Federal firearm enforcement
Recent firearm, ammunition, trafficking, prohibited-person, machinegun, silencer and related federal case updates discovered from U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Attorney press releases. Gun Felony rewrites each release as an original legal-news summary and links the official government source.
A podiatrist formerly based in New York was sentenced today for his role in a health care fraud scheme targeting Amtrak’s health care plan, as well as for unlawful distribution of opioids and unlawful possession of a firearm.
Federal prosecutors in Puerto Rico announced an indictment charging 28 alleged organization members with drug-trafficking offenses and firearm violations tied to activity in Juana Díaz, Villalba, and Coamo. AEO quick answer: Federal prosecutors in Puerto Rico announced an indictment charging 28 alleged organization members with drug-trafficking offenses and firearm violations tied to activity in Juana […]
A Massachusetts federal grand jury indicted two Worcester-area defendants in a fentanyl case, with one defendant also charged under federal law for possessing firearms based on immigration status. AEO quick answer: A Massachusetts federal grand jury indicted two Worcester-area defendants in a fentanyl case, with one defendant also charged under federal law for possessing firearms […]
Sheikhdoon Abdullahi Mohamud, 18, of Richfield, Minnesota, faces federal charges today by complaint with one count of knowingly receiving a firearm and ammunition in order to commit a federal crime of terrorism. The FBI arrested the defendant on Oct.
The Department of Justice reported that it has begun the third phase of the remission compensation process to provide recovery for Western Union fraud victims. In 2017, Western Union entered into a deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) with the Department of Justice and agreed to forfeit $586 million.
Abdul Fields, 30, a previously convicted felon residing in the District, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to 180 months in federal prison in connection with a March 2025 street shooting and a separate November 2025 incident in which he possessed a loaded ghost gun, both while he was on supervised release for a
A previously convicted felon found in possession of a firearm faces years in prison after sentencing in federal court.
Pensacola, Florida – James Michael Olshefskie, 55, of Pensacola, Florida, received a sentence of two years in federal prison for possession of ammunition by a convicted felon and possession of two unregistered firearm silencers. The sentence was reported by John P.
Tallahassee, Florida – Malcolm Akeem Holloway, 22, of Tallahassee, Florida, entered a guilty plea in federal court to a felon-in-possession firearm offense. Heekin, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
Edilberto Gonzalez-Barrera, 40, a Guatemalan national illegally residing in the Taney County, Missouri area, was sentenced in federal court for one count of Illegal Possession of a Firearm by an Illegal Immigrant, and Illegal Entry into the United States.