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A Hudson County man caught with over 20 child pornography videos on his phone shortly after he applied for and received his U.S. citizenship was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years and one month in prison, officials said. Ramy Mercado, 29, of Jersey City, previously pleaded guilty to one count of possession of child pornography and one count of naturalization fraud, according to a release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office District of New Jersey. From June 2022 to October 2022, Mercado used his cellphone to send more than 20 video files depicting the sexual abuse of minors, including infants or toddl…

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