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Illegal Possession of Drugs and Guns Lead to Years in Prison for Three Men
News Release: LAFAYETTE/ALEXANDRIA, La. - Three defendants have been sentenced in the Lafayette and Alexandria Divisions in the Western District of Louisiana today for drug trafficking and firearms charges, announced United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown.
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Albuquerque Man Sentenced to 7 Years for Illegal Firearms Possession
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced today that Arthur Quintana was sentenced to 86 months in prison. Quintana, 45, of Albuquerque, pleaded guilty on Feb. 7, 2023, to being a felon in possession of firearm and ammunition.
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Indianapolis Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison for Murder of a U.S. Postal Service Employee
News Release: INDIANAPOLIS- Tony Cushingberry, 24, of Indianapolis, Indiana, has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to murder and discharging a firearm during a crime of violence.
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Pennsylvania Man Sentenced on Felony Charge for Actions During January 6 Capitol Breach
News Release: WASHINGTON - A Pennsylvania man was sentenced for a felony charge for his actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 Presidential election.
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New Orleans Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Carjacking and Weapons Violations
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - On May 30, 2023, TEVIS STANTON, age 22, a resident of Orleans Parish, pled guilty to two counts of a four-count indictment for carjacking and weapons violations announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans. Count 1 charged STANTON with a March 22, 2022 carjacking, in the 1200 block of Fern Street in New Orleans, Louisiana. Count 2 charged STANTON with using a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence. His sentencing is set for Sept. 27, 2023.
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New Jersey Man Found Guilty of Tax Evasion
News Release: A federal jury convicted a New Jersey man today of tax evasion and failing to file personal income tax returns.
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Muskegon Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Stalking His Ex-Wife and Possessing Firearms
News Release: GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN -U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Mark Totten announced today that Mitchell Pierce, 45, of Muskegon was sentenced to 180 months in the Bureau of Prisons after he pleaded guilty to stalking and being a felon in possession of firearms. U.S. District Court Judge Robert J. Jonker also ordered that when Pierce is released from prison, Pierce will be on supervised release for 3 years.
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Nacogdoches Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Methamphetamine
News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas - A Nacogdoches man has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Damien M. Diggs today.
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Casper Woman Arraigned on Arson Charges
News Release: Lorna Roxanne Green, 22, of Casper, Wyoming, was indicted by a federal grand jury in May and was arraigned today for arson of a facility engaged in interstate commerce before U.S. Magistrate Judge Kelly H. Rankin. Green pleaded not guilty. A jury trial has been set for July 24, 2023, before U.S. District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson.
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Twenty-Time Convicted Felon Faces Life in Prison for Federal Firearm Offense
News Release: Ocala, FL - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the arrest of Craig Antwon O’Neal (53, Ocala) based on an indictment charging him being a felon in possession of a firearm. He faces a mandatory minimum term of 15 years, up to life, in federal prison. O’Neal had been indicted on March 3, 2021.
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Three-Month Campaign To Reduce Violent Crime Results in Seizure of 165 Firearms and 29 Prosecutions for Gun, Drug and Violent Crimes
News Release: SAN DIEGO - Law enforcement officials today announced that a three-month campaign to reduce violent crime in San Diego County has resulted in the seizure of 165 firearms - including 82 privately-made weapons known as “ghost guns" - and the prosecution of 29 people.
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New Orleans Man Federally Indicted for Carjacking
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - Today, DEVON FRITH, age 24, a resident of New Orleans, Louisiana, was charged in a two-count indictment for violation of the Carjacking statute and the Federal Gun Control Act, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.
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Convicted Felon Sentenced to More Than 27 Years in Prison on Drug and Gun Charges
News Release: ANNISTON, Ala. - A federal judge today sentenced a New York resident on drug and gun charges, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Special Agent in Charge Marcus Watson.
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Tenderloin Dealer who Sold Fentanyl that Killed One and Injured Another Sentenced to Six Years in Prison
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - Celin David Doblado-Canaca was sentenced to 72 months in federal prison for selling fentanyl, including fentanyl that caused the death of one victim and injured another, announced United States Attorney Ismail J. Ramsey and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Brian M. Clark. The sentence was handed down by the Hon. James Donato, United States District Judge.
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Shreveport Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Illegal Possession of Firearms
News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that Fredarius D. Jackson, 25, of Shreveport, Louisiana, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Elizabeth E. Foote for being a convicted felon in possession of firearms. Jackson was sentenced to 60 months in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release.
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New Haven Man Sentenced to More Than 7 Years in Federal Prison for Firearm Offense
News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JACKIE BROWN, 43, of New Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to 92 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for unlawfully possessing ammunition.
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Fitchburg Man Charged With Illegally Possessing Firearms & Ammunition
News Release: MADISON, WIS. - A Fitchburg, Wisconsin man is charged with being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition in a one-count indictment returned on May 17, 2023, by a federal grand jury sitting in Madison, Wisconsin. The indictment is announced by Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin.
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Shiprock Woman Charged with Second-Degree Murder in Death of Daughter
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, NM-Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office, announced that Maylene John was arraigned on an indictment charging her with second-degree murder. John, 33, of Shiprock, and an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, will remain in custody pending trial, which has not been scheduled.
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Wise County Meth Distributor, Who Possessed Firearms, Sentenced to Over 15 Years
News Release: ABINGDON, Va. - A Wise County, Virginia man, was sentenced last week to more than 15 years in federal prison for distributing methamphetamine and illegally possessing firearms.