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Woodbury County Man Pleads Guilty to Meth Trafficking

A man who possessed methamphetamine with the intent to distribute pled guilty on November 19, 2021, in federal court in Sioux City. Donovan Lang, 27, from Sioux City, Iowa, was convicted of…

November 24, 2021

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Human smuggling, forced labor among allegations in south Georgia federal indictment

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Photo courtesy of U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Georgia David H. Estes, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia, speaks during a news conference Nov. 22, 2021, to announce…

November 23, 2021

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Nigerian Email Scammers Sentenced to Combined 22+ Years in Federal Prison

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Two Nigerian fraudsters arrested in DOJ’s Operation reWired have been sentenced to a combined 22 ½ years in federal prison, announced acting U.S. Attorney Chad E. Meacham. Opeyemi Abidemi Adeoso, 46, pleaded…

November 23, 2021

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Sioux City Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Selling Methamphetamine

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A Sioux City man who sold large quantities of methamphetamine around Sioux City was sentenced November 16, 2021 to more than 15 years in federal prison. Marcus Anderson, age 43, from Sioux…

November 23, 2021

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Northwest Arkansas Group Sentenced To 141 Years Combined In Federal Prison For Drug Trafficking

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FAYETTEVILLE – The final member of a Northwest Arkansas group has been sentenced to federal prison for the Distribution of Methamphetamine. The Honorable Judge Timothy L. Brooks presided over the sentencing hearings…

November 23, 2021

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Las Vegas Woman Sentenced For Distribution Of Methamphetamine

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LAS VEGAS – On Friday, a Las Vegas woman was sentenced to 84 months in prison — to be followed by four years of supervised release — for distributing methamphetamine on multiple…

November 23, 2021

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Former Springfield Man Sentenced for Charges Related to Sham Marraige

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BOSTON – A former Springfield man was sentenced today in connection with entering into a sham marriage in order to obtain immigration benefits for another individual. Phu Thanh Huynh, 33, was sentenced…

November 22, 2021

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Armed Career Criminal to Federal Prison for Meth and Firearm Convictions

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A man who distributed methamphetamine while illegally possessing firearms was sentenced November 18, 2021, in federal court in Sioux City. Melvin Cloud, Jr. 44, from Sioux City, Iowa, pled guilty on June…

November 22, 2021

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Charleston County Man Arrested on Child Sexual Abuse Material and Related Charges

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(COLUMBIA, S.C.) – South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Christian Robert Adams, 18, of Mount Pleasant, S.C., on two charges connected to the sexual exploitation of a minor.…

November 22, 2021

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Second Brother Sentenced To Over Ten Years In Federal Prison For Distributing Child Sexual Abuse Materials

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Jacksonville, Florida – U.S. District Judge Brian J. Davis has sentenced Nicholas Stephen Woodyard (30, St. Augustine) to 10 years and 8 months in federal prison for distributing child sexual abuse materials,…

November 22, 2021

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Colombian National Extradited From Costa Rica To Face Drug Charges In The United States

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Tampa, Florida – Acting United States Attorney Karin Hoppmann announces the unsealing of a 2019 indictment charging Piero Antonio Lubo-Barros, a/k/a “Nostradamus,” (41, Colombia, South America) with conspiracy to distribute large amounts…

November 20, 2021

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Omaha Man Sentenced for Conspiracy to Sex Traffic a Minor

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Acting United States Attorney Jan Sharp announced that Thomas Holbert, 32, of Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced today in federal court in Omaha for Conspiracy to Sex Traffic a Minor. United States District…

November 20, 2021

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Dalton Man Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison for Sexual Exploitation of Children

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BOSTON – A Dalton man was sentenced today in federal court in Springfield for sexual exploitation offenses. James LaFrance, 65, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Mark G. Mastroianni to 16…

November 20, 2021

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HSI investigation leads to arrests for ivory and rhinoceros horn trafficking

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WASHINGTON – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) continues to make the interdiction of wildlife trafficking a global priority by protecting wildlife from poachers and the transnational criminal…

November 20, 2021

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HSI attends EUROJUST Genocide Network meeting in The Hague

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WASHINGTON – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI)-led Human Rights Violators and War Crimes Center (HRVWCC) represented the U.S. Nov. 9 and 10 at The Hague, Netherlands, for…

November 20, 2021

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East Peoria Ice Methamphetamine Dealer Sentenced to Fifteen Years in Prison

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PEORIA, Ill. –Joshua A. Ward, 35, of East Peoria, Illinois, was sentenced on November 18, 2021, to 15 years in federal prison, to be followed by 10 years of supervised release, for…

November 20, 2021

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Guatemalan National Convicted After Nine-Day Federal Trial for Sex Trafficking of a Minor and Related Charges

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Baltimore, Maryland – A federal jury convicted Feliciano de Jesus Diaz-Martinez, a/k/a Alex, age 43, of Owings Mills, Maryland, yesterday for sex trafficking of a child, enticement of a minor to engage…

November 20, 2021

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Foreign National Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud and Wire Fraud in Relation to a Religious Institution Check Theft Conspiracy

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Greenbelt, Maryland – Mateus Vaduva, age 29, of Baltimore, Maryland, pleaded guilty on November 17, 2021 to conspiracy to commit bank fraud and wire fraud, in connection with a scheme to steal…

November 20, 2021

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Leader Of International Cellphone Fraud Scheme Arrested

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Damian Williams, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Ricky J. Patel, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Homeland Security Investigations…

November 18, 2021

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Federal Judge Sentences Five Methamphetamine Traffickers

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Today, U.S. District Judge Kenneth D. Bell handed down sentences of up to 15 years in prison to five defendants for their involvement in a methamphetamine trafficking ring, announced…

November 18, 2021

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