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Scranton, PA - The United States of America charged Roberto Torner with conspiracy to distribute drugs and being a felon in possession of a firearm.

Roberto Torner, age 47, of Freeland, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 270 months’ imprisonment and five years of supervised release for drug trafficking, firearms, and explosives offenses.

According to United States Attorney David J. F... More...   $0 (02-13-2020 - PA)

Theron Gilbert Gerber, 36, a resident of Coos Bay, Oregon, was sentenced to five years in federal pri... More...   $0 (02-09-2020 - OR)

Memphis, TN - The United States of America charged Quinton Yates with being a felon in possession of a firearm and for Possession of an Unregistered Shotgun with a Barrel Less Than 18 Inches.

Quinton Yates, 50, was sentenced to 188 months in federal prison for being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm and for Possession of an Unregistered Shotgun with a Barrel Less Than 18 Inche... More...   $0 (02-06-2020 - TN)

Honolulu, HI - The United States of America charged Barret J. Paman with possession of stolen firearms.

Barret J. Paman, 32, of Maui County, was sentenced to 46 months of imprisonment, and three years of supervised release for possession of stolen firearms.

US Attorney for the District of Hawaii Kenji M. Price announced that, according to court documents and information presented... More...   $0 (01-29-2020 - HI)

Las Vegas, NV - The United States of America charged Sylvester Mitchell with selling firearms without a license.

A Las Vegas man who sold nearly 200 firearms without a Federal Firearms License was sentenced to two years and five months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release.

“Through Project Guardian, the Department of Justice is focused on preventing and p... More...   $0 (01-20-2020 - NV)

Peoria, IL - The United States of America charged Raymone Stephen with distribution of crack cocaine.

Raymone Stephens, 31, of Bloomington, Ill., to 16 years and 8 months in prison for his role in a crack cocaine trafficking conspiracy in 2018. Stephens, sentenced on Jan 9, 2020, has been in the custody of the U.S. Marshals since his arrest in November 2018, and will be transferred to the... More...   $0 (01-17-2020 - IL)

Memphis, TN - The United States of America charged Charles Eason with being a felon in possession of a firearm.

Charles Eason, 44, has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for being a convicted felon illegally in possession of a firearm.

According to information presented in court, Memphis police officers pulled over the car Eason was driving in January 2017. Eason had a... More...   $0 (01-16-2020 - TN)

Rochester, NY - The United States of America charged James T. Stephens with possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and possession of firearms.

James T. Stephens, 21, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty, before U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford, to possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, and being a felon in possession of a firearm. The charges carry a maximum penalty of... More...   $0 (01-14-2020 - NY)

Greenbelt, MD - The United States of America charged Patrick Teon Robinson with conspiracy to possess and distribute drugs.

U.S. District Judge George J. Hazel sentenced Patrick Teon Robinson, age 27, of Beltsville, Maryland, to 11 years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release for conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine and for possession of... More...   $0 (01-03-2020 - MD)

Claremore, OK - The State of Oklahoma charged Jeffrey James Dotson with:

Count # 1. Count as Filed: WE6, POSSESSION OF FIREARM AFTER FORMER FELONY CONVICTIONS, in violation of 21 O.S. 1283(A)
Date of Offense: 04/02/2015
Party Name Disposition Information
Dotson, Jeffrey James Disposed: CONVICTION, 06/05/2015. Nolo Contendere Plea
Count as Disposed: POSSESSION OF FIREA... More...   $0 (01-02-2020 - OK)

Honolulu, HI - The United States of America charged David Benjamin Cordeir with possessing ammunition after having been previously convicted of misdemeanor domestic violence.

David Benjamin Cordeiro, 37, of Mountain View, Hawaii, pleaded guilty today in federal court to one count of possessing ammunition after having been previously convicted of misdemeanor domestic violence under Hawaii ... More...   $0 (12-29-2019 - HI)

Seattle, WA - United States of America charged Amber Dawn Mendoza with being a felon in possession of a firearm and distribution of meth.

AMBER DAWN MENDOZA, aka AMBER DAWN REDSTONE, aka AMBER DAWN MENDOZA-REDSTONE, aka CRYSTAL CARTER, aka JASMINE GARCIA, pleaded guilty June 27, 2019. At the sentencing hearing, U.S. District Judge Richard A. Jones told her that the Court has a low tole... More...   $0 (12-10-2019 - WA)

Tulsa, OK - Criminal defense lawyer Mike Manning represented Shavelle Monquie Hawkins, who was charged, along with Michael Denorise Mitchell, with:

Count # 1. Count as Filed: DU8II, POSSESSION OF CONTROLLED DRUG WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE, in violation of 63 O.S. 2-401-2-420
Date of Offense: 08/01/2018
Party Name Disposit... More...   $0 (12-09-2019 - OK)

Phoenix, AZ - The United States of America charged Michael Joseph Davis with assault and batter resulting in serious bodily injury.

Michael Joseph Davis, 36, of Florence, Arizona, was sentenced to 8 years in prison, to be followed by 3 years of supervised release. The defendant pleaded guilty on August 12, 2019, to Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury.

On October 7, ... More...   $0 (11-28-2019 - AZ)

A jury found Defendant–Appellant Kevin Dewayne Leffler guilty of being a
felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1); possessing a
short-barreled shotgun in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime in violation of 18
U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(B)(i); possessing with the intent to distribute methamphetamine in
violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1); and possessing an u... More...   $0 (11-20-2019 - OK)

Dallas, TX - The United States of America charged Manuel Amaya-Alverez with four counts of violent crime in aid of racketeering (VICAR).

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An MS-13 gang member was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for his role in a brutal machete attack at a park just outside Dallas, Texas.

Manuel Amaya-Alvarez, 22, pleaded guilty in May, 2019 ... More...   $0 (11-19-2019 - TX)

Dallas, TX - The United States of America charged Manuel Amaya-Alvarez with crime in aid of racketeering.

An MS-13 gang member was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for his role in a brutal machete attack at a park just outside Dallas, Texas, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Erin Nealy Cox Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski.

“We canno... More...   $0 (11-15-2019 - TX)

Rochester, NY - The United States of America charged Richard Leon Wilbern with armed robbery to a Xerox Federal Credit Union branch.

Following a five-week trial, a federal jury has convicted Richard Leon Wilbern, 59, of Rochester, NY, of the August 12, 2003, armed robbery of the Xerox Federal Credit Union which resulted in the death of Raymond Batzel. The charges carry a penalty of mandat... More...   $0 (11-12-2019 - NY)

Tallhassee, FL - The United States of America charged Mary E. Forehand with:

CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - SELL, DISTRIBUTE, OR DISPENSE
(1)

VIOLENT CRIME/DRUGS/MACHINE GUN
(2)

UNLAWFUL TRANSPORT OF FIREARMS, ETC.
(3)

Tallahassee Woman Convicted Of Armed Drug Trafficking

Mary E. Forehand, 40, of Tallahassee, Florida, was sentenced to serve
15 y... More...   $0 (11-11-2019 - FL)