News from June 2023
Three Albuquerque Men Charged for Shootings Targeting the Residences of Elected Officials
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 9, 2023
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, Kenneth A. Polite, Jr., Assistant Attorney General of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, and Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office, announced today that an indictment ...
Utah Man Faces Federal Charges of Distribution of Fentanyl Resulting in Death
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 9, 2023
News Release: SALT LAKE CITY - A federal grand jury in Salt Lake City returned an indictment Wednesday charging a Utah man with distribution of fentanyl resulting in death.
ATF’s National Response Team Deploys to South Carolina Apartment Fire Investigation
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 9, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Charlotte Field Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives requested ATF’s National Response Team join the investigation into the May 26 structure fire at the Tropical Ridge Apartments in Columbia, South Carolina.
Felon Sentenced to 60 Months for His Role in Illegal Firearms Purchase
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 9, 2023
News Release: PHOENIX, Ariz. - Keymal Bert Rucker, 31, of Laughlin, Nevada, was sentenced last week by United States District Judge Susan M. Brnovich to 60 months in prison. Rucker pleaded guilty to Aiding and Abetting a False Statement During the Purchase of a Firearm.
Statement from Attorney General Merrick B. Garland on Supreme Court Decision in Allen v. Milligan
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 9, 2023
News Release: The Justice Department issued the following statement from Attorney General Merrick B. Garland on the Supreme Court’s decision in Allen v. Milligan
Jefferson Parish Man Sentenced for Violating Federal Gun Control Act
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 9, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - SHAWN RABATHALY, age 22, of Harvey, Louisiana, was sentenced on June 6, 2023 by U.S. District Court Judge Susie Morgan to 46 months of imprisonment, 3 years of supervised release, and payment of a $100 mandatory special assessment fee after previously pleading guilty to being ...
The FBI Offers Reward of Up to $15,000 in Exchange for Information Leading to Arrest of a Suspect Responsible for the Armed Robbery of an Armored Vehicle in El Segundo in February
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 9, 2023
News Release: The FBI Offers Reward of Up to $15,000 in Exchange for Information Leading to Arrest of a Suspect Responsible for the Armed Robbery of an Armored Vehicle in El Segundo in February.
Brothers Sentenced in Gun Trafficking Conspiracy After Investigation of Firearms Recovered at Indianapolis and Chicago Crime Scenes
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 9, 2023
News Release: INDIANAPOLIS- Brothers Jacob Tomlin, 28, and Ryan White, 21, of Indianapolis, have both been convicted of federal felony offenses for their scheme to illegally sell straw-purchased firearms. Tomlin was sentenced to two years of probation after pleading guilty to two counts of making a false statement to a federally licensed firearms dealer. White was sentenced in January of 2023 to 18 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to dealing firearms without a license.
Rep. Jim Jordan demands DOJ memo outlining scope of Trump probe
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 9, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, a top Trump ally, is calling on the Justice Department to provide lawmakers with internal documents laying out the scope of special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into the former president ’s handling of classified documents found last year at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida.
Foreign National Pleads Guilty to Role in Identity Fraud Scheme
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 9, 2023
News Release: A foreign national pleaded guilty today for his role in a scheme to sell identity documents belonging to U.S. citizens to undocumented noncitizens and others residing within the United States without lawful authority.
Convicted Felon Who Illegally Possessed Ghost Guns, Ammunition, and Silencers Sentenced to Federal Prison
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 9, 2023
News Release: PROVIDENCE - A West Greenwich man who was previously convicted and incarcerated on state felony firearm charges and who was later found by federal agents to be illegally in possession of firearms and parts to make - and stockpile - a collection of un-serialized, privately made firearms, also known as ...
Combatting Gun Violence in the Northern District of Florida
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 9, 2023
News Release: TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA - Acts of gun violence are far too frequent in communities throughout the Northern District of Florida. Violating federal firearms laws is a serious crime and offenders face serious consequences. The Department of Justice is committed to investigating and prosecuting individuals who illegally buy, sell, use, or possess firearms.
Clancy Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Meth Trafficking, Firearm Crimes
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 9, 2023
News Release: GREAT FALLS - A Clancy man who admitted to trafficking methamphetamine and possessing a homemade firearm was sentenced on May 25 to 15 years in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said today.
Holly, Michigan Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison After Threatening Bar Patrons With an AR-15-Style Rifle
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 9, 2023
News Release: DETROIT - A Holly, Michigan man was sentenced to 5 years in prison for being a felon in possession of a weapon after he pointed an AR-15-style rifle at patrons inside the Holly Inn Bar in March 2022, United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison announced today.
Muskogee Resident Sentenced for Federal Firearm Crime
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jun 9, 2023
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced today that Nika Daniel Alexander, age 20, of Muskogee, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 84 months for brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence.
Utah Woman Sentenced to 12 Months Imprisonment for Wire Fraud and Ordered To Pay Over $88,000 in Restitution
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 9, 2023
News Release: Salt Lake City, Utah - A Utah woman was sentenced today to one year imprisonment for devising a scheme to defraud Kemper Personal Insurance, for personal payment following a massive house fire in 2021.
Officers Seize 82 Firearms, Machine Guns, During Arrest of Three Men Charged With Gun Trafficking Conspiracy, Drug Trafficking
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 9, 2023
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Law enforcement officers seized 82 firearms, including machine guns, during the arrest of three Kansas City, Mo., metropolitan area men charged with participating in a conspiracy to traffic firearms, including machine guns, and with drug trafficking.
Two Green Bay Men Sentenced to Federal Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl Disguised as Percocet
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 9, 2023
News Release: MILWAUKEE - John G. McGarry, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration-Milwaukee, and U.S. Attorney Gregory J. Haanstad for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on May 24 and June 1, 2023, Senior U.S. District Judge William C. Griesbach sentenced Don A.K.
Waterbury Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Fentanyl Distribution and Gun Possession Offenses
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 9, 2023
News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that, on June 2, 2023, ALEX REYES, also known as “A.J.," 26, of Waterbury, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to an effective term of imprisonment of 60 months, followed by three years of supervised release, for illegally possessing a firearm.
Federal Judge Convicts Billings Felon of Illegal Possession of Firearm
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 9, 2023
News Release: MISSOULA - A federal judge today convicted a Billings felon of illegally possessing a firearm after a bench trial, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.