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Recent News About Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
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Gang members responsible for 'horrific acts of violence' admit to multiple crimes: U.S. attorney
Twenty-five members of a "whites-only" gang in Georgia have entered guilty pleas to federal charges ranging from drug trafficking and conspiracy to maiming and attempted murder.
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Biden: Dettelbach is 'ready on day one to lead' as director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
President Joe Biden nominated Steve Dettelbach to be director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives April 11.
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West Memphis Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm
A West Memphis man has been sentenced to 120 months in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm. United States District Judge Lee P. Rudofsky sentenced Deterrius Wilson, 36, Thursday afternoon in Little Rock.
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Man Responsible for Violent Crime Spree in Central Virginia to Serve 30 Years in Prison
A Gordonsville, Virginia man, who committed a series of armed robberies of commercial businesses in the City of Charlottesville, Albemarle County, and Stafford County in the Summer of 2020, was sentenced today to 30 years in federal prison.
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Alexandria Man Sentenced for Armed Fentanyl Trafficking
An Alexandria man was sentenced today to 14 years in prison for conspiracy, possession, and distribution of fentanyl and Eutylone, and being a felon in possession of a firearm during drug trafficking.
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Lead Defendant Sentenced in Middle Georgia Methamphetamine-Trafficking Conspiracy
The lead defendant in a now-disrupted Laurens County methamphetamine-trafficking ring has been sentenced to federal prison after admitting to his leadership role in the conspiracy.
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Edgewood Man Sentenced to Over 18 Years in Federal Prison for an Attempted Carjacking Resulting in Death
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Omaha Man Using a 3D Printer to Convert Glocks to Machine Guns Sentenced to 57 Months
United States Attorney Jan Sharp announced that Riley Griffy, age 29, of Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced today in federal court in Omaha for unlawfully possessing a machinegun.
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Attorney General Raoul: Second Individual Sentenced in Gunrunning Case
Attorney General Kwame Raoul today announced that a Cook County man was sentenced to prison for selling stolen firearms.
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Peoria Man Pleads Guilty to 2021 Burglary of Pinnacle Gun and Ammo
A Peoria, Illinois, man, Corey A. Brooks, 29, of the 2500 block of West Starr Street, pleaded guilty on March 2, 2022, to burglary of a federal firearm licensee and possession of a firearm as a felon. Sentencing has been scheduled for June 29, 2022, at the federal courthouse in Peoria, Illinois.
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Mercer County Man Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison for Illegal Possession of Weapon
A Mercer County, New Jersey, man with prior felony convictions was sentenced to 108 months in prison for unlawfully possessing a firearm and ammunition, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.
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Philadelphia Man Charged After High-Speed Car and Foot Chase on I-76
United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Naquor Berry, 28, of Philadelphia, PA, was arrested and charged by Indictment with possession of ammunition by a felon, possession of a controlled substance with the intent to distribute, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, all stemming from a dangerous high-speed incident which unfolded on the Schuylkill Expressway.
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Las Vegas Felon Sentenced to Over Eight Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking and Unlawful Possession of a Firearm
A Las Vegas man who distributed methamphetamine and unlawfully possessed a firearm was sentenced today to eight years and two months in prison, to be followed by four years of supervised release.
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ATF National Response Team Deploying to Romney to Support Fire Investigation
The Washington Field Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives called on ATF’s National Response Team to begin a joint investigation of a major structural fire at the West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and Blind.
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Jefferson Davis County Felon Sentenced to More Than 6 Years in Federal Prison for Possession of Multiple Firearms
A Jefferson Davis County felon was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Taylor B. McNeel to 77 months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Kurt Thielhorn of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. The sentence also included a fine of $2,000 and a term of three years of supervised release following his release from confinement.
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Convicted Felon Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Firearms Possession
A Hot Springs man was sentenced today to 120 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release on one count of being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm.
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Kalamazoo Man Sentenced to 23 Years in Prison for Methamphetamine Trafficking and Firearms Possession
United States Attorney Andrew Birge announced that Maurice Schanta Carson (50) of Kalamazoo, Michigan was sentenced to 23 years in prison for possession with intent to distribute over a pound of methamphetamine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking.
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Jackson Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Being a Convicted Felon in Possession of a Firearm
A Jackson man was sentenced to 180 months in prison for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, announced U.S. Attorney Darren LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Kurt Thielhorn of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
