New Mexico Man Who Sold ‘Ghost Guns’ Indicted
A New Mexico man who allegedly sold an undercover agent four “ghost guns” has been charged with drug and gun crimes, announced Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Prerak…
Border Patrol Interdicts Two Human Smuggling Events in the Rio Grande Valley
EDINBURG, Texas –Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents arrest 10 individuals, seize two vehicles, and a small amount of crystal methamphetamine. Yesterday afternoon, as Weslaco Border Patrol Station agents apprehended…
Williston Man Arrested on Disseminating Obscene Material to a Minor Charge
(COLUMBIA, S.C.) – South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Brandon Lee Hanna, 37, of Williston, S.C., on one charge connected to the solicitation of a minor. Internet Crimes Against…
Simpsonville Man Arrested on Criminal Solicitation of a Minor and Related Charge
(COLUMBIA, S.C.) – South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Landon Paul Gibson, 40, of Simpsonville, S.C., on two charges connected to the solicitation of a minor. Internet Crimes…
Border Patrol First Responders Provide Aid
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol Sector (RGV) agents assist local law enforcement with vehicle accidents and render first aid to distressed migrants. Saturday evening, Weslaco Border Patrol Station agents…
Maritime smuggling activity increases in Orange, Los Angeles and Ventura counties
LOS ANGELES — Maritime smuggling events in Orange, Los Angeles and Ventura counties increased significantly this summer reaching record levels. Just in the month of July, members of the Department of Homeland…
Pine Ridge Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person
Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Pine Ridge, South Dakota, man convicted of Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person was sentenced on August 24, 2021, by…
Who Are The Afghan Refugees And Where Are They Going When They Come To The US?
Kaylee Greenlee on September 6, 2021 It’s unclear how many Afghan refugees arrived in the U.S. recently, though they will mostly stay at military bases as they undergo immigration proceedings, a senior…
Glen Burnie Man Sentenced for Federal Charge of False Personation of a U.S. Marshal
Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake today sentenced Renul Forbes a/k/a “Michael Renul,”, age 32, of Glen Burnie, Maryland, to 12 months of home confinement as part of three…
Failed Human Smuggling Attempts at Laredo Sector Stopped by BPA
LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Laredo North Station, Encinal Police Department (EPD), and Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) apprehended several undocumented individuals during several failed human…
485 trapped people were rescued during and after Ida pounded and flooded Newark
Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka and Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara report that members of the Newark Department of Public Safety rescued 485 individuals trapped in flooded areas due to Tropical…
Rochester Man Pleads Guilty To His Role In Burning Of RPD Car During May 2020 Violent Protests In Rochester
CONTACT: Barbara Burns PHONE: (716) 843-5817 FAX #: (716) 551-3051 ROCHESTER, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Miguel Ramos, 20, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Charles…
College Park man pleads guilty to smuggling guns to Barbados
ATLANTA – Rashad Sargeant has pleaded guilty to unlawfully exporting firearms to Barbados. Together with co-defendant David Johnson, Sargeant shipped at least 30 guns to Barbados after obliterating the serial numbers of…
Local repeat felon headed to prison for firearms conviction
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 39-year-old Corpus Christi resident has been ordered to federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Francisco…
New York Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Federal Gun Crime
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Jaquan Jeremiah Wright, 22, of New York, was sentenced today to 60 months in prison for a federal gun crime. Wright previously pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm…
Enfield Man Sentenced to 29 Months on Firearm Charge
CONCORD – Scotty Gonzalez, 29, of Enfield, was sentenced to 29 months in federal prison for unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition, Acting United States…
Climbing Hill Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Unlawfully Possessing Firearms
A man who possessed firearms and ammunition after having prior convictions of two felonies and while being an illegal drug user was sentenced to sixteen months in federal prison on August 26,…
7 gang members with serious criminal records caught at U.S. border crossing
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents arrest several active gang members and two criminal migrants. Friday morning, Weslaco Border Patrol Station agents, apprehended an Ecuadoran national near…
Cartel smuggler threw mother, child from moving car as they eluded border agents
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol Sector agents work alongside law enforcement partners to assist migrants placed in life threatening situations by smugglers. Friday evening, Rio Grande City Border Patrol…
Red Lake Man Sentenced to Prison for Possession of an Unregistered Firearm
ST. PAUL, Minn. – A Red Lake man was sentenced today to 48 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for possessing an unregistered firearm. According to court documents,…