News from December 2022
Vallejo Man Indicted for Possessing Methamphetamine with Intent to Distribute and for Being a Felon in Possession of Firearms
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 3, 2022
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment against Christopher Matthew Rougeau, 38, of Vallejo, charging him with possessing methamphetamine with intent to distribute and being a felon in possession of a firearm, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
Kingsley Man Sentenced for Illegal Possession of Firearms
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 3, 2022
News Release: A man who illegally possessed firearms was sentenced on July 7, 2022, in federal court in Sioux City.
Southern California Men Plead Guilty in Scheme To Manufacture and Sell AR-15-Type ‘Ghost Guns’
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 3, 2022
News Release: LOS ANGELES - Two men have pleaded guilty in a conspiracy that operated an illegal business that built and sold unserialized AR-15-type firearms - commonly referred to as “ghost guns" - capable of accepting high-capacity magazines.
Bronx Woman Charged With Trafficking 20 Firearms
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 3, 2022
News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, John DeVito, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, New York Field Division (ATF), and Keechant L. Sewell, Police Commissioner for the City of New York (NYPD), announced today ...
Previously Convicted Indianapolis Felon Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking and Firearm Crimes
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 3, 2022
News Release: INDIANAPOLIS - Demetrius Jackson, 26, of Indianapolis, was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, possession with intent to distribute marijuana, possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking, and unlawful possession of a firearm by a previously convicted felon. Jackson was found guilty on March 8, 2022, following a federal jury trial.
Fourth Felon Who Possessed Guns Found During a Search of a House in Waterloo Sentenced to Federal Prison
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 3, 2022
News Release: The final person charged after five guns were found during a search in Waterloo, Iowa, was sentenced July 6, 2022, to more than three years in federal prison.
Two Kanawha County Men Sentenced to Prison for Roles in Drug Trafficking Organization
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 3, 2022
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Michael Antonio Smith, 49, of Charleston, was sentenced to two years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for being a felon in possession of a firearm. Jason Robert Oxley, 38, of St. Albans, was sentenced to 10 years in prison, to be followed by five years ...
Rapid City Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Illegal Possession of Firearm
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 3, 2022
News Release: United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man convicted of Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person was sentenced on July 11, 2022, by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey L. Viken.
Grand Jury Returns Indictments
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 3, 2022
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.
Phoenix Brothers Sentenced to Prison for Dealing in Firearms Without a License
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 3, 2022
News Release: PHOENIX, Ariz. - On July 8, 2022, Jay Derek Ramirez Ramirez, 21, of Phoenix, Arizona, was sentenced by United States District Judge Susan M. Brnovich to 12 months and one day in prison. His brother, Juan Ali Ramirez Ramirez, 23, also of Phoenix, was sentenced on June 22, 2022, to 36 months in prison by Judge Brnovich. Both brothers previously pleaded guilty to Dealing Firearms Without a License.
Michigan City Man Sentenced to 180 Months in Prison
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 3, 2022
News Release: HAMMOND- Sergio Gamez, 30 years old, of Michigan City, Indiana was sentenced by United States District Court Chief Judge Jon E. DeGuilio on his plea of guilty to being a felon in possession of firearm, announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson.
Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 125 Months in Prison for Stabbing Pharmacy Employee and Attempted Robbery
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 3, 2022
News Release: Defendant was Sentenced Following His Guilty Plea to Attempted Hobbs Act Robbery Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Rayvaughn Williams was sentenced by United States District Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis to 125 months’ imprisonment following his guilty plea to attempted Hobbs Act robbery in connection with his Aug. 12, 2019 attempt to rob a pharmacy in Canarsie, Brooklyn, during which Williams repeatedly stabbed a pharmacy employee.
Detroit Man Charged With the Illegal Purchase of a Firearm
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 3, 2022
News Release: DETROIT - A criminal complaint was filed today charging a Detroit man with the illegal straw purchase of a firearm that was later used in the fatal shooting of a Detroit police officer, announced United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison.
Felon Sentenced to Prison for Unlawful Possession of a Firearm
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 3, 2022
News Release: RENO, Nev. - A Gardnerville, Nev., resident was sentenced on June 27 by Chief U.S. District Judge Miranda M. Du to 51 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for unlawful possession of a firearm.
Sulphur Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Illegally Possessing a Firearm
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 3, 2022
News Release: LAFAYETTE, La. - Justin M. Marks, 35, of Sulphur, Louisiana, has been sentenced for being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm, United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced. United States District Judge James D. Cain, Jr. sentenced Marks to 43 months in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release.
Rapid City Man Charged With Illegal Possession of Drugs and Firearms
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 3, 2022
News Release: United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person, Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance, and Use of a Firearm During and in Relation to a Drug Trafficking Crime.
Watertown Man Sentenced for Drug and Firearms Convictions
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 3, 2022
News Release: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - George D. Robinson, age 38, of Watertown, New York, was sentenced yesterday to serve 52 months in federal prison for his convictions for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, and possession of firearms by a convicted felon, announced United States Attorney Carla B.
Southern California Men Plead Guilty in Scheme To Manufacture and Sell AR-15-Type ‘Ghost Guns’
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 3, 2022
News Release: LOS ANGELES - Two men have pleaded guilty in a conspiracy that operated an illegal business that built and sold unserialized AR-15-type firearms - commonly referred to as “ghost guns" - capable of accepting high-capacity magazines.
West St. Paul Felon Charged With Drug Trafficking, Firearms Violations
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 3, 2022
News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - A West St. Paul man has been indicted for cocaine and methamphetamine trafficking and firearms violations, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.