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Convicted Felon Arrested for Attempting To Trade Fentanyl for Four Firearms
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 12, 2023
News Release: BOSTON - A Quincy man was arrested yesterday for allegedly distributing fentanyl to obtain four firearms while a convicted felon.
Amarillo Drug Dealer Charged With Possession of 76 Firearms, 54 Glock Switches
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 12, 2023
News Release: DALLAS - An Amarillo drug dealer with an arsenal of 76 firearms and 54 Glock switches was indicted on federal drug and gun charges, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Leigha Simonton.
Louisville Felon Sentenced to Ten Years in Federal Prison for Stealing Firearms From a Licensed Firearms Dealer
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 12, 2023
News Release: LOUISVILLE, Ky. - A Jefferson County, Kentucky, man was sentenced yesterday to 10 years in prison followed by a 3-year term of supervised release for burglarizing a federally licensed firearms dealer and illegally possessing a stolen firearm in Louisville.
Tennessee Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing Machine Gun While on Bourbon Street During Mardi Gras
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 12, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - KEATON MANGHANE, age 24, a resident of Chattanooga, Tennessee, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Sarah S. Vance to possessing a machinegun in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 922(o) and 924(a)(2).
Indiana Man Sentenced to 84 Months for Trafficking in Machinegun Conversion Devices
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 12, 2023
News Release: LONDON, Ky. - Bailey Tyler Monde, 20, of Freetown, Indiana, was sentenced to 84 months in federal prison on Thursday by U.S. District Judge Robert E. Wier, after pleading guilty to conspiracy to unlawfully transfer machineguns and one count of unlawful transfer of a machinegun.
19-Year-Old Pleads Guilty to Possessing Firearm on Local Middle School Grounds
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 12, 2023
News Release: DAYTON, Ohio - A 19-year-old Dayton man pleaded guilty in federal court here today to possessing a gun in the parking lot of an area middle school.
Jacksonville Convicted Felon Sentenced to More Than Three Years in Federal Prison for Firearm Possession
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 12, 2023
News Release: JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - U.S. District Judge Marcia Morales Howard has sentenced Antoine Danielle Pearson Jr., 28, of Jacksonville to three years and one month in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. He was also ordered to forfeit the firearm and ammunition traceable to the offense. Pearson pleaded guilty on May 24.
Justice Department Proposes New Regulation to Update Definition of “Engaged in the Business” as a Firearms Dealer
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 12, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Justice Department today announced it has submitted to the Federal Register a notice of proposed rulemaking that would clarify the circumstances in which a person is “engaged in the business" of dealing in firearms and thus required to obtain a license and run background checks. The ...
New Britain Man Sentenced to More Than 4 Years in Federal Prison for Stealing and Selling Catalytic Converters
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 12, 2023
News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Roberto Alicea, 31, of New Britain was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Sarala V. Nagala in Hartford to 54 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for offenses related to his participation in a stolen catalytic converter trafficking ring.
Bridgeport Gang Member Pleads Guilty to Racketeering Charge
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 12, 2023
News Release: NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Luis Garcia, 25, of Bridgeport pleaded guilty yesterday before U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to a racketeering charge stemming from his participation in a violent Bridgeport street gang.
Windsor Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Counterfeit Oxycodone Pills Containing Fentanyl
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 12, 2023
News Release: NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Alexander Lee, 22, of Windsor, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to 60 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for trafficking counterfeit oxycodone pills containing fentanyl.
Nebraska Man Sentenced on Firearm Charge
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 12, 2023
News Release: RAPID CITY, S.D. - U.S. Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that U.S. District Court Chief Judge Robert A. Lange has sentenced a Hastings, Nebraska, man convicted of possession of a firearm by a prohibited person. The sentencing took place on September 5.
Father of Alleged Lamar High School Shooter Sentenced to 6+ Years for Gun Crime
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 12, 2023
News Release: DALLAS - The father of a 15-year-old accused of fatally shooting a classmate at Lamar High School was sentenced Thursday to more than six years in federal prison for a gun crime, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Leigha Simonton.
Convicted Sex Offender and Domestic Abuser Sentenced to Over 5 Years in Federal Prison After Being Caught With Firearm
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 12, 2023
News Release: INDIANAPOLIS - Shaylor Goer, 47, of Indianapolis has been sentenced to 5 years and 3 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to illegally possessing a firearm.
Brothers Sentenced to a Combined 15 Years in Federal Prison for Armed Heroin Trafficking
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2023
News Release: INDIANAPOLIS - Desmond Breedlove, 34, and DaJaun Breedlove, 23, of Indianapolis have both been sentenced to federal prison after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute heroin and carrying a firearm in relation to a drug trafficking crime.
19-Year-Old Pleads Guilty to Possessing Firearm on Local Middle School Grounds
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2023
News Release: DAYTON, Ohio - A 19-year-old Dayton man pleaded guilty in federal court here today to possessing a gun in the parking lot of an area middle school.
59 Charged With Illegal Trafficking, Possession, and Use of Firearms, Drug Trafficking, and Conspiracy as a Result of Summer Violent Crime Reduction Effort in Cleveland
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2023
News Release: CLEVELAND - Federal, county and local law enforcement officials today announced that 59 individuals were charged and arrested in connection with firearms-trafficking, narcotics, conspiracy or other firearms offenses after a three month, violent-crime-reduction initiative in Cleveland this summer. The ...
Columbia Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Illegally Exporting Firearms to Ghana
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2023
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Stephanie A. Gallagher sentenced Eric Nana Kofi Ampong Coker, age 41, of Columbia, Maryland today to 30 months in federal prison, followed by two years of supervised release, for the illegal export of firearms to Ghana.
Previously Convicted Felon Caught On Snapchat Pleads Guilty to Firearm and Drug Offenses
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2023
News Release: BOSTON - A member of the Boston street gang “D Street" pleaded guilty today to illegally possessing multiple firearms and ammunition while a convicted felon and while he was under house arrest for a state firearm charge.
Federal Jury Finds St. Cloud Man Guilty of Illegal Possession of Firearms
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2023
News Release: ST. PAUL, Minn. - A federal jury found a St. Cloud man guilty of illegally possessing multiple firearms as a felon, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.