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Columbia Man Pleads Guilty to Manufacturing Firearms Without a License
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 31, 2023
News Release: HATTIESBURG, Miss. - A Columbia man pled guilty to manufacturing firearms without a license issued under federal law, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Acting Special Agent in Charge Anthony Spotswood of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
Member of Violent Bridgeport Gang Pleads Guilty
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 31, 2023
News Release: AMIRE NEWSOME, also known as “Mire," 20, of Bridgeport, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to a racketeering offense stemming from his involvement in a violent Bridgeport street gang.
Columbia Man Pleads Guilty to Possession of an Unregistered Silencer
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 31, 2023
News Release: HATTIESBURG, Miss. - A Columbia man pled guilty to possession of a silencer that was not registered with the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Acting Special Agent in Charge Anthony Spotswood of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
Activity in the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Wyoming
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 31, 2023
News Release: Firearm Offenses. Joshua Charles Crook, 34, of Casper, Wyoming, was sentenced on August 17 to 40 months’ imprisonment for being a felon in possession of a firearm. U.S. District Court Judge Nancy D. Freudenthal imposed the sentence, which includes three years of supervised release and a $100 special ...
Abingdon Meth Trafficker Sentenced to 90 Months in Federal Prison
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 31, 2023
News Release: ABINGDON, Va. - An Abingdon man, who conspired with two other people to distribute methamphetamine throughout southwest Virginia, was sentenced Tuesday to 90 months in federal prison.
14 Minneapolis Gang Members Charged With Possession of Machine Guns, Fentanyl Trafficking, and Firearms Violations
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 31, 2023
News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - Fourteen members of Minneapolis-based street gangs have been charged in federal court for various crimes including illegal possession of firearms, possession of machine guns, and fentanyl trafficking, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.
South Carolina Man Who Orchestrated Drug Deals By Phone From Prison Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 31, 2023
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Zachariah Ryan Luke (28, Bennettsville, South Carolina) today pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute 500 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine. Luke faces minimum mandatory penalty of 10 years, up to life, in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set.
Two Fugitives Arrested in Long Beach on Firearms, Narcotics Charges After 2-Hour Standoff
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 31, 2023
News Release: LONG BEACH, Calif. - The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD), working with Long Beach Police Department (LBPD) and the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) arrested two documented gang members who have been eluding law enforcement since 2021 for outstanding warrants originating out of Louisville, Kentucky.
Martinsville Man Sentenced to 48 Months for Illegal Gun Possession
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 31, 2023
News Release: ROANOKE, Va. - A Martinsville, Virginia man, who police found lying next to a vehicle and unconscious, was sentenced today to 48 months in federal prison to be immediately followed by three years of supervised release for being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm.
Troy Woman Pleads Guilty to Nationwide Marijuana Trafficking and Money Laundering Conspiracies
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 30, 2023
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Jazell Shuler, age 35, of Troy, New York, pled guilty today to conspiring to distribute marijuana and launder money.
ATF National Response Team Joins Hawaii Wildfire Inquiry
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 30, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Seattle Field Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives requested the assistance of ATF’s National Response Team to determine the origin and cause of a wildland fire that occurred on the island of Maui, Hawaii, on Aug. 8, 2023.
Muskegon Man Sentenced to 100 Months for Drug Trafficking
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 30, 2023
News Release: GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN - U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Mark Totten today announced that U.S. District Judge Robert J. Jonker sentenced Jemarion Trevon Flowers to 100 months in prison for trafficking methamphetamine and fentanyl.
Providence Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Firearm and Drug Trafficking Charges
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 30, 2023
News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A Providence man admitted to a federal judge today that in February 2021, while he was detained at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) on unrelated charges, he arranged by telephone with his then girlfriend to locate and sell a firearm that he illegally possessed and took steps to continue running his established drug trafficking business.
Billings Man Accused of Illegal Possession of Firearm in School Zone
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 30, 2023
News Release: BILLINGS, Mont. - A Billings man accused of illegally possessing a gun near a Billings elementary school appeared today in federal court on a firearms charge, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.
Bogalusa Man Indicted on Federal Firearms and Drug Trafficking Charges
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 30, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS - Romero Morris, 34, a resident of Bogalusa, Louisiana, was charged on Aug. 18 in an 11-count indictment with several violations of the Federal Gun Control and Federal Controlled Substances Acts, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.
Two Radcliff Men Sentenced to Federal Prison for Armed Robbery
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 30, 2023
News Release: LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Two Radcliff men were sentenced this week for interference with commerce by robbery, brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
Bradenton Man Arrested for Robbing Tampa Business With Firearm
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 30, 2023
News Release: TAMPA, Fla. - U.S. Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the arrest and filing of a criminal complaint charging Devon Floyd, 31, of Bradenton with one count of Hobbs Act robbery. If convicted, Floyd faces up to 20 years in federal prison.
U.S. Marshals Looking for Female Rapper Charged with Murder of 10-Year-Old Boy
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 30, 2023
News Release: Norfolk, VA - The U.S. Marshals Service is offering an increased reward amount to help locate Franklin homicide suspect Tashawnda Drayton, who is on the run from charges stemming from the shooting death of a child. The U.S. Marshals Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force continues to pursue leads into the whereabouts Drayton, who may have fled to another state.
Abingdon Meth Trafficker Sentenced to 90 Months in Federal Prison
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 30, 2023
News Release: ABINGDON, Va. - An Abingdon man, who conspired with two other people to distribute methamphetamine throughout southwest Virginia, was sentenced Tuesday to 90 months in federal prison.
Leesburg Man Sentenced for the Unlicensed Sale of Firearms
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 30, 2023
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A Leesburg man was sentenced today to 20 months in prison for selling at least nine firearms, for a profit and without a license, that he originally purchased from Federal Firearms Licensees (FFLs) in the Eastern District of Virginia.