Tag: gun trafficking
Lomere Holliman, Fentanyl and Firearms Trafficking, New York 2026
⏱ 2 min read Lomere Holliman, a 23-year-old from Syracuse, New York, was involved in a sinister plot to sell fentanyl and firearms in the city. Between March and September 2025, Holliman repeatedly sold guns, ammunition, high-capacity magazines, and fentanyl, using his firearm sales to fuel his drug trafficking business. The crimes took place in…
Lomere Holliman, Gun Trafficking, New York 2025
⏱ 2 min read Lomere Holliman, a 23-year-old from Syracuse, New York, was involved in a string of crimes that included selling firearms, ammunition, and fentanyl in Syracuse from March to September 2025. He used his gun sales to fuel his drug trafficking business, putting the community at risk. Holliman was sentenced on July 8,…
Kenneth Mark Rosado, Fentanyl Distribution and Possession with Intent to Distribute, North Carolina 2025
⏱ 2 min read Kenneth Mark Rosado, a 40-year-old Charlotte man, has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for selling guns and fentanyl that led to the overdose death of a 21-year-old Cary man. Between 2023 and 2024, Rosado sold 57 guns to criminals and pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possession…
Rohnique Posey, Firearms Trafficking Conspiracy, New York 2023
⏱ 2 min read In a significant blow to gun violence in Queens, five defendants – Rohnique Posey, Karsem Allen, Carolyn Hicks-Torres, Henry McCummings, and Dominic Smith – pleaded guilty to gun trafficking charges in Brooklyn federal court. The defendants, who sought to flood Queens neighborhoods with illegal weapons, including semi-automatic and defaced firearms, and…
Ky’von Love Bernard Payne, Trafficking in Firearms, Nevada 2024
⏱ 2 min read Ky’von Love Bernard Payne, a Las Vegas man, has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for his role in trafficking stolen firearms. On March 25, 2024, Payne and his co-defendant, Semaj’e Ridgeway, were found in possession of 35 stolen guns, including semiautomatic rifles and pistols, at Ridgeway’s North Las Vegas…
Deionte Deard Bratton, Cocaine and Firearm Trafficking, Virginia 2023
⏱ 2 min read Deionte Deard Bratton, a 44-year-old Chesapeake man, was caught selling cocaine, fentanyl, and guns in a series of controlled purchases by law enforcement between October 17, 2023, and November 14, 2023. Bratton, who cannot legally possess firearms or ammunition due to previous felony convictions, sold four guns and a significant amount…
Steven Estrada Feregrino, Gun Trafficking, Georgia 2025
⏱ 2 min read Steven Estrada Feregrino, a man from Fayette County, Georgia, and his wife, an illegal alien, are facing years in prison after pleading guilty to multiple felony offenses related to firearms and lying to an immigration judge. The charges stem from an incident on August 8, 2025, when Estrada Feregrino paid a…
Tony ‘Red’ Crowe, Firearms Trafficking and Dealing Firearms Without a License, New Jersey 2026
⏱ 3 min read A Paterson man peddled AR- and AK-style rifles, as well as kilos of fentanyl, to undercover cops, raking in thousands. Tony ‘Red’ Crowe, 33, pleaded guilty to dealing firearms without a license and other charges. Over several months, Crowe sold multiple firearms and narcotics to an undercover agent in Paterson, New…
Texas Gun Traffickers, Conspiracy, Texas 2023
⏱ 2 min read A wave of violence in Texas has been met with a fierce response from the DOJ, with 17 defendants sentenced to over 261 years in federal prison for their roles in gun trafficking. The crackdown, led by Eastern District of Texas U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs, targeted individuals who used firearms…
John Cato, Firearms Trafficking, Georgia 2025
⏱ 2 min read Three Macon scammers peddled guns and meth in a sordid racket that’s been dismantled by federal authorities. The ATF-led probe ripped the lid off a local trafficking network that funneled high-capacity firearms and narcotics to the streets. Brandon Thorpe, 32, pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon…
