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News Release: GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN - U.S. Attorney Mark Totten announced that yesterday Michael Anthony Granado, 32, of Lansing, Michigan was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm. U.S. District Judge Paul L. Maloney also ordered Granado to spend three years on supervised ...
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Man Convicted of Distributing Methamphetamine Sentenced to Federal Prison

News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that Ronnie K. Hongo, Jr., 43, of Many, Louisiana, has been sentenced by United States District Judge S. Maurice Hicks, Jr. to 180 months in prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release, on drug and firearms charges.
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Three Men Sentenced for Illegal Firearms Possession and Marijuana Trafficking

News Release: CONTACT: Barbara Burns. PHONE: (716) 843-5817. FAX #: (716) 551-3051. ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that three defendants were sentenced by U.S. District Judge Charles J. Siragusa for their roles in a marijuana trafficking ring on Pardee Street in Rochester, NY. * J’Lyne ...
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Man Travelling on I-55 Near Springfield, Illinois, Sentenced to Twenty-Five Months in Prison for Possession of a Firearm as a Felon

News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - A Kansas City, Kansas, man, Aquilla Jade Patrick Jessie, 33, was sentenced on Feb. 17, 2023, by Senior United States District Judge Sue E. Myerscough to serve 25 months in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a felon. He is also required to serve a three-year term of supervised release following his imprisonment.
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Justice Department discusses Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection of eComments Requested; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection on March 7

The US Justice Department published a two page notice on March 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Convicted Felon Sentenced to Six Years for Firearm Possession Related to Illegal Gun Sales

News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Virginia M. Covington has sentenced Robert Humberston (39, Sarasota) to six years in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. Humberston had pleaded guilty on Dec. 2, 2021.
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St. Paul Felon Indicted on Drug Trafficking and Firearms Charges

News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - A South St. Paul felon has been charged in a federal indictment for illegal possession of ammunition, possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, and carrying a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.
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Albany Man Pleads Guilty to Gun Offense

News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Emmanuel Medina, age 35, of Albany, pled guilty today to possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
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USDOJ-OJP-COPS grant application closes on May 1

FY23 Microgrants -Community Policing Development Solicitation grant opened on March 8.
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USDOJ-OJP-COPS grant application closes on May 4

FY23 COPS Hiring Program grant opened on March 8.
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Pasco Felon Pleads Guilty to Possessing a Firearm and Trafficking in Methamphetamine

News Release: Tampa, FL - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Thomas Bellere (40, Pasco), a/k/a Tommy Gunz, has pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. He faces a minimum mandatory penalty of 10 years, up to life, in federal prison. Bellere has also agreed to forfeit the firearm, which is traceable to the offense. A sentencing date has not yet been set.
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Watchdog says Frank Biden's involvement in enviro class action raises 'too many red flags to ignore'

A federal government watchdog group is investigating whether President Biden's brother Frank Biden is inappropriately leveraging the family name as an advisor to a class action law firm.
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Justice Department discusses Notice of Lodging of Two Proposed Consent Decrees Under the Toxic Substances Control Act on March 6

The US Justice Department published a two page notice on March 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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USDOJ-OJP-COPS offers new grant application process starting March 8

FY23 Implementing Crisis Intervention Teams- Community Policing Development Solicitation grant opened on March 8.
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Schedules of Controlled Substances: Placement of Brorphine in Schedule I discussed on March 6 by Justice Department

The US Justice Department published a three page rule on March 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Gary Man Sentenced to 37 Months in Prison

News Release: HAMMOND- Khalil Swader, 26 years old, of Gary, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Philip P. Simon after pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson.
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New Orleans Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy, Carjacking, and Weapons Violations

U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that on Monday, February 27, 2023, TYRESE HARRIS, age 19, a resident of Orleans Parish, pled guilty to a five-count superseding indictment for conspiracy, carjacking, and weapons violations. Count 1 charged HARRIS with conspiracy to commit carjackings beginning on August 19, 2021 through February 1, 2022 in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 371. Count 2 of the indictment charged HARRIS with a carjacking that occurred on August 19, 2021, on Washington Avenue in New Orleans.in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 2119(1).
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Member of Violent North Shore Drug Enterprise Sentenced for Possessing Firearm in Fentanyl Distribution Conspiracy

Defendant Involved in Distribution of Over 500,000 Counterfeit Fentanyl Pills Made Using High-Volume Pill Presses; Defendant Showcased and Promoted Violence on Social Media
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South Bend Man Sentenced to 78 Months in Prison

Mustafaa Slim, 29 years old, of South Bend, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Robert L. Miller, Jr. after pleading guilty to possessing with intent to distribute controlled substances and being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson.
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South Carolina Man Who Trafficked Guns Into Connecticut Sentenced to 8 Years in Federal Prison

Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MARQUIS JEROME POLLARD, 42, of Yemassee, South Carolina, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to 96 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for firearm offenses related to an illegal gun trafficking operation.
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