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6 Men Convicted of Conspiring to Traffic Guns
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 8, 2023
News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - The final of six conspirators responsible for trafficking more than 100 firearms pleaded guilty in federal court here today.
Bogalusa Man Sentenced for Violating the Federal Gun Control and Federal Controlled Substances Acts
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 8, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - CARLOS WALKER, age 33, a resident of Bogalusa, Louisiana, was sentenced on June 20, 2023 by United States District Judge Wendy B. Vitter to 87 months’ imprisonment, three years of supervised release, and a mandatory $300.00 special assessment fee after pleading guilty to one ...
Tampa Drug Trafficking Leader Sentenced to More Than 21 Years in Federal Prison
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 8, 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.
U.S. Marshals Arrest 'Most Wanted Sex Offender Absconder'
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 8, 2023
News Release: Eau Claire, WI - On June 28th, 2023, members of the U.S. Marshals Service’s North Star Fugitive Task Force (NSFTF) in the District of Minnesota arrested a “most wanted sex offender absconder" following a traffic stop on a U-Haul truck.
Troy Man Sentenced to 20 Months for Unlawfully Possessing a Short-Barreled Rifle
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 8, 2023
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Curtis D. Black, Jr., age 32, of Troy, New York, was sentenced today to 20 months in prison for possessing an unregistered short-barreled rifle.
Bridgeport Felon Found With Loaded Ghost Gun While on Supervised Release Pleads Guilty
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 8, 2023
News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that TIMOTHY STATON, 28, of Bridgeport, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Omar A. Williams in Hartford to unlawful possession of ammunition by a felon, and to violating the conditions of his supervised release from a prior federal conviction.
Jury Convicts Metairie Man of Federal Gun and Drug Charges and Lying to a Federal Agent
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 8, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - On June 27, 2023, DAMION WILSON, age 23, a resident of Metairie, Louisiana, was found guilty by a federal jury of four counts in a six count indictment. Specifically, WILSON was found guilty of possession with the intent to distribute marijuana, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, maintaining a drug involved premises, and lying to a federal agent. He was acquitted of two other related counts.
Bogue Chitto Man Pleads Guilty to Shooting at a Law Enforcement Officer
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 7, 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.
Minneapolis Felon Pleads Guilty to Two Violent Carjackings
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 7, 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.
Violent Felon With Four Prior Convictions Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Illegally Possessing a Firearm
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 7, 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.
Activity in the United States Attorney’s Office
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 7, 2023
News Release: Firearms Offenses. Brent Michael Bury, age 33, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, was sentenced on June 22, 2023, to 75 months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm. Chief U.S. District Court Judge Scott W. Skavdahl imposed the sentence, which included three years of supervised release and a $100 ...
Tampa Drug Trafficking Leader Sentenced to More Than 21 Years in Federal Prison
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 7, 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.
Bogalusa Man Sentenced for Violating the Federal Gun Control and Federal Controlled Substances Acts
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 7, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - CARLOS WALKER, age 33, a resident of Bogalusa, Louisiana, was sentenced on June 20, 2023 by United States District Judge Wendy B. Vitter to 87 months’ imprisonment, three years of supervised release, and a mandatory $300.00 special assessment fee after pleading guilty to one ...
St. Louis Man Accused of Firebombing Home
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 7, 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.
Two Las Cruces Men Sentenced for Firearms Offenses
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 7, 2023
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and Jeffrey C. Boshek II, Special Agent in Charge of the Dallas Field Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), announced today that Ruben Martha, 42, of Las Cruces, and ...
Three Charged With Stealing Firearms From La Crosse County Gun Shop
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 7, 2023
News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Three men are charged with stealing firearms from a business located in La Crosse County, Wisconsin, in an indictment returned on June 28, 2023 by a federal grand jury sitting in Madison, Wisconsin. The indictment is announced by Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin.
Illinois Man Sentenced to 37 Months in Prison
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 7, 2023
News Release: HAMMOND- Darius Dudley, 30 years old, of Chicago, Illinois, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Jon E. DeGuilio after pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson.
South St. Paul Felon Pleads Guilty in Drug Trafficking Case
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 7, 2023
News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - A South St. Paul felon has pleaded guilty to possession of fentanyl with intent to distribute, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.
Ulster County Felon Pleads Guilty to Unlawful Firearm Possession
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 7, 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.
Illegal Possession of Firearm Sends Billings Felon to Prison
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 7, 2023
News Release: BILLINGS - A Billings felon who admitted to illegally possessing a firearm after law enforcement found a gun in his vehicle, which had stopped in the middle of the road near Hardin, was sentenced today to 37 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.