DOJ Newswire News
South Texan Guilty of Trafficking Cocaine Through Checkpoint
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 15, 2023
News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A federal jury in Corpus Christi has convicted a 42-year-old Mission resident for possession with the intent to distribute 500 grams of cocaine, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux of the Houston Division, and U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani today.
Montville Man Charged With Federal Firearms Offenses
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 15, 2023
News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and James Ferguson, Special Agent in Charge, ATF Boston Field Division, today announced that a federal grand jury in New Haven returned an indictment yesterday charging NICHOLAS DeFELICE, 31, of Montville, with engaging in the business of dealing in and manufacturing firearms, and possession of unregistered National Firearms Act firearms.
Boston Man Sentenced to Prison for Illegally Transporting Firearms
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 15, 2023
News Release: BOSTON - A Boston man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for illegally transporting firearms from Alabama into Massachusetts.
New Orleans Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Firearms Offense
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 15, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - On July 6, 2023, TERRANCE RICHARDS, age 38, of New Orleans, pleaded guilty to possessing ammunition while being a convicted felon, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.
Andover Man Pleads Guilty to Role in Northern New England Fentanyl Trafficking Operation
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 15, 2023
News Release: BOSTON - An Andover man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in connection with a fentanyl trafficking operation that spanned across northern New England.
Minneapolis Felon Sentenced to Ten Years in Prison for Fentanyl Trafficking
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 15, 2023
News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - A Minneapolis man was sentenced to 120 months in prison for possession of fentanyl with intent to distribute, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.
Cooperation Between United States and Mexican Law Enforcement Leads to Significant Actions Against Transnational Drug Trafficking Organization
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 15, 2023
News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - Today, United States and Mexican law enforcement announced significant enforcement actions against a prolific transnational drug trafficking organization operating in Nogales, Sonora, along the U.S.-Mexico border.
U.S. Marshals Working With El Paso PD to Locate Murder Suspect With Ties to Gang, Miami & Boston Areas
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 15, 2023
News Release: El Paso, TX - The U.S. Marshals Lone Star Fugitive Task Force - El Paso Division is working with El Paso police to locate a man wanted on a warrant for murder stemming from an aggravated assault in February.
Chairman Jim Jordan Opening Statement on FBI Oversight
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 15, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) delivers his opening statement during today's hearing with FBI Director Christopher Wray.
Rapid City Man Sentenced for Illegally Possessing a Firearm and Ammunition
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 15, 2023
News Release: RAPID CITY - United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man convicted of Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition by a Prohibited Person was sentenced on July 7, 2023, by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey L. Viken.
Man Admits Theft From Newington Gun Store
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 15, 2023
News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that TROY HARRIS, 28, pleaded guilty today in New Haven federal court to a firearm offense stemming from a Newington gun store theft in September 2021.
U.S. Marshals Task Force Apprehends Former Coach on Multiple Sex Crimes
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 15, 2023
News Release: Haywood County, TN - On July 13, 2023, the U.S. Marshals Two Rivers Violent Fugitive Task Force (TRVFTF) in Jackson captured a man wanted for multiple counts of sex crimes during his time as an assistant athletic coach for a Haywood County school.
Willoughby Hills Couple Indicted for Insurance-Fraud Arson
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 15, 2023
News Release: CLEVELAND - Rebecca C. Lutzko, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio announced today that a federal grand jury sitting in Cleveland returned a three-count indictment charging a Willoughby Hills couple with conspiring to set fire to rental properties in order to collect insurance money.
New Orleans Man Pleads Guilty for Distribution of Methamphetamine and Maintaining a Drug Premises
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 15, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - On July 7, 2023, RYAN NEGROTTO, age 43 of New Orleans, pled guilty in federal court to all counts with which he was charged in a superseding indictment, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.
California Man Found Guilty of Conspiracy and Other Charges Related to January 6 Capitol Breach
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 15, 2023
News Release: Defendant Convicted of Engaging in Conspiracy to Disrupt Congress.
ATF National Response Team Joins Local, State Fire Investigation in Sterling, Illinois
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 15, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Chicago Field Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives requested ATF’s National Response Team join the investigation into a fire that occurred the morning of Friday, July 7, 2023, that claimed the life of one resident. Two others sustained non-life threating injuries in the three-story mixed-use building on the 400 block of 3rd Street in Sterling, Illinois.
Leominster Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Offense
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 15, 2023
News Release: BOSTON - A Leominster man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Worcester to possessing large quantities of counterfeit Adderall pills containing methamphetamine intended for distribution.
Tampa Man Pleads Guilty to Illegally Possessing Firearm
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 15, 2023
News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Deandre Riviera Lopez (33, Tampa) has pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. Lopez faces a minimum mandatory penalty of 15 years, up to life, in federal prison under the Armed Career Criminal Act. A sentencing date has not yet been set.
ATF National Response Team Joins Wyoming Business Fire Investigation
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 15, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Denver Field Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives requested ATF’s National Response Team joined the investigation into a business fire that occurred in the early morning hours on July 4, 2023, at the Alcova Marina in Alcova, Wyoming.
Pine Ridge Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Conspiracy
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 15, 2023
News Release: RAPID CITY - United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a Pine Ridge, South Dakota, man convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance was sentenced on June 30, 2023, by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey L. Viken.