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Tuesday, April 22, 2025

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Attorneys general file briefs supporting law firms against Trump's executive orders

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Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has aligned with a coalition of 21 attorneys general by filing two amicus briefs in support of law firms challenging executive orders issued under the Trump administration.

Idaho AG launches summer effort against online child predators

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Attorney General Raúl Labrador recently addressed an assembly at the Idaho State Capitol to initiate "Operation Safe Online Summer."

USA of Northern Ohio charges individuals with immigration-related offenses

By Legal Newsline |
The U.S. Attorney’s Office (USAO) has announced that federal grand juries in the Northern District of Ohio have returned indictments for several individuals charged with immigration-related violations.

Massachusetts drug operation leads to 16 arrests for fentanyl, cocaine trafficking

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A significant law enforcement operation recently resulted in the arrest of 16 individuals involved in fentanyl and cocaine trafficking in southeastern Massachusetts.

Michigan AG department introduces first victim advocate dog to assist crime victims

By Legal Newsline |
Michigan's Department of Attorney General has introduced its first victim advocate dog, Baylee, who joined the department this week.

Mississippi man pleads guilty to charges of producing explicit images of minors

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A Long Beach, Mississippi resident, Jason Leonard Rhodes, entered a guilty plea to three counts of producing images and videos of minors involved in sexually explicit conduct and one count related to distributing such material.

Federal charges filed against individuals for illegal re-entry and theft in Los Angeles

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Federal prosecutors in Los Angeles have initiated criminal proceedings against 34 individuals accused of being found in the United States following their removal.

Ethiopian man sentenced to 12 years for armed robbery in Gulfport

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An Ethiopian national, Milki Ibrahim, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for committing armed robbery at a Gulfport supermarket.

Vermont resident faces charges of possessing child sexual abuse materials

By Legal Newsline |
Adam Ranslow, a resident of Whitingham, Vermont, has been charged on four felony counts of possessing child sexual abuse materials, according to a statement from the Attorney General’s Office today.

Burlington man sentenced to 85 months in federal prison for firearm possession

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A Burlington, Kentucky resident, Juan Velazquez-Rodriguez, 48, has been sentenced to 85 months in prison.

Nampa resident sentenced to 97 months for drug and firearm offenses

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Isaac Augustin Santoyo, a 25-year-old resident of Nampa, was sentenced to 97 months in federal prison.

Man sentenced in zoo monkey smuggling case

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Sarmad Ghaled Dafar, a Houston resident, received a prison sentence in federal court for his involvement in baby Mexican spider monkey trafficking.

Timothy Clark indicted on federal firearms charge following a D.C. traffic stop

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Timothy Clark, a 30-year-old resident of the District of Columbia, has been indicted on federal firearms charges.

U.S. Attorney files 135 cases linked to border crime in Southern California

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Federal prosecutors in the Southern District of California have filed 135 border-related cases this week.

Russell Laffitte pleads guilty to conspiracy, bank fraud, and misapplying bank funds

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Former banker Russell Lucius Laffitte, aged 54, from Estill, South Carolina, has entered a guilty plea in federal court to charges including conspiracy to commit wire fraud and bank fraud, wire fraud, bank fraud, and three counts of misapplying...

Houston ISD official and contractor convicted in elaborate fraud and bribery case

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A Houston federal jury has found Brian Busby, the former chief operating officer of the Houston Independent School District (HISD), and Anthony Hutchison, a contractor, guilty of engaging in a complex, multimillion-dollar fraud scheme.

Southern District of Texas files 216 cases in week-long immigration initiative

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A series of immigration and border security cases were announced this week by U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei, demonstrating ongoing efforts to secure the southern border.

Security guard sentenced for abuse of inmate at Phoenix reentry center

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Morris Gary Hibbitt, 51, of Avondale, was sentenced on April 14, 2025, to 13 months in prison for sexually abusing an inmate.

Byron Clay Scott sentenced to 22 years for armed robbery spree in North Carolina

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A Forsyth County man has been sentenced to 22 years in prison after pleading guilty to a series of armed robberies in various counties in North Carolina, as announced by Acting United States Attorney Randall S. Galyon of the Middle District of...

Honduran man pleads guilty to unlawful reentry into the U.S

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A Honduran man, Denis Ramon Flores Ortez, has entered a guilty plea for the offense of unlawful reentry into the United States following deportation.