News from July 2023
Long-Time Sureno Gang Member Is Sentenced to More Than 20 Years in Federal Prison for Shooting an Undercover Law Enforcement Officer
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 28, 2023
News Release: Spokane, WA - Vanessa R. Waldref, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced today that Randy Coy James Holmes, age 25, of Spokane, Washington, was sentenced today to more than 20 years in federal prison for Assault with a Deadly Weapon on a Federal Law Enforcement Officer ...
Brookline Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing Machine Guns
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 28, 2023
News Release: BOSTON - A Brookline man pleaded guilty in federal court today to illegally possessing two machine guns.
Billings Felon Sentenced for Illegal Possession of Firearm After Accidental Shooting
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 28, 2023
News Release: BILLINGS, Mont. - A Billings man with a felony conviction was sentenced today to two years and three months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for illegally possessing a gun after he accidently shot a person and fled, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.
New Orleans Man Sentenced for Violating Controlled Substances Act
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 28, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - MARVIN SIMS, age 34, a resident of New Orleans, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Eldon E. Fallon on one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with the intent to distribute heroin and fentanyl, in violation of the Federal Controlled Substances Act, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.
Portsmouth Man Sentenced for Possessing Firearm Used in Murder of Seven-Year-Old Girl
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 28, 2023
News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - A Portsmouth man was sentenced today to 15 years in prison for possessing a firearm used in the shooting of a child and straw purchasing another firearm used in a second shooting.
Convicted Armed Robber Sentenced to More Than 5 Years in Federal Prison for Illegally Acquiring a Firearm Through a “Straw-Purchase” Scheme
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 28, 2023
News Release: INDIANAPOLIS- Randy Coffey, 36, of Indianapolis, Indiana, has been sentenced to 63 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to illegally possessing a firearm.
Anchorage Man Sentenced to 9 Years for Stealing 22 Guns
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 28, 2023
News Release: ANCHORAGE, Alaska - An Anchorage man was sentenced yesterday to nine years in federal prison for stealing 22 firearms from an Anchorage gun store in 2019.
Former University of Arizona Student Sentenced to 84 Months in Prison for Drug Trafficking and Firearms Offenses
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 28, 2023
News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - Jonathan Edward Mayer, 22, of Tacoma, Washington, was sentenced on June 30, 2023, by U.S. District Judge Scott H. Rash to 84 months in prison. Mayer previously pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute Marijuana, Possession with Intent to Distribute Marijuana, ...
Jury Convicts Jacksonville Felon for Illegally Possessing a Loaded Firearm
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 28, 2023
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that a federal jury has found Dwayne Eric Thompson (39, Jacksonville) guilty of possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. Thompson faces a maximum penalty of 15 years’ imprisonment. A sentencing date has not yet been set.
Man Pleads Guilty to Straw Purchasing Firearm Recovered Near Fatal Odessa Shooting
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 28, 2023
News Release: MIDLAND, Texas - An Odessa man pleaded guilty in a federal court in Midland on Monday to one count of false statement during purchase of a firearm.
Koreatown Man Convicted in Scheme To Illegally Sell Firearms
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 28, 2023
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A federal jury today convicted a Los Angeles man of participating in a scheme that illegally sold 27 guns, including a “Glock switch" that converts a semiautomatic firearm to a machinegun.
Two Queens Men Sentenced for Armed Robbery at Aqueduct Racetrack
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 28, 2023
News Release: Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Lamel Miller was sentenced by United States District Judge Ann M. Donnelly to 108 months’ imprisonment following his conviction at trial in connection with the March 7, 2020 armed robbery of over $280,000 in cash from the Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens. Last ...
Peoria, Illinois, Man Sentenced to 40 Months in Prison for Possession of a Firearm as a Felon
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 28, 2023
News Release: PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria, Illinois, man, Denzel L. Jordan, 29, of the 1200 block of North University Street, was sentenced on July 20, 2023, to 40 months in federal prison for possession of a firearm and ammunition, to be followed by three years of supervised release.
Nine-Time Felon Sentenced to More Than 17 Years in Prison for Illegal Possession of Firearm, Drugs
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 28, 2023
News Release: CINCINNATI - A Cincinnati man with nine prior felony convictions was sentenced in U.S. District Court today to 210 months in prison for committing additional crimes involving firearms and illegal drugs.
FBI Denver Warns of Scam Spoofing FBI Phone Number
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 28, 2023
News Release: FBI Denver Warns of Scam Spoofing FBI Phone Number.
Rockford Man Sentenced to Over 7.5 Years for Possession With Intent To Distribute Crack Cocaine and Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 28, 2023
News Release: ROCKFORD - A Rockford, Illinois, man, Jerry Hatchett, 48, was sentenced on July 19, 2023, before U.S. District Judge Philip G. Reinhard to 94 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. Hatchett pleaded guilty on April 3, 2023.
Troy Woman Pleads Guilty to Nationwide Marijuana and THC Trafficking Conspiracy
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 28, 2023
News Release: ALBANY, N.Y. - Rosemary Coles, 71, of Troy, New York, pled guilty today to conspiring to distribute 1,000 kilograms or more of marijuana and tetrahydrocannabinols (THC).
U.S. Attorney’s Office Announces Summer Anti-Violence Initiative
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 28, 2023
News Release: Salt Lake City, Utah - As temperatures continue to rise across the state, violent crime rates tend to also rise. U.S. Attorney Trina A. Higgins for the District of Utah and federal law enforcement partners are aiming to decrease violent crime through a new Summer Anti-Violence Initiative.
Federal Jury Convicts Pensacola Armed Fentanyl Trafficker
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 28, 2023
News Release: PENSACOLA, FLORIDA - Marcus D. Flintroy, 32, of Pensacola, Florida, was found guilty by a federal jury Wednesday afternoon on two counts of distribution of fentanyl, possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. The guilty verdict was announced by Jason R. Coody, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.