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Yosemite National Park Squatter Pleads Guilty to Firearms Charges

News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Devin Michael Cuellar, 29, a transient, pleaded guilty today to being a felon in possession of a sawed-off shotgun and ammunition, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


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Slidell Man Indicted for Federal Carjacking and Weapons Offenses

News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - SHAMPAIN POOLE, age 22, of Slidell, Louisiana, was charged by a federal grand jury on May 5, 2023, in a three-count indictment for carjacking and violations of the Federal Gun Control Act, announced United States Attorney Duane A. Evans.


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Colorado Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Hate Crime for Church Arson

News Release: A Colorado man pleaded guilty today to a hate crime charge in connection with a fire he set to a church in Loveland, Colorado.


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Minneapolis Man Sentenced to Over Seven Years in Prison for Violent Armed Robbery Spree of Minneapolis Businesses

News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - A Minneapolis man was sentenced to 88 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for his role in three armed robberies of Minneapolis businesses, announced United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger.


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Bedford Man Sentenced to 14 Months in Federal Prison After Stealing 16 Firearms From Local Gun Shop

News Release: NEW ALBANY- Calvin Levi Johnson, 20, of Bedford, Indiana, was sentenced to 14 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to theft from a federally licensed firearms dealer.


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Indiana Man Sentenced to 72 Months in Prison

News Release: SOUTH BEND - Michael Snyder, 35 years old, of Francesville, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Robert L. Miller, Jr. after pleading guilty in two cases, one for distributing 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and one for being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm, announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson.


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Pawtucket Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Trafficking Crack Cocaine While on Supervised Release

News Release: PROVIDENCE - A Pawtucket man, who was previously convicted on federal crack cocaine drug trafficking and firearm charges and incarcerated, has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for again trafficking crack cocaine while on federal supervised release, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.



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Plymouth Man Indicted on Federal Civil Rights, Arson Charges

News Release: ST PAUL, Minn. - A Plymouth man has been indicted on one count of arson and one count of damage to religious property, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.


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Leader of Large-Scale Methamphetamine Distribution Conspiracy Sentenced to 490 Months in Prison

News Release: LEXINGTON, Ky. - A Lexington man, Craig Dupree Robertson, 34, was sentenced on Monday to 490 months in federal prison, by Chief U.S. District Judge Danny Reeves for his role in a large-scale methamphetamine and fentanyl trafficking conspiracy.


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Previously Convicted Felon Sentenced to More Than 5 Years in Prison for Possessing Firearm

News Release: CINCINNATI - Markeith Ford, 32, of Cincinnati, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 66 months in prison for illegally possessing a firearm.


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New Orleans Man Pleads Guilty to Violating the Federal Gun Control Act

News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - SHAMAR HOLMES, age 23, a resident of New Orleans, pled guilty on May 11, 2023 before United States District Judge Carl J. Barbier to a one-count indictment alleging that he illegally possessed a firearm having previously been convicted of a felony, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.


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Louisville Man Sentenced in Federal Court to 32 Years in Prison for Multiple Carjackings and Related Charges

A local man was sentenced Monday in the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky for his involvement in a string of carjackings and firearms offenses that occurred in Louisville in October and November 2021.


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Louisville Man Sentenced in Federal Court to 32 Years in Prison for Multiple Carjackings and Related Charges

A local man was sentenced Monday in the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky for his involvement in a string of carjackings and firearms offenses that occurred in Louisville in October and November 2021.


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Essex County Man Convicted of Being Member of Newark Drug Trafficking Organization Responsible for the Distribution of Over One Kilogram of Heroin

An Essex County, New Jersey man was convicted today for his role in a conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute over one kilogram of heroin, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Selling announced.


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Former Louisville Metro Police Department Officer Pleads Guilty to Using Excessive Force During 2020 Protest

A former Louisville Metro Police Department officer pleaded guilty to violating an individual’s rights by using excessive force while acting as a police officer.


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Solano County Hells Angels Member Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison for Firearms Offenses

News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Michael Mahoney, 30, of Fairfield, was sentenced today to three years and one month in prison for possessing a firearm with an obliterated or altered serial number and possessing an unregistered short-barreled shotgun, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


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Minneapolis Man Sentenced to Over Seven Years in Prison for Violent Armed Robbery Spree of Minneapolis Businesses

News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - A Minneapolis man was sentenced to 88 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for his role in three armed robberies of Minneapolis businesses, announced United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger.


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Fargo, ND, Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Pointing a Loaded Handgun at Fargo Police Officers

United States Attorney Mac Schneider announced that Shawn Larkin, Age 40 of Fargo, ND, appeared before Chief Judge Peter D. Welte, U.S. District Court, Fargo, ND, and was sentenced to 57 months years in federal prison followed by 3 years of supervised release for the charge of Felon in Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition.


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Cape Girardeau Man Sentenced to 51 Months in Prison for Possessing Machine Gun

U.S. District Judge Matthew T. Schelp on Monday sentenced a man from Cape Girardeau, Missouri who was caught with a fully automatic Glock pistol to 51 months in prison.