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Smyrna Man Sentenced to 30 Months for Possession of Machineguns and Unregistered Silencers
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 13, 2023
News Release: WILMINGTON, Del. - David C. Weiss, U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced that Danny Aument, age 48, was sentenced earlier this week to 30 months in prison for one count of unlawful possession of a machinegun and one count of possession of an unregistered silencer. U.S. District Judge Gregory B. Williams pronounced the sentence.
D.C. Man Is Fifth Defendant To Admit Role in Conspiracy That Sold Drugs Near a School
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 13, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON -The fifth of five defendants engaged in a drug trafficking conspiracy entered a guilty plea today in U.S. District Court in the District of Columbia.
6 Men Convicted of Conspiring to Traffic Guns
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 13, 2023
News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - The final of six conspirators responsible for trafficking more than 100 firearms pleaded guilty in federal court here today.
Informational: Federal Court Arraignments
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 13, 2023
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Minneapolis Felon Pleads Guilty to Two Violent Carjackings
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 13, 2023
News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - A Minneapolis felon has pleaded guilty to two counts of carjacking and one count of brandishing a firearm during and relation to a crime of violence, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.
New Britain Man Sentenced to 42 Months in Federal Prison for Firearm Offense
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 13, 2023
News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that LUIS JAVIER LOPEZ, 24, of New Britain, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 42 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release for unlawfully possessing a firearm and ammunition.
ATF National Response Team Joins Local, State Fire Investigation in Sterling, Illinois
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 13, 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.
Jacksonville Convicted Felon Sentenced to Eight Years for Narcotics and Firearm Possession
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 12, 2023
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - U.S. District Judge Marcia Morales Howard has sentenced Johnny Deangelo White (46, Jacksonville) to eight years and four months in federal prison for possessing with the intent to distribute fentanyl and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense. He had pleaded guilty in March 2023.
La Cañada Flintridge Man Found Guilty of Murder-for-Hire Plots Against His Former Lawyer and a Litigant Who Defeated Him in Court
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 12, 2023
News Release: RIVERSIDE, California - A San Gabriel Valley man was found guilty by a jury today of federal criminal charges, including conspiring with his employee to hire a hitman to kill two men - one who opposed him in litigation and the other who represented one of his companies in bankruptcy.
Member of Violent Bridgeport Gang Pleads Guilty
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 12, 2023
News Release: JAUWAN EDWARDS, also known as “Yaya," 25, of Bridgeport, pleaded guilty yesterday before U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to a racketeering offense stemming from his involvement in a violent Bridgeport street gang.
Ulster County Felon Pleads Guilty to Unlawful Firearm Possession
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 12, 2023
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Bram Fox, age 43, of Kerhonkson, New York, pled guilty today to unlawfully possessing a rifle as a previously convicted felon. Fox also admitted to manufacturing and possessing several dozen firearms, which law enforcement seized from his Ulster County house earlier this year.
Bogue Chitto Man Pleads Guilty to Shooting at a Law Enforcement Officer
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 12, 2023
News Release: Jackson, Miss. - A Bogue Chittto man pled guilty to shooting at a law enforcement officer, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Acting Special Agent in Charge Anthony Spotswood of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
Tampa Drug Trafficking Leader Sentenced to More Than 21 Years in Federal Prison
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 12, 2023
News Release: Tampa, FL - United States District Judge Charlene Edwards Honeywell has sentenced Edward Verdi-Bruno, (31, Tampa) to 21 years and 8 months in federal prison for conspiracy and delivery of controlled substances. Verdi-Bruno had pleaded guilty on March 29, 2023.
Winnsboro Man Sentenced for Illegal Possession of a Firearm
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 12, 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.
St. Louis Man Accused of Firebombing Home
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 12, 2023
News Release: ST. LOUIS - A man from St. Louis, Missouri has been accused of using a Molotov cocktail to firebomb a St. Louis home last year.
Violent Felon With Four Prior Convictions Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Illegally Possessing a Firearm
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 12, 2023
News Release: INDIANAPOLIS- Cameron Johnson, 32, of Indianapolis, Indiana has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to illegally possessing a firearm.
Tampa Man Pleads Guilty to Illegally Possessing Firearm
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 12, 2023
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.
New Britain Man Sentenced to 42 Months in Federal Prison for Firearm Offense
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 12, 2023
News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that LUIS JAVIER LOPEZ, 24, of New Britain, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 42 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release for unlawfully possessing a firearm and ammunition.
Convicted Felon Pleads Guilty to Trying To Buy Two Firearms
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 12, 2023
News Release: Jacksonville, FL - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Byron Jones, Jr. (34, Jacksonville) has pleaded guilty to making a false statement to a federally licensed firearms dealer during the attempted purchase of two firearms. Jones faces a maximum penalty of five years in federal prison.
Springfield Man Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for Armed Robbery
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 12, 2023
News Release: BOSTON - A Springfield man has been sentenced in connection with an armed robbery of a convenience store and firearms charges.