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Jeff Tims (shortened) is the SNN federal news press release curator. Stories published by Jeff Tims are not necessarily written by him, but obtained through government press releases.

Tragic Accidental Shooting Claims Life of 13-Year-Old in Nashville Home

NASHVILLE, TN — A devastating incident occurred Saturday night when a 13-year-old girl was fatally shot inside her family’s Edgehill Avenue residence. The girl’s mother has reported to authorities that the shooting was an accidental discharge of a firearm. The…

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Harassing Missouri Landlord Sued by Feds

SPRINGFIELD, MO – The Justice Department has initiated legal action against Jimmie Bell, a Springfield, Missouri landlord, accusing him of sexually harassing female tenants, a violation of the Fair Housing Act. Filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western…

Defendant Sentenced To 17 Years For Murder-For-Hire Scheme And Related Shooting In Poughkeepsie

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Michael J. Driscoll, the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of…

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Former New Yorker Sentenced To Three Years In Prison For Defrauding Purchasers Of Cryptocurrency-Mining Computers And Miner-Hosting Services

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that CHET STOJANOVICH, a/k/a “Chester J. Stojanovich,” was sentenced today to three years in prison. STOJANOVICH was sentenced…

Henrico Man Pleads Guilty in $1.1 Million COVID-19 Fraud Scheme

RICHMOND, Va. – A Henrico man pleaded guilty today to defrauding the Small Business Administration by obtaining over $1.1 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans on behalf of two defunct companies…

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San Antonio septuagenarian convicted of trafficking $1 million in marijuana

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 70-year-old San Antonio woman has pleaded guilty to possessing with the intent to distribute more than 90 kilograms of marijuana, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. On…

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California Man Sentenced to Over 10 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking

FORT SMITH – A Redlands, California man was sentenced today to 121 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release on one count of Possession with the Intent to Distribute…

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California Man Gets 8-Year Prison Term for Transporting Kilos of Meth to Western PA

PITTSBURGH, PA – A resident of Stockton, California has been sentenced in federal court to 100 months of imprisonment followed by four years of supervised release on his conviction for violating federal…

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KC Woman Sentenced for Armed Robbery of Pizza Delivery Driver

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Kansas City, Mo., woman was sentenced in federal court today for the armed robbery of a pizza delivery driver, after a suspect involved in the robbery was…

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California Man Convicted of Bismarck Bank Robbery

BISMARCK – United States Attorney Mac Schneider announced that on January 11, 2023, following a 2-day trial, a jury returned a guilty verdict on a charge of Bank Robbery against Robert Andrew…

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Former Executive Director of Long Island Charity Sentenced to Over Two Years in Prison for Embezzlement

Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, Senior United States District Judge Edward R. Korman sentenced Wafa Abboud to a term of imprisonment of 33 months. As part of the sentence,…

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Undocumented Man Sentenced to 18 Months for Illegal Re-Entry to U.S.

BENTON, Ill. – A man originally from Mexico was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison in a U.S. District Court on Wednesday after he admitted to re-entering the U.S. after previously…

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Preparing fraudulent returns results in prison for tax servicer

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A tax preparer has been sent to federal prison following her conviction for conspiring to commit tax fraud over a four-year period, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.…

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Lewiston Man Sentenced to 3 ½ Years for Unlawfully Possessing a Firearm

PORTLAND, Maine: A Lewiston man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Portland for being a felon in possession of a firearm. U.S. District Judge Nancy Torresen sentenced Devon Duncan (aka…

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Former Mayor of Trujillo Alto Sentenced for Accepting Bribes

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – The former mayor of the Municipality of Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico, José Luis Cruz-Cruz, was sentenced today to 24 months in prison for his involvement in a bribery…

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Statement of U.S. Attorney Breon Peace on Mccann et al.

Hi, I’m United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York Breon Peace. Thank you all for joining us today. With me today are: Keechant Sewell, Commissioner of the New York City…

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East Windsor Man Admits Recording His Sexual Abuse of Minor

Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MARK ROMAN, 54, of East Windsor, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty today in Hartford federal…

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Independence Man Sentenced to 16 Years for Meth Trafficking, Illegal Firearms

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – An Independence, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for his role in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and for illegally possessing several firearms. Christopher Dorrell, 36,…

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Rochester, Minnesota Man Sentenced to 2 Years for Illegal Gun Possession

MADISON, WIS. – Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Rayshawn Earl Motley, 32, Rochester, Minnesota was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge William M.…

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Former Louisiana State Senator and Chair of State Political Party, Sentenced to 22 Months Imprisonment for Role in Nearly Seven-Year Scheme to Defraud Campaign Entity, Donors, and Political Party Organization

NEW ORLEANS – The United States Attorney’s Office announced that former Louisiana State Senator and Chair of State Political Party “A,” KAREN CARTER PETERSON, age 53, from New Orleans, Louisiana, was sentenced…

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Repeat Offender Sentenced to 6 Years for Drug Trafficking & Violating His Supervision

MADISON, WIS. – Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Marcus Payton, 38, Beloit, Wisconsin, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley…

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Meridian Women Indicted for Embezzling More Than $1.7 Million From Black Canyon Irrigation District

BOISE – A federal grand jury in Boise returned an indictment charging Catherine Skidmore, 55, of Meridian, with 25 counts of wire fraud and 24 counts of money laundering, U.S. Attorney Josh…

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Baltimore fentanyl organizations shut down by federal indictments

MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Two Baltimore-based drug trafficking organizations that supplied large amounts of fentanyl to West Virginia and caused at least two deaths have been dismantled by separate federal indictments that…

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Two Plead Guilty To Conspiring To Traffic Stolen Medical Products From The Battle Creek Veterans Affairs Medical Center

A Pennsylvania man has been federally charged with related crimes GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN — U.S. Attorney Mark Totten announced today that Jennifer Robertson, age 52, of Battle…

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