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FBI Little Rock Partners with Arkansas Law Enforcement Agencies in Nationwide Sex Trafficking Operation
News Release: LITTLE ROCK, AR- The FBI, working with its state and local partners, identified and located 200 victims of sex trafficking during a nationwide enforcement campaign, called "Operation Cross Country." The operation also led to the identification or arrest of 126 suspects of child sexual exploitation and human trafficking offenses and 68 suspects of trafficking were identified or arrested.
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20 Apprehended in Lubbock Drug, Gun Bust
News Release: Twenty people were apprehended in a large-scale drug enforcement operation Wednesday, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Leigha Simonton.
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Nine Members and Associates of Asian Boyz Gang Charged With Drug Trafficking and Firearm Offenses
News Release: BOSTON - Nine members and associates of the Asian Boyz (ABZ) gang have been charged in connection with drug trafficking conspiracies and dealing in firearms, including machinegun conversion devices - commonly known as “switches."
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Federal Jury Convicts Pensacola Armed Fentanyl Trafficker
News Release: PENSACOLA, FLORIDA - Marcus D. Flintroy, 32, of Pensacola, Florida, was found guilty by a federal jury Wednesday afternoon on two counts of distribution of fentanyl, possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. The guilty verdict was announced by Jason R. Coody, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
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FBI Announces Results of Nationwide Sex Trafficking Operation
News Release: FBI Announces Results of Nationwide Sex Trafficking Operation.
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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.
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FBI Announces Results of Nationwide Sex Trafficking Operation: Operation Cross Country XIII Leads to Identification/Location of Adolescent Victims
News Release: FBI Announces Results of Nationwide Sex Trafficking Operation: Operation Cross Country XIII Leads to Identification/Location of Adolescent Victims.
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Federal Indictments Target San Gabriel Valley Gang Linked to Murder, Witness Intimidation, Illegal Gambling and Drug Trafficking
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A coalition of federal and local authorities this morning announced federal charges against 10 members and associates of a San Gabriel Valley gang who are named in a series of federal grand jury indictments that allege a wide range of criminal conduct. The crimes alleged include the fatal shooting of a woman who was gunned down when a gang member attempted to kill a person who was providing information to law enforcement.
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Alabama Man Sentenced to 21 Months in Prison for Possession of a Firearm by Convicted Felon
News Release: JACKSON, Miss. - A Bellamy, Alabama, man was sentenced to one year and nine months in prison for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Acting Special Agent in Charge Anthony Spotswood of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
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FBI Portland Seeking Additional Victims after Woman Escaped Makeshift Cell in Klamath Falls, Oregon
News Release: FBI Portland Seeking Additional Victims after Woman Escaped Makeshift Cell in Klamath Falls, Oregon.
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Illegal Possession of Drugs and Firearm Results in Hefty Sentence for Shreveport Man
News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - U.S. Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced the sentencing of Odis Freeman, 36, of Shreveport today. U.S. District Judge Elizabeth E. Foote sentenced Freeman to 102 months (8 years, 6 months) in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release for illegal possession of drugs and a firearm.
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La Crosse Felon Sentenced to 46 Months for Illegal Gun Possession
News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Kareem Nellem, 30, La Crosse, Wisconsin was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to 46 months in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a felon. This prison term will be followed by a 3-year term of supervised release. Nellem pleaded guilty to this charge on April 12, 2023.
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U.S. Attorney’s Office Highlights Prosecutions This Week Removing From Our Communities Criminals Who Are Using Guns
News Release: Baltimore and Greenbelt, Maryland - Seven defendants pleaded guilty or were sentenced this week in cases involving the illegal possession of firearms or ammunition. The charges included illegal possession of firearms or ammunition, possession of a firearm in a school zone, and drug distribution cases where firearms were seized.
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Butler Township Man Sentenced to 17 Years in Prison for Gun, Drug Crimes
News Release: DAYTON, Ohio - Timothy Jefferson, 46, of Butler Township, was sentenced in United States District Court here today to a total of 204 months in prison for dealing cocaine, meth, and fentanyl, and possessing firearms in furtherance of his drug dealing.
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New Orleans Man Indicted for Federal Arson, Drug, Firearms and Destructive Devices Offenses
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - RICKY WILSON, age 29, a resident of Jefferson, Louisiana, was charged today in a seven-count superseding indictment for arson and violations of the National Firearms Act, Federal Gun Control Act and Federal Drug Control Act, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.
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Rockford Man Sentenced to Over 7.5 Years for Possession With Intent To Distribute Crack Cocaine and Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime
News Release: ROCKFORD - A Rockford, Illinois, man, Jerry Hatchett, 48, was sentenced on July 19, 2023, before U.S. District Judge Philip G. Reinhard to 94 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. Hatchett pleaded guilty on April 3, 2023.
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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.
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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.