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A Venezuelan man has been sentenced to two years in prison for immigration and firearms offenses, according to the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont.
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A Franklin County man has been sentenced to eight years in prison after pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm.
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A Burbank resident has admitted to evading more than $11.2 million in federal taxes and fraudulently collecting Medicare payments by using a third party to hide his involvement with his blood-testing business, according to the U.S. Department of...
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A Williston, North Dakota man has been sentenced to federal prison and ordered to pay restitution after pleading guilty in a money laundering conspiracy linked to a romance scam in the Eastern District of Texas.
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Richard A. Dominie, 22, of Lisbon, New York, and Brianna H. Rathbun, 19, of Massena, New York, have pleaded guilty to charges of assaulting, resisting, and impeding federal officers.
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A San Diego man has been charged with mailing a threatening letter to a media personality in Tampa, Florida, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
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Alexis Carreon Bocanegra, a 25-year-old Mexican citizen without legal status in the United States, has been arrested and charged in federal court for allegedly distributing fentanyl and possessing firearms.
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Mustafa Wright, 32, of Washington, D.C., has been indicted on a federal firearms charge following his arrest in Southeast D.C. The indictment was unsealed in U.S. District Court and announced by U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.
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During the week of August 23 to August 29, 2025, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona charged 233 individuals with immigration-related crimes.
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A Stamford man was sentenced to 54 months in federal prison for operating an investment fraud scheme that stole more than $3.4 million from investors, according to the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut.
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A federal grand jury in Burlington, Vermont, has indicted Samuel Alfaro-Sanchez, a 31-year-old Mexican national, on charges of illegal reentry into the United States.
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A Spencer, Iowa man has been sentenced to over eight years in federal prison for possessing methamphetamine with the intent to distribute.
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A Louisiana man has been sentenced to life in federal prison, followed by a consecutive 10-year term, for multiple internet sex crimes involving a minor in Martin County, Florida.
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A New Orleans man has pleaded guilty to producing sexually explicit images of children as young as seven years old, according to Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson.
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Former sheriff’s office employee indicted with Slidell resident for federal program theft conspiracyTwo Louisiana residents have been indicted for conspiracy to commit theft and bribery related to a program receiving federal funds, according to an announcement from Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson.
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Turan West, a 30-year-old resident of Saginaw, has been sentenced to 162 months in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon.
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Leonardo Mendoza-Zavala, a 44-year-old citizen of Mexico, was sentenced to seven months in prison for illegal reentry into the United States.
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Erick Alvarenga, a 19-year-old resident of Washington D.C., has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for his involvement in two carjackings that took place in late December 2024 and early January 2025.
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In the week ending August 29, 2025, the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of New Mexico reported new criminal charges related to immigration and border enforcement.
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Justis Shea, a 32-year-old resident of Glen Lyon, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced to 130 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release.