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José Ángel Del Villar, the CEO of Latin music conglomerate Del Records and Del Entertainment Inc., was sentenced to four years in federal prison for violating the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act.
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Rock Hill man pleads guilty in federal drug conspiracy involving fentanyl production

Jarman Lamar White, a 38-year-old resident of Rock Hill, South Carolina, has pleaded guilty to charges related to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 400 grams of fentanyl as well as quantities of cocaine and methamphetamine.
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Southern District of Texas files over 260 new immigration-related cases as part of DOJ operation

A total of 262 new cases involving immigration and related crimes were filed in the Southern District of Texas from August 8 to 14, according to an announcement by U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.
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Michigan man admits guilt in COVID-19 relief fraud scheme

A Michigan resident, Malcolm Culmer, has pleaded guilty to charges of wire fraud and money laundering related to a scheme that targeted COVID-19 pandemic relief programs.
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Three Rochester men charged with postal thefts targeting local collection boxes

Three Rochester residents have been arrested and charged in connection with a series of postal thefts in Monroe County, New York. U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced that Lamarious Bradley, Lucius Bradley, and Chad Brown face charges...
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District of Arizona files charges against over 160 individuals for immigration-related offenses

During the week of August 9 to August 15, 2025, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona filed immigration-related criminal charges against 161 individuals.
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Albuquerque man receives 22-year sentence for armed retail robberies

An Albuquerque man has been sentenced to 22 years in federal prison for a series of armed robberies at retail stores throughout the city in 2023.
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Tulsa man receives seven-year sentence for brandishing firearm outside bar

A Tulsa man has been sentenced to seven years in federal prison after an incident outside a local bar where he pointed a firearm at people. U.S. District Judge John F. Heil, III, sentenced Carl Anthony Epps, II, 43, to 84 months imprisonment and...
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Sequoyah County man receives concurrent prison terms for firearm offenses

A Sequoyah County resident, Joseph Charles Riddle, 35, of Muldrow, Oklahoma, has been sentenced to eighteen months in prison for two federal firearm offenses.
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Mobile man receives nearly four-year sentence for bank fraud scheme

A Mobile resident has been sentenced to 46 months in federal prison for conspiracy to commit bank fraud and bank fraud.
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Mexican national sentenced to six years for illegal reentry after violent felonies

A Mexican national with a history of violent felony convictions has been sentenced to six years in federal prison for illegally reentering the United States after being deported twice.
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Los Angeles man charged after alleged disturbance forces airline diversion to Colorado

A Los Angeles man, David Leroy Carver Jr., 47, has been charged by criminal complaint for allegedly interfering with flight crew members and attendants during a Breeze Airways flight from Norfolk, Virginia to Los Angeles, California on August 13,...
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Oklahoma City woman admits guilt in $1.4 million health care fraud case

Natasha Allmon, 48, of Oklahoma City, has pleaded guilty to health care fraud, according to an announcement from U.S. Attorney Robert J. Troester.
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Mexican national indicted for illegal reentry after previous deportation

Rodrigo Trejo-Maldonado, a 30-year-old Mexican national, has been indicted for illegal reentry after previously being deported from the United States.
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Jury convicts Polacca woman for DUI crash that killed son on Navajo Nation

A federal jury has convicted Marian Marsha Josytewa, 40, of Polacca, Arizona, on multiple charges including involuntary manslaughter and child abuse.
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Leader sentenced for running Aryan gang-linked drug ring distributing methamphetamine and fentanyl

Yehoshua Kilp, 39, was sentenced to 14 years in prison in U.S. District Court in Tacoma for leading a drug distribution cell linked to Aryan prison gangs.
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Oahu basketball coach receives over 33-year sentence for child exploitation offenses

Dwayne Yuen, a 52-year-old basketball coach from Honolulu, was sentenced to 405 months in federal prison and a lifetime of supervised release for multiple child exploitation and harassment offenses involving ten victims.
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Cleveland man sentenced to 12 years for armed ATM robbery

A Cleveland man has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for his role in a violent armed bank robbery.
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Brooklyn man convicted on federal charges related to Penn Track sex trafficking

A federal jury in Brooklyn has convicted Joel David Forney, also known as “Sirbar,” on charges of sex trafficking and related offenses.
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Eagle Butte man sentenced to ten years for sexual abuse of a minor

A man from Eagle Butte, South Dakota, has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for sexual abuse of a minor.
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