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Prior Felon Going to Prison on Gun Charge
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Paul Pringle, 44, of Hilton, New York, who was convicted of being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition, was sentenced to serve 60 months in prison by Chief U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford.
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Kentucky Man Pleads Guilty to Assaulting Law Enforcement During January 6 Capitol Breach
News Release: WASHINGTON - A Kentucky man pleaded guilty today to assaulting law enforcement 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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Connecticut Fugitive Captured in Jamaica
News Release: Bridgeport, CT - A murder suspect who fled to Jamaica was extradited back to Bridgeport Thursday to face the charges against her.
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Convicted Sex Offender and Domestic Abuser Sentenced to Over 5 Years in Federal Prison After Being Caught With Firearm
News Release: INDIANAPOLIS - Shaylor Goer, 47, of Indianapolis has been sentenced to 5 years and 3 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to illegally possessing a firearm.
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Federal Jury Convicts Zachary Man of Multiple Drug and Gun Charges
News Release: BATON ROUGE, La. - U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Gathe Jr. announced the conviction of Jeremy Dewayne Hawkins, 43, of Zachary, Louisiana. After a three-day trial before Chief Judge Shelly D. Dick, the jury unanimously convicted Hawkins of conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute cocaine and heroin, possession with the intent to distribute cocaine, and possession of firearms and ammunition by a convicted felon.
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Straw Purchasers Charged With Buying 100+ Guns Trafficked to Mexico
News Release: DALLAS - A group of straw purchasers who allegedly bought more than 100 firearms later trafficked to Mexico has been federally charged, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Leigha Simonton.
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Ringleader and Key Co-Defendant Sentenced to Prison for Leading Beckley-to-Philadelphia Firearms Trafficking Conspiracy
News Release: BECKLEY, W.Va. - Bisheem Jones, aka “Bosh," 37, of Philadelphia was sentenced today to 25 years in prison, to be followed by 3 years of supervised release, for leading a scheme to traffic over 140 firearms from southern West Virginia to Philadelphia. Shyheem Woodard-Smith, aka “Peanut" and “Nut," 23, of Philadelphia, was also sentenced today to five years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for his key role in the gun trafficking conspiracy.
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Bridgeport Gang Member Pleads Guilty to Racketeering Charge
News Release: NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Luis Garcia, 25, of Bridgeport pleaded guilty yesterday before U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to a racketeering charge stemming from his participation in a violent Bridgeport street gang.
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Father of Alleged Lamar High School Shooter Sentenced to 6+ Years for Gun Crime
News Release: DALLAS - The father of a 15-year-old accused of fatally shooting a classmate at Lamar High School was sentenced Thursday to more than six years in federal prison for a gun crime, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Leigha Simonton.
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Fort Worth Shooting Suspect Sentenced to 10 Years for Gun Crime
News Release: DALLAS - A Fort Worth man who allegedly shot through the door of a local home, hitting an 82-year-old woman in the chest, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Leigha Simonton.
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19-Year-Old Pleads Guilty to Possessing Firearm on Local Middle School Grounds
News Release: DAYTON, Ohio - A 19-year-old Dayton man pleaded guilty in federal court here today to possessing a gun in the parking lot of an area middle school.
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Nebraska Man Sentenced on Firearm Charge
News Release: RAPID CITY, S.D. - U.S. Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that U.S. District Court Chief Judge Robert A. Lange has sentenced a Hastings, Nebraska, man convicted of possession of a firearm by a prohibited person. The sentencing took place on September 5.
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Sarasota Convicted Felon Pleads Guilty to Possessing Multiple Firearms
News Release: TAMPA, Fla. - U.S. Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Jonathan Kyle Eva, 51, of Sarasota has pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. Eva faces a maximum penalty of 15 years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not been set.
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59 Charged With Illegal Trafficking, Possession, and Use of Firearms, Drug Trafficking, and Conspiracy as a Result of Summer Violent Crime Reduction Effort in Cleveland
News Release: CLEVELAND - Federal, county and local law enforcement officials today announced that 59 individuals were charged and arrested in connection with firearms-trafficking, narcotics, conspiracy or other firearms offenses after a three month, violent-crime-reduction initiative in Cleveland this summer. The ...
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Clay County Convicted Felon Pleads Guilty to Drug and Firearm Charges
News Release: JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - U.S. Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Edward Sherwood Gustafson IV, 30, of Green Cove Springs has pleaded guilty to possessing with the intent to distribute five grams or more of methamphetamine and possessing a firearm and ammunition as a convicted felon. Gustafson faces ...
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Grand Jury Returns Indictments in the Western District of Wisconsin
News Release: MADISON, WIS. - A federal grand jury in the Western District of Wisconsin, sitting in Madison, returned the following indictments today. You are advised that a charge is merely an accusation and that a defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
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Chairmen Jordan, Comer, and Smith Demand Leaked Documents About DOJ Interactions with Hunter Biden Attorneys
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH), House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY), and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO) sent a letter to Hunter Biden's attorneys Christopher Clark and Abbe Lowell demanding the leaked documents about their interactions with the Department of Justice (DOJ) regarding Hunter Biden's unprecedented plea deal.
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Two Illinois Men Sentenced for Actions During January 6 Capitol Breach
News Release: WASHINGTON - Two Illinois men were sentenced to prison on Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023, after they both pleaded guilty to a felony charge related to their actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Their 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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Tampa Gang Member Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Possessing a Firearm
News Release: TAMPA, Fla. - U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle has sentenced Demetrius Lamar Rahmings, 28, of Tampa to 10 years in federal prison for possessing a loaded firearm as a convicted felon. The court also ordered Rahmings to forfeit a Taurus G2C 9mm Pistol and 19 rounds of 9mm ammunition traceable to the offense. Rahmings had been found guilty on May 30, following a bench trial.
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House Republicans demand records from Hunter Biden attorneys related to collapsed 'sweetheart' plea deal
News Release: House Republicans are demanding Hunter Biden’s legal team turn over all records of communications with the Justice Department related to the collapsed plea agreement for the president’s son-records that appeared to later be leaked to media outlets that reported details of the negotiations.