Two L.A. County Men Charged in Federal Indictment Alleging Six-Week Armed Robbery Spree Using Semi-Automatic Firearm

LOS ANGELES – A federal grand jury today charged two Los Angeles County men in an eight-count indictment alleging they committed multiple armed robberies of 7-Eleven stores and another business in…

Convicted Felon Sentenced To 25 Years in Prison for Armed Robberies of Two Banks and Minneapolis Apparel Store

ST. PAUL, Minn. – A Minneapolis man has been sentenced to 300 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for a Hobbs Act robbery and multiple armed bank robberies.…

Previously Convicted Baltimore Felon Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges for Illegal Possession of a Stolen Firearm

Baltimore, Maryland – Tarance Damon Cousar, age 44, of Baltimore, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to the federal charge of illegal possession of a stolen firearm. Cousar was a previously convicted felon and…

A Florida man was sentenced today to four years in prison followed by three years of supervised release for conspiring to violate U.S. firearms laws, making false written statements to federally licensed…

Naval Flight Officer Sentenced To Four Years In Prison For Conspiring To Violate Firearms Law And Lying During Security Clearance Background Investigation

Jacksonville, Florida – U.S. District Judge Harvey E. Schlesinger today sentenced Fan Yang (37, Jacksonville) to 48 months in federal prison, followed by 3 years’ supervised release, for conspiring with his co-defendants…

Anne Arundel Police Arrest Two for Dealing Drugs in Neighborhood Park Parking Lot

ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, MD – The Anne Arundel Police Department arrested two suspected drug dealers on weapons and drug charges after witnessing a possible drug deal in the parking lot at Chesterfield…

GEORGIA MAN CHARGED WITH POSSESSION OF FIREARMS WITH OBLITERATED SERIAL NUMBERS THAT WERE MAILED TO ST. THOMAS

ST. THOMAS, USVI – U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced that Tyrone Ortiz, 37, of Rex, GA, appeared before Magistrate Judge Ruth Miller yesterday for an advice of rights hearing following his…

Fitchburg Woman Sentenced in Wide-Ranging Fentanyl, Heroin, Crack and Cocaine Conspiracy

BOSTON – A Fitchburg woman was sentenced today in federal court in Worcester for her role in a wide-ranging fentanyl, heroin, crack and cocaine trafficking conspiracy. Monica Troche, 29, was sentenced by…

San Fernando Valley Man Agrees to Plead Guilty to Illegal Gun Sales

LOS ANGELES – A North Hollywood man has agreed to plead guilty to acting as an unlicensed gun broker by selling 16 rifles and handguns – many without serial numbers –…

KC Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Armed Robbery Conspiracy

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Kansas City, Missouri, man was sentenced in federal court today for his role in a series of armed business robberies in Kansas City and Independence, Mo. Henry…

Man Sentenced to 28 Years in Federal Prison for Robbing More Than a Dozen Chicago Stores at Gunpoint

CHICAGO — A man has been sentenced to 28 years in federal prison for violently robbing more than a dozen Chicago liquor and convenience stores. In the summer and fall of 2016,…

Jamaican National Sentenced to More Than 24 Years in Prison for Drug, Gun and Money Laundering Offenses

Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ANDREW DAVIS, 41, a citizen of Jamaica last residing in Hamden, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Alvin…

Billings meth trafficker sentenced to more than 15 years in prison

BILLINGS — A Billings man who admitted to trafficking methamphetamine in the community after law enforcement found almost one pound of meth and a loaded firearm in his vehicle was sentenced today…

Orlando, Florida Woman Sentenced to 16 Years in Federal Prison for Interstate Domestic Violence Involving a Minor

Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge George L. Russell sentenced Deriyan Woodson, age 27, of Orlando, Florida yesterday to 16 years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for…

Man Sentenced for Role in Attempted Robbery of New Haven Restaurant Where Employee Was Shot

Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that TYTHRONE FORD, 28, of New Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer in New Haven…

Mercer County Man Admits Participating in Armed Robbery Spree Spanning Multiple Counties in New Jersey and Pennsylvania

TRENTON, N.J. – Omar Feliciano-Estremera, 44, of Trenton, today admitted participating in a string of armed robberies of businesses in New Jersey and Pennsylvania in May and June of 2019, U.S. Attorney…

Border Patrol and New York State Police thwarts human smuggling attempt in upstate New York

PLATTSBURGH, New York – U.S. Border Patrol agents from the Champlain Border Patrol Station apprehended seven individuals in connection with a failed smuggling attempt early Sunday morning. On March 6, Border Patrol…

Repeat offender sentenced to 2 years in prison for illegally possessing firearms

Tacoma – A 40-year-old Puyallup, Washington, man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to 24 months in prison for being a felon in possession of two firearms, announced U.S.…

Minneapolis Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Violent Armed Robbery of a Minneapolis Business

ST. PAUL, Minn. – A Minneapolis man has been sentenced to 360 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for an armed Hobbs Act robbery that resulted in the…

Serial Bank Robber Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison

BOSTON – A Boston man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston in connection with a November 2020 bank robbery. Angel Robles, 37, was sentenced by U.S. Senior District Court Judge…

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