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Convicted Felon Who Illegally Possessed Ghost Guns, Ammunition, and Silencers Sentenced to Federal Prison

A West Greenwich man who was previously convicted and incarcerated on state felony firearm charges and who was later found by federal agents to be illegally in possession of firearms and parts to make – and stockpile – a collection of un-serialized, privately made firearms, also known as “ghost guns,” along with silencers and thousands of rounds of ammunition, was sentenced on Wednesday to three years in federal prison, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.


Illinois Man Sentenced to 63 Months in Prison

HAMMOND- Alexander Greene, 27 years old, of Chicago, Illinois, was sentenced by United States District Court Senior Judge James T. Moody after pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson.


Repeat Sex Offender Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison For Possession Of Child Sexual Abuse Material

A Las Vegas man was sentenced today by United States District Judge Richard F. Boulware II to 10 years in prison followed by 15 years of supervised release for possession of images depicting child sexual abuse material.


Central Texas Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material

A Gatesville man was sentenced in a federal court in Waco on Wednesday to 240 months in prison for possession of visual depictions of sexual activities by minors.


Registered Sex Offender from Harwich Indicted for Possessing Child Pornography

Defendant previously convicted of lewdness as well as indecent assault and battery on a child


Rhode Island Priest Admits to Federal Child Pornography Charge

Father James W. Jackson, a Rhode Island priest previously assigned to St. Mary’s Church in Providence, pleaded guilty in federal court in Rhode Island today to a charge of receipt of child pornography, admitting to a federal judge that he downloaded files of child sexual abuse using a peer-to-peer-file-sharing network, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.


New Orleans Man Federally Charged in a Superseding Indictment with Producing Files Depicting the Sexual Victimization of Children, Extorting Minor Females to Send Sexually Explicit Depictions, and Distribution and Receipt of Child Sexual Abuse Material

On May 19, 2023 COLE DIGGS a/k/a Kevon Godson, age 29, a resident of New Orleans, was charged in a nine-count superseding indictment with production and attempted production of child sexual abuse material (CSAM), in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 2251(a), interstate communications with intent to extort, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, 875(d), and distribution and receipt of CSAM, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, 2252(a)(2), announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.


El Paso Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Receiving, Distributing Child Pornography

An El Paso man was sentenced in a federal court in El Paso today to 180 months in prison for receipt and distribution of a visual depiction involving the sexual exploitation of a minor.


NE Georgia Man Convicted of Distributing Child Sexual Abuse Material

GBI Discovered Evidence He was Continuing to Distribute CSAM Prior to Trial


Cumberland County Woman Gets Maximum Penalty for Producing Child Pornography

A Cumberland County woman was sentenced today to 360 months imprisonment followed by lifetime of supervised release for producing child pornography.


Jury Convicts St. Louis Man of Meth Trafficking

Officers Seized 31 Pounds of Meth from Luggage at Bus Station


California Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Trafficking

Officers Seized 33,000 Pills That Contained Four Kilograms of Fentanyl at KC Bus Terminal


Madison Man Sentenced for Participating in Straw Purchase of Firearms

imothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Isaiah Phillips, 18, Madison, Wisconsin was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to 60 days in jail for aiding and abetting a false statement during a purchase of a firearm.


Fair Haven Residents Indicted for Drug Trafficking, Gun Possession Offenses

The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that on May 31, 2023, a federal grand jury returned a four-count indictment against John Muzzy, 32, of Fair Haven, Vermont, and Rebecca Ross, 39, also of Fair Haven, Vermont.


Milton Man Sentenced for Drug Distribution Activities

The United States Attorney’s Office stated that Stephen Boles, 30, of Milton Vermont, was sentenced today by the Hon. William K. Sessions III, United States District Judge, to 5-years of incarceration to be followed by 3 years of supervised release for possessing fentanyl with the intent to distribute the drug.


Colorado Man Sentenced for Conspiring to Distribute Tramadol

The United States Attorney’s Office stated that John Gentile, 59, of Arvada, Colorado, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge William K. Sessions III to two years of probation for conspiring to distribute Tramadol.


Peabody Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Distribute Over Four Kilograms of Fentanyl Pills

Thousands of pills, $150,000 in cash and pill press found in defendant’s storage unit


Suffield Man Sentenced to Nearly 8 Years in Prison for Trafficking Cocaine While on Supervised Release

Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that SERGIO HORTA-MOLINA, 47, of Suffield, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to 94 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for trafficking cocaine, and for violating the conditions of his supervised release from a prior narcotics trafficking conviction.


New Orleans Man Pleads Guilty to Carjacking and Weapons Charges

United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that FURRELL JOHNSON, age 33, of New Orleans, Louisiana, pleaded guilty today before United States District Judge Lance M. Africk to a two-count indictment charging him with Carjacking and violating the Federal Gun Control Act.


Chairman Jordan Expands Investigation into Biden Targeting Parents at School Board Meetings

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) just sent a letter to White House Chief of Staff Jeff Zients about the Biden Administration's use of counterterrorism and criminal tools against parents exercising their First Amendment rights at school board meetings