Tag: November 2021

Kendell Barnes, Felon Firearm Possession, Louisiana 2024
New Orleans, LA – Kendell Barnes, 25, has been sentenced to serve eleven years and nine months for drug trafficking and firearms violations. The sentence includes a mandatory special assessment fee of $400. Barnes was convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm, possession with intent to distribute heroin, possessing a firearm in…

Leah Guillen, Bank Fraud and Identity Theft, California 2023
FRESNO, Calif. – A 39-year-old Madera woman has confessed to a cold-blooded scheme that drained a victim’s bank accounts of over $210,449. Leah Guillen pleaded guilty today to charges of bank fraud and aggravated identity theft, according to Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert. The scheme began in early 2018 when Guillen illegally obtained the…

Cortez Lamon Shipp, Possessing Ammunition as a Felon, Minnesota 2019
ST. PAUL, Minn. – A Minneapolis man, Cortez Lamon Shipp, 40, was sentenced to 42 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release for his role in a gas station shooting that left 11 discharged cartridge casings on the street. Court documents revealed that on August 5, 2019, Minneapolis police responded to…

Cortez Lamon Shipp, Possessing Ammunition as a Felon, Minnesota 2019
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The grimy streets of Minneapolis have once again seen justice served as Cortez Lamon Shipp, a 40-year-old Minneapolis man, was sentenced to 42 months in federal prison for his role in a gas station shooting that terrorized the city. Court documents reveal that on August 5, 2019, officers from the Minneapolis…

Dallas Michael Theiss, Ramming, Colorado 2021
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO – Dallas Michael Theiss, 24, will spend the next nine years and two months behind bars after being sentenced for a brazen attack on a federal agent. The incident, which unfolded at a 7-Eleven store in Colorado Springs on April 9, 2021, saw Theiss attempt to mow down an ATF Special Agent…

Dallas Michael Theiss, Assault on Federal Officer, Colorado 2021
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO – Dallas Michael Theiss, 24, will spend the next nine years and two months of his life behind bars after being sentenced for a brazen assault on a federal officer. The incident, which unfolded at a 7-Eleven convenience store in April 2021, saw Theiss attempt to run down an ATF Special Agent…

Charles Baker, Firearms Trafficking, Massachusetts 2023
BOSTON – The grimy streets of Charlestown witnessed a landmark sentence today as Charles Baker, 45, a known firearms trafficker, was handed a 37-month prison term by U.S. District Court Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton. This comes after Baker confessed to dealing in over three dozen firearms without a license and being a felon in possession…

Charles Baker, Felon in Possession, Massachusetts 2024
BOSTON — The grimy streets of Charlestown have been stripped of another gun kingpin. Charles Baker, 45, a Charlestown resident, was sentenced today to 37 months behind bars for trafficking more than three dozen firearms and being a felon in possession of multiple firearms. In a gritty turn of events that shook the local community,…

Rosa De Santiago, International Money Laundering, New Mexico 2023
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Rosa De Santiago, 48, of Sunland Park, has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for her role in a sprawling drug trafficking and international money laundering conspiracy. The DEA-led investigation uncovered a Mexican drug trafficking organization (DTO) responsible for importing and distributing massive amounts of heroin, methamphetamine, and cocaine across…

Ricky Figueroa, Fentanyl Trafficking, Massachusetts 2024
BOSTON – In a gritty turn of events in the Massachusetts justice system, Ricky Figueroa, 31, and Monica Troche, 29, from Fitchburg, have both pleaded guilty to their roles in a wide-ranging drug trafficking conspiracy that included fentanyl, heroin, crack, and cocaine. Figueroa, who faces life in prison, admitted to distributing over 280 grams of…
