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An Oklahoma City, Oklahoma man, Gerald Duran, 49, was sentenced on July 18, 2024, to 45 months in prison for bank fraud and aggravated identity theft. After he completes his prison sentence, he will serve three years of supervised release. He was also ordered to pay $4,500 in restitution.

On July 18, 2024, the United States charged Courtney Mallory, 44 years of age, from Coconut Creek, Florida with the commission of two bank robberies:  one occurring on June 5, 2024, at a Boca Raton Truist bank; and another occurring on July 12, 2024, at a Delray Beach Bank of America. 

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that JOY JOSEPH BANERJEE (“BANERJEE”), age 57, of New Orleans, pled guilty on July 18, 2024 to possession of prepubescent child pornography, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 2252(a)(4)(b).  BANERJEE faces a maximum sentence of twenty (20) years imprisonment, and/or a fine of up to $250,000.00, or the greater of twice the gross gain to the defendant or twice the gross loss to any person of the offense, under Title 18, United States Code, Section 3571.  In addition, BANERJEE faces a term of supervised

A Forney man who filmed himself molesting a toddler and used concealed cameras to capture nude images of preteens was sentenced Thursday to 120 years in federal prison. 

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - SHAMPAIN POOLE (“POOLE”), age 23, of New Orleans, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Jay C. Zainey on July 15, 2024, to 147 months in prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release, along with a mandatory $300 special assessment fee, after previously being found guilty by a  jury of carjacking, brandishing a weapon during a crime of violence, and being a felon in possession of a firearm.

Beau Thomas Shores, 42, of Bunker Hill, West Virginia, has admitted to the receipt of child pornography. According to court documents, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children reported suspicious activity on a cell phone to law enforcement.

A Virginia man was sentenced to prison today after he previously pleaded guilty to assaulting law enforcement during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election.

MOBILE, AL – A Colombian national was sentenced on July 17, 2024 to 65 months in prison for smuggling 1,550 kilograms of cocaine in the eastern Pacific Ocean. Edgar Parades Sanchez, pled guilty to the drug smuggling offense.