News from August 2023
Jury Convicts Binghamton Felon and Escapee of Illegally Possessing a Firearm
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 30, 2023
News Release: UTICA, N.Y. - On Friday evening, a jury voted to convict Charles Harrison, 34, of Binghamton, New York, of being a felon in possession of a firearm, following a 4-day trial in Utica.
Baltimore Man Pleads Guilty to Discharge of a Weapon Resulting in Death Related to a Murder-For-Hire
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 30, 2023
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Tyrik Braxton, a/k/a “Son-Son," age 25, of Baltimore, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to discharge of a firearm during a crime of violence resulting in death, in connection with a murder-for-hire conspiracy.
Jury Convicts Columbus Man of Committing Six Robberies
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 30, 2023
News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - A federal jury has convicted a Columbus man for committing six robberies in Columbus in September and October 2020.
Activity in the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Wyoming
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 30, 2023
News Release: Firearm Offenses. Joshua Charles Crook, 34, of Casper, Wyoming, was sentenced on August 17 to 40 months’ imprisonment for being a felon in possession of a firearm. U.S. District Court Judge Nancy D. Freudenthal imposed the sentence, which includes three years of supervised release and a $100 special ...
Final Defendant in Red Lake Arson Case Sentenced to Five Years in Prison
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 30, 2023
News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - A Red Lake woman has been sentenced to 60 months in prison followed by two years of supervised release for her role in an arson conspiracy on the Red Lake Indian Reservation, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.
Nine KC Gang Leaders, Members Indicted in Racketeering, Murder Conspiracies
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 30, 2023
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Three leaders and six members of a confederation of street gangs in the Kansas City metropolitan area have been indicted by a federal grand jury for their roles in an ongoing criminal enterprise that involved armed violence, including a murder conspiracy, drive-by shootings and illegal drug trafficking.
Police Officer Found Guilty on Two Felony Counts Involving Paycheck Protection Program Loans
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 30, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, a federal jury found Roberto Adams, 36, of Hyattsville, Maryland, guilty of wire fraud and money laundering in connection with a scheme to obtain Paycheck Protection Program loans. U.S. District Court Judge Amit P. Mehta scheduled a sentencing hearing for December 8, 2023.
New Bedford Man Sentenced for Fentanyl Distribution
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 30, 2023
News Release: BOSTON - A New Bedford man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for fentanyl distribution charges.
Federal Jury Convicts Zachary Man of Multiple Drug and Gun Charges
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 30, 2023
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.
Previously Convicted Felon Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for Unlawfully Possessing Firearm and Ammunition
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 30, 2023
News Release: BOSTON - A Lawrence man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition.
Three Shreveport Men Sentenced to Federal Prison for Illegal Possession of Narcotics and Firearms
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 30, 2023
News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - Three Shreveport, Louisiana men have been sentenced for illegal possession of narcotics and firearms, announced United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown. United States District Judge Elizabeth E. Foote conducted these sentencing hearings.
Four From Peoria Charged With Conspiring To Steal Firearms From Licensed Dealers in Spring Valley, Taylorville, Le Roy, Lincoln, Decatur, and Bloomington
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 30, 2023
News Release: PEORIA, Ill. - A federal criminal complaint filed Aug. 21 charges four people from Peoria, Illinois, with conspiring to steal firearms from six different locations in central Illinois between Aug. 14 and 18. Terrence Daniels, 23, Dezmond Hardy, 22, Erika Garner, 21, and Shaleik Ward, 19, are each charged ...
Hyannis Man Indicted for Unlawfully Possessing Ammunition
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 30, 2023
News Release: BOSTON - A Hyannis man has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston for unlawfully possessing ammunition as a convicted felon.
Fort Myers Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing a Firearm and Ammunition as a Convicted Felon
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 30, 2023
News Release: FORT MYERS, Fla. - U.S. Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Deshon G. Walker, 26, of Fort Myers today pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm and ammunition as a convicted felon. Walker faces a minimum mandatory penalty of 15 years, up to life, in federal prison. A sentencing date has not been set.
Federal Jury Convicts Oklahoma Man for Role in Nationwide Methamphetamine Trafficking Organization
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 30, 2023
News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY - Last week, a federal jury convicted KE’ANDRE DEWAYNE WILSON, 25, of Oklahoma City, of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute or to distribute methamphetamine, announced United States Attorney Robert J. Troester.
Melvin Hill Convicted by Jury on Federal Drug and Firearms Charges
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 30, 2023
News Release: BURLINGTON, Vt. - The U.S. Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Melvin Hill, 44, of Tignall, Georgia, was convicted yesterday in U.S. District Court in Rutland on five drug and gun charges after a week-long jury trial. Chief U.S. District Judge Geoffrey Crawford ordered that Hill remain in jail pending sentencing, which has not been scheduled. Hill has been held without bail since his arrest in March 2022.
Previously Convicted Felon Sentenced to 27 Months for Unlawful Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 30, 2023
News Release: BOSTON - A Boston man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for unlawfully possessing a firearm and ammunition as a previously convicted felon.
Girlfriend of California Source of Fentanyl Conspiracy Sentenced to 9 Years
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 30, 2023
News Release: ABINGDON, Va. - A California woman, who helped her boyfriend ship thousands of pressed fentanyl pills to members of a Southwest Virginia drug dealing conspiracy, was sentenced yesterday to nine years in federal prison.
Dade City Man Arrested for Unlicensed Possession of a Machine Gun
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 30, 2023
News Release: TAMPA, Fla. - U.S. Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the arrest and filing of a criminal complaint charging Stewart Walter Bachmann, 55, of Dade City with one count of unlicensed possession of a firearm not registered in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record (NFRTR). If convicted, Bachmann faces up to 10 years in federal prison.
14 Minneapolis Gang Members Charged With Possession of Machine Guns, Fentanyl Trafficking, and Firearms Violations
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 30, 2023
News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - Fourteen members of Minneapolis-based street gangs have been charged in federal court for various crimes including illegal possession of firearms, possession of machine guns, and fentanyl trafficking, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.