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United States Attorney Delia L. Smith announced today that Algler Rodriguez-Boadas, 21, Johan J. Pacheco-Lezama, 34, and Henry Gonzalez-Noriega, 48, were sentenced by District Court Judge Wilma Lewis on one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine while on board a vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the United States Pacheco-Lezama was sentenced to 46 months of imprisonment, followed by two years supervised release, and Rodriguez-Boadas and Gonzalez-Noriega were sentenced to 41 months of imprisonment, followed by 2 years supervised release.
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The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Olayinka Babatunde (a.k.a. “Tom”), 23, of Brooklyn, New York, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge William K. Sessions III to 36 months of imprisonment to be followed by a three-year term of supervised release after previously pleading guilty to fentanyl distribution.
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Andrew F. Dodson, 33, of Mogadore, Ohio, was sentenced today to more than four years – or 55 months – in prison by U.S. District Judge Donald C. Nugent.
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A Fort Lauderdale, Florida man pleaded guilty in federal court today to committing bank fraud, conspiracy to commit bank fraud, aggravated identity theft, and being a felon in possession of a firearm.
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A Lexington man, Shaan Ti Diyali, 37, was sentenced on Monday to six months in federal prison, by U.S. District Judge Karen Caldwell, for wire fraud.
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A Providence man with nine previous criminal convictions, including convictions on firearms, fraud, aggravated identity theft, and domestic assault charges, was sentenced today to nearly five years in federal prison for robbing a downtown Providence bank in April 2021 while on federal supervised release, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.
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Cecil Smith, 29, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced today to 10 years and nine months in prison for fatally shooting a man last year in Southeast Washington, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves and Robert J. Contee III, Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD).
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A Camden County, New Jersey, woman was sentenced today to 159 months in prison for her role in a scheme to obtain money through fraudulently obtained refund checks issued by the U.S. Treasury, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.
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U.S. District Judge George L. Russell, III today sentenced Ryan Odell Oliver, a/k/a “Dre,” “Fame,” and “Foreign,” age 40, of Baltimore, Maryland, to 15 years in federal prison, followed by 15 years of supervised release, for sex trafficking at least three victims.
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A Mobile man was sentenced to ten years in prison for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine.
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Three defendants were arrested today and made their initial court appearances in connection with an indictment, unsealed today, charging them for their roles in a conspiracy to provide material support or resources to a conspiracy to kidnap persons and use weapons of mass destruction in a foreign country.
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Jaleel Phillips, age 25, of Capital Heights, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to a federal wire fraud conspiracy, in relation to a scheme to unlawfully obtain COVID-19 relief loans and unemployment benefits.
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An Indiana man has been arrested on felony charges, including assaulting law enforcement officers with a dangerous weapon, for his actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021
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An Essex County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 93 months in prison on weapons and drug charges, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.
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Royce Newcomb, 60, of Fresno, charged in connection with schemes estimated to have defrauded investors and the government out of more than $4.2 million was arrested today in Fresno, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
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Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that RICHARD E. SMITH, 67, of Southington, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer in New Haven to possession of child pornography.
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Dashea Lasal Thomas, also known as “Dye,” 27, of Inkster, Michigan, was sentenced today to three years and 10 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for distribution of methamphetamine.
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A Florida man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Nashville, Tennessee, to 57 months in federal prison for his role in a bank fraud conspiracy, while using methods associated with the tactics of what is commonly known as the Felony Lane Gang (FLG), announced U.S. Attorney Mark H. Wildasin for the Middle District of Tennessee.
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A Las Vegas man was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Gloria M. Navarro to 45 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for his role in a conspiracy to fraudulently obtain money from accounts held by members of the Pension Fund of the Christian Church and the Lutheran Church Extension Fund.
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A 31-year-old Texan has been sent to prison following his conviction of smuggling heroin and meth, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.