Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Update
Okeechobee Gun Dealer Indicted for Machine Gun Sales
September 17, 2010
Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and Hugo Barrera, Special Agent in Charge, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, announced yesterday’s indictment of defendant Edward Todd Basile, 47, of Okeechobee, Florida, on federal firearms law violations, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(a)(6), 922(b)(5), and 922(g)(3), and transfer of unregistered machine guns, in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 5861 (e). More »
September 17
- ATF Headquarters — ATF Announces 7 New Gunrunner Groups and Phoenix Gun Runner Impact Teams’ Successes
- Denver Field Division — ATF National Response Team Activated to Investigate Cheyenne Motel Fire
- New York Field Division — Members and Associates of the Pagans Outlaw Motorcycle Gang Arrested in Tri-State Area Sweep
Tribal Cigarette Wholesaler Pleads Guilty to Obstruction of Justice
September 13, 2010
A Perrysburg, New York company pleaded guilty and was sentenced last week in U.S. District Court in Seattle to obstruction of justice. The plea resolves criminal charges brought against the owner, Arthur Montour, and an agent, Peter Montour, of Native Wholesale Supply ( NWS ), a New York based cigarette supplier, in connection with a contraband cigarette scheme in the Western District of Washington. More »
Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for His Role in the Attempted Murder-for-Hire of Brown County, Texas, Judge
September 17, 2010
U.S. Attorney James T. Jacks, of the Northern District of Texas, announced that Jeffrey Dwayne Harrison, 49, was sentenced today to 240 months in federal prison for his role in the attempted murder-for-hire of Judge Stephen Ellis, 35th Judicial District Court Judge of Brown County, Texas. Harrison pleaded guilty in June 2010 to two counts of using interstate commerce facilities in the commission of murder-for-hire. More »
ATF National Response Team Activated to Investigate Cheyenne Motel Fire
September 17, 2010
The National Response Team ( NRT ) from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ( ATF ) along with agents from the ATF Denver Field Division have been activated by request from the Cheyenne Fire and Police Departments to investigate a fire involving the Hitching Post Inn, 1700 W. Lincolnway Avenue, Cheyenne, Wyoming. More »
ATF Offers $10,000 Reward for Theft of Firearms
September 10, 2010
Special Agent in Charge ( SAC ) Marvin G. Richardson, Denver Field Division, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ( ATF ), today announced a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the burglary of Con-way Freight Company, an Interstate Shipping Company, located at 901 4th Avenue North, Billings, Mont. More »
Varrio Hawaiian Gardens Gang Member Sentenced to 210 Months for Firearm and Controlled Substance Possession
September 14, 2010
A U.S. District Court Judge sentenced 36 year old Brian Allen Viramontes, a Varrio Hawaiian Gardens gang member to 210 months in federal prison and lifetime supervised release, yesterday for firearms and drug violations. Viramontes pled guilty to the charges of being a felon in possession of a firearm, possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, and RICO, in federal court in April 2010. More »
Two Port Arthur Men Sent to Federal Prison for Gun Thefts During Hurricane Ike Evacuation
September 15, 2010
Two Port Arthur, Texas residents have been sentenced to federal prison as a result of Operation Time Machine in the Eastern District of Texas announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today. More »
Members and Associates of the Pagans Outlaw Motorcycle Gang Arrested in Tri-State Area Sweep
September 15, 2010
Earlier today two indictments were unsealed in federal court in Central Islip and White Plains, New York, charging 17 alleged members and associates of Long Island, up-state New York, and New Jersey chapters of the Pagans outlaw motorcycle gang. Simultaneous with today’s arrests, federal agents executed search warrants at seven locations on Long Island, including the gang’s local chapter headquarters, a tattoo parlor in Rocky Point; two locations in up-state New York; four locations in New Jersey; and seized 34 firearms and one improvised explosive device ( IED ). More »
ATF National Response Team Activated to Investigate Scott Warehouse Fire
September 14, 2010
National Response Team ( NRT ) from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ( ATF ) along with ATF special agents from the New Orleans Field Division have been activated by request from the Scott Fire Department and Louisiana State Fire Marshal’s Office to investigate a fire that occurred at Advance Products and Systems, located at 108 Asset Avenue, in Scott, Louisiana. More »
ATF Fugitive Being Sought
September 14, 2010
Investigators with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ( ATF ) and the Baltimore Police Department are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a violent fugitive who is wanted for federal drug violations. He should be considered armed and dangerous. Tony ROBINSON a 29-year-old black male, 5′9″ tall weighing approximately 180 lbs. More »
ATF National Response Team Activated to Investigate Downtown Delaware Fire
September 14, 2010
The National Response Team ( NRT ) from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ( ATF ) along with agents from the ATF Columbus Field Division have been activated by request from the Ohio Division of State Fire Marshal to investigate a fire involving multiple structures in downtown Delaware on N. Sandusky St. More »
Defendants Convicted After Week-Long Trial of Trading Machine Gun, Assault Weapons for Drugs
September 14, 2010
A jury in federal district court returned a guilty verdict today against MARK ANTHONY BECKFORD, 43, and RANDY VANA HAILE, JR., 29, both of Atlanta, Georgia, on federal drug and firearms charges for attempting to provide Mexican cartel traffickers with assault weapons, including a machine gun, in exchange for kilograms of cocaine and marijuana. More »
Gang Member Sentenced to 110 Months in Federal Prison for Possessing a Firearm as a Felon
September 14, 2010
A 30-year-old member of the Rolling 60s Crips was sentenced earlier today in federal court in Minneapolis for being a felon in possession of a firearm. United States District Court Judge John R. Tunheim sentenced Anton Lamont Burnes to 110 months in prison on one count of felon in possession. Burnes was indicted on August 12, 2008, and pleaded guilty on November 2, 2009. More »
Ten Indicted in Cocaine Conspiracy Allegedly Operating in the 4×4 Neighborhood of Northeast Baltimore
September 9, 2010
A federal grand jury has indicted 10 individuals on charges related to the operation of a drug distribution organization in the “4×4
” neighborhood of Baltimore from at least June 2009 through August 2010. The indictment was returned on September 2, 2010 and unsealed today upon the arrest of the defendants. More »
First Federal Indictment Unsealed in “Project Exile Minneapolis”
September 13, 2010
The first federal indictment arising out of Project Exile Minneapolis has been unsealed. It charges Calvin Lorenzo Harris, age 24, of Richfield, Minnesota, with one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm and one count of possessing an unregistered gun. The indictment, filed earlier this month, was unsealed following Harris’s initial appearance in federal court this afternoon. More »
Clinton Felon Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison on Drug and Gun Charges
September 8, 2010
U.S. District Judge Peter J. Messitte sentenced Jeffrey Rios, age 21, of Clinton, Maryland, today to 10 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release for possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine and marijuana, and being a felon in possession of a firearm. More »
Baltimore Felon Exiled to 40 Years in Prison for Armed Robbery and Obstruction of Justice
September 7, 2010
U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake sentenced John F. LeGrand, age 46, of Baltimore, Maryland, today to 40 years in prison followed by three years of supervised release for armed robbery, possessing a gun in furtherance of a crime of violence, possession of a gun by a convicted felon, witness tampering, witness retaliation and obstruction of justice. More »
Virginia Beach Member of the Mongol’s Motorcycle Gang Pleads Guilty to Machinegun Charge
September 13, 2010
Justin Wilson, 29, of Virginia Beach, Va., pleaded guilty today to possession and transfer of a machinegun. Neil H. MacBride, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, and Edgar A. Domenech, Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ ( ATF ) Washington Field Division, made the announcement after the plea was accepted by United States District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema. More »
Man Sentenced to 37 Years in Prison for Multiple Carjacking Spree
September 10, 2010
B Terrell Elisha Roberson, 22, of Oxon Hill, Md ., was sentenced to 37 years in prison for using a firearm to carjack multiple cars in the Washington, D.C.,-metro area. More »
Two Spokane Meth Dealers Sentenced to Prison
September 10, 2010
Today, James A. McDevitt, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced that Michael David Luce, age 31, and Amanda G. McIntyre, age 29, both residents of Spokane, were sentenced for their roles in the distribution of methamphetamine and possession of a firearm. More »
Leader of Anchorage Drug Ring Sentenced to 65 Years in Federal Prison for Drug and Firearm Crimes
September 9, 2010
United States Attorney Karen L. Loeffler announced that on September 9, 2010, Juan Manuel Mendiola, of Anchorage, was sentenced to 65 years in prison without the possibility of parole on drug trafficking conspiracy and firearms charges. Senior United States District Judge James K. Singleton imposed the sentence on Mendiola, age 28. More »
September 8
Baltimore Field Division — Baltimore Felon Exiled to 40 Years in Prison for Armed Robbery and Obstruction of Justice
U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake sentenced John F. LeGrand, age 46, of Baltimore, Maryland, today to 40 years in prison followed by three years of supervised release for armed robbery, possessing a gun in furtherance of a crime of violence, possession of a gun by a convicted felon, witness tampering, witness retaliation and obstruction of justice. More »
Front Royal Man Indicted on Gun Charges
September 7, 2010
A former federally licensed firearms dealer has been charged with illegally selling guns without a license and selling guns to convicted felons at a flea market in Front Royal, Virginia. More »
September 3
Dallas Field Division — Seven Street Gang Members Arrested on Federal Charges for Running a Drug Distribution Conspiracy in Dallas
San Francisco Field Division — Licensed Gun Dealer Charged With Making Unlawful Sales of Firearms, Silencers, and a Machine Gun
Cigarette Wholesaler Sentenced for Trafficking in Untaxed Cigarettes
September 3, 2010
MATTHEW M. CUNNINGHAM, a tobacco products distributor in New Mexico, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 18 months in prison, three years of supervised release and $21,545,000 in restitution for Conspiracy to Traffic in Contraband Cigarettes, and Conspiracy to Launder Monetary Instruments. More »
Wicomico Felon Exiled to 11 ½ Years in Prison for Distribution of Crack Cocaine
September 3, 2010
U.S. District Judge J. Frederick Motz sentenced Shakoor Stevenson, age 27, of Salisbury, Maryland, yesterday to 136 months in prison followed by four years of supervised release for possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine. Judge Motz enhanced Stevenson’s sentence upon finding that he is a career offender based on previous convictions for possession with intent to distribute narcotics and resisting arrest. More »
Ten-Year Sentence for Virginia Beach Gun Shop Theft Get-Away Driver
September 2, 2010
Roshawn D. Turner, 25, of Norfolk, Va ., was sentenced today in Norfolk federal court to 10 years in prison for his role in a night-time theft of 27 firearms from the Armory Gun Shop in Virginia Beach, Va . More »
Counterfeit Cigarettes Lead to Prison
September 1, 2010
AMADOU BAH, a/k/a MAMAGAM ABDUL BALDE, 39, of New York, New York; KENNETH CLEE, 46, of Jonesboro; and MAMADU DJALO, 49, of New York, New York, were sentenced today by Senior United States District Judge J. Owen Forrester to serve terms in federal prison of up to 21 months on charges of trafficking in counterfeit cigarettes. More »
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