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Independence Man Pleads Guilty to Dealing Firearms Without a License

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.


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New Orleans Man Pleads Guilty for Distribution of Methamphetamine and Maintaining a Drug Premises

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.


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Drug Traffickers From Lafayette Area Sentenced for Possession of Heroin

News Release: LAFAYETTE, La. - United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that Lensly Johnnie, 38, of Lafayette, Louisiana, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Robert R. Summerhays on drug charges. Johnnie was sentenced to 88 months (7 years, 4 months) in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release.


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ATF National Response Team Joins Wyoming Business Fire Investigation

News Release: WASHINGTON - The Denver Field Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives requested ATF’s National Response Team joined the investigation into a business fire that occurred in the early morning hours on July 4, 2023, at the Alcova Marina in Alcova, Wyoming.


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New Orleans Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Firearms Offense

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.


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Boston Man Sentenced to Prison for Illegally Transporting Firearms

News Release: BOSTON - A Boston man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for illegally transporting firearms from Alabama into Massachusetts.


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Burleson Would-Be Bomber Pleads Guilty to Firearms, Child Porn Charges

News Release: A Burleson man who apparently idolized the Columbine High School shooters pleaded guilty today to possessing a homemade bomb, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Leigha Simonton.


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Man Admits Theft From Newington Gun Store

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.


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Montville Man Charged With Federal Firearms Offenses

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 returned an indictment yesterday charging NICHOLAS DeFELICE, 31, of Montville, with engaging in the business of dealing in and manufacturing firearms, and possession of unregistered National Firearms Act firearms.


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Fitchburg Man Sentenced to 33 Months for Illegal Gun Possession

News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Derrick Johnson, 27, Fitchburg, Wisconsin, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 33 months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm, to be followed by a 3-year term of supervised release. Johnson pleaded guilty to this charge on April 4, 2023.


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Cooperation Between United States and Mexican Law Enforcement Leads to Significant Actions Against Transnational Drug Trafficking Organization

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.


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Sun Prairie Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Illegal Firearm Transfer

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.


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Boston Man Sentenced to Prison for Illegally Transporting Firearms

News Release: BOSTON - A Boston man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for illegally transporting firearms from Alabama into Massachusetts.


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Two New Haven Men Charged With Offenses Stemming From Multiple Gunpoint Robberies in 2022

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.


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Winnsboro Man Sentenced for Illegal Possession of a Firearm

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.


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Tampa Man Pleads Guilty to Illegally Possessing Firearm

News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Deandre Riviera Lopez (33, Tampa) has pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. Lopez faces a minimum mandatory penalty of 15 years, up to life, in federal prison under the Armed Career Criminal Act. A sentencing date has not yet been set.


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Indiana Man Sentenced to 66 Months in Prison

News Release: FORT WAYNE -Bryshawn Terry, 31 years old, of Fort Wayne, IN, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Holly A. Brady after pleading guilty to being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm, announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson.


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ATF National Response Team Joins Wyoming Business Fire Investigation

News Release: WASHINGTON - The Denver Field Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives requested ATF’s National Response Team joined the investigation into a business fire that occurred in the early morning hours on July 4, 2023, at the Alcova Marina in Alcova, Wyoming.


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Minneapolis Felon Sentenced to Ten Years in Prison for Fentanyl Trafficking

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.


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Raceland Man Sentenced for Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime

News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LA - DAMER SMITH, age 46, of Raceland, Louisiana, was sentenced on July 11, 2023 for Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 924(c)(1)(A) and 924(c)(1)(A)(i), announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.