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Owner of a Tanker Truck Repair Company Pleads Guilty to Lying to OSHA During Explosion Investigation
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- Published: 22 May 2021 22 May 2021
Boise, Idaho - An Idaho man pleaded guilty Thursday to lying to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and to making an illegal repair to a cargo tanker in violation of the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act.
Owner of Wedding Planning Company Pleads Guilty to COVID-19 Relief Fraud
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- Published: 22 May 2021 22 May 2021
Dallas, Texas - A Texas man pleaded guilty Wednesday to filing fraudulent loan applications seeking more than $3 million in forgivable Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
Four Individuals Charged with Gambling and Tax Offenses
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- Published: 22 May 2021 22 May 2021
Cleveland, Ohio - A federal grand jury in Cleveland, Ohio, returned a superseding indictment on May 13, 2021, that was unsealed Tuesday, charging three Ohio men and one woman with conspiring to operate illegal gambling businesses and to defraud the IRS, among other criminal offenses.
Man Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIS and Attempting to Commit an Attack at a Toledo-Area Synagogue
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- Published: 21 May 2021 21 May 2021
Toledo, Ohio - Damon M. Joseph, aka Abdullah Ali Yusuf, 23, of Holland, Ohio, pleaded guilty Tuesday to attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham, aka ISIS, and attempting to commit a hate crime, for planning an attack on a synagogue in the Toledo, Ohio area.
Canadian National Sentenced for Human Smuggling Conspiracy
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- Published: 21 May 2021 21 May 2021
Miami, Florida - A Canadian national was sentenced to 32 months in prison for conspiracy to bring undocumented immigrants to the United States for private financial gain in connection with his role in a scheme to smuggle undocumented immigrants from Sri Lanka through the Caribbean and into the United States.
Wellton Agents Intercept Interstate Smuggling Attempt
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- Published: 16 May 2021 16 May 2021
Yuma, Arizona - Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Wellton station intercepted a smuggling attempt along Interstate 8 Thursday morning.
Yuma Sector Canine Sniffs Out Fentanyl
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- Published: 16 May 2021 16 May 2021
Yuma, Arizona - A Yuma Sector canine working at the immigration checkpoint on Highway 78 near Blythe, California, sniffed out a sandwich bag containing fentanyl pills hidden in a suitcase Thursday morning.