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New Orleans Man Pleads Guilty to Carjacking and Weapons Charges
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 21, 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.
Repeat Domestic Abuser Sentenced to Over 15 Years in Federal Prison for Illegally Possessing Firearms During Domestic Assault
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 21, 2023
News Release: INDIANAPOLIS- Harold Sanders, 34, of Indianapolis, Indiana, has been sentenced to 188 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to illegally possessing a firearm.
Owner of Firearm Used in Shooting of Newport News Teacher Pleads Guilty to Unlawful Firearm Possession
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 21, 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.
New Orleans Man Sentenced on Federal Drug and Weapons Charges
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 21, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - CHRISTIAN GUITY, age 26, a resident of Orleans Parish, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Jane Triche Milazzo to 87 months imprisonment, 5 years supervised release, and a $300 mandatory special assessment fee on Counts One, Two, and Three of a four-count indictment, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.
BJS Releases Update on the NCVS Instrument Redesign: Operational Pilot Test and Split Sample
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 21, 2023
News Release: The Bureau of Justice Statistics, a division of the Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs, today released Update on the NCVS Instrument Redesign: Operational Pilot Test and Split Sample. The report provides an update on the next steps in BJS’s multiyear effort to improve the efficiency...
Hostage-Taking Co-Conspirators Will Serve a Combined 32 Years in Prison
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 21, 2023
News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - Olegario Lares-De La Rosa, 30, of Mexico, was sentenced last Friday by United States District Judge Jennifer G. Zipps to 18 years in prison. Lares-De La Rosa was convicted of Conspiracy to Commit Hostage Taking, Conspiracy to Transport Illegal Aliens for Profit, Transportation of Illegal Aliens and Felon in Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition, after a jury trial in February 2023.
Armed Drug Trafficker Pleads Guilty to Possessing Firearm and Distribution Quantities of Fentanyl
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 21, 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.
Three People Plead Guilty to Illegally Providing Firearms to Essa Williams, Alleged Shooter of Phoenix Police Department Officer Tyler Moldovan
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 21, 2023
News Release: PHOENIX, Ariz. - Erika LaRae Williams, 51, of Phoenix, Arizona, pleaded guilty on May 22, 2023, to Making a Material False Statement During the Purchase of a Firearm. Williams purchased a Taurus G3 pistol from a Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL) on Sept. 3, 2020, for her son, Essa Williams, five months ...
St. Tammany Man Indicted for Violation of the Federal Gun Control Act
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 21, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - MATTHEW LAURENT, age 21, a resident of St. Tammany Parish, was indicted on June 9, 2023 for possession of a machine gun, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 922(o), announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.
Shasta County Man Sentenced for Black Market Firearms Trafficking
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 21, 2023
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Brian Scheckla, 65, of Burney, was sentenced today to two years in prison for unlawful dealing in firearms, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
Modesto Man Sentenced to over 12 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking, Illegal Firearms Possession
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 21, 2023
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Joshua Harrington, 36, of Modesto, was sentenced Monday to 12 years and seven months in prison for possessing with intent to distribute methamphetamine and being a felon in possession of a firearm, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
Sacramento Area Group Charged for Shipping Fentanyl Pills Across the United States
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 21, 2023
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a 17-count indictment Thursday against Sacramento residents Marcus Miller, 33; Reginald Jones, 33; Felicia Shaw, 31; Jimmy Van II, 38; and Jazzmine Campbell, 30; charging them with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute fentanyl and methamphetamine, in addition to other drug and gun charges, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
Combatting Gun Violence in the Northern District of Florida
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 21, 2023
News Release: TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA - Acts of gun violence are far too frequent in communities throughout the Northern District of Florida. Violating federal firearms laws is a serious crime and offenders face serious consequences. The Department of Justice is committed to investigating and prosecuting individuals who illegally buy, sell, use, or possess firearms.
New Orleans Man Charged in Superseding Indictment With Federal Gun Offense
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 21, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - MAURICE FLORANT, age 34, a resident of New Orleans, Louisiana, was charged on June 9, 2023, in a one-count superseding indictment for a violation of the Federal Gun Control Act, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.
Drug Trafficker With Stolen Law Enforcement Gun Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 21, 2023
News Release: A Fort Worth drug trafficker with eight firearms - including one stolen from Tarrant County law enforcement - was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Leigha Simonton.
Fort Myers Man Sentenced To Federal Prison for Unlawfully Possessing Firearm as a Convicted Felon
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 21, 2023
News Release: Fort Myers, Florida - U.S. District Judge Sheri Polster Chappell has sentenced Alphonso Lataurean James (29, Fort Myers) to seven years and eight months in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a previously convicted felon. The court also ordered James to forfeit the firearm and ammunition possessed during the offense. James had pleaded guilty on March 7, 2023.
Indiana Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Meth Charges
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jun 21, 2023
Alfred A. Cooke, Assistant Agent in Charge of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration-Merrillville, Indiana, and U.S. Attorney Clifford D. Johnson for the Northern District of Indiana announced that Joseph Golden, 36, of Fort Wayne, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Holly A. Brady after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.
Gloucester County Man Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jun 21, 2023
A Gloucester County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 48 months in prison for trafficking methamphetamine and fentanyl in southern New Jersey and Philadelphia, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division Cheryl Ortiz and U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.
Illinois Man Sentenced to 63 Months in Prison
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 21, 2023
News Release: HAMMOND- Alexander Greene, 27 years old, of Chicago, Illinois, was sentenced by United States District Court Senior Judge James T. Moody after pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson.
Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force Case Results in Sentence of Over 8 Years for North Louisiana Man
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 21, 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 ...