Jones was apprehended after a short chase. A search of his person revealed approximately eight grams of crack cocaine and a quantity of marijuana, and the discarded shoulder bag contained a loaded .22 caliber Ruger semiautomatic handgun.
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A man who led Dubuque, Iowa, police on a high‑speed chase that ended with his car on its hood and
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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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In a plea agreement, Wolf admitted that, in July 2016, he burglarized a residence in Bagley, Wisconsin, and stole ten pistols and revolvers, as well as about 800 rounds of ammunition. Wolf was a methamphetamine dealer who targeted the pistols and revolvers in the burglary because he wanted to steal firearms that would be helpful in the drug trade. Later in the summer of 2016, Wolf traded five of the firearms and hundreds of rounds of ammunition to another methamphetamine dealer in Dubuque, Iowa, for cash and methamphetamine.
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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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“Silencers are often used to facilitate crimes, which is why federal law requires that they be registered,” said Acting United States Attorney Matt Kirsch. “We will continue to protect public safety by seeking stiff penalties for people breaking federal firearms laws.”
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According to court documents, the defendants allegedly sold a DEA task force officer four fully-automatic, AR-style firearms and a pound of THC wax during an undercover buy in Lubbock, Texas.
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“Firearms illegally exported from the United States often end up in the wrong hands and are used to commit further criminal acts,” said Ariel Joshua Leinwand, Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Industry and Security’s (BIS), Office of Export Enforcement, Atlanta Office
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Martin Fye, age 58, from Webster City, Iowa, was sentenced August 31, 2021, to more than five years’ imprisonment. On April 14, 2021, Fye pled guilty in federal court to illegally possessing a firearm. Fye was previously convicted of burglary third degree in 2008 and 2014, and a felony controlled substance violation in 2008.
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