Brooklyn-Based “Rival Impact” Gang Member Sentenced to Two Life Sentences Plus 20 Years’ Imprisonment for Racketeering, Gang War-Related Double Murder & Narcotics Offenses

Between January 2000 and January 2014, Smith was a member—ultimately rising to become one of the leaders—of the Rival Impact street gang, a criminal enterprise based in the Mermaid Houses in Coney Island.  For more than a decade, Smith and other members of Rival Impact distributed heroin, crack and other narcotics in Brooklyn, New York, and several other

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Akron Career Criminal Sentenced to 15 Years After Convictions of Felon in Possession of Firearm and Possession of an Unregistered Shotgun

Mitchell fought with the responding police officers at the scene and was subsequently arrested.  Police then recovered several firearms from the residence belonging to Mitchell, including an unregistered short-barrel shotgun, two pistols, two rifles and miscellaneous ammunition.

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Buffalo Man Arrested And Charged With Drug And Gun Possession

Simultaneous to the execution of the Ontario Street search warrant, a separate search warrant was executed at a residence on South Lane in Buffalo. As investigators entered the residence, they encountered the defendant in the bathroom. In the toilet, law enforcement recovered a ripped-open plastic bag, and observed the toilet bowl lined with suspected

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Philadelphia Man Pleads Guilty to Kidnapping and Robbing United States Postal Workers

When Mr. Chandler interrupted those efforts last winter he didn’t count on investigators from the  Postal Inspection Service working and the Philadelphia Police Department working tirelessly to identify and arrest him.  Protecting U.S. Postal Service employees and customers is a responsibility we prioritize above most else.  Because of the quick and diligent

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Minnesota Man Pleads Guilty to Attempted Enticement of a Minor After Traveling to Florida to Engage in Criminal Sexual Activity

Lehner pled guilty to one count of attempted enticement of a minor to engage in criminal sexual activity.  Sentencing for Lehner is set for November 3, at 10:30 a.m., before U.S. District Judge Donald Middlebrooks.  Lehner faces a mandatory minimum of ten years in prison up to a maximum of life in prison.

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