News from 2023
Armed Waterbury Drug Dealer Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison
By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2023
News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that on April 28, 2023, CORNELIUS CONEY, also known as “C Nizzy," 35, of Waterbury, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to 60 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
Colorado Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Hate Crime for Church Arson
By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2023
News Release: A Colorado man pleaded guilty today to a hate crime charge in connection with a fire he set to a church in Loveland, Colorado.
Gun/Gamecock Dealing Results in Guilty Plea
By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2023
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Pedro Gavino, 27, of Orosi, pleaded guilty today to selling firearms without a license and conspiring to violate the Animal Welfare Act by selling gamecocks and participating in cockfighting events, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
FBI Honors Promises2Kids with FBI Director’s Community Leadership Award
By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2023
News Release: SAN DIEGO, CA-Special Agent in Charge Stacey Moy of the FBI San Diego Field Office is pleased to announce Promises2Kids has received the nationally recognized FBI Director’s Community Leadership Award for 2022.
Justice Department discusses Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-ODVA, Inc. on May 12
By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2023
The US Justice Department published a one page notice on May 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Multiple Defendants Sentenced or Enter Guilty Pleas on Federal Firearms Charges
By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2023
News Release: SAVANNAH, GA: At least 20 defendants have been sentenced to federal prison or await further proceedings after pleading guilty to federal charges including illegal possession of firearms.
Marrero Man Federally Indicted for Illegal Weapon Possession
By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - RASHEED SMITH, age 32, a resident of Marrero, Louisiana, was indicted on April 28, 2023 for illegal possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.
Felon Sentenced to Prison for Illegal Possession of Firearm
By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2023
News Release: BILLINGS - A man with multiple state and federal felony convictions was sentenced today to a total of five years and five months in prison for violating supervised release on prior convictions and for illegally possessing a firearm after law enforcement found a loaded gun in a vehicle he was driving when it crashed, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.
Senator Murray Highlights Critical Importance of Strong Investments in Education and Workforce
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 13, 2023
On May 11, at a Senate Appropriations Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies subcommittee hearing on the president’s fiscal year 2024 budget request for the Department of Education, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, spoke about the need to invest in education in order to ensure our kids can live up to their full potential and to strengthen our workforce and keep the American economy competitive.
New Jersey Man Sentenced for Role in Drug Conspiracy
By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2023
News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - A Blackwood, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 12 years in prison for being the supplier in a drug conspiracy that stretched from New Jersey to Maryland to West Virginia.
Multiple Men Indicted in Utah for Firearm Offenses, Including Allegedly Attempting To Smuggle 34 Guns Into Mexico
By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2023
News Release: Salt Lake City, Utah - A federal grand jury in Utah returned an indictment charging five Salt Lake County residents, including two foreign nationals, with firearm offenses after speaker boxes full of guns were confiscated at the Mexico border in Eagle Pass, Texas.
Three MS-13 Gang Members Convicted of Racketeering and Violent Crime Conspiracy
By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - A federal jury convicted three La Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, members yesterday of RICO conspiracy, murder in aid of racketeering, attempted murder in aid of racketeering, drug trafficking, and destruction of evidence.
Las Vegas Man Pleads Guilty to Methamphetamine and Firearms Trafficking Conspiracy
By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2023
News Release: LAS VEGAS - A Las Vegas man pleaded guilty to conspiring with others to traffick methamphetamine and firearms - including a shotgun and machine guns.
Parmelee Man Sentenced for Prohibited Person in Possession of a Firearm
By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2023
News Release: PIERRE - United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court, has sentenced a Parmelee, South Dakota, man convicted of being a Prohibited Person in Possession of a Firearm. The sentencing took place on May 2, 2023.
Atlanta Man Sentenced to 97 Months in Prison
By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2023
News Release: SOUTH BEND - Mylin Murel, 20 years old, of Atlanta, GA, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Robert L. Miller, Jr. after pleading guilty to stealing firearms from a federally licensed firearms dealer, announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson.
Multi-Convicted Felon Sentenced to More Than Eleven Years in Federal Prison for Possession With the Intent To Distribute Cocaine and for Violating Terms of Supervised Release
By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2023
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - Chief U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Corrigan has sentenced Corinthian King (32, Jacksonville) to 11 years and 8 months in federal prison for possessing with the intent to distribute cocaine. King has also agreed to the forfeiture of a Glock 9mm pistol and ammunition, possessed during his commission of the offense. King had pleaded guilty on Sept. 21, 2022, and admitted to violating his supervised release on April 25, 2023.
Missouri Felon Sentenced to 66 Months in Prison for Selling 7 Machine Guns
By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2023
News Release: CAPE GIRARDEAU - A man from Dunklin County, Missouri, was sentenced Thursday to five and one-half years in prison for selling seven devices that convert AR-15-style rifles into fully automatic weapons.
Justice Department discusses Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-MLCommons Association on May 12
By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2023
The US Justice Department published a one page notice on May 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
St. Croix County Man Sentenced to 216 Months in Prison for 2018 Arson
By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2023
News Release: HUDSON, Wis. - The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, in cooperation with the St. Croix District Attorney’s Office and the Wisconsin Department of Criminal Investigations State Fire Marshal’s Office, announces the sentencing of a St. Croix County man to 216 months in state prison for setting fire to a Woodville, Wisconsin, commercial building on Dec. 29, 2018.
Bristol Man Involved in Gun Trafficking Scheme Sentenced to Prison
By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2023
News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JOSHUA BENTZ, 39, of Bristol, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton in New Haven to 24 months of imprisonment, followed by two years of supervised release, for illegally trafficking firearms from South Carolina to Connecticut.