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Nine-Time Felon Sentenced to More Than 17 Years in Prison for Illegal Possession of Firearm, Drugs

News Release: CINCINNATI - A Cincinnati man with nine prior felony convictions was sentenced in U.S. District Court today to 210 months in prison for committing additional crimes involving firearms and illegal drugs.


Peoria, Illinois, Man Sentenced to 40 Months in Prison for Possession of a Firearm as a Felon

News Release: PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria, Illinois, man, Denzel L. Jordan, 29, of the 1200 block of North University Street, was sentenced on July 20, 2023, to 40 months in federal prison for possession of a firearm and ammunition, to be followed by three years of supervised release.


Two Queens Men Sentenced for Armed Robbery at Aqueduct Racetrack

News Release: Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Lamel Miller was sentenced by United States District Judge Ann M. Donnelly to 108 months’ imprisonment following his conviction at trial in connection with the March 7, 2020 armed robbery of over $280,000 in cash from the Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens. Last ...


Koreatown Man Convicted in Scheme To Illegally Sell Firearms

News Release: LOS ANGELES - A federal jury today convicted a Los Angeles man of participating in a scheme that illegally sold 27 guns, including a “Glock switch" that converts a semiautomatic firearm to a machinegun.


Man Pleads Guilty to Straw Purchasing Firearm Recovered Near Fatal Odessa Shooting

News Release: MIDLAND, Texas - An Odessa man pleaded guilty in a federal court in Midland on Monday to one count of false statement during purchase of a firearm.


Jury Convicts Jacksonville Felon for Illegally Possessing a Loaded Firearm

News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that a federal jury has found Dwayne Eric Thompson (39, Jacksonville) guilty of possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. Thompson faces a maximum penalty of 15 years’ imprisonment. A sentencing date has not yet been set.


Former University of Arizona Student Sentenced to 84 Months in Prison for Drug Trafficking and Firearms Offenses

News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - Jonathan Edward Mayer, 22, of Tacoma, Washington, was sentenced on June 30, 2023, by U.S. District Judge Scott H. Rash to 84 months in prison. Mayer previously pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute Marijuana, Possession with Intent to Distribute Marijuana, ...


Anchorage Man Sentenced to 9 Years for Stealing 22 Guns

News Release: ANCHORAGE, Alaska - An Anchorage man was sentenced yesterday to nine years in federal prison for stealing 22 firearms from an Anchorage gun store in 2019.


Convicted Armed Robber Sentenced to More Than 5 Years in Federal Prison for Illegally Acquiring a Firearm Through a “Straw-Purchase” Scheme

News Release: INDIANAPOLIS- Randy Coffey, 36, of Indianapolis, Indiana, has been sentenced to 63 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to illegally possessing a firearm.


Portsmouth Man Sentenced for Possessing Firearm Used in Murder of Seven-Year-Old Girl

News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - A Portsmouth man was sentenced today to 15 years in prison for possessing a firearm used in the shooting of a child and straw purchasing another firearm used in a second shooting.


New Orleans Man Sentenced for Violating Controlled Substances Act

News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - MARVIN SIMS, age 34, a resident of New Orleans, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Eldon E. Fallon on one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with the intent to distribute heroin and fentanyl, in violation of the Federal Controlled Substances Act, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.



Billings Felon Sentenced for Illegal Possession of Firearm After Accidental Shooting

News Release: BILLINGS, Mont. - A Billings man with a felony conviction was sentenced today to two years and three months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for illegally possessing a gun after he accidently shot a person and fled, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.


Brookline Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing Machine Guns

News Release: BOSTON - A Brookline man pleaded guilty in federal court today to illegally possessing two machine guns.


Long-Time Sureno Gang Member Is Sentenced to More Than 20 Years in Federal Prison for Shooting an Undercover Law Enforcement Officer

News Release: Spokane, WA - Vanessa R. Waldref, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced today that Randy Coy James Holmes, age 25, of Spokane, Washington, was sentenced today to more than 20 years in federal prison for Assault with a Deadly Weapon on a Federal Law Enforcement Officer ...


Janesville Man Sentenced to 13 Years for Multiple Armed Robberies & Brandishing a Firearm

News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Devonti Wilson, 38, Janesville, Wisconsin was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 13 years in federal prison for armed robbery and brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence. This prison term will be followed by a 5-year term of supervised release. Wilson pleaded guilty to these charges on March 21, 2023.


Gainesville Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Identity Theft and Possessing Firearms as a Convicted Felon

News Release: Ocala, Florida - Senior United States District Judge Gregory A. Presnell has sentenced Brandon Jamal Alex Grant (23, Gainesville) to three years and one month in federal prison for possessing counterfeit access devices with the intent to defraud and possessing firearms as a convicted felon. Grant had pleaded guilty on May 2, 2023.


USDOJ-OJP-OVC grant application closes on Aug. 8

OVC FY 2023 Invited to Apply - National Crime Victims Rights Week Community Awareness Projects (2024) grant opened on July 28.


Five Men Wanted for Stealing From the Debit Cards of Government Aid Beneficiaries Sought for Their Roles in an ATM Skimming Theft Network

News Release: Five Men Wanted for Stealing From the Debit Cards of Government Aid Beneficiaries Sought for Their Roles in an ATM Skimming Theft Network.


Pharmaceutical President Sentenced in Counterfeit Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas - A Florida-based pharmaceutical president has been sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux of the Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Damien M. Diggs today.