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WASHINGTON — The Justice Department announced the apprehension of Anibal Alexander Canelon Aguirre also known as “Prometheus” and “The Engineer,” 50, of Venezuela. Anibal Alexander Canelon Aguirre was added to the FBI’s “Top 10 Most Wanted Fugitives” list in March of 2026. Canelon Aguirre was the first cyber criminal and the 540th individual to be…

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MIAMI – A Miami real estate developer has been sentenced more than 11 years in federal prison for defrauding investors of approximately $89 million, diverting investor funds to finance a lavish lifestyle, failing to pay millions of dollars in payroll taxes, and lying to a bank to obtain financing for a 68-foot yacht.  U.S. District…

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Pensacola, Florida – Ray Anthony Pearson II, 32, of Navarre, Florida, pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of wire fraud involving Small Business Administration (SBA) Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan funds. This prosecution was part of the Task Force to Eliminate Fraud launched by President Donald J. Trump, a whole-of-government effort to eliminate fraud, waste,…

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Ocala, Florida – Israel Reyes (27, Ocala) has pleaded guilty to four counts of distribution and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and cocaine. He faces a minimum penalty of 10 years, up to life, in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set. U.S. Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe made the announcement.  According…

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United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jamie McDonald, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (“ATF”), Bryan DiGirolamo, and Commissioner of the New York City Police Department (“NYPD”), Jessica S. Tisch, announced today that EDSON BROWN was sentenced to 135…

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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…

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Jaquan Marquis Brock, 29, of Charlotte, North Carolina, was sentenced to 24 months in federal prison. U.S. Postal Inspectors intercepted a package mailed from an address in Scottsdale, Arizona, to an apartment in Morgantown, West Virginia, where Brock was staying. After obtaining a search warrant, investigators found more than 1.6 pounds of fentanyl inside the…

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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – A federal grand jury in Knoxville returned a two-count indictment on September 16, 2026, against David Kerr, 68, of Knoxville, for posting public threats on Bluesky to maim and murder ICE agents, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 875(c) (interstate threats).  Kerr appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Debra C. Poplin in the…

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