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A Tennessee physician and his wife have been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for unlawfully distributing opioids while defrauding the U.S. and receiving kickbacks.
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A California man has been sentenced to 17 years in prison for his involvement in a murder-for-hire scheme and a shooting in Poughkeepsie in 2020.
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A Birmingham, Ala., attorney has been sentenced to more than eight years in prison on federal child pornography charges, the U.S. Justice Department announced March 7.
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U.S. companies have been found to have exploited and abused migrant children through their use of labor and not affording them the basic protections and safety that other employees are afforded.
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Two Birmingham, Ala., residents were sentenced for kidnapping and conspiracy to kidnap a minor.
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Two Maryland residents were recently sentenced for their part in a sex trafficking operation involving teenage victims.
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While lawmakers were discussing Twitter during a House Judiciary Select Subcommittee hearing on the weaponization of the federal government, Rep. Stacey Plaskett (D-U.S. Virgin Islands) alluded to Changpeng Zhao (CZ), the CEO of Binance, the largest crypto exchange in the world, who also owns a stake in Twitter. Plaskett said that although CZ is a Canadian citizen, he is a “Chinese national.” Crypto influencer and analyst Chris Blec and CZ himself said on Twitter that Plaskett's comments implied racism and discrimination.
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A man was sentenced to 15 years in prison for stalking charges.
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News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) subpoenaed Chip Slaven, Viola Garcia, and Nina Jankowicz to appear before the Committee for a deposition. Each official has ignored voluntary requests for a transcribed interview.
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News Release: DENVER - The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces Robert Vandori Johnson, age 40, of Aurora, was sentenced to more than 19.5 years in federal prison after a jury convicted him of being a felon in possession of a firearm.
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News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - Three individuals were sentenced today and last week to 58 months in prison combined for engaging in a straw purchasing conspiracy.
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Congress is making inroads into the mammoth task of trying to determine how much of a threat Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) theft of intellectual property is and what the nation can do to mitigate the problem.
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News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - Charles M. Thomas, 26, of Shreveport, Louisiana, was sentenced today for being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm and for violating the terms of his federal supervised release, announced United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown. United States District Judge S. Maurice Hicks, Jr. sentenced Thomas to 46 months in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release on the firearms charge.
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News Release: GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN - U.S. Attorney Mark Totten announced that yesterday Michael Anthony Granado, 32, of Lansing, Michigan was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm. U.S. District Judge Paul L. Maloney also ordered Granado to spend three years on supervised ...
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News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that Ronnie K. Hongo, Jr., 43, of Many, Louisiana, has been sentenced by United States District Judge S. Maurice Hicks, Jr. to 180 months in prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release, on drug and firearms charges.
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News Release: CONTACT: Barbara Burns. PHONE: (716) 843-5817. FAX #: (716) 551-3051. ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that three defendants were sentenced by U.S. District Judge Charles J. Siragusa for their roles in a marijuana trafficking ring on Pardee Street in Rochester, NY. * J’Lyne ...
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News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - A Kansas City, Kansas, man, Aquilla Jade Patrick Jessie, 33, was sentenced on Feb. 17, 2023, by Senior United States District Judge Sue E. Myerscough to serve 25 months in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a felon. He is also required to serve a three-year term of supervised release following his imprisonment.
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The US Justice Department published a two page notice on March 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Virginia M. Covington has sentenced Robert Humberston (39, Sarasota) to six years in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. Humberston had pleaded guilty on Dec. 2, 2021.
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News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - A South St. Paul felon has been charged in a federal indictment for illegal possession of ammunition, possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, and carrying a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.