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Gun Crimes Send Kalispell Felon to Prison for Five Years
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 18, 2023
News Release: MISSOULA, Mont. - A Kalispell man with a felony conviction was sentenced today to five years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release for illegally possessing firearms, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.
Methamphetamine Trafficking Organization Indicted
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 18, 2023
News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the unsealing of a 17-count indictment charging Clemente Betancourt (27), Estevan Betancourt (18), Larry Lee Woodard, Jr. (28), Adonis Bonilla (28), Omar Mejia (28), Jesse Leahy (47), and Alexander Perez (29), all residents of Bradenton, ...
Gun Trafficker Convicted of Unlicensed Firearms Dealing and Machine Gun Possession
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 18, 2023
News Release: MIAMI - Yesterday, Johnny Matthew Battle Jr., 30, of Miami, was convicted at trial before U.S. District Court Judge Beth Bloom of dealing firearms without a license and possessing a machine gun.
Columbus Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Armed Robbery
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 17, 2023
News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - A local man was sentenced in U.S. District Court here today to 120 months in prison for a January 2019 armed robbery.
Springfield, Illinois, Man Sentenced to 41 Months in Prison for Possessing a Firearm as a Felon
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 17, 2023
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - A Springfield, Illinois, man, Parrionte H. Wallace, 22, of the 2000 block of South 12th Street, was sentenced on August 1 to 41 months’ imprisonment, to be followed by two years of supervised release, for possessing a firearm as a felon.
Previously Convicted Felon Sentenced to 27 Months for Unlawful Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 17, 2023
News Release: BOSTON - A Boston man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for unlawfully possessing a firearm and ammunition as a previously convicted felon.
South Carolina Man Who Orchestrated Drug Deals By Phone From Prison Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 17, 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.
Grand Jury Returns Indictments
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 17, 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.
Informational: Federal Court Arraignments
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 17, 2023
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Peoria Man Sentenced to 50 Months in Prison for Possessing a Handgun Outfitted With a “Glock Switch” Machinegun Conversion Device
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 17, 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.
New Bedford Man Sentenced for Fentanyl Distribution
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 17, 2023
News Release: BOSTON - A New Bedford man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for fentanyl distribution charges.
Career Criminal Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 17, 2023
News Release: BOSTON - A career criminal was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston to a total of 11 years in prison for trafficking fentanyl while still on supervised release for a previous federal drug trafficking conviction.
Baton Rouge Man Sentenced to Seventeen Years in Federal Prison for Armed Robbery and Related Gun Offense
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 17, 2023
News Release: United States Attorney Ronald C. Gathe, Jr., announced that U.S. District Judge John W. deGravelles sentenced Oreall Ruffin, age 25, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to 205 months in federal prison following his convictions for interference with commerce by robbery and using, carrying, and brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence. The Court further ordered Ruffin to serve three years of supervised release following his term of imprisonment.
Minneapolis Man Sentenced to More Than 10 Years in Prison for Possession With Intent To Distribute Fentanyl
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 17, 2023
News Release: ST. PAUL, Minn. - A Minneapolis man has been sentenced to 129 months in prison followed by four years of supervised release for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.
Oregon Felon Sentenced to More Than Six Years for Drug Trafficking and Firearm Possession
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 17, 2023
News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Katherine Kimball Mizelle has sentenced Johnathan Thuemler (32, Oregon) to six years and five months in federal prison for possessing with the intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl and for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. Thuemler had pleaded guilty on May 15, 2023.
FFL Owner Sentenced to Prison for Illegally Providing a Firearm to Essa Williams, Alleged Shooter of Phoenix Police Department Officer Tyler Moldovan
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 17, 2023
News Release: PHOENIX - Dwayne Keith Anderson, 51, of Phoenix was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Steven P. Logan on Monday to six months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. Anderson pleaded guilty on May 24 to false statement during the purchase of a firearm, aid and abet.
New Orleans Man Pleads Guilty to Firearms Offenses
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 17, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that on August 8, 2023, DAVID COULTER, age 34, of New Orleans, pleaded guilty as charged on August 8, 2023 to Count 2 of his indictment for being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2).
Montgomery Man Sentenced for Illegally Possessing Ammunition Used During Shooting at a Funeral
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 17, 2023
News Release: Montgomery, Alabama - On August 7, 2023, a federal judge sentenced 42-year-old Gerald Dyron Little, from Montgomery, Alabama, to 120 months in prison for illegally possessing ammunition he used during a shooting at a funeral, announced United States Attorney Sandra J. Stewart. In addition to the ten-year sentence, the judge also ordered that Little serve three years of supervised release following his prison term. There is no parole in the federal system.
Rapid City Man Sentenced for Possession With Intent To Distribute Methamphetamine
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 17, 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.