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Former Nurse Indicted for Drug Diversion from Boston-Area Hospital
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A former nurse has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston for allegedly diverting opioids from a Boston-area hospital.


February 2023 Grand Jury for the District of Nebraska
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United States Attorney Steven Russell announced the federal Grand Jury for the District of Nebraska has returned 26 unsealed Indictments charging 28 defendants.


Former City of Atlanta official sentenced for accepting bribes
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Former City of Atlanta Commissioner of Watershed Management Jo Ann Macrina has been sentenced to four years and six months in prison for accepting bribes from an Atlanta contractor in exchange for steering city business worth millions of dollars to the contractor’s company.


Alburgh Man Charged with Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Materials
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The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Kenneth C. Bishop, 38, of Alburgh, Vermont appeared today before United States Magistrate Judge Kevin J. Doyle after his indictment and arrest for possession of Child Sexual Abuse Materials (CSAM).


Meridian Man Sentenced to over Three Years in Prison for Possession of a Firearm by Convicted Felon
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A Meridian, Mississippi man was sentenced to 41 months in federal prison for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, announced U.S. Attorney Darren LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Kurt Thielhorn of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.


Alabama Man Pleads Guilty to Possession of Child Pornography
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A Grand Bay, Alabama man pled guilty to possession of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Jermicha Fomby of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.


Tampa Man Sentenced To 10 Years In Federal Prison For Attempted Coercion And Enticement Of A Minor To Engage In Sexual Activity
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U.S. District Judge Wendy W. Berger has sentenced Demetrius Reddick (36, Tampa) to 10 years in federal prison for attempted coercion or enticement of a minor to engage in sexual activity.


Dominican Man Pleads Guilty to Illegal Reentry
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A Dominican man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to illegally reentering the United States after deportation.


Lake County Man Convicted Of Distributing Fentanyl Resulting In Death
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United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that a federal jury has found Jermaine Lamar Harvard (41, Lake County) guilty of distributing fentanyl resulting in the death of another.


Operators Of Jacksonville Roofing Business Indicted For Scheme To Evade Payment Of Payroll Taxes And Workers’ Compensation Premiums And Tax Fraud
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United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the return of an indictment charging Travis Morgan Slaughter and Tripp Charles Slaughter with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to commit tax fraud related to a roofing business that they operated.


Armed Waterbury Gang Member Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Distribution Offense
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Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JERRELL JAMISON, also known as “Rell” and “Big Bro,” 30, of Waterbury, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton in New Haven to 60 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for distributing narcotics.


Las Vegas Woman Pleads Guilty To Committing COVID Relief Fraud While On Federal Probation
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A Las Vegas woman pleaded guilty yesterday before U.S. District Judge Cristina D. Silva to filing fraudulent applications seeking thousands of dollars in loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act.


Former San Quentin Prison Guard Sentenced To 20 Months In Prison For Accepting Bribes To Smuggle Contraband Into Death Row
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Former Corrections Officer Keith Christopher was sentenced today to 20 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to smuggle contraband into San Quentin State Prison (SQP), announced United States Attorney Stephanie M. Hinds and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Robert K. Tripp.


Chatsworth Man Sentenced to More Than 7 Years in Prison for Cyberstalking Campaigns Against Victims in California and Georgia
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A San Fernando Valley man was sentenced today to 85 months in federal prison for stalking two sisters in California by sending them text messages that threatened them with rape and murder and for threatening and harassing a teenage girl in Georgia.


Albuquerque man pleads guilty in armed robberies of letter carriers
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Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and Melisa Llosa, Inspector in Charge of the Phoenix Division of U.S. Postal Inspection Service, announced that Cisco Casaus-Alires was sentenced to 20 years in prison. Casaus-Alires, 21, of Albuquerque, pleaded guilty on June 29 to robbery of mail, money and other property of the United States and brandishing a firearm during and in furtherance of a crime of violence.


Navajo woman arraigned for involuntary manslaughter in Indian Country
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Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced today that Mariah Chapo was arraigned in federal court on February 23, 2023, on a charge of involuntary manslaughter. Chapo, 26, an enrolled member of Navajo Nation, will remain on conditions of release pending trial.


Civil Forfeiture Complaint Filed Against Six Luxury Real Estate Properties Involved In Sanctions Evasion And Money Laundering
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Complaint Seeks Forfeiture of Properties Worth Approximately $75 Million Owned by Viktor Vekselberg and Maintained by Fugitive Vladimir Voronchenko


Russian National Charged with Supplying U.S. Technology to the Russian and North Korean Governments
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The Defendant Smuggled Electronic Devices Used for Counterintelligence Operations to the FSB and DPRK in Violation of U.S. Sanctions


Former Insurance Executive Indicted for $2B Fraud Scheme
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A federal grand jury in Charlotte returned an indictment yesterday charging a North Carolina man with masterminding and directing a massive scheme to deceive state insurance regulators and defraud thousands of policyholders and others in connection with insurance companies he controlled.


D.C. Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services Employee Charged with Sexual Abuse
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Kelvin Powell, 61, an employee of the D.C. Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services, is charged by indictment, unsealed today in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, with sexual abuse of and abusive sexual contact with a minor in his care. FBI agents arrested Powell this morning.