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The Justice Department has initiated a civil forfeiture action targeting more than $5 million in bitcoin, which authorities allege are proceeds from SIM swapping scams that affected victims across the United States. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris...
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Houston man convicted for armed Valentine’s Day gas station robberies
A Houston man has been convicted on five counts related to a series of robberies at local gas stations, according to an announcement by U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.
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Jury convicts two men in liquor store assault in Southwest D.C
Phillip Bealle, 39, and James “Stacey” Williams, 54, have been convicted of assault with a dangerous weapon and assault with significant bodily injury while armed.
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Potsdam man pleads guilty to federal child pornography offenses
A Potsdam man, Richard LaPage, age 51, has pleaded guilty to charges of distribution, receipt, and possession of child pornography.
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Fourteen gang members indicted in Arroyo drug trafficking conspiracy
Fourteen individuals from Arroyo, Puerto Rico, have been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances.
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Foreign fighter convicted for double homicide and armed robbery targeting Florida couple
A federal jury in Fort Myers, Florida has convicted Craig Austin Lang, 35, of Kyiv, Ukraine, on several charges related to the April 2018 double homicide and armed robbery of a Florida couple.
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Metairie man pleads guilty to child exploitation material possession and illegal firearm charge
A Metairie resident, Robert Anthony Marsh, Jr., age 60, pleaded guilty on August 26, 2025, to charges involving the possession of materials depicting the sexual exploitation of minors and illegal firearm possession as a convicted felon.
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Beckley man sentenced for failure to register as sex offender after relocating
Anthony Broadnax, a 61-year-old resident of Beckley, West Virginia, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for failing to register as a sex offender after moving from Virginia to West Virginia.
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Settlement reached with Manhattan pharmacist over improper dispensing of controlled substances
The United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, and Frank A. Tarentino, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Division of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), have announced a settlement in a civil lawsuit...
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Oregon man receives prison sentence for cyberstalking former U.S. official
Brian Thomas Balda, a 52-year-old resident of Oregon, was sentenced to 39 months in prison and three years of supervised release after being convicted of cyberstalking and interstate stalking.
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Huntington man admits to federal drug charges involving cocaine and fentanyl
John Ladelle Puryear, 49, of Huntington, has pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute cocaine, fentanyl, and crack cocaine.
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Five members sentenced for fatal shootings linked to Avenue Crew gang
Five members of a group known as the Avenue Crew, also referred to as the 1080 Clickas or Simple City, have been sentenced for their involvement in violent crimes that took place in Washington, D.C. during 2020 and 2021.
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Humboldt County man sentenced to eight years for illegal firearm possession
Lawrence Moore, a 37-year-old resident of Bode, Iowa, has been sentenced to 96 months in federal prison for illegal possession of a firearm.
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Former Arrow Electronics VP sentenced alongside CEO in multimillion-dollar fraud case
Two former executives have been sentenced to federal prison for their involvement in a fraud scheme that diverted nearly $2 million from a Colorado-based data management company.
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Mexican national pleads guilty to unlawful reentry charge in Oklahoma
A Mexican national has pleaded guilty to unlawful reentry after being found in Oklahoma without legal permission.
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Vermont man sentenced to 25 years for child exploitation crimes involving South Texas victim
A Vermont man has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for producing child sexual assault material involving a minor from South Texas.
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Alamo resident pleads guilty to transporting undocumented immigrants near Falfurrias checkpoint
A 62-year-old resident of Alamo, Texas, Lazaro Rosendo Vega, has pleaded guilty to charges of illegally transporting two Mexican nationals in a tractor-trailer.
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MS-13 members plead guilty to racketeering conspiracy involving murder near Houston
Eight individuals from El Salvador, identified as members of the MS-13 gang and residing illegally in Houston, have pleaded guilty to charges related to a racketeering conspiracy that included multiple murders and acts of witness tampering.
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San Gabriel Valley man sentenced for role in international crypto investment scam
A man from La Puente in the San Gabriel Valley was sentenced to 51 months in federal prison for his involvement in laundering more than $36.9 million as part of an international digital asset investment scam.
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Chicago man sentenced to probation in drone contraband plot at FCI McDowell
Miguel Angel Aleman-Piceno, 23, of Chicago, Illinois, was sentenced in Bluefield, West Virginia to three years of federal probation for conspiracy to commit the felony crime of attempting to introduce contraband into a federal prison.
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