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Owner of Firearm Used in Shooting of Newport News Teacher Pleads Guilty to Unlawful Firearm Possession
News Release: NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - A Newport News woman pleaded guilty today to illegally obtaining and possessing a firearm and making a false statement on a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) form to purchase the firearm.
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East Hartford Man Charged with Fentanyl Distribution Offenses
News Release: EAST HARTFORD, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Brian D. Boyle, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, announced that OMARI LEWIS, 24, of East Hartford, has been arrested on an indictment charging him with fentanyl distribution offenses.
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Federal and State Law Enforcement Warn of Increased Threats Related to Fentanyl
News Release: DENVER - An influx of substances, more potent and deadlier than ever, are being seized in Colorado in record amounts. Fentanyl pills in all colors, shapes and sizes; fentanyl in liquid and powder form; and fentanyl adulterated with Xylazine are leading to an increased number of drug poisonings and overdoses throughout the state.
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Wolcott Man Admits Unlawful Manufacture and Dealing of AR-15-Style Assault Rifles
News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, James Ferguson, Special Agent in Charge, ATF Boston Field Division, and Colonel Stavros Mellekas of the Connecticut State Police today announced that GREGORY LEARY, 35, of Wolcott, pleaded guilty yesterday before Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to manufacturing and dealing AR-15-style firearms without a license.
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Jamestown Man Going to Prison on Drug and Gun Charges
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Douglas Beardsley, 38, of Jamestown, NY, who was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, 500 grams or more of methamphetamine and being a felon in possession of firearms, was sentenced to serve 176 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara.
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Convicted Felon Sentenced to 27 Years for Violating Federal Firearms Law
News Release: Oxford, MS - A Marshal County man was sentenced on Tuesday to more than 27 years in prison for illegal possession of a firearm.
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Convicted Felon Who Illegally Possessed Ghost Guns, Ammunition, and Silencers Sentenced to Federal Prison
News Release: PROVIDENCE - A West Greenwich man who was previously convicted and incarcerated on state felony firearm charges and who was later found by federal agents to be illegally in possession of firearms and parts to make - and stockpile - a collection of un-serialized, privately made firearms, also known as ...
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Raleigh County Man Sentenced to More Than 12 Years in Prison for Federal Drug Crime
News Release: BECKLEY, W.Va. - Larry Wayne Meadows, 71, of Shady Spring, was sentenced today to 12 years and seven months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.
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Fort Myers Convicted Felon Pleads Guilty to Unlawfully Possessing Firearms
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.
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District Man Sentenced for Possession of Child Pornography
News Release: WASHINGTON - Donnell Rojas, 31, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced today to 168 months in prison for possession of child pornography, announced United States Attorney Matthew M. Graves and Special Agent in Charge Wayne A. Jacobs of the FBI Washington Field Office’s Criminal and Cyber Division. He was also ordered to pay $117,000 in restitution to the identified victims and serve a lifetime of supervised release.
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Fort Myers Man Sentenced To Federal Prison for Unlawfully Possessing Firearm as a Convicted Felon
News Release: Fort Myers, Florida - U.S. District Judge Sheri Polster Chappell has sentenced Alphonso Lataurean James (29, Fort Myers) to seven years and eight months in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a previously convicted felon. The court also ordered James to forfeit the firearm and ammunition possessed during the offense. James had pleaded guilty on March 7, 2023.
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FBI Springfield Recognizes National Academy Graduates From Madison, Henry, and Clinton Counties
News Release: FBI Springfield Recognizes National Academy Graduates From Madison, Henry, and Clinton Counties.
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Boyd County Man Sentenced to 262 Months for Armed Drug Trafficking
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.
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Federal Grand Jury Indicts New Orleans Men for Federal Gun and Drug Offenses
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - On Friday June 9, 2023, DANIEEL MUTIN, age 18, and JUAN MATTHEWS, age 21, both residents of New Orleans, Louisiana, were charged in a five-count indictment, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.
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St. Tammany Man Indicted for Violation of the Federal Gun Control Act
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.
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Bridgeport Felon Caught With Loaded Gun Receives 54 Months in Prison for Fourth Federal Conviction
News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that RAHSHIM CARTER, 34, of Bridgeport, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to 54 months of imprisonment, followed by three years for supervised release, for unlawfully possessing a firearm.
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Fort Wayne Man Sentenced to Imprisonment of Life Plus 25 Years
News Release: FORT WAYNE - Steven Hecke, 47 years old, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Holly A. Brady after previously being found guilty following a 5 day trial in June 2022, announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson.
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Catskill Pharmacy Pays $65,000 to Resolve Controlled Substances Act Allegations
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Greene Pharma LLC, dba Greene Medical Arts Pharmacy (Greene Pharma), a pharmacy in Catskill, New York, agreed to pay $65,000 to resolve allegations that it failed to comply with the Controlled Substances Act (CSA).
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Kalkaska Man Pleads Guilty to Possession of Pipe Bombs
News Release: KALAMAZOO - U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Mark Totten announced that Terrence Wayne Vanochten, 56, pleaded guilty to a federal charge of possessing unregistered destructive devices, namely three pipe bombs.
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FBI Hosts Conference to Help Prevent Violence in Schools
News Release: FBI Hosts Conference to Help Prevent Violence in Schools.