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Daneen Bilodeau, a 50-year-old resident of Rockford, Illinois, has been sentenced to 21 months in prison after pleading guilty to wire fraud and bank fraud.
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Crown Point man pleads guilty to threatening president Biden online
Troy Kelly, a 20-year-old resident of Crown Point, New York, has pleaded guilty to threatening President Joe Biden.
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Mexican national sentenced for illegal reentry after prior deportation
A Mexican national living in New Bedford was sentenced in federal court in Boston for illegally reentering the United States after being deported.
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Mississippi man sentenced to five years for attempted receipt of child exploitation materials
A Mississippi man has been sentenced in federal court for attempting to receive materials involving the sexual exploitation of minors.
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Danville woman sentenced for submitting false claims resulting in over $116K Medicaid loss
A Danville woman has been sentenced to five years of probation, including 12 months of home detention, after pleading guilty to health care fraud that resulted in more than $116,000 in losses to the Virginia Medicaid program.
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Movie producer charged with defrauding film projects out of more than $12 million
A former movie producer and accountant has been arrested on federal charges alleging he defrauded victims, including independent film projects, of more than $12 million.
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Georgia man admits role in check fraud scheme targeting western New York banks
Ameer Clark, 34, of Atlanta, Georgia, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bank fraud in federal court in Buffalo.
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Washington University assistant professor pleads guilty in $412K embezzlement case
An assistant professor at Washington University School of Medicine has pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $400,000 from his employer.
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Mexican national sentenced for illegal reentry after prior drug trafficking conviction
A Mexican national has been sentenced to 13 months and one day in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for illegally reentering the United States after being removed from the country twice.
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Las Vegas man charged with $500K COVID-19 unemployment benefit fraud
A Las Vegas resident, Craig Renard Gibson, appeared in court on allegations of defrauding the Nevada Department of Employment, Training, and Rehabilitation (DETR) and the California Employment Development Department (EDD).
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Mexican national indicted after large drug seizure in West Valley City
A federal grand jury in Salt Lake City has indicted Alfredo Tovar-Ruiz, a 26-year-old Mexican national living in West Valley City, Utah, on drug-related charges following the seizure of more than 15,000 fentanyl pills and nearly two kilograms of...
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George man receives over ten years for methamphetamine trafficking
A George, Iowa man has been sentenced to over 10 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to drug trafficking charges.
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Jasper County man receives over 33 years for firearms and drug trafficking convictions
A Buna resident, Leotis Cornelius McMahon, 48, has been sentenced to 400 months in federal prison for firearms and drug trafficking offenses.
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Mexican national receives nearly 19-year sentence for meth trafficking in Fort Wayne
Heriberto Martinez Contreras, a 24-year-old Mexican national, was sentenced to 228 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug...
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Two leaders indicted for alleged forced labor scheme tied to religious organization
A federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Michigan has indicted David Taylor, 53, and Michelle Brannon, 56, on charges related to a forced labor and money laundering conspiracy.
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D.C.-based consultant admits guilt in $1.5 million Covid-era loan fraud
Jennifer May, a 43-year-old resident of the District of Columbia, has pleaded guilty to wire fraud in connection with a scheme that defrauded the U.S. government of $1.5 million through the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program.
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Monroe County man indicted on federal child exploitation charges
Christopher Mat Minnick, a 22-year-old resident of Tannersville, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges that include production of child pornography, online enticement, transfer of obscene material to a minor, and...
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Carrollton woman receives 20-year sentence for role in meth trafficking operation
A Carrollton woman has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison following her conviction for drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, according to an announcement from Acting U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs.
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Postal worker pleads guilty in St. Louis check theft conspiracy
A postal worker from Florissant, Missouri, has admitted to participating in a scheme to steal checks from the mail and sell access keys used for theft.
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Luzerne County man indicted on drug trafficking and firearm charges
A federal grand jury has indicted Ricky Charles Patterson, 44, of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, on charges related to drug trafficking and firearms offenses.
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