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La Crosse Man Sentenced to 12 Years for Distributing Methamphetamine and Fentanyl
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 19, 2023
News Release: MADISON, Wis. - Timothy M. O’Shea, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Raphiel Kuntu, 31, La Crosse, Wisconsin, was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to 12 years in federal prison for conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute ...
Illinois Man Sentenced for Setting Fire to Reproductive Health Services Facility
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 19, 2023
News Release: An Illinois man was sentenced today for the arson of the Planned Parenthood Peoria Health Center in Peoria, Illinois.
Rapid City Man Sentenced for Possession With Intent To Distribute Methamphetamine
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 19, 2023
News Release: RAPID CITY, S.D. - U.S. Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that U.S. District Judge Jeffrey L. Viken has sentenced a Rapid City, South Dakota, man convicted of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. The sentencing took place August 4.
14 Minneapolis Gang Members Charged With Possession of Machine Guns, Fentanyl Trafficking, and Firearms Violations
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 19, 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.
Former Police Officer Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison for Theft of Firearms From Police Weapons Vault and Tampering With Multiple Witnesses
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 19, 2023
News Release: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Former police officer William Cintrón-Rivera, aka “El Kid/Kid" was sentenced to eight years in prison for the theft of 54 guns and thousands of rounds of ammunition from the Puerto Rico Police Bureau (PRPB), Guayama headquarters, on July 17, 2019. The defendant was ordered to forfeit his position as a PRPB officer and pay $48,624 in restitution to the PRPB.
Muskegon Man Sentenced to 100 Months for Drug Trafficking
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 19, 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.
Informational: Federal Court Arraignments
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 18, 2023
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Rapid City Man Sentenced for Illegal Firearm Possession
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 18, 2023
News Release: RAPID CITY, S.D. - U.S. Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that U.S. District Judge Jeffrey L. Viken has sentenced a Rapid City, South Dakota, man convicted of possession of a firearm by a prohibited person. The sentencing took place on August 4.
Illinois Man Sentenced for Setting Fire to Reproductive Health Services Facility
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 18, 2023
News Release: An Illinois man was sentenced today for the arson of the Planned Parenthood Peoria Health Center in Peoria, Illinois.
Grand Jury Returns Indictments
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 18, 2023
News Release: MADISON, Wis. - A federal grand jury in the Western District of Wisconsin, sitting in Madison, returned the following indictments today. You are advised that a charge is merely an accusation and that a defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
Violent Felon Sentenced to Over 6 Years in Federal Prison for Possessing a Firearm
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 18, 2023
News Release: INDIANAPOLIS- Thomas Burkett, 45, of Indianapolis, Indiana, has been sentenced to 77 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to possessing a firearm as a previously convicted felon.
Starkville Man to Serve 5 Years in Prison for Possessing a Glock Switch
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 18, 2023
News Release: Oxford, Mississippi - A Starkville man was sentenced on Thursday to 5 years in prison for possession of a Glock handgun with a fully automatic conversion device.
Peoria Man Sentenced to 50 Months in Prison for Possessing a Handgun Outfitted With a “Glock Switch” Machinegun Conversion Device
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 18, 2023
News Release: PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria, Illinois, man, Anthony Q. Johnson, 19, of the 1100 block of North Flora Avenue, was sentenced on August 2 to 50 months in federal prison for possessing a handgun equipped with a “Glock Switch" conversion device enabling the gun to fire as a fully-automatic machinegun. Johnson will serve a three-year term of supervised release upon completion of his prison term.
Superseding Indictment Alleges 3 More New Haven Gang Members Committed Murder and Attempted Murders
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 18, 2023
News Release: A federal grand jury in Bridgeport returned a superseding indictment yesterday charging an additional three alleged members and associates of the “Exit 8" street gang in New Haven with conspiring to engage in a pattern of racketeering activity, including drug trafficking, murder and attempted murder, as well as related offenses. The grand jury previously returned an indictment charging six alleged members and associates of Exit 8 with related offenses.
Mission Woman Sentenced for Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 18, 2023
News Release: PIERRE, S.D. - U.S. Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court, has sentenced a Mission, South Dakota, woman convicted of conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance. The sentencing took place August 8.
Sarasota Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing a Firearm as a Convicted Felon
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 18, 2023
News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Marquis Henry Mack (33, Sarasota) has pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. Mack faces a maximum penalty of 15 years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set.
Minneapolis Felon Sentenced to 57 Months for Felon in Possession of a Firearm
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 18, 2023
News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - A Minneapolis man has been sentenced to 57 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for illegal possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.
ATF National Response Team Joins Hawaii Wildfire Investigation
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 18, 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.
Ravenna Man Sentenced to 150 Months in Federal Prison for Illegally Possessing Firearms as a Felon
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 18, 2023
News Release: GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN - U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Mark Totten today announced that Zebulon Timothy Nester, 27, of Ravenna Michigan, was sentenced to 150 months in federal prison for being a felon in possession of firearms. U.S. District Judge Robert J. Jonker also ordered Nester to spend three years on supervised release after his confinement. Nester previously pled guilty to this charge in April.
Suburban Chicago Man Charged in Federal Court With Trafficking Machine Gun Conversion Devices
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 18, 2023
News Release: CHICAGO - A suburban Chicago man has been indicted on federal firearm charges for allegedly trafficking 25 “Glock switches" that convert handguns into fully automatic machine guns.