New Jersey’s Plastic Bag, Straw Could End if This Candidate is Elected Governor
TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey’s sweeping ban on single-use plastics, one of the strictest in the country, remains a point of contention as political figures and environmental advocates debate its future. Signed…
Straw Hat Pizza Opens New Location in Bakersfield, CA
Bakersfield, CA (-) After nearly 30 years, Straw Hat Pizza has returned to Bakersfield! Straw Hat Restaurants, Inc. is pleased to announce the opening of a Straw Hat Pizza Grille in Bakersfield…
Martinsburg woman guilty of a firearms straw purchase
MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Rachel Lee Flynn, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, has admitted to a firearms charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Flynn, 38, pleaded guilty today to one count of…
Arizona City Man Sentenced to 27 Months for Straw Purchasing 82 Firearms Bound for Mexico
PHOENIX, Ariz. – On September 13, 2022, Jorge Zuniga-Aguilera, 23, of Arizona City, Arizona, was sentenced by United States District Judge Douglas L. Rayes to 27 months in prison, followed by 36…
Straw Purchaser Sentenced To 58 Months In Federal Prison
GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN — David Tillman Deloach, 39, from Kalamazoo, Michigan was sentenced to serve 58 months in the Federal Bureau of Prisons for using a stolen…
Local Gun Dealer Convicted of Illegally Trafficking Firearms and Conducting Straw Purchases
Assistant U. S. Attorneys Nicholas Pilchak (619) 546-9709 or Andrew Haden (619) 546-6961 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – September 9, 2022 SAN DIEGO – Giovanni “Gio” Tilotta, the proprietor of local firearms dealer…
Winchester Man Pleads Guilty to Making Straw Purchase of a Firearm
CHARLOTESVILLE, Va. – A Winchester, Virginia man, who lied when he purchased a firearm that was later used by a close relative in a Southeast D.C. homicide, pleaded guilty today in federal…
Huntington Woman Sentenced to Prison for Straw Firearm Purchase
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Whitney Kathlyn Hershey, 35, of Huntington, was sentenced today to one year and six months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for making false…
Rockford Woman Sentenced to 18 Months in Federal Prison for Straw Purchasing Firearms
ROCKFORD — A Rockford woman has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for making false statements in connection with the acquisition of firearms. KIANA MARTIN, 30, was sentenced Monday by U.S.…
Former Campus Police Dispatcher Sentenced for Straw Purchase of Glock Firearms
BOSTON – A former campus police dispatcher for the Cape Cod Community College Police Department was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston in connection with making false statements in order to…
It’s Good to See New Jersey Restaurants Completely Ignoring Murphy’s Straw Ban
ASBURY PARK, NJ (EDITORIAL) – Shortly after New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy ruled that plastic straws were illegal in the state, the absurdity of the law became clear. You can walk into…
Two Men Sentenced to Prison for Illegally Straw Purchasing Dozens of Firearms
MINNEAPOLIS – Geryiell Lamont Walker, II has been sentenced to 60 months in prison, and Jeffrey Paul Jackson has been sentenced to 48 months in prison, for their roles in a scheme…
Two Men Sentenced to Prison for Illegally Straw Purchasing Dozens of Firearms
MINNEAPOLIS – Geryiell Lamont Walker, II has been sentenced to 60 months in prison, and Jeffrey Paul Jackson has been sentenced to 48 months in prison, for their roles in a scheme…
Three More Straw Purchasers Plead Guilty in Connection with Beckley-Philadelphia Firearms Trafficking Conspiracy
BECKLEY, W.Va. – Maurice Johnson, 36, of Mount Hope, and Beckley residents Donte Webster, 22, and Kyla Gilbert, 25, each pleaded guilty today to making straw firearm purchases in connection with a…
Two Beckley Women Plead Guilty to Straw Purchasing Firearms
BECKLEY, W.Va. – Lakeshia Nicole Simon, 23, and Tyana Bly, also known as “Biggie,” 22, both of Beckley, each pleaded guilty today to straw purchasing roles in a conspiracy to traffic over…
Winchester Man Arrested for Making Straw Purchase of Firearm Used in Homicide
HARRISONBURG, Va. – A Winchester, Virginia man was arrested today on criminal charges related to his alleged straw purchase of a firearm, which was used four days later in a homicide in…
Felon who Used Straw Purchaser to Buy Firearm Sentenced to over Six Years in Federal Prison
A man who used a straw purchaser to obtain a firearm was sentenced today to more than 6 years in federal prison. Dejswah Shaquawn Sibley, age 27, from Chicago, Illinois, received the…
Three Plead Guilty to Straw Purchasing Multiple Firearms
BECKLEY, W.Va. – Three Beckley-area residents pleaded guilty today to federal charges involving multiple straw purchases of firearms. Jaleel Delaney, 27, and Dejaha Morris, 23, pleaded guilty to making false statements in…
Two Rutland Men Charged with Straw Purchase of a Firearm
The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Jaansher Gondal, who is 20 years old, and Leslie Harold Taylor, Jr., who is 44 years old, were…
Peoria Man Sentenced to Nine Months in Prison for “Straw Purchase” of a Firearm
PEORIA, Ill. – A Peoria, Illinois, man, Dontarius S. Dixon, 29, of the 2800 block of West Larchmont Lane, was sentenced today to nine months’ imprisonment, to be followed by three years…
Multiple Defendants Sentenced in a Scheme to “Straw Purchase” Firearms
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Today, Chief U.S. District Judge L. Scott Coogler sentenced one of six defendants charged in a scheme to “straw purchase” firearms, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and Bureau…
Fayette County Woman Pleads Guilty to Being a Straw Purchaser
BECKLEY, W.Va. – A Fayette County woman pleaded guilty to providing false information on a government form in order to acquire firearms. According to court documents and statements made in court, on…
Massachusetts Man Sentenced to 37 Months for Arranging Straw Purchases of Firearms
CONCORD – Ariel Toribio, 22, of Lawrence, Massachusetts, was sentenced to 37 months in federal prison for aiding and abetting the making of a false statement…
San Antonio Man Sentenced for Straw Purchase Scheme
SAN ANTONIO – Charles Anthony Lecara, aka “Eric,” “Bloodhound,” 43, of San Antonio was sentenced today to 87 months in prison for aiding and abetting false statements in connection with firearm purchases.…
Bristol Woman Admits Straw Purchasing Several Firearms
Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and James Ferguson, Special Agent in Charge, ATF Boston Field Division, today announced that, on April 29, 2022, LEAH BOUCHER, 30,…
Former Campus Police Dispatcher Pleads Guilty to Straw Purchase of Glock Firearms
BOSTON – A former Campus Police Dispatcher for Cape Cod Community College Police pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston in connection with making false statements in order to purchase two…
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