New Orleans, LA - The United States of America charged Michael Morgani with being a felon in possession of a firearm.

Michael Morgani, age 32, a resident of New Orleans, pleaded guilty on January 29, 2020 to being a felon in possession of a firearm before United States District Judge Martin L.C. Feldman, announced U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser.

According to court paperwork, MOR... More...   $0 (02-05-2020 - LA)

Norfolk, VA - The United States of America charged Jermaine Curtis Parker with drug distribution and felony firearm possession.

A Norfolk man was sentenced to 20 years in prison for distributing fentanyl, and for carrying and possessing a firearm during multiple drug-trafficking crimes.

According to court documents, in January 2019, Jermaine Curtis Parker, 36, a five-time felon,... More...   $0 (02-04-2020 - VA)

Providence, RI - The United States of America charged Damon A. Winslow with illegal drug and firearms crimes.

An admitted member of the “East B Bop Milla Blood” street gang, who previously served time in state prison on firearm and assault charges and later arrested on federal firearm and drug charges, was sentenced today to 70 months in federal prison.

On March 12, 2019, during ... More...   $0 (01-31-2020 - RI)

Kansas City, MO - The United States of America charged Jesus Vargas-Melendez with illegal reentry after eight removals.

A Mexican national pleaded guilty in federal court today to illegally entering the United States for the eighth time.

Jesus Vargas-Melendez, 40, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge John T. Maughmer to unlawfully reentering the United States after having ... More...   $0 (01-28-2020 - MO)

Florence, SC - The United States of America charged Shawntavius Ramone Johnson with possession of controlled substances (drugs) with intent to distribute.

Shawntavius Ramone Johnson, 26, of Myrtle Beach, was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession of controlled substances with the intent to distribute.

Evidence presented to the court showed tha... More...   $0 (01-24-2020 - SC)

Alexandria, VA - The United States of America charged Carrero Alas with illegal reentry.

An illegal alien from El Salvador, who recently was convicted in state court of taking indecent liberties with a child, was sentenced to 15 months in prison for illegally reentering the United States after he previously was deported in 2004.

“Carrero Alas illegally entered the United States, ... More...   $0 (01-23-2020 - VA)

Macon, GA - The United States of America charged Charles "Charlie" Peeler and Deshae Amondai Floyd with conspiracy to receive and possess stolen firearms.

Two armed probationers caught breaking into multiple vehicles in a Macon residential area admitted to their crimes and will be sentenced on April 1, 2020, announced Charles “Charlie” Peeler, the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of ... More...   $0 (01-21-2020 - GA)

Cedar Rapids, IA - The United States of America charged Daniel Espinosa-Rodriguez with illegal reentry into the United States after being deported.

A man who illegally returned to the United States after being deported was sentenced today to six months in federal prison.

Daniel Espinosa-Rodriguez, age 24, a citizen of Mexico illegally present in the United States and residing in ... More...   $0 (01-18-2020 - IA)

At trial, James Pool, commonly known as �J.P.,�1 testified that he met Rachel Pool, the victim, in 2004 when he was twenty years old and the victim was sixteen years old, and they began dating. J.P. said that the victim was seventeen years old when she moved in with him and that the victim liked to drink alcohol and take prescription pills. After the victim and J.P. had their first child... More...   $0 (01-15-2020 - TN)

Philadelphia, PA - The United States of America charged Milton Mateo Garcia-Vasquez with illegal re-entry after deportation.

Milton Mateo Garcia-Vasquez, 32, of Philadelphia, PA and a citizen of Honduras, was sentenced to the statutory maximum of 24 months’ imprisonment by United States District Court Judge Paul S. Diamond for unlawfully re-entering the United States after being deported.... More...   $0 (01-14-2020 - PA)

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)

Cedar Rapids, IA - The United States of America charge Pedro Hernandez-Becerra with illegal reentry after being deported.

A man who illegally returned to the United States after being deported was sentenced today to two months in federal prison.

Pedro Hernandez-Becerra, age 38, a citizen of Mexico illegally present in the United States and residing in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, rec... More...   $0 (01-06-2020 - IA)

Missoula, MT - The United States of America charged Robert Matthew Wilson with drug distribution.

A Missoula man who admitted being a methamphetamine dealer was sentenced to three years in prison and five years of supervised release.

Robert Matthew Wilson, 35, of Missoula, pleaded guilty in September to conspiracy to distribute meth.

In court documents filed by the prose... More...   $0 (12-29-2019 - MT)

Ediberto Aguilar-Calvo pleaded guilty to illegal reentry by a previously deported felon, and the district court sentenced him to thirty-eight months in prison, to run consecutive to an eight-month sentence for a supervised-release violation. Aguilar-Calvo now appeals this sentence on the ground that it is procedurally
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No. 19-5278 United States v. Aguilar-Calvo Page 2
unreasonable. Fo... More...   $0 (12-16-2019 - TN)

Portland, OR - The United States of America charged Isaiah Holt with conspiracy to distribute drugs, money laundering and felony possession of a firearm.

Portland resident Isaiah Holt, 31, pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute marijuana and cocaine, money laundering, and illegally possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. Holt is a licensed elec... More...   $0 (12-13-2019 - OK)

Columbia, SC - The United States of America charged Justice Towan Roundtree with being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition.

Justice Towan Roundtree, 27, of West Columbia, was sentenced to 77 months in federal prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release, after pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. Senior United States District Judge... More...   $0 (12-12-2019 - SC)

Ceder Rapids, IA - The United States of America charged Rossi Lorathio Adams, II with conspiracy to interfere with commerce by force, threats, and violence.

A man who enlisted his cousin to break into a Cedar Rapids man’s home and order him at gunpoint to transfer an Internet domain was sentenced today to 14 years in federal prison.

Rossi Lorathio Adams II, age 27, from Cedar Rap... More...   $0 (12-10-2019 - IA)

Long Beach Unified School District (the District)
appeals from the dismissal of its cross-complaint under Code
of Civil Procedure section 425.16, commonly known as the
anti-SLAPP statute. (See Wilson v. Cable News Network,
Inc. (2019) 7 Cal.5th 871, 880 (Wilson).) In 2006, the District
entered into a contract with respondent Margaret Williams,
LLC (Williams LLC), which had ... More...   $0 (12-10-2019 - CA)

Pittsburgh, PA - The United States of America charged Monte Barry with felony possession of a firearm.

Monte Barry, age 22, a resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was sentenced in federal court to 30 months’ imprisonment and three years’ supervised release on his conviction of violating federal firearms laws.

According to information presented to the court, Barry unlawfully poss... More...   $0 (12-04-2019 - PA)

Macon, GA - The United States of America charged Jose Zamudio-Jimenez illegal reentry into the United States.

A Mexican national with a violent criminal history was sentenced to the maximum imprisonment term for illegal reentry into the United States, announced Charles “Charlie” Peeler, the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia. Jose Zamudio-Jimenez, 34, of Mexico, was sentence... More...   $0 (12-01-2019 - GA)

Coer D'Alene, ID - The United States of America charged Adam Christopher Horty with distribution of meth and felon in possession of a firearm.

a federal jury sitting in Coeur d’Alene convicted Adam Christopher Horty, 56, of Post Falls, Idaho, of three counts of distribution of methamphetamine, one count of possession of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute, and one count of felon... More...   $0 (11-23-2019 - ID)

Kansas City, MO - The United States of America charged Richard A. Jones with:

UNLAWFUL TRANSPORT OF FIREARMS, ETC.
(1)
UNLAWFUL TRANSPORT OF FIREARMS, ETC.
(1s)
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - POSSESSION
(2)
UNLAWFUL TRANSPORT OF FIREARMS, ETC.
(3-4)
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - POSSESSION
(5)

A Kansas City, Missouri, man who was released from pri... More...   $0 (11-18-2019 - MO)

Norfolk, VA - The United States of America charged Brennan K. Smith with armed robbery.

A Chesapeake man was sentenced today to 130 months in prison for his role in the armed robbery of a local grocery store.

“No one buying groceries or simply doing their job at a grocery store should face this kind of horrific violence,” said G. Zachary Terwilliger, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern... More...   $0 (11-14-2019 - VA)

This case concerns the liability of state prison officials attempting to
implement a prisoner’s state sentence in relation to a subsequently imposed
federal sentence on another charge. In 2006, Byran Francis pleaded guilty to two
separate charges in two separate jurisdictions: a drug charge in New York state
court and a gun possession charge in federal court. Francis’s state senten... More...   $0 (11-13-2019 - NY)

Alexandria, VA - The United States of America charged Oscar Saul Carrero Alas with illegal reentry after previously being deported in 2004.

An illegal alien from El Salvador, who recently was convicted in state court of taking indecent liberties with a child, pleaded guilty today to illegally reentering the United States after he previously was deported in 2004.

“Carrero Alas ill... More...   $0 (11-11-2019 - VA)