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A Florida man has been arrested on felony and misdemeanor charges, including assaulting a law enforcement officer, for his actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021
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Central Valley Man Pleads Guilty to Nearly $9 Million Cow Manure Ponzi Scheme
Ray Brewer, 66, of Porterville, and Sheridan, Montana, pleaded guilty today to wire fraud, money laundering, and identity theft charges for running a multimillion-dollar fraud scheme where he purported to turn cow manure into green energy, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
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Louisville Man Sentenced to Over 29 Years in Federal Prison for Fentanyl Distribution, Drug Conspiracy and Firearms Offenses, and for Assaulting Federal Officer
A local man, Terrell Trammell, age 28, was sentenced on February 24, 2023 to 29 years and four months years in prison, followed by a 5-year term of supervised release, for conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute fentanyl and heroin, distribution of fentanyl, possession with the intent to distribute fentanyl, possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and assaulting, impeding, or interfering with a federal officer. Trammell was convicted by a federal jury following a four-day trial in November 2022.
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Chugiak Man Indicted for Sexually Exploiting Children
A federal grand jury returned an indictment on February 23, 2023, charging Jeremy Scott Daniels, 37, of Chugiak for crimes involving the sexual exploitation of children.
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Des Moines Woman Sentenced to 45 Years in Prison for Child Exploitation Charges
A Des Moines woman was sentenced Friday, February 24, 2023, to a total of 45 years in prison for conspiring to produce child pornography and child exploitation.
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Matthew Miraglia Named Special Agent in Charge of the Buffalo Field Office
Director Christopher Wray has named Matthew Miraglia as the special agent in charge of the Buffalo Field Office in New York. Mr. Miraglia most recently served as a section chief in the Cyber Division at FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C.
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Robert Fuller Named Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Field Office
Director Christopher Wray has named Robert Fuller as the special agent in charge of the New Haven Field Office in Connecticut. Mr. Fuller most recently served as a deputy assistant director in the Critical Incident Response Group at FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C.
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Robert M. DeWitt Named Special Agent in Charge of the Charlotte Field Office
Director Christopher Wray has named Robert M. DeWitt as the special agent in charge of the Charlotte Field Office in North Carolina. Mr. DeWitt most recently served as a section chief in the Operational Technology Division in Quantico, Virginia.
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Trussville Man Charged in Multi-Million-Dollar Kickback and Health Care Fraud Case
Another individual has been charged in a series of related cases involving multi-million-dollar health care fraud conspiracies, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona, Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Carlton L. Peeples, and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General, Special Agent in Charge Tamala E. Miles.
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Member of Violent North Shore Drug Enterprise Sentenced for Possessing Firearm in Fentanyl Distribution Conspiracy
Defendant involved in distribution of over 500,000 counterfeit fentanyl pills made using high-volume pill presses; defendant showcased and promoted violence on social media
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Nigerian National Pleads Guilty to Multi-Million Dollar Fraud Schemes and Money Laundering
Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Joseph Modile, a Nigerian national, pleaded guilty to an indictment in the Eastern District of New York charging him with conspiracy to commit bank and wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, and an information filed in the Southern District of Texas and transferred to the Eastern District of New York, charging him with money laundering and wire fraud.
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Wake County Man Convicted of 1995 Bombing at BTI Building Resentenced to More Than 37 Years in Prison
Stephan Bullis, the man convicted in the July 1995 bombing at the then Business Telecom, Inc. (BTI) building located in North Raleigh, was resentenced on Friday to 450 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release
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Man Sentenced for Shooting Farmville Auto Dealership Owner during Armed Robbery
A New York man was sentenced today to 25 years in prison for committing an armed robbery in Farmville, during which he shot the victim in the leg.
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FBI Efforts Since the Russian Invasion of Ukraine
Since Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine one year ago today, the FBI has successfully disrupted criminal, cyber, and hostile intelligence activities from Russia that endanger Ukraine, our partners, and American citizens.
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West Warwick Man Sentenced in Unemployment Fraud Scheme
A West Warwick man who admitted to a federal judge that he participated in a conspiracy to use the stolen identities of others to gain COVID related unemployment insurance benefits was sentenced today to three years in federal prison, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha and Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha.
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West Des Moines Man Sentenced to 60 Years in Federal Prison for Child Exploitation Crimes
A West Des Moines man was sentenced today to 60 years in prison for multiple child exploitation offenses.
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Federal Witness Sentenced to Federal Prison for Soliciting a Bribe From a Defendant
Federal Witness Sent Messages Through Social Media Seeking a $5,000 Payment to Testify Falsely or Refuse to Testify at Federal Trial
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Montana Man Sentenced to 27 Years in Prison for Child Exploitation Crimes
Gary Lee Hodges, 72, of Bigfork, Montana was sentenced today to 27 years in prison, to be followed by 15 years of supervised release, for two counts of attempted enticement of a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity. Hodges must also register as a sex offender.
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KC Man Sentenced to 45 Years for Conspiracy to Commit Armed Robberies of Local Businesses
A Kansas City, Mo., man has been sentenced in federal court for his role in a conspiracy to commit nine armed robberies of local businesses in the summer of 2018, as well as an armed robbery in which a convenience store employee was beaten and then fatally shot
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Eleventh Defendant from Cedar Rapids Ice Methamphetamine Wiretap Case Found Guilty After Trial
A man who was intercepted in a wiretap conspiring to distribute large quantities of ice methamphetamine was convicted by a jury today after a three-day trial in federal court in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
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