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Recent News About U.S. Department of Justice
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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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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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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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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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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.
- 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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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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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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A federal jury in Memphis has found Mervin Anderson, 40, guilty of possessing contraband while incarcerated at the Detention Center.
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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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A Muskogee resident has pleaded guilty to a federal charge of assault resulting in serious bodily injury.
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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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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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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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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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A Fruitland resident, Timothy Begay, has been indicted on federal charges related to the killing of a woman.
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Davon Sargent, a 30-year-old resident of the District of Columbia and previously convicted felon, was sentenced to 14 months in prison for illegal possession of a firearm.
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A man from Cape Girardeau has been sentenced to 40 months in prison for his role in the theft of a pistol from a federally licensed gun store in Cape Girardeau County. U.S. District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh Jr. handed down the sentence on Tuesday.
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Noman Saleem, a 38-year-old resident of Queens and Levittown, New York, pleaded guilty in federal court to wire fraud charges related to a cryptocurrency investment scam.
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A high school baseball coach from Illinois has been indicted on federal drug trafficking charges.