Acting United States Attorney Harrington said, “The lengthy sentence reflects our commitment to prosecute those who seek to commit violent crimes against members of our community. The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Washington commends
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Between August 2020 and November 2020, Stokes was incarcerated at FCI Fort Dix, a federal correctional institutional with an adjacent satellite camp located in Fort Dix, New Jersey. While incarcerated, Stokes and his associates caused UIB
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A Kazakh judge ordered Howard be detained pending an extradition request from the United States. According to the Department of Justice’s Office of International Affairs, Howard’s removal from Kazakhstan is the first extradition from that country by the United States.
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Defendants Brockington, Shadon Johnson and Jordan were convicted of knowingly spectating at a dog fight, a misdemeanor offense. The other defendants were convicted of felony violations of the Animal Welfare Act and/or felony conspiracy to commit the same. Defendant Meyers also pleaded guilty to the unlawful possession of a handgun by a person with a prior felony conviction.
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“The Office of the Inspector General is committed to working with our partners at the Department of Justice, Office of Natural Resources Revenue and the Office of the Solicitor to ensure that companies producing minerals from areas under Federal jurisdiction fulfill their legal and professional responsibilities,” said Special Agent in Charge Ron Gonzales for the DOI Office of Inspector General’s Energy Investigations Unit.
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The NTG have a hierarchical structure in which members throughout the country are subdivided into separate groups or “lines.” Each NTG member has a specific rank within the gang or a specific line, and this rank comes with specific duties and responsibilities. Each of the six defendants who pleaded guilty were part of the gang’s “fire” line.
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Lawson was the owner of several internet-based companies that matched art and music teachers with students in need of lessons throughout the United States. The students entered into contracts with Lawson’s companies and agreed to pay for lessons via online credit card transactions.
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Milla was the co-owner of the Latinos en Accion and Accion Latino call centers in Lima, Peru. From April 2011 until his arrest in July 2019, he and his co-conspirators called victims, as well as victims’ family members and friends, and fraudulently threatened them
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Ksepka was paid $500 by an individual to falsely label the package and ship it to Hong Kong. One year prior to the shipment, the same individual paid Ksepka $500 to ship approximately 10 additional rhinoceros iguanas to Hong Kong.
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