Ocean County man jailed without bail on weapons and assault charges
Toms River, NJ – An Ocean County man is being held without bail after his arrest on a series of weapons and assault-related charges earlier this week, court records show. Angel Barrientos-Olivos,…
Weapons Smugglers Sentenced to Prison
TUCSON, Ariz. – Alejandro Valles, 27, of Aguila, Arizona, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge James A. Soto to 15 months in prison for smuggling weapons from the United States into…
Joint Effort Leads to Multiple Arrests with a Stash of Weapons & Contraband Seized
YUMA, Ariz. – El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrested five United States citizens, a Mexican citizen in possession of a Border Crossing Card, 14 undocumented individuals, and seized a stash of…
Houston man sentenced for role in narcotics and weapons distribution ring
HOUSTON – A 36-year-old Houston resident has been ordered to federal prison for wire fraud, possession of meth and possession of a firearm by a felon, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.…
North Texas man sentenced to 5 years in prison for attempting to export weapons and ammunition following an ICE HSI, federal partner assisted, investigation
LAREDO, Texas – A North Texas man was sentenced Wednesday to more than five years in prison for attempting to export firearms, firearm magazines and thousands of rounds of ammunition to Mexico.…
Federal Grand Jury Indicts Man for Weapons Violations
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced on Friday, December 10, 2021, that PERCY SMITH, age 43, resident of New Orleans, LA, was charged in a two-count indictment for…
HSI-led investigations net largest-ever seizures of Iranian weapons, fuel
WASHINGTON — An investigation led by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigation’s (HSI) Washington D.C. Field Office and Defense Criminal Investigative Service’s (DCIS) Mid-Atlantic Field Office led an investigation…
Albuquerque man sentenced to 4 years in prison for weapons and identity violations
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Travis Fanning, 26, of Albuquerque, was sentenced on Dec. 8 in federal court to four years and seven months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm…
Haskell man arrested for multiple weapons charges
Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes, Passaic County Sheriff Richard H. Berdnik, and Wanaque Police Chief Robert Kronyak announce that based upon an investigation by the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office, the Passaic…
Albuquerque man appears in court on carjacking, weapons charges
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Juan Aguirre, 30, of Albuquerque, appeared in federal court on Nov. 17 on charges of carjacking, attempted carjacking and being a felon in possession of a firearm. Aguirre will…
Judge sentences St. Louis man for his role in carjacking and weapons violations
ST. LOUIS – United States District Judge Audrey G. Fleissig sentenced Jody Brison to 114 months in prison today. Brison had previously pleaded guilty for his role in a carjacking and weapons…
In 2007, Biden said leaving billions in weapons in Middle East will endanger Americans, In 2021, that’s exactly what he did
When Joe Biden was running for President in 2008, he warned that an American withdrawal from the wars in the Middle East that left billions of dollars worth of weapons behind would…
Texas man sentenced for weapons violation tied to purchase of nearly 50 firearms
EL PASO, Texas – An El Paso man was sentenced Tuesday to 41 months in prison for dealing firearms without a license, following an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE)…
Border Task Force Arrests Fugitive Charged with Weapons Violations
Yuma, AZ. – On October 13, 2021, Hector Alvarez was captured by members of the United States Marshals Service Task Force based on a warrant issued for his arrest on charges related…
New Orleans Man Pleads Guilty to Carjacking and Weapons Charge
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that defendant TOMMIE MANGO, of New Orleans, Louisiana, pled guilty on October 13, 2021 before U.S. District Court Judge Lance M. Africk…
Brooklyn Felon Sentenced to 48 Months’ Imprisonment for Possessing Arsenal of Weapons Including “Ghost Guns”
Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, Gary Brown was sentenced by United States District Judge Eric R. Komitee, to 48 months’ imprisonment for being a convicted felon in possession of…
Judge sentences St. Louis man to 156 months in prison for carjacking and weapons charges
ST. LOUIS – Najee Neal, 30, of St. Louis, Missouri, appeared before United States District Court Judge Sarah E. Pitlyk on today’s date for sentencing. Neal previously pleaded guilty in July and was…
Sussex County Man Admits Unlawfully Possessing Weapons, Marijuana
NEWARK, N.J. – A Sussex county man appeared in court today on charges that he possessed an arsenal of weapons, ammunition, and marijuana, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced. Joseph Rubino,…