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Shasta County Man Sentenced for Black Market Firearms Trafficking
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 11, 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.
Rochester Felon Pleads Guilty to Drug and Gun Charges
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 10, 2023
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced that Jesus Santiago, 32, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute marijuana and being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, before U.S. District Judge David G. Larimer. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $1,000,000 fine.
New Orleans Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Carjacking and Weapons Violations
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 10, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - On May 30, 2023, TEVIS STANTON, age 22, a resident of Orleans Parish, pled guilty to two counts of a four-count indictment for carjacking and weapons violations announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans. Count 1 charged STANTON with a March 22, 2022 carjacking, in the 1200 block of Fern Street in New Orleans, Louisiana. Count 2 charged STANTON with using a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence. His sentencing is set for Sept. 27, 2023.
Columbia Man Pleads Guilty to Illegally Exporting Firearms to Ghana
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 10, 2023
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Eric Nana Kofi Ampong Coker, age 41, of Columbia, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to the illegal export of firearms.
Independence Man Pleads Guilty to Illegal Firearm Obtained Through Straw Purchase Less Than a Month After Leaving Prison
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 10, 2023
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - An Independence, Mo., man pleaded guilty in federal court today to illegally possessing a firearm, which he obtained through a straw purchase less than a month after being released from state prison on parole.
Casper Woman Arraigned on Arson Charges
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 10, 2023
News Release: Lorna Roxanne Green, 22, of Casper, Wyoming, was indicted by a federal grand jury in May and was arraigned today for arson of a facility engaged in interstate commerce before U.S. Magistrate Judge Kelly H. Rankin. Green pleaded not guilty. A jury trial has been set for July 24, 2023, before U.S. District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson.
Federal Judge Convicts Billings Felon of Illegal Possession of Firearm
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 10, 2023
News Release: MISSOULA - A federal judge today convicted a Billings felon of illegally possessing a firearm after a bench trial, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.
Informational: Federal Court Arraignments
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 10, 2023
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Tampa Armed Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 10, 2023
News Release: Tampa, FL - U.S. District Judge William F. Jung has sentenced Dempsey Gilmore (32, Tampa) to 30 years in federal prison for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine and marijuana, possessing with the intent to distribute methamphetamine and marijuana, carrying a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking ...
Court Sentences Mobile Man to Ten Years’ Imprisonment for Armed Robbery of Dollar Tree Store
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 10, 2023
News Release: MOBILE, AL - On June 1, 2023, United States District Court Judge Terry F. Moorer sentenced Carlos Dominick Balams of Mobile to 120 months’ imprisonment for robbery and brandishing a firearm during the commission of a crime of violence.
Utah Woman Sentenced to 12 Months Imprisonment for Wire Fraud and Ordered To Pay Over $88,000 in Restitution
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 10, 2023
News Release: Salt Lake City, Utah - A Utah woman was sentenced today to one year imprisonment for devising a scheme to defraud Kemper Personal Insurance, for personal payment following a massive house fire in 2021.
Informational: Federal Court Arraignments
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 10, 2023
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Browning Felon Sentenced to Prison for Illegal Possession of Firearm
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 10, 2023
News Release: GREAT FALLS - A Browning man with felony convictions was sentenced today to 35 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for illegally possessing guns, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.
Convicted Felon Sentenced to More Than 27 Years in Prison on Drug and Gun Charges
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 10, 2023
News Release: ANNISTON, Ala. - A federal judge today sentenced a New York resident on drug and gun charges, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Special Agent in Charge Marcus Watson.
Officers Seize 82 Firearms, Machine Guns, During Arrest of Three Men Charged With Gun Trafficking Conspiracy, Drug Trafficking
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 10, 2023
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Law enforcement officers seized 82 firearms, including machine guns, during the arrest of three Kansas City, Mo., metropolitan area men charged with participating in a conspiracy to traffic firearms, including machine guns, and with drug trafficking.
Convicted Felon Who Illegally Possessed Ghost Guns, Ammunition, and Silencers Sentenced to Federal Prison
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 10, 2023
News Release: PROVIDENCE - A West Greenwich man who was previously convicted and incarcerated on state felony firearm charges and who was later found by federal agents to be illegally in possession of firearms and parts to make - and stockpile - a collection of un-serialized, privately made firearms, also known as ...
Muskegon Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Stalking His Ex-Wife and Possessing Firearms
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 10, 2023
News Release: GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN -U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Mark Totten announced today that Mitchell Pierce, 45, of Muskegon was sentenced to 180 months in the Bureau of Prisons after he pleaded guilty to stalking and being a felon in possession of firearms. U.S. District Court Judge Robert J. Jonker also ordered that when Pierce is released from prison, Pierce will be on supervised release for 3 years.
MS-13 Gang Member Sentenced to 26 Years in Federal Prison for Racketeering Conspiracy Involving a Violent Murder and for Drug Distribution and Firearms Violations
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 10, 2023
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Chief U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar sentenced El Salvadoran national Jose Lopez Rivera, age 27, of Elmont, New York, formerly residing in Maryland, to 26 years in federal prison for a racketeering conspiracy involving a violent murder connected to his participation in La Mara ...
Clancy Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Meth Trafficking, Firearm Crimes
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 10, 2023
News Release: GREAT FALLS - A Clancy man who admitted to trafficking methamphetamine and possessing a homemade firearm was sentenced on May 25 to 15 years in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said today.
Five Jersey City Gang Members and Associates Sentenced to Prison for Gang-Related Stabbing
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 10, 2023
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Five members and associates of a neighborhood street gang in Hudson County, New Jersey, have been sentenced to prison for their respective roles in a gang-related stabbing, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.