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Arizona Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Aggravated Role in Fentanyl Conspiracy
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressHONOLULU – Robert Darnell Beal, 41, of Chandler, Arizona, was sentenced in federal court on February 7, 2022, by United States District Judge Derrick K. Watson to 180 months imprisonment …
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Akron Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Role in Multi-State Methamphetamine Ring
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressHUNTINGTON, W.Va. – An Akron man who participated in a multi-state methamphetamine conspiracy was sentenced today to ten years in federal prison. Dennis Deire Mosely, Jr., 35, previously pleaded guilty …
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Two Miami Residents Plead Guilty for Their Role in $9 Million Scheme to Defraud Prescription Drug Coupon Programs
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressMiami, Florida – Today, William Clero, 45 and Cesar Armando Perez Amador, 52, residents of Miami, Florida, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Miami for their participation in a …
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Oldham County Woman Sentenced to 15 Months in Federal Prison for Role in Laundering Son’s Drug Money
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressOur nationwide commitment to reducing gun crime in America Help us combat the proliferation of sexual exploitation crimes against children. Making sure that victims of federal crimes are …
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Franklin County, NY, Man Going To Prison For His Role In Scheme That Defrauded Elderly Victims Out Of $2,000,000
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressCONTACT: Barbara Burns PHONE: (716) 843-5817 FAX #: (716) 551-3051 ROCHESTER, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Anthony Laughing, Jr., 49, of Hogansburg, NY, who was convicted of …
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Waterbury Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison for Role in Heroin and Fentanyl Trafficking Ring
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressLeonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that BRYAN VINALES, also known as “Tiano,” 25, of Waterbury, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Vanessa …
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Wheeling woman sentenced for role in drug trafficking operation
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressWHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – Kristen Hoffler, of Wheeling, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 46 months of incarceration for her role in a drug trafficking conspiracy, United States Attorney William …
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Local Woman Sentenced for Role in Access Device Fraud Conspiracy
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressPITTSBURGH, Pa. – A resident of Pittsburgh has been sentenced in federal court to two months in prison and two years of supervised release on her conviction of access device …
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Portland Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for Role in Bank Fraud Scheme
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressPORTLAND, Ore.—A Portland woman was sentenced to federal prison today for her role in a fraud scheme whereby she and a co-conspirator stole mail from residential mailboxes and used stolen …
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Rock Hill Man Sentenced To 15 Years in Federal Prison for Role in Fentanyl Pill Distribution
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressCOLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA — Justin De Neko Cunningham, 27, of Rock Hill, has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to possess with the intent …
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Virginia Inmate Sentenced for Role in Pandemic Unemployment Benefits Scheme
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressNORFOLK, Va. – A Virginia inmate was sentenced today to 57 months in prison for his involvement in a scheme to obtain pandemic-related unemployment benefits by using the personal identifying …
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Massachusetts Town Official Indicted for Fraud in Role as Property Manager for a Woonsocket Condominium Association
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressPROVIDENCE, R.I. – The property manager of a Woonsocket, RI, condominium community was arraigned today in U.S. District Court in Providence on five counts of wire fraud, announced United States …
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Bristol Man Sentenced to 19 Years for Role in Trafficking Methamphetamine
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressABINGDON, Va. – A Bristol, Virginia man, was sentenced on January 21, 2022 to nineteen years in federal prison for distributing more than 50 grams of methamphetamine and for using …
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Maryland man admits to role in drug trafficking and firearms conspiracy
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressMARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Charles Grant, of Waldorf, Maryland, has admitted to a drug charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Grant, 61, pleaded guilty today to one count of …
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St. Louis man pleads guilty for his role in the armed robbery of a local fast-food establishment
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressST. LOUIS – United States District Court Judge Stephen R. Clark accepted a plea of guilty from Ronald Scott on January 27, 2022, for knowingly robbing a commercial establishment and …
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Washburn Woman Sentenced to 5 Years for Her Role in Drug Conspiracy
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressMADISON, WIS. – Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Marcie Leoso, 40, Washburn, Wisconsin was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge William …
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New Haven Man Admits Role in Cocaine Trafficking Ring
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressLeonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JOSE RODRIGUEZ-CARABALLO, also known as “Puma,” 32, of New Haven, pleaded guilty today via videoconference before U.S. …
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Arizona Man Pleads Guilty to Role in Investment Fraud Scheme
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressPORTLAND, Maine: An Arizona man pleaded guilty in federal court today to conspiring to commit wire fraud, U.S. Attorney Darcie N. McElwee announced. According to court records, in 2017 and …
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Factbox-What role three ex-Minneapolis officers played in George Floyd’s arrest
by Reutersby Reuters– Three former Minneapolis police officers who took part in the arrest of George Floyd are on trial in St. Paul on federal charges that they violated the civil rights …
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Jury Convicts Tulsa Man for his Role in Two Carjackings
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressA man who was involved in two carjackings at apartment complexes in Tulsa was convicted in federal court, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. A federal jury found Raul Hernandez-Moreno, 21, …
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Marshalltown Woman Sentenced to Ten Years in Prison for Her Role in Large-Scale Drug Ring
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressA Marshalltown, Iowa woman who was involved in the distribution of nearly five kilograms of methamphetamine was sentenced today to ten years in federal prison. Eva Ordaz Hernandez, age 45, …
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Big Stone Gap Man Sentenced for Role in Methamphetamine Conspiracy
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressABINGDON, Va. – A Big Stone Gap, Virginia man, who conspired with others to traffic more than 5,000 grams of methamphetamine from Atlanta, Georgia into Southwest Virginia, was sentenced today …
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Huntington Woman Pleads Guilty to Role in Nigerian Fraud Scheme
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressHUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A Huntington woman pleaded guilty today in connection with her role as a money mule in a Nigerian fraud scheme that scammed money from individuals, many of …
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Nigerian National Pleads Guilty to Role in Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressHUNTINGTON, W.Va. – A Nigerian national who was indicted in April 2021 in connection with a large fraud and money laundering scheme pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering. …