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Parkersburg Woman Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Federal Drug and Gun Crimes
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Ashley Kawczynski, 32, of Parkersburg, was sentenced today to 10 years in prison, to be followed by four years of supervised release, for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense.


Former Maui County Official Sentenced to Ten Years in Federal Prison for Honest Services Wire Fraud
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Chief United States District Judge Derrick K. Watson sentenced Stewart Olani Stant, 55, of Maui, today to serve ten years in federal prison and pay a $1.9M money judgment forfeiture for honest services wire fraud consisting of acceptance of multiple bribes in the form of cash, bank deposits, and gambling trips to Las Vegas in order to provide lucrative sole source contracts from Maui County’s Department of Environmental Management to businessman Milton Choy.


Jury Finds Oahu Man Guilty of Posting Instagram Threats to Kill
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After a jury trial before Chief United States District Judge Derrick K. Watson, a federal jury today found Oahu resident Lindsey Kinney (age 44) guilty of two counts of posting threats to kill others on Instagram.


Operator of Aircraft Supply Businesses Sentenced to 11 Years in Federal Prison for $7 Million Fraud Scheme
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Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that KYLE J. WINE, 42, of Lee’s Summit, Missouri, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Omar A. Williams in Hartford to 132 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for fraud and money laundering offenses stemming from a $7 million scheme related to his commercial aircraft supply businesses.


 Valentine's Day in New Mexico Means Love - and Scams
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Valentine’s Day means love is in the air, and criminals are online.


Jefferson County Chiropractor, Employees Convicted of Disability Fraud Conspiracy
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A jury in U.S. District Court in St. Louis on Wednesday convicted a chiropractor from Jefferson County, Missouri, one current and one former employee of conspiring to commit disability fraud.


Former sailor sentenced to federal prison for distributing child pornography and bestiality videos
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Former U.S. Navy sailor William Vincent has been sentenced to federal prison for distributing child pornography and a video of himself engaging in a sex act with a dog.


Fort Wayne Woman Sentenced To 30 Months In Prison
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Lisa A. Downey, age 50, of Covington, Virginia, was sentenced before United States District Court Judge Holly A. Brady after pleading guilty to wire fraud, announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson.


Federal Jury Finds Man Guilty of Procuring U.S. Citizenship Illegally During Execution of Multi-Million Dollar Covid-19 Fraud Scheme
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Following a trial in Fort Lauderdale federal court, a jury has found Joff Stenn Wroy Philossaint, 32, guilty of illegally obtaining his U.S. citizenship by lying about fraud that he committed while his citizenship application was pending.


Visalia Resident Sentenced to 16.5 Years in Prison for Trafficking Methamphetamine
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James Cox, 60, of Visalia, was sentenced today to 16 years and six months in prison for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


Texas Man Arrested on Felony Charges For Actions During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
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A Texas man has been arrested on felony charges, including assaulting a law enforcement officer, for his actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.


Falmouth Man Sentenced to Five Years for Federal Program Fraud, Wire Fraud
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A Falmouth man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Portland for federal program fraud and wire fraud.


Tes Nez Iah Man Sentenced for Sexual Abuse of a Minor
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Last week, Verdell Yazzie, 31, of Tes Nez Iah, Arizona, was sentenced by United States District Judge Michael T. Liburdi to 120 months in prison, followed by a lifetime term of supervised release. Yazzie pleaded guilty to one count of Sexual Abuse of a Minor.


Indian Wells-Based Drug Dealer Who Distributed Methamphetamine on the Hopi Reservation Pleads Guilty
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Last week, Vanessa Rene Dundon (a.k.a. Sioux Z, a.k.a. Suzie Q), 38, of Indian Wells, Arizona pleaded guilty to Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine


Man Charged with Sexual Exploitation of Children and Distribution, Receipt, and Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material
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A federal grand jury in Baltimore returned an indictment today charging a Maryland man with sexual exploitation of children and distribution, receipt, and possession of images and videos depicting the sexual abuse of children.


Hudson County Man Admits Soliciting and Possessing Child Pornography
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A Hudson County, New Jersey, man today admitted soliciting victims online to send images and videos of sexually explicit conduct, and possessing child pornography, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.


Former Correctional Officer Sentenced To 36 Months In Prison For Obstructing Investigation Into Smuggling Of Firearm Into Metropolitan Correctional Center
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Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that GREG MCKENZIE, a former Bureau of Prisons correctional officer, was sentenced to 36 months in prison for obstructing a federal investigation into the smuggling of a firearm into the Metropolitan Correctional Center (“MCC”) by lying to federal investigators about using a prepaid cellphone to communicate secretly with Deejay White, the inmate who possessed the firearm in the MCC, and his wife Dawntiana White, who helped smuggle in the firearm.


Haines Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Sexually Exploiting Minors
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A Haines man was sentenced today to 20 years in prison for sexually exploiting minors.


Minnesota Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Producing Child Pornography
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Exchanged Pornographic Photos, Videos with 11-Year-Old Boone County Victim


Two Defendants Sentenced to 202 Years' and 40 Years' Imprisonment, Respectively, for their Participation in the Murder and Extortion of Queens Business Owner
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Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Ppassim Elder, also known as “Bsam,” “Big Sam” and “Sam,” and Wilbert Bryant, also known as “Will” and “La,” were sentenced by United States District Judge William F. Kuntz II, to terms of imprisonment of 202 years and 40 years, respectively.