News from July 2023
Two New Orleans Men Sentenced in Connection With Jung Hotel Shooting
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 7, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - DARIUS DANNEL, age 28, and TERRELL MOORE, age 25, both of New Orleans, were sentenced on June 28, 2023 by United States District Judge Ivan L.R. Lemelle, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans. DANNEL received a total sentence of 360 months imprisonment, while MOORE received ...
ATF National Response Team Joins Investigation of $1M Philadelphia Structure Fire
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 7, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Philadelphia Field Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives called on ATF’s National Response Team to join the investigation of a structure fire that involved three businesses which include a furniture warehouse, an auto repair shop and an auto stereo store. The fire caused more than $1 million in catastrophic damages on June 26 in Philadelphia.
FBI San Francisco Warns the Public About Online Predators Using 'Group Grooming'
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 7, 2023
News Release: FBI San Francisco Warns the Public About Online Predators Using 'Group Grooming'.
Hattiesburg Man Pleads Guilty to Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 7, 2023
News Release: Hattiesburg, Miss. - A Hattiesburg man pled guilty to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Acting Special Agent in Charge Anthony Spotswood of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
Massachusetts Man Sentenced for Trafficking Firearms
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 7, 2023
News Release: CONCORD - A Massachusetts man was sentenced in federal court for conspiring to traffic firearms, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces.
Justice Department discusses Notice of Proposed Modification of Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act on July 6
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 7, 2023
The US Justice Department published a two page notice on July 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
D.C. Man Is Fifth Defendant To Admit Role in Conspiracy That Sold Drugs Near a School
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 7, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON -The fifth of five defendants engaged in a drug trafficking conspiracy entered a guilty plea today in U.S. District Court in the District of Columbia.
Delaware Man Sentenced for Violation of National Firearms Act
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 7, 2023
News Release: WILMINGTON, Del. - U.S. Attorney Davis C. Weiss announced that Mark Nepi, 46, of Wilmington, was sentenced on June 29, 2023, to 60 months in federal prison for a violation of the National Firearms Act. U.S. District Judge Maryellen Noreika pronounced the sentence.
FBI and Traverse City Police Department Ask for Information in 10-Year-Old Cold Case
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 7, 2023
News Release: FBI and Traverse City Police Department Ask for Information in 10-Year-Old Cold Case.
Jury Convicts Metairie Man of Federal Gun and Drug Charges and Lying to a Federal Agent
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 7, 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.
Felon Sentenced for Illegal Possession of Firearm After Offering To Sell Pistol, Illegal Switches for Gun Conversion
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 7, 2023
News Release: BILLINGS - A California felon who was identified offering to sell an undercover agent a pistol and switches used to convert guns from semi-automatic firearms to fully-automatic was sentenced today to two years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, U. S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.
Naples Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing Firearm During Drug Trafficking Crime
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 7, 2023
News Release: Fort Myers, Florida - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Michael Karp (50, Naples) today pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. Karp faces a minimum penalty of five years, up to life, in federal prison.
Willoughby Hills Couple Indicted for Insurance-Fraud Arson
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 7, 2023
News Release: CLEVELAND - Rebecca C. Lutzko, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio announced today that a federal grand jury sitting in Cleveland returned a three-count indictment charging a Willoughby Hills couple with conspiring to set fire to rental properties in order to collect insurance money.
Indy Drug Dealer Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Armed Trafficking of Fentanyl and Methamphetamine
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 7, 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.
Justice Department publishes notice on July 6
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 7, 2023
The US Justice Department published a two page notice on July 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
New Britain Man Sentenced to 42 Months in Federal Prison for Firearm Offense
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 7, 2023
News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that LUIS JAVIER LOPEZ, 24, of New Britain, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 42 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release for unlawfully possessing a firearm and ammunition.
Peru Man Sentenced to 110 Months in Prison
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 7, 2023
News Release: SOUTH BEND - Curtis Birner, 37 years old, of Peru, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Robert L. Miller, Jr. after being found guilty of being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm following a two-day jury trial in January, announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson.
Troy Man Sentenced to 20 Months for Unlawfully Possessing a Short-Barreled Rifle
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 7, 2023
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Curtis D. Black, Jr., age 32, of Troy, New York, was sentenced today to 20 months in prison for possessing an unregistered short-barreled rifle.
Notice published on July 6 by Justice Department
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 7, 2023
The US Justice Department published a two page notice on July 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Multi-Convicted Felon Pleads Guilty to Possessing Firearm
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 7, 2023
News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Terrence Thompson (42, Sarasota) has pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. Thompson faces a maximum penalty of 15 years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set.