WASHINGTON — A Maryland man was sentenced Friday to 18 months in prison for forcibly obstructing law enforcement during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol, which disrupted …
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Dominican national sentenced to 9 years in prison for fatal human smuggling in Puerto Rico
by Indira PatelSAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO — A Dominican national was sentenced Friday to nine years in federal prison for his role in a human smuggling operation that resulted in the death …
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Virginia man pleads guilty to trafficking fentanyl, cocaine, and heroin on interstate highway
by Indira PatelNEWNAN, Ga. — A Virginia man has pleaded guilty to trafficking large quantities of fentanyl, cocaine, heroin, and other narcotics through Georgia, while his co-defendant admitted to concealing a felony, …
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WASHINGTON — A Texas man was sentenced Thursday to 22 months in prison for assaulting law enforcement officers during the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, which disrupted …
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Former Arizona county treasurer pleads guilty to stealing $38 million in taxpayer funds
by Indira PatelTUCSON, Ariz. — A former Santa Cruz County treasurer admitted Thursday to orchestrating a decade-long embezzlement scheme in which she stole more than $38 million in public funds, laundered the …
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Newport News man sentenced to over 17 years for drug trafficking and firearm possession
by Indira PatelNEWPORT NEWS, Va. — A 39-year-old Newport News man with an extensive criminal record was sentenced Friday to 17 years and six months in federal prison for possession with intent …
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PITTSBURGH, Pa. — A Shippenville man was sentenced to 21 years and 10 months in federal prison, followed by 10 years of supervised release, for crimes related to the sexual …
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JACKSON, Miss. — A Mexican national has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for illegally re-entering the United States after a prior conviction for an aggravated felony and …
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Santa Clarita man charged in first U.S. case tied to overdose death from potent synthetic opioid
by Indira PatelLOS ANGELES — A 21-year-old Santa Clarita man has been indicted for allegedly distributing protonitazene, a powerful synthetic opioid, leading to a fatal overdose earlier this year, federal authorities announced …
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Iowa woman sentenced to probation for illegally purchasing firearms linked to violent crimes
by Indira PatelCEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — A 22-year-old Cedar Rapids woman was sentenced Wednesday to five years of federal probation for lying on federal forms to illegally purchase firearms that were later …
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DALLAS — A Mexican national tied to the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) was sentenced Wednesday to 40 years in federal prison for her role in a major methamphetamine trafficking …
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A 31-year-old North Carolina man has been indicted on federal civil rights and firearms charges for allegedly threatening eight individuals with a firearm at a Charlotte restaurant …
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West Virginia woman faked business operation to scam federal goverment out of COVID-19 relief funds
by Indira PatelCHARLESTON, W.Va. — A St. Albans woman was sentenced Friday to five years of federal probation and ordered to pay $25,830 in restitution after admitting to defrauding the Paycheck Protection …
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MIAMI — Efrain Betancourt, Jr., 36, a Colombian citizen, was arrested last week upon entering the United States and charged with orchestrating a $66 million Ponzi scheme through his South …
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Norfolk man sentenced to over two years for trafficking machinegun parts and firearm possession
by Indira PatelNORFOLK, Va. — A Norfolk man was sentenced Friday to two years and three months in federal prison after pleading guilty to trafficking machinegun conversion devices (MCDs) and illegally possessing …
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Two Dominican nationals sentenced for smuggling endangered juvenile eels from Puerto Rico
by Indira PatelSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Two Dominican nationals were sentenced this week for illegally harvesting and attempting to smuggle juvenile American eels, also known as glass eels, from Puerto Rico …
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In Beaumont, Texas, a Mexican individual who was residing illegally in the U.S. has been handed a federal prison sentence for crimes relating to drug trafficking, as stated by U.S. …
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Guatemalan man indicted for illegal reentry into the United States after prior deportation in Connecticut
by Indira PatelNEW HAVEN, Conn. — A federal grand jury has indicted a 40-year-old Guatemalan citizen, Rafael Vincente Vincente, for illegally reentering the United States after being deported, U.S. Attorney Vanessa Roberts …
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WASHINGTON, DC – Antwan Mitchell, a 19-year-old resident of Washington D.C., has entered a guilty plea to a charge of carjacking related to an incident that occurred in February 2024. …
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Assistant U.S. Attorneys Meghan K. McGuire and Melissa M. Marangola, who are handling the case, stated that between April 25, 2019, and April 17, 2021, Ferrari conspired with Dominic Sprague, …
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Assistant U.S. Attorney Joshua A. Violanti, who is handling the case, stated that between January and May 24, 2021, Snow conspired with Alisha A. Klinger and others to sell heroin, …
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Tracy Resident Sentenced To Serve Home Confinement And Probation For Computer Attack On Discovery Bay Water Treatment Facility
by Indira PatelGallo, 53, of Tracy, Calif., was a full-time employee of a private Massachusetts-based company identified in the indictment as Company A, which contracted with Discovery Bay to operate the town’s …
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Missouri Resident Pleads Guilty to Attempted Attack on the White House with a Rented Truck
by Indira PatelThe plea agreement was announced by U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves, Special Agent in Charge Matthew Stohler of the U.S. Secret Service Washington Field …
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Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division In Partnership With The United States Attorney’s Office For The District Of Maryland To Monitor Compliance With Federal Voting Rights Laws In Maryland
by Indira PatelThe department’s Civil Rights Division and the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland work in partnership to enforce the federal voting rights laws that protect the rights …
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Defendants in Poland and Florida Indicted for Scheme to Import Used Airbags, Sold as New, into the United States
by Indira PatelAccording to court documents, Pawel Pankow began shipping airbags into the United States no later than in 2008 and sold thousands of them through online sales, mostly through eBay. Pankow …