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Two New Haven Men Charged With Offenses Stemming From Multiple Gunpoint Robberies in 2022
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 19, 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 New Haven has returned an indictment charging CHRISTIAN BORRERO, 20, and ROBERT SMITH, also known as “Robbie," 20, both of New Haven, with offenses related to the gunpoint robberies of Connecticut convenience stores and an armed carjacking last summer.
Cooperation Between United States and Mexican Law Enforcement Leads to Significant Actions Against Transnational Drug Trafficking Organization
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 19, 2023
News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - Today, United States and Mexican law enforcement announced significant enforcement actions against a prolific transnational drug trafficking organization operating in Nogales, Sonora, along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Previously Convicted Felon Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison for Federal Drug Trafficking, Firearms Offenses
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 19, 2023
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and Brendan Iber, Special Agent in Charge of the Phoenix Field Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, announced today that Gabriel Villasenor was sentenced to a term of 115 months in prison. Villasenor, 29, pled guilty on Sept. 2, 2022, to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition.
Watertown Man Sentenced to 14 Months for Unlawfully Possessing Sawed-Off Shotgun
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 19, 2023
News Release: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - Rafael Rondon, age 25, of Watertown, New York, was sentenced today to 14 months in prison for possessing an unregistered sawed-off shotgun.
ATF National Response Team Joins Local, State Fire Investigation in Sterling, Illinois
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 19, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Chicago Field Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives requested ATF’s National Response Team join the investigation into a fire that occurred the morning of Friday, July 7, 2023, that claimed the life of one resident. Two others sustained non-life threating injuries in the three-story mixed-use building on the 400 block of 3rd Street in Sterling, Illinois.
Sun Prairie Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Illegal Firearm Transfer
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 19, 2023
News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Daniel Baccas, 22, Sun Prairie, Wisconsin was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 30 months in federal prison for transferring a firearm to a prohibited person. Baccas pled guilty to the charge on April 7, 2023.
Boston Man Sentenced to Prison for Illegally Transporting Firearms
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 19, 2023
News Release: BOSTON - A Boston man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for illegally transporting firearms from Alabama into Massachusetts.
Informational: Federal Court Arraignments
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 19, 2023
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Hartford Man Who Possessed Loaded Guns and Drugs While on State Parole Sentenced to 32 Months in Federal Prison
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 19, 2023
News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that LUIS MIGUEL RODRIGUEZ, 25, of Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in Hartford to approximately 32 months of imprisonment, time already served, and three years of supervised release, for unlawfully possessing firearms.
New Orleans Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Firearms Offense
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 19, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - On July 6, 2023, TERRANCE RICHARDS, age 38, of New Orleans, pleaded guilty to possessing ammunition while being a convicted felon, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.
Independence Man Pleads Guilty to Dealing Firearms Without a License
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 19, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - On July 11, 2023, RICHARD LUDWIG II, age 74, of Independence pleaded guilty for dealing firearms without a license in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 922(a)(1)(A) and 924(a)(1)(D), announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.
Distribution and Possession of Controlled Substances and Illegal Possession of Firearm Leads to Federal Prison Time for Two Men
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 19, 2023
News Release: SHREVEPORT/LAKE CHARLES, La. - United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced the sentencing of two men in Shreveport and Lake Charles for their role in the trafficking of drugs in those cities.
Local Men Sentenced in Connection With Jung Hotel Shooting
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 19, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - TREJON HOWARD, age 20, of New Orleans, and TIQUAN EVERSON, age 26, of Avondale, were sentenced on July 12, 2023 by United States District Judge Ivan L.R. Lemelle, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.
New Orleans Man Pleads Guilty for Distribution of Methamphetamine and Maintaining a Drug Premises
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 19, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - On July 7, 2023, RYAN NEGROTTO, age 43 of New Orleans, pled guilty in federal court to all counts with which he was charged in a superseding indictment, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.
Man Admits Theft From Newington Gun Store
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 19, 2023
News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that TROY HARRIS, 28, pleaded guilty today in New Haven federal court to a firearm offense stemming from a Newington gun store theft in September 2021.
Winnsboro Man Sentenced for Illegal Possession of a Firearm
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 19, 2023
News Release: MONROE, La. - Eric Marquelle Coleman, 49, of Winnsboro, Louisiana, was sentenced today for illegal possession of a firearm, announced United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown. United States District Judge Terry A. Doughty sentenced Coleman to 96 months (8 years) in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release.
Minneapolis Felon Sentenced to Ten Years in Prison for Fentanyl Trafficking
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 19, 2023
News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - A Minneapolis man was sentenced to 120 months in prison for possession of fentanyl with intent to distribute, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.
Rapid City Man Sentenced for Illegally Possessing a Firearm and Ammunition
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 19, 2023
News Release: RAPID CITY - United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man convicted of Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition by a Prohibited Person was sentenced on July 7, 2023, by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey L. Viken.
Beard’s Ex-Fiancé Charged in Brutal Murder of 24-Year-Old Mom
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 19, 2023
News Release: The former fiancé of a Rowlett man who shot and stabbed his ex-girlfriend to death in 2020 has been charged with helping to orchestrate the brutal slaying, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Leigha Simonton.
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 19, 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 ...