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MADISON, WIS. – Chadwick M. Elgersma, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Danielle Mittermeyer, 47, Conrath, Wisconsin, has been sentenced by Chief U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to two years in federal prison for embezzling money from a federally funded organization. The prison term will be followed by three…

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CHARLESTON, S.C. — Sheree Michelle Alexander, 50, of Summerville, was sentenced to 46 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to making a false statement on a firearm purchase form. Evidence presented in court showed that between January 2020 and September 2023, Sheree Alexander purchased at least 11 firearms for her son, Jaidan Latrell Alexander, who…

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RICHMOND, Va. – A Richmond man was sentenced yesterday to 12 years and seven months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm and possession of cocaine with the intent to distribute. According to court documents, after Brian Lamont Jones, 39, sold cocaine to another individual in early March 2025, Richmond Police…

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Paris Alonzo Lewis-Bynum, 21, a previously convicted felon from Charlotte, was sentenced to nine years in prison today for illegally possessing a firearm and using a firearm to further drug trafficking activities, announced Russ Ferguson, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.  According to court records, Lewis-Bynum was convicted in 2023…

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Pensacola, Florida – Razhane Harrison, 31, of Pensacola, Florida, has been indicted in federal court for transfer of a firearm to a prohibited person. The indictment alleges that Harrison disposed of a Glock 9-millimeter pistol to convicted felon Marcellous Likely-McWilliams III, who pleaded guilty earlier this month to possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, possession…

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WASHINGTON ―The Bureau of Justice Assistance, a component under the Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs, awarded almost $290 million to support state, local, and tribal governments in criminal justice activities to keep American communities safe, including $12,109,172 distributed to state and local government in New Hampshire during the 2025 fiscal year. The awards,…

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ALBUQUERQUE – A Little Water man was sentenced to 46 months in prison for shooting the victim during a drunken altercation. There is no parole in the federal system. According to court documents, on July 29, 2024, Anthony Sandoval, 41, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, and the victim were intoxicated when they got into a disagreement…

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UTICA, NEW YORK – Bryan Silva, age 34, pled guilty on July 28, 2026, to one count of attempting to persuade or entice a minor to engage in prostitution.  First Assistant United States Attorney John A. Sarcone III and Craig L. Tremaroli, Special Agent in Charge of the Albany Field Office for the Federal Bureau…

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Paducah, KY – A Clarksville, Tennessee, woman was sentenced this week to 2 years in federal prison on five counts of wire fraud. U.S. Attorney Kyle G. Bumgarner of the Western District of Kentucky and Special Agent in Charge Olivia Olson of the Federal Bureau of Investigation Louisville Field Office made the announcement. Kathleen M. Michaelis,…

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HONOLULU – United States Attorney Ken Sorenson announced that Dallas Pokornik, 34, of Toronto, Canada, pled guilty yesterday in federal court to wire fraud.  After his indictment in October 2025, Pokornik was arrested in Panama and extradited to the United States to face his charges here in the District of Hawaii. According to court documents,…

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National Fraud Enforcement Division’s first announced charges in Nevada since the formation of the West Coast Health Care Fraud Strike Force LAS VEGAS – A federal grand jury in the District of Nevada returned an indictment on Tuesday charging Stephen Dubin, M.D., 74, of Henderson, Nevada, with a $95 million scheme to defraud Medicare by…

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