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Brian Mills, a former corrections officer from Dannemora, New York, has been sentenced to 21 months in prison for providing a firearm to a felon.
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Seven charged in major employee retention credit fraud scheme

Earlier today, a federal court in Central Islip unsealed an indictment charging seven individuals with conspiracy to defraud the United States, wire fraud, and aiding and assisting the preparation of false tax returns.
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Washington man admits to extortion using fake escort profiles

A Washington man has admitted to extorting clients through fake online escort profiles, according to a recent court announcement.
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Missouri man pleads guilty to transporting minor for sex

A Missouri man has confessed to transporting a minor across state lines for sexual purposes.
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Lincoln man receives 7-year sentence for firearm possession

United States Attorney Susan Lehr has announced the sentencing of Jovan Travis, a 38-year-old resident of Lincoln, Nebraska.
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Oregon firms plead guilty to violating asbestos regulations

A construction company in Hood River, Oregon, and a property management firm in The Dalles, Oregon, along with their owners, have admitted to violating asbestos regulations.
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Second Dubuque man pleads guilty to sexual exploitation of a child

A second man has entered a guilty plea in federal court in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, related to charges of child sexual exploitation.
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Jacksonville man sentenced to seven years for possessing machine gun

Jacksonville, Florida – Chief U.S. District Judge Marcia Morales Howard has sentenced Markee Washington to seven years in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon.
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Kent man sentenced for advertising child pornography on dark web

A man from Kent, Washington, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for advertising child pornography.
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Goshen man convicted on drug and ammunition charges after jury trial

Late yesterday, Orlando Rodriguez-Roman, a 42-year-old resident of Goshen, Indiana, was found guilty on three felony charges following a three-day jury trial.
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Harvey man pleads guilty to drug distribution charges

U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that Tyran Adams, 34, from Harvey, Louisiana, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute tapentadol.
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Hell’s Kitchen aesthetician charged with injecting counterfeit Botox

Danielle R. Sassoon, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, has announced charges against Joey Grant Luther.
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London man pleads guilty to laundering COVID relief funds

A London man, Joshua Pennington, 50, has admitted to conspiracy charges related to money laundering involving COVID-19 relief loans.
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Middle District indicts 46 defendants under Project Safe Neighborhoods initiative

United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg has reported the outcomes of the first quarter of fiscal year 2025 under the Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) strategy.
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Former school bus driver pleads guilty to producing child pornography

A former school bus driver has admitted to recording his sexual abuse of two young children.
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Caribbean arms trafficking leader charged with smuggling conspiracy

United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg has announced the unsealing of an indictment against Shem Wayne Alexander, a 35-year-old from Port of Spain, Trinidad.
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D.C. man convicted for murder of ex-girlfriend in Northwest

Idrissa Fall, a 37-year-old resident of Washington, D.C., has been convicted of first-degree murder while armed, along with related charges.
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Bronx gang members sentenced for murder and racketeering offenses

The United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Danielle R. Sassoon, announced the sentencing of Daivon Morgan, also known as "Leeky," marking the conclusion of a significant case involving members of the street gang "ABG" in the...
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New York man sentenced for fatal fentanyl distribution

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania has announced the sentencing of Eric Francis Butler, a 49-year-old resident of Nassau County, New York.
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Hartford man charged with fentanyl distribution; pleads not guilty

A Hartford, Connecticut man has been charged with violations of the Controlled Substances Act.
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