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A Winnemucca resident, Tyler Monson, has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison and 10 years of supervised release for transporting a minor across state lines for sexual activity.
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Buffalo man charged with drug trafficking and gun offenses

A Buffalo man, Julius M. Hatten, 35, has been arrested and charged with possession with intent to distribute cocaine and methamphetamine, as well as being a felon in possession of ammunition.
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Bucks County man indicted on federal child pornography charges

A Bucks County resident, Richard Adamsky, 66, of Warminster, Pennsylvania, has been arrested and charged by indictment with one count of receipt and attempted receipt of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography.
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Spanish man sentenced in Maine for illegal reentry after prior removal

A Spanish national was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Bangor, Maine, for illegally reentering the United States after a previous removal. U.S. District Judge Nancy Torresen sentenced Jose Angel Hidalgo-Torres, 20, to time served, totaling 72...
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Little Rock man convicted on drug trafficking and firearms charges

A federal jury has convicted Spencer Walker, 36, of Little Rock on charges related to methamphetamine distribution and firearm possession.
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Felon sentenced to three years for firing illegal pistol in D.C. neighborhood

Dewayne Keith Miles, a 29-year-old resident of the District of Columbia and convicted felon, was sentenced to 36 months in prison for firing a gun into the air multiple times in a residential neighborhood.
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Rapid City man sentenced for attempted enticement of minor via internet

A Rapid City man has been sentenced to over 10 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to attempted enticement of a minor using the internet. U.S. District Judge Camela C. Theeler handed down the sentence on September 29, 2025.
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L.A.-based clothing wholesaler executives sentenced for laundering drug money and customs fraud

A Los Angeles-based clothing wholesaler and two of its executives have been sentenced for their roles in a scheme that involved laundering money, evading customs duties, and failing to report millions in cash transactions.
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Denver companies indicted for selling Chinese forklifts as American-made

Two Denver-area companies and three of their executives have been indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly defrauding the U.S. government in connection with sales of forklifts and evading tariffs on imported equipment.
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Tacoma man receives 15-year sentence for producing child sexual abuse images

A Tacoma man was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for producing images of child sexual abuse, according to an announcement from Acting U.S. Attorney Teal Luthy Miller.
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Justice Department files lawsuit against New Orleans-area firm over alleged fraudulent tax practices

The Justice Department has filed a civil injunction suit in federal court in New Orleans against Unnisha Paige, Rosetta Jones, Capriata Oatis, Keyante St. Cyr, Leah Smith, Laporscha Thompson, Deshira Horton, and India Toppins.
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North Carolina man pleads guilty to $650K investment fund theft scheme

A North Carolina man has pleaded guilty to charges of wire fraud and investment adviser fraud after stealing more than $650,000 from at least 64 investors in Maryland.
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Nigerian man extradited from Poland faces elder fraud charges in Miami

Tochuwku Albert Nnebocha, a 43-year-old Nigerian national, has been extradited from Poland to the United States to face federal charges related to an alleged inheritance fraud scheme targeting elderly Americans.
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Memphis inmate convicted for possessing homemade weapons while incarcerated

A federal jury in Memphis has found Mervin Anderson, 40, guilty of possessing contraband while incarcerated at the Detention Center.
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DC man sentenced to seven years for armed liquor store robbery

Robert Jameson, a 60-year-old resident of Washington, D.C., was sentenced to seven years in prison by the D.C. Superior Court for an armed robbery at a liquor store on Minnesota Avenue in Southeast Washington.
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Muskogee man pleads guilty to federal assault charge on reservation

A Muskogee resident has pleaded guilty to a federal charge of assault resulting in serious bodily injury.
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Newburgh woman sentenced for defrauding charities with false claims about helping homeless veterans

A Newburgh woman who made national headlines for false claims about supporting homeless veterans has been sentenced to just over a year in prison.
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Hungarian-Spanish man sentenced for attempting illegal export of US radios to Russia

Bence Horvath, a 47-year-old dual citizen of Hungary and Spain who lived in the United Arab Emirates, was sentenced to 31 months in prison for conspiring to illegally export U.S.-origin military-grade radio communications equipment to Russia.
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Charles County man receives federal prison sentence for armed robbery spree

A Charles County man has been sentenced to 14 years in federal prison for a series of armed robberies across three Maryland counties. U.S. District Judge Deborah K. Chasanow handed down the sentence to Daniel Michael Harris, Sr., 44, of Waldorf,...
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Accokeek man sentenced to nine years in prison for distributing fentanyl

OJ Rashad Green, 36, also known as “Ice,” from Accokeek, Maryland, has been sentenced to nine years in federal prison and three years of supervised release for distributing fentanyl in the Accokeek area.
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