DOJ Newswire News
Combatting Gun Violence in the Northern District of Florida
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 17, 2023
News Release: TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA - 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. The Department of Justice is committed to investigating and prosecuting individuals who illegally buy, sell, use, or possess firearms.
Justice Department Finds Civil Rights Violations by the Minneapolis Police Department and the City of Minneapolis
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 17, 2023
News Release: Following a comprehensive investigation, the Justice Department announced today that the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) and the City of Minneapolis (City) engage in a pattern or practice of conduct in violation of the U.S. Constitution and federal law. The Department also announced that the city ...
Waterbury Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Fentanyl Distribution and Gun Possession Offenses
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 17, 2023
News Release: 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.
Woman Pleads Guilty to Murder Conspiracy
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 17, 2023
News Release: An Illinois woman pleaded guilty today for her role in a conspiracy to murder her mother while they vacationed in Bali, Indonesia, in August 2014.
Foreign National Sentenced for International Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 17, 2023
News Release: A Mexican national was sentenced today in the District of Columbia to 13 years in prison for conspiring to distribute cocaine for importation into the United States.
St. Tammany Man Indicted for Violation of the Federal Gun Control Act
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 17, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - MATTHEW LAURENT, age 21, a resident of St. Tammany Parish, was indicted on June 9, 2023 for possession of a machine gun, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 922(o), announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.
St. Petersburg Convicted Felon Sentenced to More Than Fifteen Years for Drug Trafficking and Firearms Charges
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 17, 2023
News Release: Tampa, FL - U.S. District Judge Virginia M. Hernandez Covington has sentenced Jamel Middleton (27, St. Petersburg) to 15 years and 8 months in federal prison for possession with the intent to distribute a controlled substance and being a felon in possession of a firearm. The Court also ordered Middleton ...
Indictment Charges Connecticut, Kansas, and California Men With Operating Gun Trafficking Ring
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 17, 2023
News Release: An investigation into an organization that trafficked numerous firearms into Connecticut has resulted in federal charges against residents of Connecticut, Kansas, and California.
EXCLUSIVE: Jim Jordan Subpoenas Woke ESG ‘Cartel’ Company
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 17, 2023
News Release: House Judiciary Chairman Rep. Jim Jordan sent a subpoena Wednesday to the CEO of Ceres, calling on the executive to explain corporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) efforts that could violate federal antitrust laws.
Boyd County Man Sentenced to 262 Months for Armed Drug Trafficking
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 17, 2023
News Release: ASHLAND, Ky. - An Ashland man, Gary R. Rowe, 49, was sentenced on Monday to 262 months in federal prison, by U.S. District Judge David Bunning for armed drug trafficking charges.
Columbia Man Pleads Guilty to Illegally Exporting Firearms to Ghana
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 17, 2023
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Eric Nana Kofi Ampong Coker, age 41, of Columbia, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to the illegal export of firearms.
New Orleans Man Charged in Superseding Indictment With Federal Gun Offense
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 17, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - MAURICE FLORANT, age 34, a resident of New Orleans, Louisiana, was charged on June 9, 2023, in a one-count superseding indictment for a violation of the Federal Gun Control Act, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.
Jury Convicts Alabama Man of Methamphetamine and Fentanyl Conspiracy
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 17, 2023
News Release: Gulfport, Miss. - On June 14, 2023, a federal jury convicted Curtis Navelle Harrison, 45, of Monroeville, Alabama, of conspiring to possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and less than 40 grams of a mixture or substance containing fentanyl, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Acting Special Agent in Charge Anthony Spotswood of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (“ATF").
Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-ASTM International discussed on June 16 by Justice Department
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 17, 2023
The US Justice Department published a one page notice on June 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Drug Trafficker With Stolen Law Enforcement Gun Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 17, 2023
News Release: 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.
Rochester Felon Pleads Guilty to Drug and Gun Charges
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 17, 2023
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced that Jesus Santiago, 32, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute marijuana and being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, before U.S. District Judge David G. Larimer. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $1,000,000 fine.
Justice Department discusses Agency Information Collection Activities; Firearms Transaction Record/Registro de Transacción de Armas de Fuego; Correction on June 16
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 17, 2023
The US Justice Department published a one page notice on June 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Shasta County Man Sentenced for Black Market Firearms Trafficking
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 17, 2023
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - 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.
Fort Myers Convicted Felon Pleads Guilty to Unlawfully Possessing Firearms
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 17, 2023
News Release: Fort Myers, Florida - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Travis Lavon Anderson (36, Fort Myers) has pleaded guilty to possessing firearms as a previously convicted felon. Anderson faces a maximum of 10 years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set.