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New Orleans Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy, Carjacking, and Weapons Violations
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U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that on Monday, February 27, 2023, TYRESE HARRIS, age 19, a resident of Orleans Parish, pled guilty to a five-count superseding indictment for conspiracy, carjacking, and weapons violations.


North Carolina Woman Indicted for Making False Statements
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United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a federal grand jury has indicted a Greensboro, North Carolina, woman on two counts of False Statement.


New Orleans Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy, Carjacking, and Weapons Violations
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U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that on Monday, February 27, 2023, TYRESE HARRIS, age 19, a resident of Orleans Parish, pled guilty to a five-count superseding indictment for conspiracy, carjacking, and weapons violations.


Another guilty of trafficking women in cantina backroom
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A 30-year-old man who resided in Houston has pleaded guilty to several sex trafficking crimes and possession of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.


Davenport Man Sentenced for Unlawful Possession of a Firearm and Distribution of Fentanyl
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A Davenport man was sentenced to 174 months of imprisonment, on Tuesday, February 21, 2023, for possessing a firearm as a felon and possessing a distribution amount of fentanyl.


South Carolina Man Who Trafficked Guns into Connecticut Sentenced to 8 Years in Federal Prison
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Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MARQUIS JEROME POLLARD, 42, of Yemassee, South Carolina, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to 96 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for firearm offenses related to an illegal gun trafficking operation.


Sturgis Man Indicted for Sexual Exploitation of a Minor
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United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a federal grand jury has indicted a Sturgis, South Dakota, man for Attempted Sexual Exploitation of a Minor, Attempted Enticement of a Minor Using the Internet, Attempted Receipt of Child Pornography, and Attempted Transfer of Obscene Material to a Minor.


Central Valley Man Pleads Guilty to Nearly $9 Million Cow Manure Ponzi Scheme
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Ray Brewer, 66, of Porterville, and Sheridan, Montana, pleaded guilty today to wire fraud, money laundering, and identity theft charges for running a multimillion-dollar fraud scheme where he purported to turn cow manure into green energy, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


South Bend Man Sentenced to 78 Months in Prison
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Mustafaa Slim, 29 years old, of South Bend, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Robert L. Miller, Jr. after pleading guilty to possessing with intent to distribute controlled substances and being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson.


Osceola County Mortgage Loan Officer Charged With Bank Fraud And Aggravated Identity Theft
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United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the unsealing of an indictment charging Omayra Ujaque (52, Saint Cloud) with three counts of bank fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft.


Former FBI Special Agent Sentenced to 6 Years in Prison for Accepting Bribes Paid by Attorney Linked to Organized Crime Figure
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A former FBI special agent was sentenced today to 72 months in federal prison for conspiring to accept at least $150,000 in cash bribes and other items of value in exchange for providing sensitive law enforcement information to a corrupt attorney with ties to Armenian organized crime.


Riverside County Tax Preparer Pleads Guilty to Knowingly Preparing False Tax Returns that Caused Over $3 Million in Losses to IRS
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A Riverside tax preparer pleaded guilty today to federal criminal charges for knowingly filing thousands of tax returns that falsely claimed deductions, such as fake medical expenses and bogus mortgage interest, and which caused more than $3 million in losses to the IRS.


Two North Shore Men Indicted for Drug Conspiracy Involving Tens of Thousands of Counterfeit Pills
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Two men from the North Shore have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston in connection with a drug conspiracy involving tens of thousands of counterfeit pills containing methamphetamine and fentanyl.


Brookline Man Admits Robbing Dormont Dollar Bank
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A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal law, Acting United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today.


Two North Shore Men Indicted for Drug Conspiracy Involving Tens of Thousands of Counterfeit Pills
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Two men from the North Shore have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston in connection with a drug conspiracy involving tens of thousands of counterfeit pills containing methamphetamine and fentanyl.


Former Erie Coke Employee Pleads Guilty to Violating the Clean Air Act
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A resident of Fairview, Pennsylvania pleaded guilty in federal court on Feb. 24, 2023, to conspiracy to violate the Clean Air Act, Acting United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today.


Brookline Man Admits Robbing Dormont Dollar Bank
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A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal law, Acting United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today.


Former Erie Coke Employee Pleads Guilty to Violating the Clean Air Act
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A resident of Fairview, Pennsylvania pleaded guilty in federal court on Feb. 24, 2023, to conspiracy to violate the Clean Air Act, Acting United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today.


Former Aroostook County Man Faces Up to 20 Years for Role in Penobscot & Aroostook County Drug Trafficking
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A former Aroostook County resident pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Bangor today to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl.


U.S. Attorney's Office Launches “United Against Hate” Initiative With Outreach Event
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U.S. Attorney Dena J. King, along with members of the U.S. Attorney’s Office Civil Rights Team and federal and local law enforcement partners, met with representatives of the Sikh community.