News from July 2023
Drug Smuggler Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 5, 2023
News Release: COEUR D'ALENE - Dalila Miller, 39, of San Diego, California, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and cocaine, U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced today.
Fourth Circuit Upholds Former Tabor City Doctor’s Conviction for Operating a Pill Mill
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jul 5, 2023
A three-judge panel from the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a unanimous, published opinion affirming former physician Jong Whan Kim’s conviction and sentence for operating a pill mill in Tabor City.
Convicted Felon Sentenced to 27 Years for Violating Federal Firearms Law
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 6, 2023
News Release: Oxford, MS - A Marshal County man was sentenced on Tuesday to more than 27 years in prison for illegal possession of a firearm.
Member of Violent Bridgeport Gang Pleads Guilty
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 6, 2023
News Release: JAUWAN EDWARDS, also known as “Yaya," 25, of Bridgeport, pleaded guilty yesterday before U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to a racketeering offense stemming from his involvement in a violent Bridgeport street gang.
Bridgeport Felon Found With Loaded Ghost Gun While on Supervised Release Pleads Guilty
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 6, 2023
News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that TIMOTHY STATON, 28, of Bridgeport, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Omar A. Williams in Hartford to unlawful possession of ammunition by a felon, and to violating the conditions of his supervised release from a prior federal conviction.
Two Las Cruces Men Sentenced for Firearms Offenses
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 6, 2023
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and Jeffrey C. Boshek II, Special Agent in Charge of the Dallas Field Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), announced today that Ruben Martha, 42, of Las Cruces, and ...
Bogue Chitto Man Pleads Guilty to Shooting at a Law Enforcement Officer
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 6, 2023
News Release: Jackson, Miss. - A Bogue Chittto man pled guilty to shooting at a law enforcement officer, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Acting Special Agent in Charge Anthony Spotswood of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
Merrillville Man Sentenced to 102 Months in Prison
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 6, 2023
News Release: SOUTH BEND - Phillip Carter, Jr., 32 years old, of Merrillville, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Damon R. Leichty after pleading guilty to aiding and abetting the making of false statements to acquire firearms, announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson.
Illegal Possession of Firearm Sends Billings Felon to Prison
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 6, 2023
News Release: BILLINGS - A Billings felon who admitted to illegally possessing a firearm after law enforcement found a gun in his vehicle, which had stopped in the middle of the road near Hardin, was sentenced today to 37 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.
South St. Paul Felon Pleads Guilty in Drug Trafficking Case
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 6, 2023
News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - A South St. Paul felon has pleaded guilty to possession of fentanyl with intent to distribute, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.
Jury Convicts Metairie Man of Federal Gun and Drug Charges and Lying to a Federal Agent
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 6, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - On June 27, 2023, DAMION WILSON, age 23, a resident of Metairie, Louisiana, was found guilty by a federal jury of four counts in a six count indictment. Specifically, WILSON was found guilty of possession with the intent to distribute marijuana, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, maintaining a drug involved premises, and lying to a federal agent. He was acquitted of two other related counts.
Activity in the United States Attorney’s Office
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 6, 2023
News Release: Firearms Offenses. Brent Michael Bury, age 33, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, was sentenced on June 22, 2023, to 75 months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm. Chief U.S. District Court Judge Scott W. Skavdahl imposed the sentence, which included three years of supervised release and a $100 ...
Baltimore Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Racketeering Conspiracy Charge for His Participation in the Triple C Gang
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 6, 2023
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Jawaun Harris, age 24, of Baltimore, Maryland, pleaded guilty yesterday to a federal charge of conspiracy to participate in the affairs of a racketeering enterprise, in connection with his membership in the Triple C gang, including a carjacking, two attempted murders and a drug distribution conspiracy.
Violent Felon With Four Prior Convictions Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Illegally Possessing a Firearm
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 6, 2023
News Release: INDIANAPOLIS- Cameron Johnson, 32, of Indianapolis, Indiana has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to illegally possessing a firearm.
Minneapolis Felon Pleads Guilty to Two Violent Carjackings
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 6, 2023
News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - A Minneapolis felon has pleaded guilty to two counts of carjacking and one count of brandishing a firearm during and relation to a crime of violence, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.
Convicted Felon Pleads Guilty to Trying To Buy Two Firearms
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 6, 2023
News Release: Jacksonville, FL - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Byron Jones, Jr. (34, Jacksonville) has pleaded guilty to making a false statement to a federally licensed firearms dealer during the attempted purchase of two firearms. Jones faces a maximum penalty of five years in federal prison.
Activity in the U.S. Attorney’s Office
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 6, 2023
News Release: Firearms Offenses. Matthew Pruitt, age 20, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, was sentenced on May 26, 2023, to 27 months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm U.S. District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson imposed the sentence, which included three years of supervised release and a $100 special assessment.
New Orleans Man Pleads Guilty to Drug and Gun Offenses
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 6, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - KIRK ODOMS, age 36, a resident of New Orleans, Louisiana, pled guilty on June 22, 2023 before United States District Judge Susie Morgan to drug and gun charges contained in an indictment previously returned against him. Specifically, he pled guilty to Possession with Intent to ...
Smyrna Man Sentenced to 30 Months for Possession of Machineguns and Unregistered Silencers
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 6, 2023
News Release: WILMINGTON, Del. - David C. Weiss, U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced that Danny Aument, age 48, was sentenced earlier this week to 30 months in prison for one count of unlawful possession of a machinegun and one count of possession of an unregistered silencer. U.S. District Judge Gregory B. Williams pronounced the sentence.
Indy Drug Dealer Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Armed Trafficking of Fentanyl and Methamphetamine
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 6, 2023
News Release: INDIANAPOLIS- Antwann Tigner, 34, of Indianapolis, has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute more than 50 grams of methamphetamine and fentanyl, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.