News from 2023
Rapid City Man Indicted for Illegal Possession of Firearm
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2023
News Release: RAPID CITY - United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a federal grand jury has indicted a Rapid City, South Dakota, man for Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition by a Prohibited Person.
Convicted Murderer Pleads Guilty to Illegally Possessing Firearms
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2023
News Release: Ocala, Florida - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Christopher Richard Munroe (55, Ocala) has pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. Munroe faces a maximum penalty of 15 years in federal prison. His sentencing hearing is scheduled for June 15, 2023. Munroe had been indicted on Dec. 20, 2022.
Eight Men Charged With Fentanyl Trafficking
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2023
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Eight men were charged today for their roles in a drug trafficking organization operating in and around Union County, New Jersey, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.
Bridgeport Gang Member Involved in 2019 Murder Sentenced to More Than 21 Years in Federal Prison
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2023
News Release: ZIARE DEDRICK, also known as “Zi" and “Hb Zi," 21, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to 255 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for his participation in a violent Bridgeport street gang, including his involvement the murder of Ty’Quess Moore in December 2019.
Columbia Man Pleads Guilty to Illegally Possessing a Firearm
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2023
News Release: COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA -Shondel Antwan Crim, 47, of Columbia, has pleaded guilty in federal court to being a felon in possession of a firearm.
ATF Signs 30x30 Pledge to Advance Women in Law Enforcement
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Throughout Women’s History Month, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has celebrated the many contributions and achievements women have made to advance the agency’s mission. As we conclude the month, ATF is proud to reaffirm its commitment to participate in the 30x30 Initiative, a nationwide effort to advance women throughout local, state, tribal and federal law enforcement.
Man Charged With Stealing Guns From Newington Gun Store
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2023
News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and James Ferguson, Special Agent in Charge, ATF Boston Field Division, today announced that a federal grand jury in Hartford has returned an indictment charging TROY HARRIS, 28, with firearm offenses stemming from a Newington gun store theft in September 2021.
CASPER, WYOMING WOMAN CHARGED WITH ARSON IN WELLSPRING HEALTH ACCESS ARSON
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2023
News Release: Cheyenne, WY¾ LORNA ROXANNE GREEN, 22, of Casper, Wyoming, has been arrested and charged by complaint with arson of a facility engaged in interstate commerce. The defendant will make her initial appearance before United States Magistrate Judge Kelly H. Rankin on March 23, 2023 at 9 a.m. in Cheyenne.
Georgia Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Possession of Meth with Intent to Distribute After Ordering Fabric Soaked in Meth
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2023
News Release: ALBANY, Ga. - A Southwest Georgia man guilty of drug distribution was sentenced to 240 months in prison today after federal agents discovered fabric soaked in methamphetamine and crystal meth in packages at the Atlanta airport addressed to him from Mexico.
Another Indicted in Connection to Armed Robbery of AR-Rifle
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2023
News Release: McALLEN, Texas - Three men have now been charged in connection of a hotel robbery of an AR-variant rifle, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.
Jefferson County Felon Sentenced to Over 24 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Methamphetamine and Multiple Firearms Charges
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2023
News Release: Jackson, Miss - A Jefferson County felon was sentenced to 295 months in federal prison for possession of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute, possession of a firearm by a previously convicted felon, and possessing firearms in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
Green Bay Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Manufacturing and Trafficking 3D-Printed Ghost Guns
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2023
News Release: United States Attorney Gregory J. Haanstad of the Eastern District of Wisconsin announced that on March 20, 2023, Senior United States District Judge William C. Griesbach sentenced Mitchell J. Guerrero (age: 30) to a total sentence of 46 months’ imprisonment and three years’ supervised release for manufacturing and trafficking 3D-printed firearms, commonly referred to as “ghost guns" because they lack serial numbers and thus are untraceable.
Madison Man Sentenced to 102 Months for Firearm & Drug Trafficking Crimes
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2023
News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Sylvester Ray Gavins, Jr., 32, Madison, Wisconsin, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 102 months in prison for possessing cocaine with intent to distribute and possessing a firearm in furtherance of that drug crime. Gavins pleaded guilty to these charges on December 6, 2022.
Four Additional States Join Justice Department’s Suit to Block JetBlue’s Acquisition of Spirit Airlines
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2023
News Release: Today, the Attorneys General of California, Maryland, New Jersey, and North Carolina joined a civil antitrust lawsuit filed by the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the State of New York, and the District of Columbia to block JetBlue’s proposed $3.8 billion acquisition of Spirit Airlines. The Antitrust Division and the state Attorneys General filed an amended complaint in the District of Massachusetts.
St. Louis Man Sentenced to 10+ Years in Prison for Fentanyl, Guns
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2023
News Release: ST. LOUIS - A man caught twice in St. Louis, Missouri with guns and fentanyl after police chases that ended in crashes was sentenced Thursday to 10 years and 10 months in prison.
St. Petersburg Man Arrested For Possession Of A Controlled Substance With Intent To Distribute
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2023
News Release: Tampa, FL - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the arrest and filing of a criminal complaint charging Erik Barner (44, St. Petersburg) with one count of possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute. If convicted, Barner faces up to 20 years in federal prison.
Madison Man Charged With Firebombing Building
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2023
News Release: MADISON, WIS. - A Madison, Wisconsin man was arrested today on a charge related to the May 2022 firebombing of a Madison office building.
New York Alleged Fraudster Arrested and Charged for a $47,000 Bank Scheme Involving Six Utah Bank Locations and Victims
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2023
News Release: Salt Lake City, Utah - A federal grand jury in Utah returned an indictment charging a New York man with bank fraud and aggravated identity fraud throughout the District of Utah.
Man Charged with Arson and Possession of a Destructive Device
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2023
News Release: An Ohio man was arrested this morning and charged with one count of malicious use of explosive materials and one count of possessing a destructive device.
Meridian Man Pleads Guilty to Possession of Firearms by a Convicted Felon
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2023
News Release: Jackson, Miss. - A Meridian, Mississippi man pleaded guilty today to possession of firearms by a convicted felon, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca of the Southern District of Mississippi and Special Agent in Charge Kurt H. Thielhorn of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).