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Acts of gun violence are far too frequent in communities throughout the Northern District of Florida. Violating federal firearms laws is a serious crime and offenders face serious consequences.

Shasta County Man Sentenced for Black Market Firearms Trafficking

Brian Scheckla, 65, of Burney, was sentenced today to two years in prison for unlawful dealing in firearms, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.

Drug Trafficker With Stolen Law Enforcement Gun Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison

A Fort Worth drug trafficker with eight firearms – including one stolen from Tarrant County law enforcement – was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Leigha Simonton.

U.S. Marshals NY Task Force Recover Critically Missing Child from Sweetwater, Texas

The U.S. Marshals New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force recovered a critically missing child from Sweetwater, Texas early today in Lockport, New York.

Felon Sentenced to 60 Months for His Role in Illegal Firearms Purchase

Keymal Bert Rucker, 31, of Laughlin, Nevada, was sentenced last week by United States District Judge Susan M. Brnovich to 60 months in prison. Rucker pleaded guilty to Aiding and Abetting a False Statement During the Purchase of a Firearm.

Leader of Houston-Based DTO Pleads Guilty to Leading Large-Scale Meth Distribution and Importation Conspiracy

Francisco Javier Mecina Barrera Also Pled Guilty to Brandishing a Firearm in Furtherance of the Drug Offenses

Chairmen Jordan and McClintock Request Transcribed Interview from ICE Official

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) and Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Chairman Tom McClintock (R-CA) just sent a letter to the Deputy Executive Associate Director of Enforcement and Removal Operations with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) requesting a transcribed interview before the Committee related to ICE's failure to enforce federal immigration law during a period of skyrocketing illegal immigration.

Muskegon Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Stalking His Ex-Wife and Possessing Firearms

U.S. Attorney Mark Totten Vows To Fight Gender-Based Violence

Waterbury Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Fentanyl Distribution and Gun Possession Offenses

Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that, on June 2, 2023, ALEX REYES, also known as “A.J.,” 26, of Waterbury, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to an effective term of imprisonment of 60 months, followed by three years of supervised release, for illegally possessing a firearm.

Casper Woman Arraigned on Arson Charges

Lorna Roxanne Green, 22, of Casper, Wyoming, was indicted by a federal grand jury in May and was arraigned today for arson of a facility engaged in interstate commerce before U.S. Magistrate Judge Kelly H. Rankin.

Activity in the United States Attorney’s Office

Matthew Pruitt, age 20, of Cheyenne, Wyoming was sentenced on May 26, 2023, for being a felon in possession of a firearm to 27 months’ imprisonment with three years of supervised release and a $100 special assessment. U.S. District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson imposed the sentence.

Durbin: Chief Justice Roberts Should Strengthen Supreme Court Ethics Standards Before the Court’s Summer Recess

U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today spoke on the Senate floor about the need for stronger Supreme Court ethics standards before the Court recesses for the summer.

Informational: Federal Court Arraignments

The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced that the following persons were arraigned or appeared this week before U.S. Magistrate judges on indictments handed down by the Grand Jury or on criminal complaints.

Leader of Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to 23 Years in Federal Prison

Senior U.S. District Judge John Antoon II has sentenced Uriel Fajardo-Albarran (28, Coleman) to 23 years in federal prison.

Durbin, Whitehouse Send Follow Up Letter to Harlan Crow Seeking Full Information on Gifts, Travel, and Access Given to Supreme Court Justices

After a law firm representing Crow sent an inadequate letter in response to May 8th requests, Durbin and Whitehouse continue to press for key information

Officers Seize 82 Firearms, Machine Guns, During Arrest of Three Men Charged With Gun Trafficking Conspiracy, Drug Trafficking

Law enforcement officers seized 82 firearms, including machine guns, during the arrest of three

Illinois Man Sentenced to 108 Months in Prison

Justin Davis, 65 years old, of Maywood, IL, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Damon R. Leichty after his plea of guilty to possessing with intent to distribute cocaine, possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime and to being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson.

Salem Man Sentenced for Conspiring to Distribute Over Four Kilograms of Fentanyl Pills

A Salem man has been sentenced in federal court in Boston for conspiring to distribute large amounts of fentanyl.

Murder Suspect Arrested in Philadelphia