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Walter Jenkins, a 36-year-old resident of Washington, D.C., has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder while armed and assault with a dangerous weapon in connection with a shooting that occurred in November 2021.
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Albany County man indicted for receiving child pornography

Nicholas Sherlock, a 33-year-old resident of Watervliet, New York, has been indicted and ordered detained on charges of receiving child pornography.
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Atwater inmate indicted for threatening prosecutor's family

A federal grand jury has indicted Stanislav Yelizarov, 35, an inmate at the United States Penitentiary in Atwater, on charges of threatening the family of a federal official.
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Massachusetts woman charged with threatening federal agents during immigration enforcement

A woman from Malden, Massachusetts, has been arrested and charged with threatening to kill federal agents during an immigration enforcement operation.
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Independence man indicted on federal child pornography charges

A 23-year-old man from Independence, Iowa, Jordan Michael Million, has been indicted on federal child pornography charges.
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Wrentham man charged with possession of child pornography following prior conviction

A Wrentham resident, Wael Isreb, 66, has been arrested and charged with one count of possessing child pornography.
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Greene County man pleads guilty to sexual exploitation charges

A Greene County man has pleaded guilty to charges related to the sexual exploitation of children, according to federal authorities.
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District of Arizona charges over 170 individuals for immigration-related offenses

During the week of August 16 to August 22, 2025, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona charged 170 individuals with immigration-related crimes.
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August grand jury returns federal indictments for violent crime and drug offenses

Federal prosecutors in the Northern District of Oklahoma have announced a series of indictments returned by the August 2024-B federal grand jury.
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Summerfield man sentenced for multi-million dollar Ponzi scheme

A Summerfield man has been sentenced to more than 19 years in federal prison for operating a Ponzi scheme and committing tax fraud, according to an announcement by United States Attorney Clifton T. Barrett of the Middle District of North Carolina.
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Detroit man sentenced over kidnapping linked to mistaken retaliation

Semaj Ayers, 23, of Detroit, has been sentenced to 110 months in federal prison for his role in a kidnapping case.
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Arizona woman pleads guilty after drunken high-speed crash with children

An Arizona woman has pleaded guilty to federal charges after a high-speed crash that put three children at risk.
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Indiana inmate receives additional prison term for mailing threats

Roger King, a 39-year-old Indiana inmate, has been sentenced to 48 months in federal prison for mailing threatening communications.
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68-year-old sentenced for meth trafficking and illegal weapons possession in Cherokee County

Michael Ferrell Price, known as “Cheese,” has been sentenced to more than seven years in federal prison for trafficking methamphetamine and possessing firearms and explosive devices in Cherokee County, Georgia.
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Wagoner County man pleads guilty to federal assault and firearm charges

Kelly Justin Van Lewis, a 35-year-old resident of Coweta, Oklahoma, has pleaded guilty to two federal charges: assault with a dangerous weapon with intent to do bodily harm in Indian Country and possession of ammunition while subject to a...
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Man pleads guilty to second-degree murder in fatal D.C. drive-by shooting

Korriek Akinola, 24, of Washington, D.C., has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder while armed for his involvement in a 2023 drive-by shooting that killed Joshua White.
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Honduran national indicted in Texas for illegal reentry after prior deportation

A Honduran national residing illegally in Canton, Texas, has been indicted for unlawfully returning to the United States, according to a statement from Acting U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs of the Eastern District of Texas.
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Convicted sex offender pleads guilty to new child exploitation charges on Long Island

Earlier today, Anthony Pangallo, a previously convicted sex offender, pleaded guilty in federal court in Central Islip to charges of sexual exploitation of a child.
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Teacher’s aide at Bronx school charged with transportation and possession of child pornography

Alejandro F. Santos, a teacher’s aide employed by the New York City Department of Education at a Bronx public school for children with disabilities, was arraigned in Brooklyn federal court on charges related to child pornography.
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Pensacola man indicted on federal firearm charge after shooting incident

Michael Stephen Johnson, 58, of Pensacola, Florida, has been indicted in federal court on charges of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
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