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News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - MAURICE FLORANT, age 34, a resident of New Orleans, Louisiana, was charged on June 9, 2023, in a one-count superseding indictment for a violation of the Federal Gun Control Act, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.

Former Alaska Advanced Nurse Practitioner Sentenced to 30 Years for Illegally Prescribing Millions of Opioids Causing Five Deaths

Former Advanced Nurse Practitioner Jessica Joyce Spayd (52) was sentenced in U.S. District Court yesterday to 30 years (360 months) imprisonment for illegally prescribing and dispensing opioids outside the scope of legitimate medical practice that resulted in the deaths of five people between 2014 and 2019. United States District Judge Joshua M. Kindred handed down the sentence.

Sacramento Area Group Charged for Shipping Fentanyl Pills Across the United States

A federal grand jury returned a 17-count indictment Thursday against Sacramento residents Marcus Miller, 33; Reginald Jones, 33; Felicia Shaw, 31; Jimmy Van II, 38; and Jazzmine Campbell, 30; charging them with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute fentanyl and methamphetamine, in addition to other drug and gun charges, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.

Seattle Man Admits Buying 630,000 Counterfeit Pills on the Dark Web

A man from Seattle, Wash., on Thursday admitted buying 630,000 counterfeit Xanax and other pills on the dark web.

Previously Convicted Felon Sentenced for Trafficking Fentanyl, Heroin

A Springfield, Mo., man has been sentenced in federal court for his role in a conspiracy to distribute heroin and fentanyl.

Laurel Man Admits Illegally Possessing Firearms After Law Enforcement Finds 35 Guns in His Residence

News Release: BILLINGS - A Laurel man today admitted he illegally possessed firearms and ammunition after law enforcement found 35 firearms and thousands of rounds of ammunition in his residence, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.

Modesto Man Sentenced to over 12 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking, Illegal Firearms Possession

News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Joshua Harrington, 36, of Modesto, was sentenced Monday to 12 years and seven months in prison for possessing with intent to distribute methamphetamine and being a felon in possession of a firearm, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.

Biden White House threatened with subpoena from Jim Jordan for 'censorship' records

News Release: House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) is dangling the possibility of a subpoena to the White House to uncover records on how it "coerced and colluded with companies and other intermediaries to censor speech."

Drug Dealer Who Claimed Fentanyl Was Heroin Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison

First of 10 Defendants Sentenced

Sioux Falls Man Sentenced to Over Three Years for Felon in Possession of a Firearm

News Release: SIOUX FALLS - United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier has sentenced a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, man convicted of Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person. The sentencing took place on June 6, 2023, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Waterbury Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Fentanyl Distribution and Gun Possession Offenses

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.

Muskegon Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Stalking His Ex-Wife and Possessing Firearms

News Release: GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN -U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Mark Totten announced today that Mitchell Pierce, 45, of Muskegon was sentenced to 180 months in the Bureau of Prisons after he pleaded guilty to stalking and being a felon in possession of firearms. U.S. District Court Judge Robert J. Jonker also ordered that when Pierce is released from prison, Pierce will be on supervised release for 3 years.

McCurtain County Resident Sentenced for Federal Firearm Crime

News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Dalton Elzie Hunter, age 29, of McCurtain, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 37 months in prison for Felon in Possession of a Firearm.

Red Lodge Man Admits Illegal Possession of Short Barrel, Privately-Made Rifle

News Release: BILLINGS - A Red Lodge man accused of illegally possessing a short barrel, privately-made AR-15 style semi-automatic rifle after he was suspected of violating a protective order admitted to a firearm crime today, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.

Illinois Man Sentenced to 63 Months in Prison

News Release: HAMMOND- Alexander Greene, 27 years old, of Chicago, Illinois, was sentenced by United States District Court Senior Judge James T. Moody after pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson.

USDOJ-OJP-BJA offers new grant application process starting June 20

BJA FY 23 Byrne Criminal Justice Innovation Training and Technical Assistance grant opened on June 20.

Durbin Questions Witness During Judiciary Subcommittee Hearing on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights

By DOJ Newswire Report | Jun 20, 2023

U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today questioned witnesses at the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law hearing entitled, “Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights.”

Durbin Delivers Opening Statement During Judiciary Committee Hearing on Ensuring the Safety and Well-Being of Unaccompanied Children

By DOJ Newswire Report | Jun 20, 2023

U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today delivered an opening statement at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing entitled “Ensuring the Safety and Well-Being of Unaccompanied Children.”

Bridgeport Felon Caught With Loaded Gun Receives 54 Months in Prison for Fourth Federal Conviction