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U.S. Marshals Service Missing Child Unit National Operation ‘We Will Find You’ Leads to Recovery of 14 Missing Endangered Children, Multiple Arrests During Eastern District of Louisiana Segment
News Release: New Orleans, LA - The U.S. Marshals Service New Orleans Task Force phase of the national missing children Operation We Will Find You resulted in the recovery of 14 missing or endangered children from either Orleans, Jefferson, or St. Tammany Parish.
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Cooperation Between United States and Mexican Law Enforcement Leads to Mexican Takedown of Significant Firearms Trafficker
News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - Michel Bacasegua-Barriga, the leader of a prolific transnational firearms trafficking organization operating in Nogales, Sonora, along the U.S.-Mexico border, was arrested last week by Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office, Fiscalía General de la República (FGR). The enforcement operation ...
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U.S. Marshals Arrest Ohio Man Accused of Sex Crimes Against Children After Locating Him in Florida
News Release: Dayton, OH - The U.S. Marshals’ Southern Ohio Fugitive Apprehension Strike Team (SOFAST) with the assistance of the Florida/Caribbean Regional Fugitive Task Force arrested fugitive James Tucker II in Sarasota County, Florida at approximately 8:30 a.m. Tuesday. Tucker was indicted on April 10, 2023, through...
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New Orleans Man Pleads Guilty to Drug and Weapons Violations
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that on May 17, 2023, KENDALL THEARD, age 26, resident of Orleans Parish, pled guilty to one count of a four-count indictment for drug violations. Count 1 charges THEARD with possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance. THEARD’s sentencing is set for September 6, 2023.
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Mother and Son Wanted in Texas Deported From Mexico to Face Justice
News Release: Austin, TX - The U.S. Marshals, working with Mexican officials, coordinated the deportation on May 16th of a Travis County resident who was sought by Manor Police Department following a 2016 hit-and-run incident in which a man was killed.
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Convicted Murderer Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison After Being Caught Illegally Possessing Firearms, Including a “Sawed-Off” Shotgun
News Release: INDIANAPOLIS- Jeremy Bullock, 45, of Indianapolis, Indiana has been sentenced to 5 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to illegally possessing a firearm and possessing an unregistered “sawed off" shotgun.
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New Orleans Man Indicted for Federal Gun and Drug Offenses
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - NATHANIEL WILLIAMS, age 27, a resident of New Orleans, Louisiana, was charged on May 12, 2023 in a three-count indictment for violating the Federal Gun Control and Federal Controlled Substances Acts, announced United States Attorney Duane A. Evans.
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Clay County Man Indicted on Firearm and Drug Charges
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the return of an indictment charging Edward Sherwood Gustafson, IV (30, Green Cove Springs) with two counts of possession with the intent to distribute a controlled substance involving methamphetamine and cocaine, and possession ...
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Fugitive Wanted for Sex Crimes in Maricopa County Returned to the United States After Apprehension in Mexico
News Release: Phoenix, AZ - This afternoon, Godfrey Diaz Romero, 63, was deported back to the United States after his arrest in Sonora, Mexico. Romero was wanted by the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office for Sexual Assault, Kidnapping, Sexual Abuse, and Fraudulent Schemes.
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Marrero Man Pleads Guilty to a Violation of the Federal Gun Control Act
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - On May 11, 2023, MELVIN WALKER, age 34, a resident of Marrero, Louisiana, pled guilty to a one-count indictment, charging him with being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(8), announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.
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Jacksonville Felon Sentenced to More Than Four Years in Federal Prison for Illegally Possessing Firearms
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - Chief U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Corrigan has sentenced Cory Lee Kelly (35, Jacksonville) to four years and nine months in federal prison for possession of a firearm as a convicted felon. Kelly had pleaded guilty on February 8, 2023. As part of his plea, he agreed to forfeit a machinegun, semi-automatic AR-style pistol, and assorted ammunition.
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U.S. Marshals Operation We Will Find You Recovers Missing Children From Central California
News Release: Los Angeles, CA - The U.S. Marshals Service, along with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and state and local agencies in 16 federal judicial districts and 16 geographical locations across the U.S., led a 10-week national operation that resulted in the recovery or safe location of 225 endangered missing children, which includes runaways and those abducted by non-custodial persons.
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Paducah Resident Sentenced to Over 12 Years in Federal Prison for Methamphetamine and Firearm Charges
News Release: Paducah, KY - A Paducah man was sentenced to federal prison yesterday for methamphetamine distribution and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
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Minneapolis Felon Sentenced to More Than Seven Years in Prison for Possession of a Stolen Firearm
News Release: ST. PAUL, Minn. - A Minneapolis man has been sentenced to 92 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for possessing a firearm as a felon, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.
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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.
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Rosedale Man Sentenced to 30 Months in Federal Prison for a Conspiracy To Smuggle Firearms and Other Military Items From the United States To Assist Separatists Fighting Against the Government of Cameroon
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett sentenced Tamufor Nchumuluh St. Michael, age 42, of Rosedale, Maryland, yesterday to 30 months in federal prison, followed by two years of supervised release, for conspiracy and for violating the Arms Export Control Act by sending firearms, ...
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Indianapolis Felon Sentenced to Over 8 Years in Federal Prison After Selling Firearms and Fentanyl via Instagram While on Community Corrections
News Release: INDIANAPOLIS- William Johnson, 21, of Indianapolis, Indiana has been sentenced to 105 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and illegally possessing a firearm.
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U.S. Marshals Task Forces Apprehends 14 Fugitives in Wisconsin
News Release: Wausau, WI - The Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force for the Western District of Wisconsin arrested 14 fugitives, including two sex offenders, during a five-day warrant sweep named “Operation Capture Hodag" from May 1-May 5.
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Madison Man Sentenced to 8 Years for Fentanyl Trafficking
News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Roland J. Scott III, 21, Madison, Wisconsin, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 8 years in federal prison for possessing with intent to distribute 40 grams or more ...