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News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Francelino Mario Alves, 51, of Sacramento, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to distribution of methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


Minneapolis Felon Charged With Illegal Possession of a Firearm

News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - A Minneapolis man has been charged in a federal criminal complaint for illegal possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.


Placerville Man Indicted on Drug Trafficking Charges

News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a three-count indictment today against Richard Turner, 60, of Placerville, charging him with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, and being a felon in possession of a firearm, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a six-count indictment today against Devin Michael Cuellar, 28, a transient, charging him with being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, being a drug addict in possession of a sawed-off shotgun and ammunition, destruction of property, receipt of stolen property, theft, and making a false statement to Yosemite National Park rangers, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


Ten-Time Convicted Felon Sentenced to Fifteen Years in Federal Prison for Possessing a Firearm

News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Virginia M. Covington Hernandez today sentenced Christopher Deon Townsel (47, Sarasota) to 15 years in federal prison for unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. The court also ordered Townsel to forfeit a Hi-Point C9, a 9mm pistol, and assorted ammunition, which were traceable to the offense. Townsel had pleaded guilty on May 24, 2022.


News Release: A federal grand jury in Phoenix returned an indictment today charging an Ohio man for allegedly sending threatening communications to an election official with the Arizona Secretary of State’s Office.


News Release: Seattle - A 50-year-old Olympia, Washington man was indicted late yesterday by a federal grand jury for three arsons that damaged or destroyed Jehovah’s Witness Kingdom Halls, announce U.S. Attorney Nick Brown. Mikey Diamond Starrett, aka Michael Jason Layes, was charged in a superseding indictment with...


News Release: Defendant Allegedly Trafficked Firearms to Family Member in the District of Columbia.


News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. -- U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Kelsey A. Mulvey, 30, of Grand Island, NY, who was convicted of tampering with a consumer product, was sentenced to serve 37 months in prison by Chief U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford.


News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Joshua Quinn, a former corrections officer at the North Central Regional Jail (NCRJ) in Greenwood, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 12 months and one day of incarceration for selling drugs to inmates, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.


News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced today that Eric Chandler Watson made an initial appearance in federal court on a criminal complaint charging him with assault with a dangerous weapon and assault resulting in serious bodily injury...


Greenwich Man Charged with Child Pornography Offenses

News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Matthew B. Millhollin, Special Agent in Charge, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Boston, announced that CHRISTOPHER BATES JR., 36, of Greenwich, was arrested today on a federal criminal complaint charging him with child pornography offenses.


News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - A Duluth man has been indicted for wire fraud after pretending to operate a law firm and defrauding an individual out of thousands of dollars in legal fees, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.


Wilkes-Barre Man Charged With Drug Trafficking And Firearms Offenses

News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Ernesto Richards, age 36, formerly of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, was charged yesterday by a federal grand jury with narcotics trafficking, firearms, and false statement offenses.


New Orleans Man Sentenced to Forty-Two Months Imprisonment for Violating the Federal Controlled Substances Act

News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - JARRIN GAYDEN, age 34, a resident of New Orleans, Louisiana, was sentenced on December 8, 2022 by U.S. District Judge Eldon E. Fallon to a term of forty-two (42) months’ imprisonment followed by a term of four (4) years’ supervised release and a $100.00 mandatory special assessment...


New Orleans Man Pleads Guilty to Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm

News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that on December 7, 2022, JARON MCCREE, age 27, of New Orleans, pleaded guilty as charged to being a felon in possession of a firearm.


News Release: Jackson, TN - Jimmy Horton, Jr., 54, has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for possession of over 50 grams of actual methamphetamine with the intent to distribute. United States Attorney Kevin Ritz announced the sentence today.


News Release: MONROE, La. - United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that Michael Ansezell Tolliver, 57, of Monroe, Louisiana, appeared before United States District Judge Terry A. Doughty yesterday and pleaded guilty to one count of money laundering.


News Release: ST. PAUL, Minn. - A federal jury convicted a St. Paul man of possession with intent to distribute cocaine, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.


Former Police Chief Admits Stealing and Using Heroin Seized in Two Federal Investigations

News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A former Elizabeth Borough Police Chief pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of theft of government property, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.