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New Orleans resident pleads guilty in CARES Act fraud case

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Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson has announced that Brandon Jarrow, also known as Brandi Jarrow, age 33, from New Orleans, has pleaded guilty to charges related to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act).

Maryland doctor pleads guilty to distributing controlled substances unlawfully

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Anissa Maroof, a physician from Potomac, Maryland, has pleaded guilty to federal charges related to the unlawful distribution of controlled substances.

Tennessee Supreme Court rules hospital waived its QIC privilege

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The Tennessee Supreme Court has determined that the Quality Improvement Committee (QIC) privilege can be waived, following a case involving CHI Memorial Hospital.

Coalition challenges Hawaii's firearm carry ban at Supreme Court

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Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall has joined a coalition of 26 states urging the Supreme Court of the United States to intervene in Hawaii's firearm carry ban.

Illinois man charged with dissemination of child sexual abuse material

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Attorney General Kwame Raoul has charged a Quincy, Illinois resident, Timothy Mason, with allegedly disseminating child sexual abuse material.

Authorities charge six in Kansas drug smuggling operation

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Six individuals have been charged in connection with a drug smuggling operation involving the transportation of liquid methamphetamine from Mexico to Emporia, Kansas.

Windham man sentenced for conspiracy involving Clean Air Act violations

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A Windham resident has been sentenced in Portland's U.S. District Court for conspiring to tamper with environmental monitoring devices on diesel vehicles, violating the Clean Air Act, and obstructing an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)...

Maryland man indicted on multiple charges including wire fraud

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A federal grand jury has indicted Andrew Langford, a 49-year-old resident of Ft.

St. Clair Shores man convicted of illegal firearm activities

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A St. Clair Shores resident, Chase Farmer, was convicted by a federal jury for illegally importing, possessing, and transferring machineguns and failing to maintain proper records as a Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL).

South Carolina House passes bill enhancing fight against child exploitation

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Attorney General Alan Wilson announced a significant development today as the South Carolina House passed Senate Bill 74, known as the Administrative Subpoena Bill.

Tucson pair charged with firearm possession linked to violent crime

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Hassan Omar Kassim and Alexandra Brooke Wisdom, both 19 and residents of Tucson, Arizona, were arrested on May 6, 2025.

Parmelee man sentenced to six years for assault with dangerous weapon

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A Parmelee, South Dakota man has been sentenced to six years in federal prison for assault with a dangerous weapon.

South Lake Tahoe man indicted for alleged fentanyl distribution causing deaths

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A federal grand jury has indicted Timothy Austin Pannell, 32, from South Lake Tahoe, on charges of distributing fentanyl that resulted in death.

Georgia man sentenced to prison for transporting minor across state lines

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A Georgia man has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for transporting a minor across state lines with the intent to engage in sexual acts.

Sex trafficker sentenced to over seven years in prison

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Johnny Lee Gibson, a 58-year-old from Florence, South Carolina, has been sentenced to 90 months in federal prison for sex trafficking.

Maryland man receives eight-year sentence for attempting sex crime against child

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Nathaniel Lamar Nelson Scott, a 36-year-old resident of Bowie, Maryland, has been sentenced to 96 months in federal prison.

High school student charged with firearm possession on campus

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An 18-year-old resident of Edinburg, Texas, has been charged with possessing a firearm on school property.

Nurse pleads guilty to tampering with fentanyl vials at Michigan hospital

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A registered nurse from Grosse Pointe Park, Travis Eskridge, has pleaded guilty to tampering with vials of fentanyl, a Schedule II controlled substance.

Former Rock Hill officer convicted for distributing child sexual abuse materials

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A federal jury in Columbia, South Carolina, has found Daniel Paul Shealy, a former Rock Hill police officer, guilty on 18 counts related to the possession and distribution of child sexual abuse material.

Four sentenced for roles in $110 million kickback conspiracy

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Multiple individuals have been sentenced in a conspiracy involving kickbacks for prescription referrals, as announced by U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.