Hampton Man Who Attempted to Kill Police Officer Sentenced to Prison
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – Frederick Forson-Peebles, Jr., 25, of Hampton, was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. This is the maximum sentence of...
View ArticleTwo More Albuquerque Residents Plead Guilty To Violating Federal Drug...
Defendants Among the 104 Individuals Federally Charged as a Result of ATF-Led Investigation Pursued in Support of Federal “Worst of the Worst” Anti-Violence InitiativeALBUQUERQUE – Two more Albuquerque...
View ArticleAryan Brotherhood of Mississippi Gang Member Sentenced to Life in Prison for...
WASHINGTON – A member of the Aryan Brotherhood of Mississippi (ABM) gang was sentenced to life in prison for his participation in a variety of violent criminal acts, including racketeering conspiracy,...
View ArticleRochester Man Sentenced for Role in Drug Conspiracy
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Winifredo Gonzales, a/k/a Fred, a/k/a Chin, 44, of Brooklyn, NY, who was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent...
View ArticleHancock County man sentenced for unlawful possession of a stolen firearm
WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – Brandon S. Moore, 24, of New Cumberland, West Virginia, was sentenced to 63 months in prison for unlawfully possessing a stolen firearm, United States Attorney William J....
View ArticleFederal Fugitive Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison on Firearm Charges
ROCKFORD — A Belvidere man was sentenced on firearms charges today by U.S. District Judge Philip G. Reinhard. MICHAEL TAPIA, 26, of Belvidere, Ill., was sentenced to a total of 20 years in federal...
View ArticleLocal Fugitives Captured in 20 States by U.S. Marshals in 2016
30 Homicide Suspects Among Those ArrestedNorfolk, VA - U.S. Marshals captured more than 250 fugitives wanted for violent offenses ranging from murder to sex offenses throughout 2016. Overall, more than...
View ArticleTask Force Arrests Missing Probationer
Burlington, VT - The U.S. Marshals Service, Vermont Violent Offender Task Force (VVOTF), arrested a missing probationer, whose whereabouts were unknown since November 2016.Isaac Hunter, 36, of the...
View ArticleArmed Career Criminal Sentenced to 15 Years
Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge Susan C. Bucklew today sentenced Timothy Dale Washington, II (33, Tampa) to 15 years in federal prison for possessing a firearm and ammunition as a convicted felon....
View ArticleTwo Men Receive Multi-Year Prison Sentences for Scheme to Rob Drug Dealers at...
CAMDEN, N.J. – Two Camden, New Jersey, men were sentenced to prison today for their roles in a conspiracy to rob a drug stash house of multiple kilograms of cocaine that they believed would be stored...
View ArticleJustice Department Files Brief to Address Solitary Confinement of Juvenile...
The Justice Department filed a statement of interest today addressing the harmful effects of subjecting juvenile offenders to solitary confinement. The statement of interest was filed in V.W. et al....
View ArticleU.S. Marshals Task Force Arrests York Suspect on Charges of Aggravated Assault
York, PA - Today, U.S. Marshal Martin J. Pane announced that the United States Marshals Service (USMS) Fugitive Task Force arrested Victor Garcia – a 27-year old man in Tampa, FL.On July 5th, 2016, the...
View ArticleJustice Department Releases Report on Civil Rights Division’s Pattern and...
The Justice Department released a comprehensive report today that provides an overview of the Civil Rights Division’s police reform work under Section 14141 of the Violent Crime Control and Law...
View ArticleArkansas State Representative Pleads Guilty to Bribe Conspiracy
An Arkansas state representative pleaded guilty today to conspiring to authorize and direct a total of $600,000 in state government funds to two non-profit entities in exchange for tens of thousands of...
View ArticleNational Center for Campus Public Safety Forum Reports, Webinar Archives...
In 2016, the National Center for Campus Public Safety held seven emerging issues forums using panels of subject-matter experts, practitioners, relevant professional association members and government...
View ArticleDecember National Institute of Corrections Information Center Dispatch Posted
Visit http://info.nicic.gov/dispatch-2016-12.htmlto read the December 2016 issue of NIC Information Center Dispatch. This monthly online newsletter provides important information to the corrections...
View ArticleLatest Issue of JUSTINFO Now Available
Visit https://www.ncjrs.gov/justinfo/jan0117.html?ed2f26df2d9c416fbddddd2330a778c6=avjkrlluyr-ayjtvoljto read the latest issue of JUSTINFO,the biweekly newsletter of the National Criminal Justice...
View ArticleTwo Maryland MS-13 Members Sentenced for Violent Racketeering Conspiracy...
Two Hyattsville, Maryland, men were sentenced for conspiracy to participate in the racketeering enterprise activity of a violent gang known as La Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, including murder.Assistant...
View ArticleJustice Department Announces Department-Wide Procedures for Eyewitness...
Deputy Attorney General Sally Q. Yates announced today that the Justice Department is issuing, for the first time, department-wide procedures on eyewitness identification, which will apply to agents at...
View ArticleTwo New York Salesmen Sentenced to Prison for Fraudulently Selling Vending...
A federal judge sentenced two Long Island, New York, sales representatives to prison for fraudulently selling vending machine businesses, the Justice Department announced today. The defendants worked...
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