DOJ Newswire News
Naples Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing Firearm During Drug Trafficking Crime
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 6, 2023
News Release: Fort Myers, Florida - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Michael Karp (50, Naples) today pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. Karp faces a minimum penalty of five years, up to life, in federal prison.
Tampa Man Pleads Guilty to Illegally Possessing Firearm
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 6, 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 Investigation of $1M Philadelphia Structure Fire
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 6, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Philadelphia Field Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives called on ATF’s National Response Team to join the investigation of a structure fire that involved three businesses which include a furniture warehouse, an auto repair shop and an auto stereo store. The fire caused more than $1 million in catastrophic damages on June 26 in Philadelphia.
Peru Man Sentenced to 110 Months in Prison
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 6, 2023
News Release: SOUTH BEND - Curtis Birner, 37 years old, of Peru, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Robert L. Miller, Jr. after being found guilty of being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm following a two-day jury trial in January, announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson.
Troy Man Sentenced to 20 Months for Unlawfully Possessing a Short-Barreled Rifle
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 6, 2023
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Curtis D. Black, Jr., age 32, of Troy, New York, was sentenced today to 20 months in prison for possessing an unregistered short-barreled rifle.
New London Man Sentenced to 40 Months in Federal Prison for Gun Offense
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 6, 2023
News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that SHAQUAN SAUNDERS, also known as “Sosa Da Billy," 28, of Uncasville, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall in New Haven to 40 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for unlawful possession of a firearm.
New Orleans Man Sentenced for Drug and Weapons Violations
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 6, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - On June 22, 2023, BRIAN TARDY, age 31, a resident of Orleans Parish, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Barry W. Ashe to 106 months of imprisonment, 3 years of supervised release, and a $300 mandatory special assessment fee after previously pleading guilty to a three-count superseding bill of information, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.
Member of Violent Bridgeport Gang Sentenced to More Than 20 Years in Federal Prison
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 6, 2023
News Release: TYRONE MOORE, also known as “Ty Ralph Lauren," 21, of Bridgeport, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to 250 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for his involvement in a violent Bridgeport street gang and his role in the murder of a rival in July 2019.
Final Defendant of Nine Pleads Guilty to Heroin Conspiracy
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 6, 2023
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - A Springfield, Mo., man who pleaded guilty in federal court today is the final defendant convicted for his role in a conspiracy to distribute heroin in Greene County, Mo.
Bogalusa Man Sentenced for Violating the Federal Gun Control and Federal Controlled Substances Acts
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 6, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - CARLOS WALKER, age 33, a resident of Bogalusa, Louisiana, was sentenced on June 20, 2023 by United States District Judge Wendy B. Vitter to 87 months’ imprisonment, three years of supervised release, and a mandatory $300.00 special assessment fee after pleading guilty to one ...
Felon Sentenced for Illegal Possession of Firearm After Offering To Sell Pistol, Illegal Switches for Gun Conversion
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 6, 2023
News Release: BILLINGS - A California felon who was identified offering to sell an undercover agent a pistol and switches used to convert guns from semi-automatic firearms to fully-automatic was sentenced today to two years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, U. S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.
Delaware Man Sentenced for Violation of National Firearms Act
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 6, 2023
News Release: WILMINGTON, Del. - U.S. Attorney Davis C. Weiss announced that Mark Nepi, 46, of Wilmington, was sentenced on June 29, 2023, to 60 months in federal prison for a violation of the National Firearms Act. U.S. District Judge Maryellen Noreika pronounced the sentence.
Tampa Drug Trafficking Leader Sentenced to More Than 21 Years in Federal Prison
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 6, 2023
News Release: Tampa, FL - United States District Judge Charlene Edwards Honeywell has sentenced Edward Verdi-Bruno, (31, Tampa) to 21 years and 8 months in federal prison for conspiracy and delivery of controlled substances. Verdi-Bruno had pleaded guilty on March 29, 2023.
Ulster County Felon Pleads Guilty to Unlawful Firearm Possession
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 6, 2023
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Bram Fox, age 43, of Kerhonkson, New York, pled guilty today to unlawfully possessing a rifle as a previously convicted felon. Fox also admitted to manufacturing and possessing several dozen firearms, which law enforcement seized from his Ulster County house earlier this year.
Hardin Felon Sentenced to Prison for Illegal Possession of Gun
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 6, 2023
News Release: BILLINGS - A Hardin man with felony convictions was sentenced today to 21 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, after law enforcement found a firearm in a stolen truck he was driving during a pursuit that began near Billings and ended on the Crow Indian Reservation, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said today.
USDOJ-OJP-OJJDP offers new grant application process starting July 6
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 6, 2023
OJJDP FY 2023 Invited to Apply - National Youth Defense Training and Technical Assistance grant opened on July 6.
Jacksonville Convicted Felon Sentenced to Eight Years for Narcotics and Firearm Possession
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 6, 2023
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - U.S. District Judge Marcia Morales Howard has sentenced Johnny Deangelo White (46, Jacksonville) to eight years and four months in federal prison for possessing with the intent to distribute fentanyl and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense. He had pleaded guilty in March 2023.
Tarpon Spring Man Who Threatened To Commit Violence to a Child and Grandmother Arrested and Charged
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 6, 2023
News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the arrest and filing of a criminal complaint charging Antonio McCray (22, Tarpon Springs) with possessing a firearm after having been convicted of a felony. If convicted, McCray faces a maximum penalty of 15 years in federal prison. McCray made his initial appearance on June 21, 2023, before U.S. Magistrate Judge Amanda Arnold Sansone, and was ordered detained pending trial.
USDOJ-OJP-OJJDP grant application closes on July 13
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 6, 2023
OJJDP FY 2023 Invited to Apply—Juvenile Justice System Reform and Reinvestment Initiative Training and Technical Assistance grant opened on July 6.
Grand Jury Returns Indictments
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 6, 2023
News Release: MADISON, WIS. - A federal grand jury in the Western District of Wisconsin, sitting in Madison, returned the following indictments today. You are advised that a charge is merely an accusation and that a defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.