-old resident of Schenectady, New York, faces charges in an indictment for his alleged involvement in drug trafficking and firearm crimes.
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Cousins sentenced for defrauding pandemic relief programs

Johnny Narcisse and his cousin Johnson Dieujuste have been sentenced to prison for defrauding the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program of over $2 million.
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Nicholas J. Ganjei appointed new U.S. attorney for Southern District of Texas

Acting Attorney General James McHenry has appointed Nicholas J. Ganjei as the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas (SDTX).
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Leader of Massachusetts drug trafficking ring pleads guilty to federal charges

A leader of a drug trafficking organization in Massachusetts has pleaded guilty to multiple federal drug charges.
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Youngsville man sentenced for possessing child exploitation materials

U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that Coy David Miller, 49, from Youngsville, Louisiana, was sentenced on January 15, 2025.
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Taos Pueblo man admits guilt in child sexual abuse charges

A Taos Pueblo man has pleaded guilty in a federal court to three counts of child sexual abuse.
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Cincinnati resident sentenced for pandemic relief fraud totaling $91K

A woman who previously lived in Cincinnati has been sentenced to 24 months in prison for her involvement in pandemic relief fraud.
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Doyle receives eight-year sentence for cocaine distribution

James Matthew Doyle, a 38-year-old resident of Fleming Island, has been sentenced to eight years in federal prison by United States District Judge Harvey E. Schlesinger.
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Browning man sentenced for burning woman with hot knife on reservation

A Browning man has been sentenced to over three years in prison for assaulting a woman with a hot knife on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation.
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Colorado men sentenced for distributing fentanyl leading to fatal overdose

Paul Barris, Jr., and Michael Anthony Manners have been sentenced to federal prison for their involvement in a fentanyl-related death.
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Charleston man sentenced for federal gun crime after arrest near church

Ricky Steve John, a 50-year-old resident of Charleston, West Virginia, has been sentenced to three years and three months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
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Tren De Aragua member arrested for firearm possession amid ongoing investigation

Danielle R. Sassoon, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced the arrest of Anderson Zambrano-Pacheco on January 28, 2025.
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Helena man receives over seven-year sentence for firearm offense

A Helena man, Scott Hamilton, has been sentenced to seven years and three months in prison for a firearm-related crime.
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Ecuadorian national pleads guilty to armed fentanyl trafficking

Orlando, Florida – Alberto Ismael Salinas Valencia, a 20-year-old residing in Orlando, has entered a guilty plea to charges of distributing fentanyl and possessing a firearm in connection with drug trafficking. U.S. Attorney Roger B. Handberg...
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