DOJ Newswire News
Amarillo Drug Dealer Charged With Possession of 76 Firearms, 54 Glock Switches
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2023
News Release: DALLAS - An Amarillo drug dealer with an arsenal of 76 firearms and 54 Glock switches was indicted on federal drug and gun charges, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Leigha Simonton.
Convicted Felon Arrested for Attempting To Trade Fentanyl for Four Firearms
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2023
News Release: BOSTON - A Quincy man was arrested yesterday for allegedly distributing fentanyl to obtain four firearms while a convicted felon.
New Haven Man Who Committed 5 Gunpoint Robberies of New Haven Store Sentenced to More Than 13 Years in Prison
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2023
News Release: NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Jermaine Cannon, 20, of New Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in Hartford to 162 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for robbery and firearm offenses related to his commission of five gunpoint robberies of the same New Haven business during a six-week period in 2021.
Fort Myers Man Pleads Guilty to Murder-for-Hire
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2023
News Release: FORT MYERS, Fla. - U.S. Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Marvin Harris Jr., 25, of Fort Myers, aka “Mesh," today pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit interstate murder-for-hire resulting in death and interstate murder-for-hire resulting in death. Harris faces a minimum mandatory sentence of life in federal prison. A sentencing date has not been set.
Worcester Man Indicted for Unlawfully Possessing a Firearm and Ammunition
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2023
News Release: BOSTON - A Worcester man has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Worcester for unlawfully possessing a firearm and ammunition as a convicted felon.
Readout of Administrator Liz Ryan’s Visit to Baton Rouge to Announce Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Grant to Southern University Law Center
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2023
News Release: Liz Ryan, Administrator of the Office of Justice Programs’ Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, this week visited Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where she announced a $250,000 grant award to Southern University Law Center. The OJJDP award will support the center’s work to help the Louisiana...
Federal Jury Convicts Zachary Man of Multiple Drug and Gun Charges
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2023
News Release: BATON ROUGE, La. - U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Gathe Jr. announced the conviction of Jeremy Dewayne Hawkins, 43, of Zachary, Louisiana. After a three-day trial before Chief Judge Shelly D. Dick, the jury unanimously convicted Hawkins of conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute cocaine and heroin, possession with the intent to distribute cocaine, and possession of firearms and ammunition by a convicted felon.
Justice Department Proposes New Regulation to Update Definition of “Engaged in the Business” as a Firearms Dealer
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Justice Department today announced it has submitted to the Federal Register a notice of proposed rulemaking that would clarify the circumstances in which a person is “engaged in the business" of dealing in firearms and thus required to obtain a license and run background checks. The ...
Straw Purchasers Charged With Buying 100+ Guns Trafficked to Mexico
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2023
News Release: DALLAS - A group of straw purchasers who allegedly bought more than 100 firearms later trafficked to Mexico has been federally charged, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Leigha Simonton.
Previously Convicted Charles County Felon Sentenced to More Than 11 Years in Federal Prison on Firearms and Drug Charges
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2023
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Deborah K. Chasanow sentenced Sean Donnelle Hawkins, age 48, of Marbury, Maryland, yesterday to 138 months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, on charges related to his distribution of cocaine, crack cocaine, and firearms in Charles ...
Lehigh Acres Armed Career Criminal Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison for Firearm and Drug Offenses
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2023
News Release: FORT MYERS, Fla. - U.S. District Judge Sheri Polster Chappell has sentenced Louis Michael Pasquazzi, 53, of Lehigh Acres to 18 years in federal prison for possessing a firearm and ammunition as a convicted felon and for possessing a controlled substance with the intent to distribute it. The court also ordered Pasquazzi to forfeit the firearms and ammunition he illegally possessed. Pasquazzi had previously pleaded guilty on April 26.
Bridgeport Gang Member Pleads Guilty to Racketeering Charge
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2023
News Release: NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Luis Garcia, 25, of Bridgeport pleaded guilty yesterday before U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to a racketeering charge stemming from his participation in a violent Bridgeport street gang.
Fort Wayne Man Sentenced to 84 Months in Prison
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2023
News Release: FORT WAYNE, Ind. - Kevin T. Leshore, 30, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Chief Judge Holly A. Brady after pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Clifford D. Johnson.
Los Angeles Man Pleads Guilty to Robbery Charge and Admits to Crime Spree in Which He Robbed 8 Businesses and Carjacked One Victim
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2023
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A Los Angeles man pleaded guilty today to a federal criminal charge and admitted in court to committing a carjacking and eight armed robberies of gas stations and convenience stores in Los Angeles County in April.
Cincinnati Man Pleads Guilty to Murder of Convenience Store Owner, 5 Armed Robberies
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2023
News Release: CINCINNATI - A Cincinnati man pleaded guilty in federal court here today to using a firearm to commit murder and other crimes of violence. The parties involved have recommended a sentence of up to 45 years in prison for the defendant, who shot and killed the owner of Madeira Beverage in February 2021.
Ringleader and Key Co-Defendant Sentenced to Prison for Leading Beckley-to-Philadelphia Firearms Trafficking Conspiracy
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2023
News Release: BECKLEY, W.Va. - Bisheem Jones, aka “Bosh," 37, of Philadelphia was sentenced today to 25 years in prison, to be followed by 3 years of supervised release, for leading a scheme to traffic over 140 firearms from southern West Virginia to Philadelphia. Shyheem Woodard-Smith, aka “Peanut" and “Nut," 23, of Philadelphia, was also sentenced today to five years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for his key role in the gun trafficking conspiracy.
Louisville Felon Sentenced to Ten Years in Federal Prison for Stealing Firearms From a Licensed Firearms Dealer
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2023
News Release: LOUISVILLE, Ky. - A Jefferson County, Kentucky, man was sentenced yesterday to 10 years in prison followed by a 3-year term of supervised release for burglarizing a federally licensed firearms dealer and illegally possessing a stolen firearm in Louisville.
Indiana Man Sentenced to 84 Months for Trafficking in Machinegun Conversion Devices
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2023
News Release: LONDON, Ky. - Bailey Tyler Monde, 20, of Freetown, Indiana, was sentenced to 84 months in federal prison on Thursday by U.S. District Judge Robert E. Wier, after pleading guilty to conspiracy to unlawfully transfer machineguns and one count of unlawful transfer of a machinegun.
Father of Alleged Lamar High School Shooter Sentenced to 6+ Years for Gun Crime
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2023
News Release: DALLAS - The father of a 15-year-old accused of fatally shooting a classmate at Lamar High School was sentenced Thursday to more than six years in federal prison for a gun crime, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Leigha Simonton.
Baton Rouge Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Gun Control Act Offense
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that on Aug. 29, Carlsel Alexander, 28, a resident of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, pleaded guilty to a one-count indictment, charging him with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(8).