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Prince George’s County Felon Sentenced to Seven Years in Federal Prison for Two Counts of Illegal Possession of a Firearm

News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Deborah J. Boardman sentenced Sean Christopher Henderson, age 36, of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, yesterday to seven years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, after Henderson pleaded guilty to two counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm.


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Orleans Parish Man Sentenced to 57 Months for Violation of the Federal Gun Control Act

News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - On Thursday, April 27, 2023, REGIS GRIMES, age 34, a resident of New Orleans, Louisiana, was sentenced in the United States District Court after previously pleading guilty to a one-count indictment charging him with Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2), announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.


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Baltimore Felon Sentenced to Almost Five Years in Federal Prison for Illegal Possession of a Firearm

News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Ellen L. Hollander today sentenced Steven McCullough, age 36, of Baltimore, Maryland, to 58 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for being a felon in possession of a firearm an ammunition.


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Oklahoma City Man Charged With Setting Fire to Local Church

News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY - Yesterday, a criminal complaint was unsealed that charges OSCAR REYNALDO GOMEZ, 54, of Oklahoma City, with arson of the God of No Limits Church located at 7200 South Walker Avenue, in Oklahoma City, announced United States Attorney Robert J. Troester.


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Webster Man Charged in Connection With Two Pipe Bomb Explosions

News Release: CONCORD - A man has been charged in connection with two pipe bomb explosions in Weare, New Hampshire, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces.


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Two DC-Area Men Plead Guilty to Drug Charges Connected to an Open-Air Drug Market in SE DC

News Release: WASHINGTON - Douglas Campbell, 27, of District Heights, Maryland, and his brother Delonte Campbell, 27, of Southeast Washington D.C., pleaded guilty today, in U.S. District Court, to felony charges in connection with their roles in an open-air drug market.


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Marrero Man Federally Indicted for Illegal Weapon Possession

News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - RASHEED SMITH, age 32, a resident of Marrero, Louisiana, was indicted on April 28, 2023 for illegal possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.


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U.S. Marshals Offer up to $5,000 for Information Leading to the Arrest of Homicide Suspect

News Release: Scranton, PA - Today, the U.S. Marshals announce a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest of man who is wanted by the Scranton Police Department for homicide.


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North Liberty Woman Sentenced to 12 Months in Prison Related to False Statements During the Purchase of Firearms

News Release: DAVENPORT, IA - A North Liberty woman was sentenced on Wednesday, April 26, 2023, to 12 months and one day in federal prison after pleading guilty to making false statements during the purchase of firearms.


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Prohibited Person Sentenced to Seven Years for Possessing a Gun and Ammunition

News Release: WASHINGTON - Decondi Mayo, 46, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced today to 84 months in prison for unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves, Acting Special Agent in Charge Michael Weddel, of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and Robert J. Contee III, Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD).



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Pennsylvania Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Fentanyl Trafficking Offense

Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that PEDRO DIAZ, 45, of Red Lion, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on May 1 by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford to 60 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for trafficking fentanyl.


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California Man Arrested for Trafficking 91 Kilograms of Cocaine Worth $1.8 Million

Sheila G. Lyons, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration Chicago Field Division, and Acting U.S. Attorney Morris Pasqual for the Northern District of Illinois announced that a California man was arrested on a charge of possession with intent to distribute 91 kilograms of cocaine.


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Maple Grove Felon Sentenced to Prison for Illegal Possession of Firearms

News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - A Maple Grove man has been sentenced to 30 months in prison followed by two years of supervised release for illegal possession of firearms, announced United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger.


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Brainerd Felon Sentenced to 12.5 Years in Prison for Distribution of Controlled Substances

News Release: DULUTH, Minn. - A Brainerd man has been sentenced to 150 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for possession with intent to distribute controlled substances, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.


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Pair Accused of More St. Louis Carjackings

News Release: ST. LOUIS - Two men from East St. Louis, Illinois who were already facing federal charges related to a carjacking in November have been accused of more.


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Missouri Felon Sentenced to 66 Months in Prison for Selling 7 Machine Guns

News Release: CAPE GIRARDEAU - A man from Dunklin County, Missouri, was sentenced Thursday to five and one-half years in prison for selling seven devices that convert AR-15-style rifles into fully automatic weapons.


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Tampa Area Siblings Sentenced to 15 Years for Series of Convenience Store Robberies

News Release: Tampa, FL - U.S. District Judge Mary Scriven has sentenced Christopher Alvarez (19, Tampa) and Dyonnie Alvarez (22, Tampa) to 15 years in federal prison for four Hobbs Act robberies, conspiracy to commit those robberies, and two counts of brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence during the commission of the robberies. Dyonnie Alvarez was also sentenced for an additional attempted Hobbs Act robbery. Both had previously pleaded guilty.


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Webster Man Charged in Connection With Two Pipe Bomb Explosions

News Release: CONCORD - A man has been charged in connection with two pipe bomb explosions in Weare, New Hampshire, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces.


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Armed Waterbury Drug Dealer Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison

News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that on April 28, 2023, CORNELIUS CONEY, also known as “C Nizzy," 35, of Waterbury, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to 60 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.