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Montana Man Sentenced for Federal Hate and Firearms Crimes for Shooting Intended to Kill and Rid Town of LGBTQI+ Residents
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 29, 2023
News Release: A Montana man was sentenced by Chief U.S. District Judge Brian M. Morris to 18 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release for shooting into a residence and attempting to shoot others with the intent of ridding a town of LGBTQI+ residents.
Bridgeport Felon Caught With Loaded Gun Receives 54 Months in Prison for Fourth Federal Conviction
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 29, 2023
News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that RAHSHIM CARTER, 34, of Bridgeport, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to 54 months of imprisonment, followed by three years for supervised release, for unlawfully possessing a firearm.
Informational: Federal Court Arraignments
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 29, 2023
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Tarpon Spring Man Who Threatened To Commit Violence to a Child and Grandmother Arrested and Charged
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 29, 2023
News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the arrest and filing of a criminal complaint charging Antonio McCray (22, Tarpon Springs) with possessing a firearm after having been convicted of a felony. If convicted, McCray faces a maximum penalty of 15 years in federal prison. McCray made his initial appearance on June 21, 2023, before U.S. Magistrate Judge Amanda Arnold Sansone, and was ordered detained pending trial.
Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force Case Results in Sentence of Over 8 Years for North Louisiana Man
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 29, 2023
News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) case dubbed “Operation Pick Your Battles" has resulted in a conviction and sentence for Clifton Williams, 48, of Many, Louisiana. Williams was sentenced today by United States ...
Massachusetts Man Sentenced for Trafficking Firearms
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 29, 2023
News Release: CONCORD - A Massachusetts man was sentenced in federal court for conspiring to traffic firearms, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces.
Rapid City Man Indicted for Illegal Possession of a Firearm
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 29, 2023
News Release: RAPID CITY - United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a federal grand jury has indicted a Rapid City, South Dakota, man for Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person.
Tucson Man Sentenced for Conspiracy To Smuggle Firearms From the United States
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 29, 2023
News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - Luis Eduardo Terminel Jr., 27, of Tucson, was sentenced on June 14, 2023, by United States District Judge James A. Soto to 33 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. Terminel also was ordered to pay a $5,000 fine. Terminel pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to Smuggle Goods from the United States.
ATF National Response Team Joins Investigation of $1M Philadelphia Structure Fire
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 29, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Philadelphia Field Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives called on ATF’s National Response Team to join the investigation of a structure fire that involved three businesses which include a furniture warehouse, an auto repair shop and an auto stereo store. The fire caused more than $1 million in catastrophic damages on June 26 in Philadelphia.
New London Man Sentenced to 40 Months in Federal Prison for Gun Offense
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 29, 2023
News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that SHAQUAN SAUNDERS, also known as “Sosa Da Billy," 28, of Uncasville, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall in New Haven to 40 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for unlawful possession of a firearm.
Bridgeport Felon Found With Loaded Ghost Gun While on Supervised Release Pleads Guilty
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 29, 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.
Federal Grand Jury Indicts New Orleans Men for Federal Gun and Drug Offenses
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 29, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - On Friday June 9, 2023, DANIEEL MUTIN, age 18, and JUAN MATTHEWS, age 21, both residents of New Orleans, Louisiana, were charged in a five-count indictment, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.
Activity in the U.S. Attorney’s Office
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 29, 2023
News Release: Firearms Offenses. Matthew Pruitt, age 20, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, was sentenced on May 26, 2023, to 27 months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm U.S. District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson imposed the sentence, which included three years of supervised release and a $100 special assessment.
Clay County Man With History of Domestic Violence Pleads Guilty to Firearm Charge
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 29, 2023
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Paul Steven Hulbert (27, Middleburg) has pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of an unregistered National Firearms Act firearm (sawed-off shotgun). Hulbert faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison. He made his initial appearance on Nov. 18, 2022, and was ordered detained.
Jackson Man Sentenced To Serve Over Four Years in Prison for Possession of a Firearm by Convicted Felon and Conspiracy To Commit Bank Fraud
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 29, 2023
News Release: Jackson, Miss. - A Jackson man was sentenced to 54 months in prison for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and 51 months for conspiracy to commit bank fraud. The two sentences will be served concurrently.
Federal Jury Convicts St. Paul Felon for Illegal Possession of a Firearm Following Bar Shootout
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 29, 2023
News Release: ST. PAUL, Minn. - A federal jury found a St. Paul man guilty of illegally possessing a firearm following a shootout at a St. Paul bar, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.
Illegal Possession of Firearm Sends Billings Felon to Prison
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 29, 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.
St. Louis Man Accused of Firebombing Home
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 29, 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.
Jamestown Man Going to Prison on Drug and Gun Charges
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 29, 2023
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Douglas Beardsley, 38, of Jamestown, NY, who was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, 500 grams or more of methamphetamine and being a felon in possession of firearms, was sentenced to serve 176 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara.
Bogalusa Man Sentenced for Violating the Federal Gun Control and Federal Controlled Substances Acts
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 29, 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 ...