Press Releases on December 16, 2025 - EIN Presswire - Press Release Distribution Service

Published on December 16, 2025 - 21:02 GMT

Illegal Honduran National Indicted on Drug and Immigration Crimes in Utah after Law Enforcement Allegedly Seized 21,000 Fentanyl ...

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – An undocumented Honduran national living in the United States illegally, was remanded into federal custody following his initial appearance on drug and immigration crimes. Norlan Guillermo Andino-Torres, 33, of Honduras, who has …

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Published on December 16, 2025 - 21:02 GMT

Former Adair County Resident Arrested For 1999 Murder In Indian Country

MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Timothy Jacob Hollan, age 73, of Miller, Missouri, was arrested in Kansas City, Kansas, yesterday on a federal arrest warrant. The warrant arose …

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Published on December 16, 2025 - 21:02 GMT

Member of violent Third World Mob gang sentenced to 17.5 years in prison

COLUMBUS, Ohio – A Third World Mob (3WM) drug dealer was sentenced in federal court here today to 210 months in prison. Members of the gang were responsible for trafficking more than 1,000 kilograms of marijuana. Teddy Asefa, 37, of Columbus, pleaded …

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Published on December 16, 2025 - 21:02 GMT

McKees Rocks Felon Charged with Possessing Firearms and Ammunition

PITTSBURGH, Pa. - A resident of McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of violating a federal firearms law, First Assistant United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today. The one-count …

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Published on December 16, 2025 - 21:02 GMT

Keene Man Sentenced to 36-Months Imprisonment for Child Exploitation Offense

Keene Man Sentenced to 36-Months Imprisonment for Child Exploitation Offense CONCORD – U.S. District Judge Steven McAuliffe sentenced a Keene man to 36 months of imprisonment and 5 years of supervised release for possessing child sexual abuse material ( …

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Published on December 16, 2025 - 21:02 GMT

Beaumont felon sentenced for federal firearms violation

BEAUMONT, Texas – A Beaumont man has been sentenced to federal prison for a firearms violation in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs. Cydney James Dorsey, 23, pleaded guilty to possession of ammunition by a prohibited …

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Published on December 16, 2025 - 21:02 GMT

Union City “Ghost Preparer” Sentenced to Prison for Fraudulently Seeking Over $4 Million in COVID-19 Employment Tax Credits

Scheme caused IRS to issue over $1.5 million in fraudulent tax refund AUGUSTA, GA: On December 15, 2025, a truckdriver who operated a “ghost” tax preparation business on the side was sentenced to federal prison for making claims for refunds of false COVID …

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Published on December 16, 2025 - 21:02 GMT

Baltimore Felon Sentenced to Federal Prison for Illegally Possessing a Firearm and Ammunition

Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Adam B. Abelson sentenced Jermaine Porter, 35, of Baltimore, Maryland, today, to six years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for possessing a firearm and ammunition as a convicted …

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Published on December 16, 2025 - 21:02 GMT

Gainesville Man Sentenced To More Than Ten Years For Role In Convenience Store Robbery

Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge Daniel L. Hovland has sentenced Jhakheem Smith (26, Gainesville) to 10 years and 6 months in federal prison for the armed robbery of a convenience store in Clearwater in November 2023. Earlier this year, Smith pleaded …

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Published on December 16, 2025 - 21:02 GMT

Mexican man sentenced for illegal reentry

GREAT FALLS – A Mexican man who was in the United States illegally was sentenced yesterday to time served, 31 days, and remanded to the U.S. Border Patrol, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said. Marco Antonio Contreras-Delira, 40, pleaded guilty in November 2025 to …

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Published on December 16, 2025 - 21:02 GMT

Tulsa Drug Dealer Sentenced to 25 Years After Being Convicted for Fentanyl Related Death of a 29-Year-Old

TULSA, Okla. – Today, a judge ordered Brandon Jerome Silas to 25 years imprisonment after a federal jury convicted him in May, for the fentanyl related death of 29-year-old Haley Nicole Scruggs. In May, a federal jury convicted Silas, 45, of Distribution …

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Published on December 16, 2025 - 21:02 GMT

Nursing director pleads guilty to tampering with drugs

BILLINGS – A Sand Springs woman accused of tampering with drugs at a local health care center admitted to charges today, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said. The defendant, Kailyn Marie Smotherman, 35, pleaded guilty to one count of tampering with consumer …

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Published on December 16, 2025 - 21:02 GMT

Skiatook Man Charged with Assault After Being Released in June from Being Found Incompetent

TULSA, Okla. – A Skiatook man was charged today for Assault with a Dangerous Weapon in Indian Country after being found incompetent to stand trial and was released. According to court documents, Jacob Robin Gilmartin, now 22, was initially charged in 2023 …

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Published on December 16, 2025 - 21:02 GMT

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Agrees to Pay $15 Million to Settle Fraud Allegations Related to Scientific Research Grants

BOSTON – Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc. (Dana-Farber) has agreed to pay $15 million to resolve allegations that, between 2014 and 2024, it made materially false statements and certifications related to National Institutes of Health (NIH) research …

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Published on December 16, 2025 - 21:02 GMT

Member of the Lynn Chapter of the Trinitarios Pleads Guilty to Racketeering Conspiracy

BOSTON – A member of the Lynn Chapter of the Trinitarios pleaded guilty today to racketeering charges, including his participation in two murders and one attempted murder. James Jimenez, 25, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to conduct enterprise affairs …

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Published on December 16, 2025 - 21:02 GMT

Arkansas woman sentenced to federal prison for East Texas drug trafficking violation

TEXARKANA, Texas –A Texarkana, Arkansas woman has been sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs. Terri Lynn Cooley, 55, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to …

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Published on December 16, 2025 - 21:02 GMT

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Agrees to Pay $15M to Settle Fraud Allegations Related to Scientific Research Grants

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc. (Dana-Farber) has agreed to pay $15,000,000 to resolve allegations that, between 2014 and 2024, it violated the False Claims Act by making materially false statements and certifications related to National Institutes of …

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Published on December 16, 2025 - 21:02 GMT

Man Who Had $6 Million in Bogus Checks Sentenced to 72 Months in Prison

ST. LOUIS – U.S. District Judge Sarah E. Pitlyk on Tuesday sentenced a man who committed bank fraud for years with checks stolen from the mail to 72 months in prison. Judge Pitlyk also ordered Terron T. Brown, 23, to repay $51,932 to victims. Brown pleaded …

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Published on December 16, 2025 - 21:02 GMT

Tampa Sex Offender Indicted For Distribution And Possession Of Child Sexual Abuse Material And Escape

Tampa, Florida – United States Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe announces the return of an indictment charging Richard Plummer (44, Tampa) with distribution and possession of child sexual abuse material and escape. If convicted on all counts, Plummer faces a …

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Published on December 16, 2025 - 21:02 GMT

Portageville Man Sentenced to 21 Years for Meth Trafficking, Illegal Firearms Possession

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A Portageville, Mo., man, who was convicted following a January 2025 jury trial for trafficking methamphetamine and illegally possessing firearms, was sentenced in federal court yesterday. Michael C. Patton, 37, was sentenced by U.S. …

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