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A man from Florissant, Missouri, has been sentenced to federal prison for his involvement in a scheme to deposit counterfeit checks at an Illinois bank.
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Newton man receives sentence for child pornography charges

A Newton man has been sentenced to 100 months in federal prison for receiving child sexual abuse material.
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Council Bluffs man receives 22-year sentence for methamphetamine distribution

A Council Bluffs resident has been sentenced to 22 years in federal prison for his involvement in a drug conspiracy.
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Baltimore man indicted for alleged sexual exploitation crimes involving a minor

A federal grand jury has indicted Jose Adan Lopez-Guevara, a 37-year-old resident of Baltimore, on charges related to the sexual exploitation of a minor and possession of child sexual abuse material.
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Columbus man faces multiple charges including dog fighting

A Columbus man has been arrested following the unsealing of a grand jury indictment.
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San Diego surrogacy consultant pleads guilty to fraud charges

Lillian Arielle Markowitz, the former owner of three surrogacy consulting businesses in San Diego, has pleaded guilty to fraud charges.
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Philadelphia man sentenced for possessing illegal firearms

United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Khalif Ward, a 27-year-old resident of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced to 46 months in prison.
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Lexington attorney faces federal charges for alleged embezzlement

An attorney from Lexington has been indicted for allegedly embezzling at least $2.5 million from three Massachusetts companies.
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Canadian vendor sentenced for importing counterfeit Xanax into US

Arden McCann has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for his involvement in an international narcotics distribution operation via the dark web.
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Council Bluffs man sentenced for receipt of child pornography

A Council Bluffs man, Todd David Matheson, has been sentenced to 210 months in federal prison for receiving child pornography.
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Chesapeake man sentenced to nine years for meth distribution

Arthur Ray Elkins, a 60-year-old resident of Chesapeake, West Virginia, received a nine-year prison sentence followed by four years of supervised release for distributing 50 grams or more of methamphetamine.
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Two Tucson men sentenced for conspiring with ISIS

Ahmed Mahad Mohamed and Abdi Yemeni Hussein, both Somali citizens residing in Tucson, Arizona, have been sentenced for their involvement in a conspiracy to travel to the Middle East with the intent to join ISIS.
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Chicago money launderer sentenced for role in drug trafficking organization

A Chicago-based money launderer involved in a drug trafficking organization has been sentenced to over eight years in federal prison.
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Parkersburg man receives three-year prison sentence for federal gun crime

Christian Elliott, a 21-year-old resident of Parkersburg, has been sentenced to three years in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
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Charlotte man receives 14-year sentence for two armed carjackings

A Charlotte man, Kaionta Dabney, has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for his involvement in two armed carjackings.
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New York sales director charged in alleged kickback scheme involving brain scans

A New York national sales director has been charged in federal court in Boston for allegedly conspiring to offer and pay kickbacks to doctors.
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Former police officer sentenced for bribery involving Mass Save contracts

A former Stoneham Auxiliary Police Officer, Christopher Ponzo, has been sentenced to 27 months in prison by U.S. District Court Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton in Boston.
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Spokane man sentenced to 12 years for receiving child sexual abuse material

United States District Judge Mary K. Dimke has sentenced Johnathan Freeman Hunt, a 56-year-old resident of Spokane, Washington, to 12 years in federal prison for the receipt of child pornography.
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Indiana man sentenced to prison for child pornography possession

An Indiana man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to possession of child pornography.
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Mexican man sentenced for possessing child pornography after border inspection

A Mexican citizen has been sentenced to 60 months in federal prison for possession of child pornography, according to acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.
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