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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – A federal grand jury in Salt Lake City returned an indictment charging a previously removed illegal alien from Honduras with drug trafficking and immigration crimes after agents recovered over 4,500 grams of fentanyl.
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Earlier today, in federal court in Central Islip, Tony Ream, also known as “Tony Ream-Hendley” and “Tony Moul Ream,” a former credit supervisor of a health care products and services company in Melville, New York, was sentenced by United States District Judge Sanket J. Bulsara to 30 months’ imprisonment for wire fraud. Over the course of four years, Ream sent wire transfers totaling approximately $1.6 million from the company’s bank account to a bank account that he controlled, and used those funds for his own…
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PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney David Metcalf announced that Ardavan Alamoutinia, 36, of Hummelstown, Pennsylvania, was sentenced today to 120 months in prison, three years of supervised release, and restitution of $3,177,376 by United States District Judge Juan R. Sánchez for a scheme to fraudulently obtain emergency funds meant for those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The defendant was charged by indictment in May 2023 and pleaded guilty this March to one count of conspiracy to commit wire and mail…
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HAMMOND – Andrew Wells, Sr., 51 years old, of Orlando, Florida, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Philip P. Simon after pleading guilty to robbery affecting commerce, announced United States Attorney Adam L. Mildred. Andrew Wells, Sr., was sentenced to 57 months in prison followed by 2 years of supervised release and ordered to pay $25,699 in restitution to the victims of the offense. According to documents in the case, on October 25, 2022, in Hammond, Indiana, Wells robbed two cigarette delivery…
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HARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Joshua Kenee, age 36, of Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, was indicted by a federal grand jury for production and receipt of child pornography and coercion and enticement of a minor. According to United States Attorney Brian D. Miller, the indictment alleges that in September 2022 and September 2025, respectively, Kenee enticed and coerced two minor victims to produce child pornography, and that he received multiple…
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Davud Ansariy, a citizen of Uzbekistan and naturalized citizen of the United States, also known as “Kozimjon Gafurov” and “Kozim,” will be arraigned in federal court in Brooklyn this afternoon before United States Magistrate Judge Lara K. Eshkenazi on an indictment charging him with one count of conspiring to and one count of provision of material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) and Al-Nusrah Front (ANF), both foreign terrorist organizations at the time of the charged conduct. Ansariy was…
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U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Angela Kellogg, 35, of Dunkirk, NY, who was convicted of theft of government money, was sentenced to serve three years’ probation by U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr.
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Abu Chowdhury was convicted today by a federal jury in Brooklyn of three counts of kidnapping and three counts of conspiring to kidnap. The convictions are in connection with the violent kidnappings of three victims (John Doe-1, John Doe-2 and John Doe-3) over a span of six weeks, from March 27, 2023 to mid-May 2023. The verdict followed a two-week trial before United States District Judge Nina R. Morrison. Prior to this trial, two additional trials were held in March and June 2026 for co-conspirators of the…
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Ardit Kutleshi, 28, a Kosovar national, pleaded guilty to charges related to his creation and operation of Rydox, an illicit website and marketplace for cybercriminals to buy, sell and trade stolen personal information, and to access devices and other tools for carrying out cybercrime and fraud.
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Baltimore, Maryland – The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced, today, that six individuals face indictment stemming from a federal drug trafficking organization (DTO) investigation. Co-conspirators are all charged with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute controlled substances while some of them face additional charges.
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U.S. Attorney Aaron F. Reitz has issued strategic guidance outlining the Southern District of Texas’s law enforcement, prosecution, and investigation priorities, as well as the principles he expects to guide the office’s work
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LAFAYETTE – On September 18, 2026, United States District Judge David C. Joseph sentenced Charles Lamar Williams, 31, of Ruston, to 208 months in federal prison for Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine, followed by five years of supervised release, after his guilty plea on March 16, 2026. The same day, Judge Joseph sentenced Cameron Donnell Brown, 35, of Monroe, to 48 months in federal prison for Distribution of Methamphetamine, followed by five years of supervised release. His guilty plea was…
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Six individuals were sentenced by Judge Brian A. Jackson for various charges, including firearm and drug trafficking offenses resulting from an investigation into a drug trafficking organization based out of Ascension Parish.
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HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Charles D. Smalley, age 44, of York County, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on September 22, 2026, to 72 months’ imprisonment by United States District Judge Jennifer P. Wilson for drug trafficking. According to United States Attorney Brian D. Miller, Smalley was sentenced for his role in a drug trafficking ring that involved shipping kilogram quantities of methamphetamine to York, Pennsylvania. Smalley pled guilty…
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PHILADELPHIA – Four non-citizens have been charged with election-related crimes, announced United States Attorney David Metcalf. Cliff Sanon, 39, an illegal alien who has been residing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was charged by criminal complaint with one count of submitting a fraudulent voter registration application. According to the complaint, Sanon allegedly submitted a voter registration application in February 2026 in Philadelphia County prior to the May 2026 primary election, despite being a citizen of…
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LEI ZHOU, also known as “Lei Lei,” 43, of Flushing, New York, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Sarala V. Nagala in Hartford to 42 months of imprisonment for offenses related to a series of vehicle thefts from a Greenwich car dealership utilizing personal information from identity theft victims.
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HARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Jeffery Bell, age 50, of Harrisburg, was indicted by a federal grand jury for failing to register as a sex offender after relocating to New Jersey. According to United States Attorney Brian D. Miller, the indictment alleges that from October 2025 through February 2026, despite being required to register under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (“SORNA”), Bell traveled in interstate commerce…
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HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that three Oakland, California women were sentenced by United States District Judge Keli M. Neary for their roles in a cross-country fraud scheme. According to United States Attorney Brian D. Miller, Judge Neary recently sentenced Chartanae Ajanee Lovely, age 29, Davida Algie Fortenberry, age 30, and Laje Elise Ford, age 30, for their involvement in a years-long fraud scheme. All defendants were required to pay…
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U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Jesus Collins, 26, of Amherst, NY, pleaded guilty to distribution of child pornography before U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr. The charge carries a mandatory minimum penalty of five years in prison, a maximum of 20 years, and a fine of $250,000.
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HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Dommonick T. Chatman, age 50, of York, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 18 months’ imprisonment to be followed by three years supervised release by Senior United States District Judge Malachy E. Mannion for one count of bank fraud in connection with numerous fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan applications that were filed, with his knowledge and approval, through his business, The Chatman Group, LLC.…
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Memphis, TN – Alonzo Frazier, 27, was sentenced to nine years in prison following his conviction for an armed business robbery in Memphis. United States Attorney D. Michael Dunavant, of the Western District of Tennessee, announced the sentencing today. According to court documents, on January 9, 2025, officers with the Memphis Police Department responded to an armed robbery at...
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DETROIT – Hasan “Lucas” Seyhun, 45, of Miami, Florida, pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud for his role in a wide-ranging, nationwide scheme that logged more than $500 million in fake claims to government-backed healthcare programs, United States Attorney Jerome F. Gorgon Jr. announced. “At a time when Americans were scared for their families and their futures, Hasan Seyhun saw an opportunity to turn a national crisis into his own personal payday,” said Assistant Attorney General Colin…
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TEXARKANA – A Danville, Arkansas man was sentenced yesterday to 180 months in federal prison, followed by 10 years of supervised release, for possessing with intent to distribute more than 500 grams of a mixture or substance containing methamphetamine—his second federal drug trafficking conviction. The Honorable Judge Susan O. Hickey presided over the sentencing hearing in the United States District Court, at Texarkana. According to court records, on January 25, 2025, Christopher Brent Garner, age 42, was a…
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U.S. District Judge John A. Woodcock, Jr. sentenced Lynel Moultrie, 43, to 21 months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release.
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