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Lamar Redfield, 34, of the District of Columbia, has been sentenced to 65 months in prison for unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition by a felon.
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Mexican national indicted in Utah on federal drug and firearm charges

A Mexican citizen residing in Riverton, Utah, has been indicted on federal drug and firearm charges following a law enforcement search earlier this month.
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Iowa City man sentenced to over 10 years for receipt of child pornography

An Iowa City resident, Heath Ashley Harmon, 49, has been sentenced to 132 months in federal prison for the receipt of child pornography.
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Guatemalan man pleads guilty to illegal reentry; sentencing set for November

Frailyn Argueta-Jeronimo, a 25-year-old Guatemalan national, pleaded guilty on August 12, 2025, to reentering the United States after being previously deported.
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Philadelphia company founder charged with fraud over Covid pesticide claims

Federal prosecutors have charged ViaClean Technologies, LLC, a Philadelphia-based company, and its founder James Young with conspiring to commit mail fraud and wire fraud, as well as violations of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and...
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Baltimore pharmacy owner sentenced to prison for filing false tax returns

Moshe Gabay, a Baltimore pharmacy owner, has been sentenced to one year and one day in federal prison for filing false tax returns.
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New Orleans man pleads guilty to distributing fentanyl and methamphetamine

A New Orleans resident has admitted guilt to multiple federal drug charges, according to an announcement by Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson.
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Two Huntington men plead guilty to federal fentanyl distribution charges

Anthony Jackson, also known as “Snake,” and Brian Lee Moore, also known as “Pooter,” both of Huntington, have pleaded guilty to fentanyl-related offenses.
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Three Macomb County residents plead guilty in multi-million dollar PPP fraud case

Three residents of Macomb County have pleaded guilty to participating in a scheme to defraud the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) out of millions of dollars, according to an announcement by United States Attorney Jerome F. Gorgon Jr.
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Long Beach man sentenced to 110 years for producing child sexual abuse material

A Long Beach, Mississippi man has been sentenced to 110 years in prison for producing images and videos of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct.
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Nigerian national pleads guilty in Maryland business email compromise scheme

James Junior Aliyu, a 30-year-old Nigerian national who was living in South Africa at the time of his crimes, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering.
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St. Bernard Parish man pleads guilty to federal drug distribution and gun charges

A St. Bernard Parish resident, Terry Baham, Jr., age 37, pleaded guilty on August 12, 2025, to federal drug and firearm charges in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
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Serial domestic abuser sentenced to over 11 years for illegal firearm possession

Ronnie Bila Shaka, 44, has been sentenced to 140 months in federal prison and three years of supervised release for possessing firearms as a felon.
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Former postal inspector indicted for stealing cash mailed by elderly scam victims

A former U.S. Postal Inspector has been charged with stealing over $330,000 in cash from packages sent by elderly victims and then laundering the money and failing to report it to the IRS.
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Bridgeport gang member Joshua Gilbert sentenced to 40 years for racketeering conspiracy

Joshua Gilbert, 24, known as “Lor Heavy,” was sentenced to 40 years in federal prison and three years of supervised release for his role in a violent Bridgeport street gang.
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Two sales leaders plead guilty in Max Infinity pre-IPO investment fraud case

Earlier this week, two sales team leaders from Max Infinity Management LLC and Elder Fund Management LLC pleaded guilty in federal court in Brooklyn to charges related to a multi-million dollar investment fraud scheme.
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Mexican national receives over two decades for producing child sexual abuse material

A Mexican national living in Anaheim was sentenced to 23 years in federal prison for producing, distributing, and possessing child sexual abuse material involving a 13-year-old girl.
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Portland woman charged with failing to obey order at ICE facility

Tracy Molina, a 52-year-old resident of Portland, Oregon, has been charged in federal court with failing to obey a lawful order.
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Houston man receives over 19 years for armed robberies in Denton-area stores

A Houston man has been sentenced to nearly 20 years in federal prison for his involvement in a violent crime spree in the Eastern District of Texas, according to Acting U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs.
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Inmate at FCI McDowell receives additional prison time for possessing weapon

Demetrius McKinney, 45, an inmate at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) McDowell, has been sentenced to one year and one month in prison for possessing a weapon while incarcerated.
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