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New Britain Man Admits Stealing and Selling Catalytic Converters
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 23, 2023
News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ROBERTO ALICEA, 31, of New Britain, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Sarala V. Nagala in Hartford to offenses related to his participation in a stolen catalytic converter trafficking ring.
Federal Jury Convicts St. Paul Felon for Illegal Possession of a Firearm Following Bar Shootout
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 23, 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.
Armed Drug Trafficker Pleads Guilty to Possessing Firearm and Distribution Quantities of Fentanyl
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 23, 2023
News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Eugene Washington, Jr. (36, Bradenton) has pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm as a convicted felon and possession with the intent to distribute 40 grams more of fentanyl. Washington faces a maximum penalty of 55 years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been scheduled.
District Man Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for Drug and Gun Offenses
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 23, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Demetrius Green, 33, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced today to 84 months in prison for gun and drug charges, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves, Special Agent in Charge is Craig B. Kailimai, and Interim Chief Ashan Benedict, of the Metropolitan Police Department.
Fentanyl Distributors Charged Following Fourth Fatal Juvenile Overdose
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jun 23, 2023
Dallas, TX - Two distributors who supplied the fentanyl that killed a 15-year-old girl in Carrollton last week have been federally charged, announced Eduardo A. Chávez, Special Agent in Charge of DEA Dallas.
Pasco Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Drug Trafficking and Possession of a Firearm
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jun 23, 2023
United States District Judge Thomas O. Rice sentenced Tustuji Matu Wakauwn, 43, of Pasco, Washington, to 15 years in federal prison for possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute and possession of a firearm by a felon.
Philadelphia Man Arrested for Distribution of Cocaine Base
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jun 23, 2023
The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Rockylane Lewis, aka “Rizzo,” 33, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has been charged with the distribution of cocaine base. Lewis was arrested Wednesday afternoon in Rutland, Vermont. Lewis appeared today for his initial appearance before United States Magistrate Judge Kevin J. Doyle and was ordered detained pending trial.
Madison Man Sentenced for Participating in Straw Purchase of Firearms
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2023
News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Isaiah Phillips, 18, Madison, Wisconsin was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to 60 days in jail for aiding and abetting a false statement during a purchase of a firearm. The period of incarceration will be followed by 3 years of supervised release. Phillips pled guilty to this charge on March 14, 2023.
Firearms Trafficker, Drug Dealer Sentenced to 72 Months in Prison
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2023
News Release: ROANOKE, Va. - A Maryland man who sold seven silencers and 800 counterfeit prescription pills to undercover officers with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), was sentenced yesterday to 72 months in federal prison.
Four Indicted For St. Petersburg Drug Conspiracy
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2023
News Release: Tampa, Florida -United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the unsealing of an indictment charging Eric L. Lemon (44, New Port Richey), Eric Lekent Lemon, Jr. (20, St. Petersburg), Dominic Giannantonio (46, St. Petersburg), and Tryon Metteria Byrd IV (43, St. Petersburg) with conspiring to possess ...
Jury Convicts Alabama Man of Methamphetamine and Fentanyl Conspiracy
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2023
News Release: Gulfport, Miss. - On June 14, 2023, a federal jury convicted Curtis Navelle Harrison, 45, of Monroeville, Alabama, of conspiring to possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and less than 40 grams of a mixture or substance containing fentanyl, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Acting Special Agent in Charge Anthony Spotswood of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (“ATF").
Former Long Beach First Responder Sentenced to More Than 29 Years in Prison for Drug and Gun Crimes, Including Selling Fentanyl That Resulted in Coworker’s Fatal Overdose
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2023
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A former first responder who worked at a Long Beach hospital was sentenced today to 352 months in federal prison for selling fentanyl to two of his co-workers who thought they were buying cocaine, one of whom later died of an overdose after ingesting the powerful opioid.
Owner of Firearm Used in Shooting of Newport News Teacher Pleads Guilty to Unlawful Firearm Possession
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2023
News Release: NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - A Newport News woman pleaded guilty today to illegally obtaining and possessing a firearm and making a false statement on a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) form to purchase the firearm.
Boyd County Man Sentenced to 262 Months for Armed Drug Trafficking
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2023
News Release: ASHLAND, Ky. - An Ashland man, Gary R. Rowe, 49, was sentenced on Monday to 262 months in federal prison, by U.S. District Judge David Bunning for armed drug trafficking charges.
Muskogee Resident Sentenced for Federal Firearm Crime
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2023
News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced today that Nika Daniel Alexander, age 20, of Muskogee, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 84 months for brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence.
New Orleans Man Pleads Guilty to Carjacking and Weapons Charges
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LA - United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that FURRELL JOHNSON, age 33, of New Orleans, Louisiana, pleaded guilty today before United States District Judge Lance M. Africk to a two-count indictment charging him with Carjacking and violating the Federal Gun Control Act.
Jefferson Parish Man Sentenced for Violating Federal Gun Control Act
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - SHAWN RABATHALY, age 22, of Harvey, Louisiana, was sentenced on June 6, 2023 by U.S. District Court Judge Susie Morgan to 46 months of imprisonment, 3 years of supervised release, and payment of a $100 mandatory special assessment fee after previously pleading guilty to being ...
U.S. Attorney Discusses Anti-Gun Violence Efforts, Announces Indictment of Defendant Allegedly Involved in Murder of Rochester Police Officer
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jun 22, 2023
U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross joined with law enforcement partners at the federal, state, and local levels today to announce the return of an indictment of the leader and members of a violent drug trafficking organization and to discuss ongoing efforts aimed at reducing violence, in particular gun violence, in the City of Rochester.
Fort Myers Convicted Felon Pleads Guilty to Unlawfully Possessing Firearms
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2023
News Release: Fort Myers, Florida - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Travis Lavon Anderson (36, Fort Myers) has pleaded guilty to possessing firearms as a previously convicted felon. Anderson faces a maximum of 10 years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set.
Laurel Man Admits Illegally Possessing Firearms After Law Enforcement Finds 35 Guns in His Residence
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2023
News Release: BILLINGS - A Laurel man today admitted he illegally possessed firearms and ammunition after law enforcement found 35 firearms and thousands of rounds of ammunition in his residence, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.