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LAS VEGAS – A federal grand jury in Las Vegas returned a 10-count indictment today charging six defendants, all Chinese nationals and all residing in Las Vegas, for their alleged participation in a large-scale illegal marijuana grow operation with one grow house located near a public park. “Transnational criminal networks that exploit our domestic markets and…

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Defendant allegedly paid employees cash wages and tips, failing to withhold and pay more than $500,000 in employment taxes BOSTON – The owner and operator of two Massachusetts restaurants has been charged and has agreed to plead guilty to paying employees in cash over the course of seven years without withholding and paying federal employment…

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WASHINGTON – Mark Thomas Moore, 35, of the District of Columbia, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to 180 months in prison in connection with a string of armed robberies that targeted service workers at businesses and a U.S. Post Office in the District, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.   “Mark Moore targeted hardworking employees who were simply…

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CHICAGO — A federal grand jury has indicted a man for illegally possessing eight “Molotov cocktail” destructive devices in a Chicago suburb earlier this month. On Aug. 1, 2026, in Mokena, Ill., HAMED ALSAIDI knowingly possessed eight glass liquor and beer bottles containing an ignitable liquid and a wicking component in the form commonly referred…

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MIAMI – A former Miami Gardens Police Department (MGPD) officer has pleaded guilty to making a false statement to obtain a $63,900 Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) through a COVID-19 relief program administered by the Small Business Administration (SBA). Alvin Bernard, 38, of Miami Gardens, pleaded guilty to making a false statement to the SBA….

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Daniel Keith McDougal, 37, of Florida, was convicted by a federal jury of passing a counterfeit U.S. Treasury check, bank fraud, conspiracy to commit bank fraud and conspiracy to defraud the United States. The trial lasted five days and was held before U.S. District Judge Alan B. Johnson. According to court documents and evidence presented…

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MIAMI – A former City of Sweetwater commissioner was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for fraudulently obtaining nearly $950,000 in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans by submitting falsified payroll records, fabricated tax documents, and other fraudulent submissions to lenders administering pandemic-relief funds. Sophia Lacayo has had little time in politics. She was elected…

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Tallahassee, Florida – Edward G. Winn, 47, an inmate at Okaloosa Correctional Institution who is formerly of Sarasota, Florida, was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for distribution and receipt of child pornography. The sentence was announced by John P. Heekin, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.  U.S. Attorney Heekin said: “Keeping…

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WASHINGTON – Bryan Betancur was found guilty today in D.C. Superior Court, following a bench trial for charges related to assaulting a woman on the metro, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.              “Today’s verdict underscores our commitment to protecting the safety and dignity of every passenger who relies on…

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NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – United States Attorney David I. Courcelle announced that TAMYA TRAVIS (“TRAVIS”), age 27, of New Orleans, pled guilty today to a two-count indictment charging her with mail theft. According to the indictment, TRAVIS was working as a mail handler for USPS and stole cell phones that had been sent in the mail. At sentencing, TRAVIS faces up…

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Tampa, FL – Jose Ramiro Cardenas-Iguaran, a/k/a “Titi,” “Senor,” “Jefe” (47, Colombia) has been sentenced by U.S. Senior District Judge Charlene Edwards Honeywell to 25 years in federal prison for conspiring to distribute cocaine on a vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. He pleaded guilty on November 25, 2025. United States Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe made…

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