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Springfield Man Involved in Drive-By Shootings Sentenced for Illegal Firearms
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - A Springfield, Mo., man has been sentenced in federal court for illegally possessing firearms following his involvement in two drive-by shootings.
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Mandeville Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Gun Charge
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LA - MAURICE BUTLER, age 35, of Mandeville, Louisiana, pleaded guilty on April 4, 2023 to a single count indictment charging him with possessing a firearm as a convicted felon, in violation of the Federal Gun Control Act, Title 18, United States Code, Sections 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2) announced United States Attorney Duane A. Evans.
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Illegal Possession of a Firearm Sends Ruston Man to Prison
News Release: MONROE, La. - United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that Howard Demartae Jackson, 27, of Ruston, Louisiana, has been sentenced by United States District Judge Terry A. Doughty to 170 months in prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release, for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking.
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Two Wichita Residents Charged with Drug Trafficking
News Release: WICHITA, Kan. - A federal grand jury in Wichita returned an indictment charging a woman and a man from Kansas with drug trafficking crimes.
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Russian Public Diplomacy Advocate Charged with Acting as Agent of Russian Federation in the United States
News Release: WASHINGTON - A criminal complaint was unsealed today in the District of Columbia charging Russian national Natalia Burlinova with conspiracy to act as an agent of the Russian Federation in the United States without prior notification to the Attorney General.
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Former Alabama Correctional Sergeant Found Guilty of Civil Rights Violations and Obstruction for Assaulting Three Incarcerated People with a Riot-Baton and Falsifying a Report
News Release: A federal jury returned guilty verdicts on all four counts of the indictment against a former Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) sergeant for assaulting three incarcerated persons with a riot-baton and then writing a false report to cover up the beating.
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New York Litigation Funder Convicted in Trip-and-Fall Fraud Scheme Sentenced to 36 Months in Prison
News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that ADRIAN ALEXANDER, a New York litigation funder, was sentenced today to 36 months in prison for his participation in a scheme to obtain large insurance settlements and lawsuit recoveries from fraudulent trip-and-fall...
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Raceland Man Pleads Guilty to Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LA - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that DAMER SMITH, age 46, of Raceland, Louisiana, pled guilty on April 4, 2023 to Count Three (3) of the indictment, charging him with Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, ...
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Felon Sentenced for Drug Trafficking Crimes and Gloucester County Shooting
News Release: NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - A Gloucester man was sentenced yesterday to 35 years in prison for drug, firearms, witness tampering and retaliation and obstruction of justice convictions.
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South Carolina Woman Pleads Guilty to Fraud Conspiracy Targeting Retirees and Military Pension Holders
News Release: A South Carolina woman pleaded guilty to conspiracy for her role in a nationwide structured cash flow scheme that exploited military veterans in desperate financial straits and targeted elderly investors seeking a safe retirement investment.
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Suzanne Turner Named Assistant Director of the Counterintelligence Division
News Release: Suzanne Turner Named Assistant Director of the Counterintelligence Division.
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Gary Man Sentenced to 2 Consecutive Terms of Life in Prison
News Release: HAMMOND- Hailey Gist-Holden, age 28, of Gary, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Philp P. Simon after a jury found him guilty of armed bank robbery, and using, carrying, brandishing, and discharging a firearm during that bank robbery. The jury specifically found that, as part ...
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Jackson Man Sentenced to Over 11 Years in Federal Prison for Armed Carjacking
News Release: Jackson, Miss. - A Jackson man was sentenced to serve 57 months for carjacking and 84 months for brandishing a firearm in relation to a crime of violence, for a total of 141 months in federal prison, announced U.S. Attorney Darren LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Kurt Thielhorn of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
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Convicted Felon Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison for Illegally Possessing Firearms Used in Two Shootings
News Release: DETROIT - A Detroit man was sentenced yesterday to 8 years in prison for charges relating to his possession of firearms involved in two shootings in 2021, including one where he indiscriminately fired over thirty rounds at the home occupied by his domestic partner, other adults, and two children, United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison announced.
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West Hartford Man Sentenced to More Than 10 Years in Prison for Fentanyl Distribution and Gun Possession Offenses
News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JAYVIAN RODRIGUEZ, 25, of West Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Sarala V. Nagala in Hartford to 126 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for fentanyl distribution and firearm possession offenses.
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Businessman Pleads Guilty to Bribing City of Atlanta and DeKalb County Officials to Obtain Contracts
News Release: The former executive vice president of PRAD Group Inc. pleaded guilty to paying bribes to two City of Atlanta officials in exchange for steering city business worth millions of dollars to his company, to paying bribes to a former DeKalb County, Georgia, official in an attempt to obtain county contracts, and to evading over $1.5 million in taxes.
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Passaic County Man Sentenced to 150 Months in Prison for Distributing Fentanyl That Led To Overdose Death
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Passaic County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 150 months in prison for distributing fentanyl that caused the death of another person, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.
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Ten-Time Convicted Felon Sentenced to More Than Eight Years in Federal Prison for Possessing Ammunition
News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Charlene E. Honeywell has sentenced Jesus Rivas (29, Tampa) to eight years and four months in federal prison for unlawful possession of ammunition by a convicted felon. Rivas had pleaded guilty on November 4, 2022.
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Connecticut Fugitive Captured in North Carolina
News Release: New Haven, CT - The U.S. Marshals Carolinas Regional Fugitive Task Force on April 17 apprehended a man who fled a Connecticut courthouse during a court proceeding March 30.