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A federal jury in Pierre, South Dakota, has acquitted Joel Miller, 51, of Todd County on charges of Assault by Striking, Beating, and Wounding.
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Mexican national sentenced for smuggling over four pounds of meth into Georgia

Ismael Delgado-Celis, a 37-year-old Mexican national living illegally in Hazlehurst, Georgia, has been sentenced to 215 months in federal prison for possession and attempted possession with intent to distribute more than four pounds of pure...
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Teen pleads guilty to shooting at D.C. elementary school playground and armed carjackings

Travis Thomas, a 17-year-old from Washington, D.C., has pleaded guilty to charges related to firing multiple rounds in an elementary school playground and two armed carjackings.
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Honduran man pleads guilty to illegal reentry in Louisiana federal court

A Honduran national, Wilian Serrano-Moreira, age 34, has pleaded guilty to the charge of illegal reentry after removal.
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Clinton County man indicted for child exploitation and pornography distribution

Bradley Vincent, a 38-year-old resident of Chazy, New York, has been indicted on charges of sexual exploitation of a child and distribution of child pornography.
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Estonian man arraigned in Brooklyn on charges tied to Russian tech procurement

Andrey Shevlyakov, an Estonian national, was arraigned in Brooklyn federal court on August 29, 2025, following his extradition from Estonia to the United States.
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New Jersey man indicted on bank fraud and identity theft charges in Florida

A federal grand jury has indicted Michael Scott Hillwig, 58, of Camden, New Jersey, on charges related to bank fraud and identity theft.
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Iowa City man receives nine-year sentence for drugs and firearms offenses

An Iowa City resident, Janard Fitzgerald Goins, 34, has been sentenced to 108 months in federal prison after being convicted of possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug...
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California man pleads guilty to transporting stolen goods from Metairie warehouse

A California man has pleaded guilty to federal charges related to the interstate transportation of stolen property after being implicated in a burglary at a Louisiana warehouse.
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Man sentenced to ten years for attempted enticement of minor in Key West

A 41-year-old man has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for attempting to entice a minor in Key West. U.S. District Judge Darrin P. Gayles sentenced Clifford Frederic Lind, who used the online alias “it is what it is,” after Lind...
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St. Lawrence County man indicted after alleged seizure of 25 kilograms cocaine

Casey Kocher, a 28-year-old resident of Colton, New York, has been indicted on charges of possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance.
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Mexican national sentenced for using stolen social security number to get Louisiana license

A Mexican national has been sentenced in New Orleans for illegally using a Social Security number to obtain a Louisiana driver’s license.
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New Orleans men indicted on federal drug trafficking and firearm charges

Two New Orleans residents, Yuan Buggage and Algernon Jacques, both 25, have been indicted on federal drug and firearm charges.
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Downey man charged with child pornography linked to extremist group ‘764

A Downey resident, Dong Hwan Kim, 27, was arrested on Wednesday by the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) after a federal search warrant was executed at his home.
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Six indicted in New Orleans for commercial driver’s license bribery scheme

Six people have been indicted in New Orleans for their alleged involvement in a bribery scheme that allowed drivers to obtain commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs) without completing the required training or testing.
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Lebanon man indicted for alleged attempt to obtain chemical for methamphetamine production

Federal authorities have indicted Charles Adams, 40, of Lebanon, Pennsylvania, on two counts related to the attempted possession of a chemical used in the manufacture of methamphetamine.
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Portland man sentenced to over two decades for distributing child sexual abuse material

A Portland man, Travis Jay Grygla, 44, has been sentenced to more than 21 years in federal prison for distributing child sexual abuse material and stealing a government vehicle while fleeing law enforcement.
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Red Hill Fuels Department employees indicted for false statement on jet fuel spill

John Floyd and Nelson Wu, both civilian employees of the United States Navy’s Fuels Department at Pearl Harbor, have been indicted for allegedly conspiring to make false statements to the Hawaii Department of Health regarding a jet fuel spill at...
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Three sentenced for VIN flipping scheme in Eastern District of Texas

Three individuals have been sentenced to federal prison for their involvement in a vehicle identification number (VIN) flipping scheme that operated in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, according to an announcement from Acting U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs...
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Honduran national pleads guilty to reentry after deportation and firearm possession

A Honduran national, Bryan Javier Perez-Espinoza, has pleaded guilty in federal court to reentering the United States after being deported and for possessing a firearm as an illegal alien.
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