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A Beaumont resident has been sentenced to federal prison for trafficking fentanyl, according to an announcement from Acting U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs for the Eastern District of Texas.
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Indian citizen pleads guilty in border smuggling case involving high-speed chase

Aryan Deshwal, a 21-year-old citizen of India, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit alien smuggling and five counts of alien smuggling.
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Detroit man pleads guilty to drug charges involving methamphetamine and fentanyl

Timothy D. Luckett, also known as “Fetty” and “Jack Boi,” of Detroit, Michigan, has pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute more than 50 grams of methamphetamine and a quantity of fentanyl in Huntington, West Virginia.
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Oregon man charged in large-scale DDoS-for-hire botnet investigation

An Oregon resident has been charged in the District of Alaska with offenses related to the creation and operation of the “Rapper Bot” DDoS-for-hire botnet.
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Quitman woman sentenced to probation for removal of Native American remains

Kristy Loree Gordon of Quitman, Arkansas, has been sentenced to four years’ probation after pleading guilty to the excavation and removal of archaeological resources, including Native American human skeletal remains, from public land.
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Uintah County man indicted for second degree murder in death of mother

A federal grand jury has indicted a Uintah County man on charges of second degree murder following the death of his mother in July 2025.
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Lackawanna man receives probation for Medicaid fraud involving transportation company

Munef Fadhel, a 38-year-old resident of Lackawanna, New York, has been sentenced to one year of probation for health care fraud.
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Previously deported sex offender sentenced for illegal reentry into United States

A Rosedale man was sentenced to 20 months and 20 days in federal prison for illegally reentering the United States after deportation. U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar issued the sentence to Alfredo Carreon-Lopez, 39, on Tuesday.
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Fort Walton Beach man pleads guilty to illegal firearm possession

Louis Terrell Jones, a 42-year-old resident of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, has pleaded guilty to charges of possessing a firearm as a convicted felon and possession of a machinegun.
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Allied Stone settles for $12.4 million over alleged evasion of import duties

Allied Stone Inc., a company based in Dallas, Texas, and its president, Jia “Jerry” Lim, have agreed to pay $12.4 million to settle allegations that they violated the False Claims Act.
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Leader sentenced after St. Louis drug ring moved fentanyl and meth across state lines

A man who led a drug trafficking organization responsible for bringing large quantities of fentanyl and methamphetamine to the St. Louis area has been sentenced to 27 years in prison. U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Clark handed down the sentence...
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Five arrested in alleged St. Louis-area cocaine trafficking operation

Five individuals were arrested Tuesday in connection with an alleged drug distribution network accused of transporting kilograms of cocaine to St. Louis and other locations.
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Federal grand jury indicts Georgia man in Jamestown drug conspiracy case

A federal grand jury has indicted Jeryel L. Winfield, also known as Derezz and Idriys, age 51, of McDonough, Georgia, formerly of Binghamton, New York.
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Coweta sex offender pleads guilty alongside Bartow man in federal child enticement case

Three individuals, including a registered sex offender from Coweta County, have pleaded guilty to federal child enticement and evidence tampering charges in Rome, Georgia.
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Mexican national charged with assaulting federal agent using vehicle in Pennsylvania

A Mexican national, Cristian Geovanni Rojas Benitez, 37, has been indicted in Philadelphia for allegedly assaulting a federal agent with a vehicle while the agent was performing official duties.
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Colombian national sentenced for role in plot to import tons of cocaine into United States

Alberto Alonso Jaramillo Ramirez, a Colombian national, was sentenced to 150 months in prison for conspiring to import cocaine into the United States.
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Sioux City man pleads guilty to meth distribution charge

Omar Barrientos, a 35-year-old resident of Sioux City, Iowa, pleaded guilty on August 19, 2025, in federal court to one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.
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Effingham County man pleads guilty to exploiting elder out of more than $330,000

An Effingham County resident, Edward L. Stief, Jr., 42, has pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of wire fraud, mail fraud, and engaging in unlawful monetary transactions involving criminally derived property.
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Mt. Holly man admits guilt in armed civil rights violation at Charlotte restaurant

Maurice Hopkins, a 32-year-old resident of Mt.
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Chinese researcher pleads no contest in Michigan bio-smuggling case

Chengxuan Han, a citizen of the People’s Republic of China, pleaded no contest to three smuggling charges and making false statements to U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers, according to an announcement by United States Attorney Jerome F....
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