Former pastor and coach pleads guilty to child exploitation

Memphis, TN- Joshua Henley, 33, formerly of Benton County, Tennessee, and Evansville, Indiana, pled guilty Monday in federal district court to an eight-count indictment, admitting that he produced child sexual abuse…

May 17, 2022

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Camden County Man Admits Fentanyl Trafficking and Illegally Possessing Firearm

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CAMDEN, N.J. – A Camden County, New Jersey, man with four prior felony convictions today admitted to possessing with intent to distribute fentanyl and to illegally possessing a firearm, U.S. Attorney Philip…

May 17, 2022

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Seminole County Man Sentenced To 15 Years For Selling Fentanyl Analogue Causing A Death

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Orlando, Florida – U.S. District Judge Carlos E. Mendoza has sentenced Timothy Leon Wilson, Jr. (25, Seminole County) to 15 years in federal prison. Wilson had pleaded guilty on December 15, 2021. …

May 17, 2022

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Birmingham Man Sentenced to 9 Years for Gulf Shores Arson

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MOBILE, AL – United States District Judge Terry F. Moorer has sentenced Cameron Dashawn Ford, of Birmingham, Alabama, to 108 months’ imprisonment on federal arson charges. According to court documents filed in…

May 17, 2022

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“Lunchtime Looter” charged in multiple crimes

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HOUSTON – A 35-year-old Houston man is set to make his appearance in federal court for allegedly committing multiple bank robberies in the Houston area, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Marques…

May 17, 2022

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Fifteen Individuals Indicted for Shipping Cocaine to the Continental United States

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – On May 11, 2022, a Federal Grand Jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned a four-count indictment and a three-count superseding indictment against 15 defendants for…

May 17, 2022

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Luna County inmates sentenced for assaulting corrections officers

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Jacob Merkel, 23, and Victor Sanchez, 25, were sentenced in federal court on May 16 after pleading guilty to assault upon a person assisting federal officers involving physical contact.…

May 17, 2022

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Oshkosh Sex Offender Arrested for Attempting to Meet a 13 year-old for Sexual Activity

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Richard G. Frohling, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that Kevin J. Mueller (age: 60) of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, was charged via a criminal complaint following his May 16,…

May 17, 2022

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Lawrence Man Pleads Guilty to Identity Theft and Social Security Offense

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BOSTON – A Lawrence man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to misusing a Social Security number to fraudulently obtain a Massachusetts ID and driver’s license as well as MassHealth…

May 16, 2022

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Two New Yorkers plead guilty in scheme to bribe Amazon employees for inside information and platform manipulation

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Seattle – Two significant players in a scheme to bribe Amazon employees and contractors pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to various federal charges, announced U.S. Attorney Nick Brown. …

May 16, 2022

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Harrison County man admits to traveling overseas for underage sex

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CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Douglas Owen Law, of Spelter, West Virginia, is facing up to 30 years in prison for traveling to the Philippines to have sex with a minor, United States…

May 16, 2022

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Belgian and Lebanese National Convicted of Wire Fraud and Money Laundering

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BOSTON – A Belgian and Lebanese national holding an Illinois law license has been convicted by a federal jury of fraud and money laundering charges in connection with multiple scams that defrauded…

May 16, 2022

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Six Charged with Trafficking More Than 1,750 Pounds of Cocaine; Investigation Led to Discovery of Cross-Border Tunnel

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Assistant U. S. Attorneys Lawrence A. Casper (619) 546-6734, Paul Benjamin (619) 546-7579, James Redd (619) 546-9661 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – May 16, 2022 SAN DIEGO – A federal drug investigation has…

May 16, 2022

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Hotel Owner, Two Hotel Companies Sentenced For Sex And Drug Trafficking In Monroe County

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SCRANTON: The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Judge Malachy E. Mannion sentenced Nazim Hassam, age 70, of Bartonsville, Pennsylvania, on May 13, 2022 to 60…

May 16, 2022

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Washington County Man Charged with Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Materials

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The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Connor Frazier, 34, of Barre, Vermont was arraigned today on an indictment that alleges Frazier unlawfully possessed child…

May 16, 2022

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Mexican Springs man pleads guilty to manslaughter

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Quinten Smith, 22, of Mexican Springs, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, pleaded guilty today in federal court to voluntary manslaughter in Indian Country. Smith…

May 16, 2022

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Convicted Felon Pleads Guilty to Online Purchases of Firearms and Firearm Components

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ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A Fairfax County man pleaded guilty today to being a felon in possession of a firearm. According to court documents, throughout 2020, Babak Safavi, 59, used false names and…

May 16, 2022

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Washington, D.C. Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges for Committing an Armed Robbery and Two Armed Carjackings

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Greenbelt, Maryland – Rashaun Onley, age 22, of Washington, D.C., pleaded guilty today to federal charges of committing an armed commercial robbery, carjacking, and using, carrying, and brandishing a firearm during and…

May 16, 2022

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Shasta County-Based “Joined Inc.” CEO Pleads Guilty in Retirement Fund Embezzlement Scheme

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Maurice “Buddy” Shoe, 59, formerly of Palo Cedro, pleaded guilty today to one count of embezzlement from his employees’ retirement funds, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. According to…

May 16, 2022

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Three Men Jailed and Fined for Illegally Wading into the Brooks River

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ANCHORAGE – Three men have been sentenced to a term of imprisonment and ordered to pay a total of $9,000 for illegally leaving the Brooks Falls viewing platform and entering a closed…

May 16, 2022

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