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New Orleans Man Sentenced for Violating Federal Gun Control Act

News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LA - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that MICHAEL CRAWFORD, age 27, from New Orleans, Louisiana, was sentenced yesterday in United States District Court on one count of Possession of a Firearm After a Felony Conviction, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2).


New Orleans Man Pleads Guilty to Firearms Offenses

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).


14 Minneapolis Gang Members Charged With Possession of Machine Guns, Fentanyl Trafficking, and Firearms Violations

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.



Arsonist Pleads Guilty to Fire Bombing Donut Hole

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.


Sixth and Final Defendant Sentenced to Prison for String of Violent Armed Carjackings and Firearms Violations

News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - A Saint Paul man has been sentenced to 70 months in prison for his role in a string of violent armed carjackings and various firearms violations, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.


California Man Sentenced to 26 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Methamphetamine and Guns in Eastern Idaho

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.


New Orleans Man Sentenced for Federal Gun and Drug Offenses

News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - LANCE STEVENS, age 27, of New Orleans, Louisiana was sentenced on Aug. 15, 2023 after pleading guilty to a six-count indictment charging him with federal firearm and drug trafficking offenses.


Oregon Felon Sentenced to More Than Six Years for Drug Trafficking and Firearm Possession

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.


Previously Convicted Felon Sentenced to 27 Months for Unlawful Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition

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.


Grand Jury Returns Indictments

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.


Michigan Man Sentenced to 27 Months’ Imprisonment for Crack Cocaine Distribution and Unlawful Firearm Possession

News Release: Burlington, Vermont - The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont stated that on August 7, 2023, Van Vincent Thomas, 41, of Detroit, Michigan, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge William K. Sessions III to a sentence of 27 months’ imprisonment followed by a 3-year term of supervised release. Thomas previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute cocaine base and possession of a firearm as a convicted felon.


La Crosse Man Sentenced to 12 Years for Distributing Methamphetamine and Fentanyl

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 ...


Unforgiven Gang Member Sentenced to More Than 21 Years in Federal Prison for Violent Attack

News Release: Tampa, FL -United States District Judge William F. Jung has sentenced Joshua Hall (44, North Carolina) to 21 years and 10 months in federal prison for kidnapping in aid of racketeering activity and assault in aid of racketeering. Hall had pleaded guilty on Oct. 21, 2022.


Chairman Jordan Requests Transcribed Interviews from Yoel Roth and Chris Krebs

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) just sent letters to Yoel Roth, former Head of Trust & Safety at Twitter, and Chris Krebs, former Director of the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), requesting transcribed interviews related to the Committee’s ongoing censorship investigation.


Montgomery Man Sentenced for Illegally Possessing Ammunition Used During Shooting at a Funeral

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.


Gun Crimes Send Kalispell Felon to Prison for Five Years

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.


Rapid City Man Sentenced for Illegal Firearm Possession

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.


Violent Felon Sentenced to Over 6 Years in Federal Prison for Possessing a Firearm

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.


Atlantic County Man Charged With Possessing Destructive Devices

News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - An Atlantic County, New Jersey, man was charged today with possessing destructive devices, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.