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South Carolina Man Who Orchestrated Drug Deals By Phone From Prison Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 30, 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.
Final Defendant Sentenced in South Carolina’s Largest RICO Conspiracy
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 30, 2023
News Release: The 40th and final defendant prosecuted as part of the District of South Carolina’s case against the Insane Gangster Disciples (IGD), a branch of the nationwide Folk Nation gang, was sentenced today.
Lansing Man Sentenced to 46 Months in Prison for Illegal Gun Possession
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 30, 2023
News Release: GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Mark Totten today announced that Davion Shymarri Shaltry, 19, of Lansing, Michigan, was sentenced to 46 months in prison for illegally possessing a firearm as a felon. Shaltry will be on supervised release for three years after he is released from prison.
Hartford Man Pleads Not Guilty to Felon in Possession Charge
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 30, 2023
News Release: BURLINGTON, Vt. - The Office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that on Aug. 17, James Ingerson, 53, of Hartford, Vermont, pleaded not guilty to a single-count indictment that charges him with being a previously convicted felon in possession of a firearm. At the hearing, U.S. Magistrate Judge Kevin J. Doyle ordered Ingerson to remain in custody during the pretrial proceedings.
Columbia Man Pleads Guilty to Possession of an Unregistered Silencer
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 30, 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.
Fort Myers Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Unlawfully Possessing Firearm as a Convicted Felon
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 30, 2023
News Release: FORT MYERS, Fla. - U.S. District Judge Thomas P. Barber has sentenced James Blanks, 27, of Fort Myers to 12 months in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon, to be served consecutively to a 4-year state prison sentence he is currently serving. The court also ordered Blanks to forfeit the firearm and ammunition possessed during the offense. Blanks pleaded guilty on May 4.
Fort Worth Shooting Suspect Sentenced to 10 Years for Gun Crime
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 30, 2023
News Release: DALLAS - A Fort Worth man who allegedly shot through the door of a local home, hitting an 82-year-old woman in the chest, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Leigha Simonton.
Member of Violent Bridgeport Gang Pleads Guilty
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 30, 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.
Wise County Man Sentenced to 60 Months for Trafficking Fentanyl Pills
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 30, 2023
News Release: ABINGDON, Va. - An Exeter, Virginia man, who conspired to sell pressed pills containing fentanyl purchased from various social media platforms, was sentenced this week to 60 months in federal prison.
Orlando Man Sentenced to More Than Nine Years for COVID-19 Fraud and Illegal Possession of Firearm
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 30, 2023
News Release: ORLANDO, Fla. - U.S. District Judge Paul G. Byron has sentenced Brian A. Blake, 31, of Orlando to nine years and eight months in federal prison for access device fraud, aggravated identity theft and possession of a firearm by convicted felon. As part of the sentence, the court also ordered Blake to pay ...
California Man Sentenced to 26 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Methamphetamine and Guns in Eastern Idaho
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 30, 2023
News Release: POCATELLO - Ramon Morales Jr., 41, of Compton, California, was sentenced to 26 years in federal prison for importing and distributing methamphetamine in Eastern Idaho in exchange for firearms, announced U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit today.
Illinois Man Sentenced for Setting Fire to Reproductive Health Services Facility
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 30, 2023
News Release: An Illinois man was sentenced today for the arson of the Planned Parenthood Peoria Health Center in Peoria, Illinois.
Chillicothe, Illinois, Man Sentenced for Setting Fire to Reproductive Health Services Facility
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 30, 2023
News Release: PEORIA, Ill. - A Chillicothe, Illinois, man, was sentenced today for the arson of the Planned Parenthood Peoria Health Center in Peoria, Illinois.
Previously Convicted Felon Indicted for Narcotics and Firearms Offenses
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 30, 2023
News Release: BOSTON - A Methuen man was indicted today by a federal grand jury in Boston for allegedly trafficking counterfeit prescription pills containing fentanyl and methamphetamine, unlawfully possessing firearms and ammunition and using a firearm in relation of a drug trafficking offense.
Florida Couple Indicted for Multiple Federal Firearms Violations
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 30, 2023
News Release: OCALA, Fla. - U.S. Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the return of a 39-count indictment charging Kingsley Wilson, 35, of Kissimmee and Viviana Rodriguez, 41, of Kissimmee with dealing in firearms without a license, making a materially false statement to a federally licensed firearms dealer (FFL) ...
Arsonist Pleads Guilty to Fire Bombing Donut Hole
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 30, 2023
News Release: TULSA, Okla. - A Tulsa man who firebombed a popular donut shop with a Molotov Cocktail pleaded guilty today in federal court, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.
Two Fugitives Arrested in Long Beach on Firearms, Narcotics Charges After 2-Hour Standoff
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 30, 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.
Two Fugitives Arrested in Long Beach after 2-Hour Stand Off on Firearms and Narcotics Charges
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 30, 2023
News Release: LONG BEACH, California - The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) working with Long Beach Police Department and the U.S. Marshal Service (USMS) arrested two documented gang members who have been eluding law enforcement since 2021 for outstanding warrants originating out of Louisville, Kentucky.
ATF National Response Team To Investigate Buffington Farms Fire
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 30, 2023
News Release: CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - The National Response Team (NRT) of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) arrived on-scene Wednesday to join agents from the Cape Girardeau, St. Louis and Fairview Heights ATF Offices in investigating a large fire that destroyed parts of Buffington Farms in Williamsville, Missouri.
Metairie Man Pleads Guilty for Use of Communication Device to Facilitate Drug Trafficking
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 30, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that on Aug. 17, Brandon Martinez, aka “Rabbit," 24, of Metairie, pleaded guilty to count 1 of the superseding bill of information for use of a communication facility to facilitate felony drug trafficking, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 843(b).