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New Britain Man Who Stole 14 Guns from Portland Firearms Dealer Sentenced to 100 Months in Prison

News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and James Ferguson, Special Agent in Charge, ATF Boston Field Division, announced that CHRISTOPHER MATOS, 34, of New Britain, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to 100 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for firearm offenses stemming from his participation in the burglary of a Portland firearms dealer in December 2020.


Registered Sex Offender Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison For Latest Online Conduct

News Release: NASHVILLE - A registered sex offender from Kansas City, Kansas, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Nashville on Friday to 15 years in prison for attempting to transfer obscene materials to a minor and engaging in this activity as a registered sex offender, announced U.S. Attorney Mark H. Wildasin for the Middle District of Tennessee.


Kentucky Man Arrested on Felony and Misdemeanor Charges for Actions During January 6 Capitol Breach

News Release: WASHINGTON - A Kentucky man was arrested today on felony and misdemeanor charges, including assaulting law enforcement officers, for his actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the presidential election.


News Release: A California man was charged today with assault and attempted kidnapping in violation of federal law in connection with the break-in at the residence of Nancy and Paul Pelosi in San Francisco on Friday.


The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Oct. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ALBERT LOPEZ, 52, last residing in Bridgeport, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to 52 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for illegally possessing a firearm and for violating the conditions of his supervised release from a prior federal conviction.


News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced today that Perfinna King was sentenced to two years and three months in prison. King, 43, of Fruitland, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, pleaded guilty on May 25 to assault with a dangerous weapon in Indian Country.


News Release: PROVIDENCE - A North Kingstown man today admitted to a federal judge that he transferred provocative material to another person online, after the other person represented that they were a child, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.


Two Defendants Arrested for Role in Aggravated Assault

News Release: SIOUX FALLS - United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that two South Dakotan men have been indicted by a federal grand jury for Assault with a Dangerous Weapon and Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury.


News Release: EL PASO - Fernando Angel Puga, aka Cholo, 37, of Las Cruces, was sentenced last week to 372 months in prison for kidnapping and carjacking.


News Release: “Lady of the Dunes" Identified: FBI’s Use of Investigative Genealogy Led to Major Break in Case.


News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A Providence man found by law enforcement to be in possession of more than 50 grams of crystal methamphetamine and two guns was sentenced today to five years in federal prison, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.


Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Paying Bribes in Exchange for Contracts

News Release: BOSTON - A Florida man has pleaded guilty in federal court in Springfield in connection with paying bribes to receive contracts for work at a college in New York.


Florida Woman Indicted in Cryptocurrency Money Laundering Scheme

News Release: TYLER, Texas - A 37-year-old Florida woman has been indicted in a cryptocurrency money laundering scheme in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston.


News Release: BOSTON - A Florida man has pleaded guilty in federal court in Springfield in connection with paying bribes to receive contracts for work at a college in New York.


News Release: Man Charged with Assault and Attempted Kidnapping Following Breaking and Entering of Pelosi Residence.


News Release: DENVER - The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces Daron Marquel Ellis, 29, of Aurora, was sentenced to 23.5 years in federal prison today after earlier pleading guilty to attempted murder in the second degree of a federal officer and brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence.


News Release: A Claremore man who abused a 5-month-old infant at a home in Vinita was sentenced Friday in federal court, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.


Member of Southwest Baltimore “NFL” Gang Sentenced to 29 Years in Federal Prison for a Racketeering Conspiracy, Including Two Murders and an Attempted Murder

News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - On Oct. 28, 2022, U.S. District Judge Paul W. Grimm sentenced Bobby Cannon, a/k/a Freaky, age 24 of Baltimore, to 29 years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for participating in a violent racketeering conspiracy, specifically, the NFL Criminal Enterprise, ...


Tampa Couple Sentenced in Multimillion Dollar Money Laundering Scheme

News Release: TAMPA, Fla. - U.S. District Judge Mary S. Scriven sentenced Virginia Garcia Moreta (35, Tampa) and Hector Rodriguez Mendez (47, Tampa) to 70 and 63 months in federal prison, respectively, for conspiring to commit money laundering. As part of their sentences, the court also entered an order of forfeiture in the amount of $21,567,939, which represented the proceeds of the conspiracy. The couple had pleaded guilty on June 10, 2022.