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A man from D’Iberville, Mississippi, Sean Parol, was sentenced to life in prison plus an additional fifty years for coercing minors into sexual activity and producing child sexual abuse material.
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Kent County man indicted on federal child sexual exploitation charges

A federal grand jury has indicted Stephen Nicholas Westcott, 35, of Kennedyville, Maryland, on charges including Sexual Exploitation of a Child, Distribution and Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material, and Illegal Possession of an Unregistered...
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Mexican national receives over five years in prison for assaulting border patrol agent

Mario Garcia-Estrada, a 26-year-old Mexican national from Hidalgo, has been sentenced to 63 months in federal prison and three years of supervised release after pleading guilty to two counts of assault on a federal officer.
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Baltimore man indicted on federal carjacking and firearms charges

A federal grand jury has indicted Ron Wardlow, 26, of Baltimore, on charges related to carjacking and firearms violations.
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Portsmouth man sentenced to over 10 years for armed carjacking

A Portsmouth man identified as a member of the local street gang “600” has been sentenced to 10 years and 10 months in federal prison for carjacking and brandishing a firearm during a violent crime.
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Prior felon pleads guilty to new federal child pornography charge

Marcobrien S. Volcy, a 28-year-old resident of Rochester, New York, has pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography following a prior state conviction for a similar offense.
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Brownsville man sentenced for attempting illegal export of firearms to Mexico

A Brownsville resident has been sentenced to 46 months in federal prison for attempting to illegally export firearms to Mexico, according to an announcement from U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.
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Box Elder resident sentenced for illegal firearm possession on Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation

A Box Elder man has been sentenced to 32 months in prison and three years of supervised release for illegally possessing a firearm and ammunition on the Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation, according to U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme.
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Mexican man sentenced for illegal reentry after arrest near Chinook

A Mexican national, Enrique Hernandez-Rodriguez, 51, was sentenced to time served and ordered to be remanded to U.S. Border Patrol after pleading guilty to illegal reentry into the United States.
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Clovis woman convicted for giving gun to son who is gang member and felon

A Fresno woman has been convicted in federal court for providing a firearm to her son, who is a convicted felon and documented gang member.
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Texas woman sentenced for arson attack on Snohomish County church

A woman from Temple, Texas, has been sentenced to six years in federal prison for setting fire to the Seattle Laestadian Lutheran Church (SLLC) in Snohomish County, Washington.
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St. Louis County man sentenced to prison for fatal fentanyl sale

A St. Louis County man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for selling fentanyl that resulted in the death of a local woman, according to federal court records.
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Former airport worker pleads guilty to security breach at Philadelphia International Airport

A former employee of Philadelphia International Airport has pleaded guilty to a security violation, according to an announcement from United States Attorney David Metcalf.
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Greenbrier County couple admit guilt in employing undocumented worker

A couple from Greenbrier County, West Virginia, have pleaded guilty to immigration-related offenses in federal court.
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New Orleans man receives over ten-year sentence for drug distribution conspiracy

A New Orleans man has been sentenced to more than ten years in federal prison for his role in a conspiracy to distribute large quantities of cocaine and fentanyl.
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Black Hawk man sentenced for role in meth distribution conspiracy

A Black Hawk, South Dakota man has been sentenced to over 11 years in federal prison for his role in a large-scale conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in the Rapid City area and on the Pine Ridge Reservation. U.S. District Judge Karen E....
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Seventy-fifth defendant indicted as part of Feeding Our Future Covid relief fund fraud probe

Muna Wais Fidhin, 44, has been indicted on charges including wire fraud, federal programs bribery, and money laundering for her alleged involvement in the Feeding Our Future fraud scheme.
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New Orleans man receives over three years for federal firearms offense

Kevin Sturgis, 26, has been sentenced to 37 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm.
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Mason City man receives twelve-year sentence for possession of child pornography

Cleon Mitchell, Jr., a 46-year-old resident of Mason City, Iowa, was sentenced on September 4, 2025, to twelve years in federal prison for possession of child pornography.
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Gary man receives five-year sentence for illegal firearm possession

Montrell Douglas Patterson, a 31-year-old resident of Gary, Indiana, has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
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