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Alex Calcano-Carrasquillo, 44, of Puerto Rico, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for his involvement in a drug trafficking and money laundering conspiracy.
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Former Grandville orthodontist arrested on multiple federal child exploitation charges

Thomas Shannon, a 43-year-old former orthodontist from Grandville, Michigan, was arrested in Frankfort on charges related to child exploitation.
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Cedar Rapids man pleads guilty to federal child exploitation charges

A Cedar Rapids man has pleaded guilty in federal court to multiple child exploitation charges.
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Philadelphia man sentenced for over $1 million SNAP and Medicaid fraud

James Sessoms, a 60-year-old resident of Philadelphia, was sentenced to 28 months in prison for defrauding government benefit programs out of more than $1 million.
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Lufkin man pleads guilty to federal firearms charge in Eastern District of Texas

A Lufkin resident has pleaded guilty to a federal firearms charge in the Eastern District of Texas, according to an announcement from Acting U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs.
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Corpus Christi man sentenced to 27 years for production of child sexual abuse material

A 35-year-old Corpus Christi man, Valentine Cancino, has been sentenced to 27 years in federal prison for producing child sexual abuse material involving a minor relative.
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Mobridge man receives eight-year sentence for assault on Standing Rock Sioux Reservation

A Mobridge, South Dakota man has been sentenced to eight years in federal prison after being convicted of assault resulting in serious bodily injury.
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Cherokee County man sentenced to prison for illegal firearm possession

Kenny Ray Jackson, a 65-year-old resident of Park Hill, Oklahoma, has been sentenced to 12 months and one day in federal prison for illegally possessing firearms and ammunition.
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Richmond-area men sentenced or convicted for federal firearms violations

Two men from the Richmond area have been sentenced to prison and a third has been convicted this week for federal firearms offenses involving possession of firearms by felons.
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Waterbury man sentenced for leading local drug trafficking organization

Angel Quiros, also known as “Papa John,” has been sentenced to 63 months in federal prison for leading a drug trafficking organization in Waterbury.
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Augusta man receives six-year sentence for illegal firearm possession

An Augusta man has been sentenced to six years in federal prison for illegal possession of a firearm following a prior felony conviction. U.S. District Judge Nancy Torresen handed down the sentence to Raymond Lilly, 41, in U.S. District Court in...
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Providence man pleads guilty to federal firearm possession charge

A Providence man with a history of firearm, robbery, and drug trafficking convictions has pleaded guilty to a federal charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm.
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Taylor County farmer sentenced for crop insurance fraud scheme

A Taylor County man has been sentenced to federal prison after pleading guilty to crop insurance fraud.
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Wyoming man sentenced for sexual abuse on Crow Indian Reservation

A Basin, Wyoming man has been sentenced to more than 10 years in federal prison for sexually assaulting a woman on the Crow Indian Reservation. U.S. District Judge Susan P. Watters handed down a sentence of 125 months in prison to Duane Allen...
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Salvadoran national pleads guilty to illegal re-entry as aggravated felon in New York

Hector Gabriel Magana Jeronimo, a 44-year-old citizen of El Salvador, pleaded guilty on Monday to the charge of illegal re-entry as an aggravated felon.
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Sioux Falls man sentenced for illegal firearm possession following felony convictions

A Sioux Falls man has been sentenced to more than four years in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a felon.
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St. Bernard Parish man pleads guilty to federal drug and gun charges

A St. Bernard Parish resident has pleaded guilty to federal drug and firearms charges in New Orleans.
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St. Lawrence County man receives 25-year sentence for child exploitation crimes

Jerod Schaffer, 42, of Potsdam, New York, has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for sexual exploitation of a child and receipt and possession of child pornography.
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Sioux Falls woman sentenced after guilty plea in federal officer assault

A Sioux Falls woman has been sentenced for assaulting a federal officer, according to an announcement from U.S. Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell. U.S. District Judge Eric C. Schulte sentenced Michaela Big Eagle, 27, on August 18, 2025, after her...
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Corpus Christi man pleads guilty to federal drug and firearm charges

A Corpus Christi resident has pleaded guilty to charges related to drug trafficking and firearms possession, according to an announcement from U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.
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