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Meridian Man Sentenced to 25 Years for Drug Manufacturing and Drug Trafficking
JACKSON, Mississippi, Jan. 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi posted the following news release on Jan. 20, 2026:
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Meridian Man Sentenced to 25 Years for Drug Manufacturing and Drug Trafficking
A Meridian, Mississippi man was sentenced today to 300 months in prison for drug manufacturing and drug trafficking.
According to court documents, law enforcement recovered over 87 pounds of methamphetamine, 45 pounds of fentanyl, and 35 pounds of cocaine, 2 different pill press machines, 13 firearms, and 1 suppressor from a residence occupied by Jabreon
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JACKSON, Mississippi, Jan. 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi posted the following news release on Jan. 20, 2026:
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Meridian Man Sentenced to 25 Years for Drug Manufacturing and Drug Trafficking
A Meridian, Mississippi man was sentenced today to 300 months in prison for drug manufacturing and drug trafficking.
According to court documents, law enforcement recovered over 87 pounds of methamphetamine, 45 pounds of fentanyl, and 35 pounds of cocaine, 2 different pill press machines, 13 firearms, and 1 suppressor from a residence occupied by JabreonDeshon Mosley, 35. From at least October of 2023 until January of 2024, Mosley was utilizing an illegal automatic pill press machine to manufacture thousands of counterfeit pharmaceutical pills containing methamphetamine, fentanyl, and cocaine. These counterfeit pills were then distributed to the streets of Meridian, Mississippi and parts of Alabama.
U.S. Attorney J.E. Baxter Kruger of the Southern District of Mississippi; DEA Assistant Special Agent in Charge Anessa Daniels-McCaw; and Mississippi Department of Public Safety Commissioner Sean Tindell made the announcement.
The Drug Enforcement Administration Jackson and Birmingham District Offices, the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics, and the East Mississippi Drug Task Force investigated the case.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Adam T. Stuart and Kabah S. Ealy prosecuted the case. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Alabama also provided assistance during the investigation.
This case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department's Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETFs) and Project Safe Neighborhood (PSN).
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Original text here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdms/pr/meridian-man-sentenced-25-years-drug-manufacturing-and-drug-trafficking
Lockport Man Going to Prison for More Than 10 Years on Fentanyl Charge Involving Death of a Toddler
BUFFALO, New York, Jan. 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York posted the following news release on Jan. 20, 2026:
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Lockport man going to prison for more than 10 years on fentanyl charge involving death of a toddler
U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Javonte Holloway, 24, of Lockport, NY, who was convicted of possession with intent to distribute, and to distribute, acetyl fentanyl and fentanyl, was sentenced to serve 128 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Joshua A. Violanti, who handled
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BUFFALO, New York, Jan. 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York posted the following news release on Jan. 20, 2026:
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Lockport man going to prison for more than 10 years on fentanyl charge involving death of a toddler
U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Javonte Holloway, 24, of Lockport, NY, who was convicted of possession with intent to distribute, and to distribute, acetyl fentanyl and fentanyl, was sentenced to serve 128 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Joshua A. Violanti, who handledthe case, stated that Holloway sold large quantities of heroin, fentanyl and acetyl fentanyl in the Lockport area. Typically, Holloway sold these substances in the form of counterfeit hydrocodone pills known as "percs" or "M-30s." Between July and December 2022, Holloway regularly sold counterfeit pills to a Lockport couple, who had a small child. In the early morning hours of December 2, 2022, Lockport Police responded to an apartment, where they found the couple's young child unresponsive. The child was taken to Eastern Niagara Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Law enforcement seized several straws with residue and four blue pills with markings "M" and "30," from a bedroom where the small child was found unresponsive. Testing determined that the straws and pills contained fentanyl and acetyl fentanyl. On February 1, 2023, law enforcement seized 27 round blue pills marked "M-30," from Holloway's residence, which were tested and confirmed to contain fentanyl.
The sentencing is the result of an investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration, under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge Frank A. Tarentino, III, New York Field Division, the Niagara County Sheriff's Office, and the Niagara County Drug Task Force, under the direction of Sheriff Michael Filicetti, and the Lockport Police Department, under the direction of Chief Steven Abbott.
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Original text here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdny/pr/lockport-man-going-prison-more-10-years-fentanyl-charge-involving-death-toddler
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory: Next-Generation Materials for Additive Manufacturing
LIVERMORE, California, Jan. 21 (TNSjou) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news:
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Next-generation materials for additive manufacturing
Next-generation technology requires next-generation materials that can be tailored to exact mission requirements. Additive manufacturing, or 3D printing, has already revolutionized industries like aerospace engineering by enabling previously unthinkable component designs. However, this technique has been largely limited to pre-existing metallic alloys. This is due to the inherent complexity of the
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LIVERMORE, California, Jan. 21 (TNSjou) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news:
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Next-generation materials for additive manufacturing
Next-generation technology requires next-generation materials that can be tailored to exact mission requirements. Additive manufacturing, or 3D printing, has already revolutionized industries like aerospace engineering by enabling previously unthinkable component designs. However, this technique has been largely limited to pre-existing metallic alloys. This is due to the inherent complexity of theprocess that leads to far-from-equilibrium microstructures and results in mechanical properties that are hard to predict.
In a new study (https://advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adma.202508659), scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and their collaborators demonstrate a method to overcome the challenges of the traditional additive manufacturing process. By adjusting the speed of the laser in a compositionally complex alloy (also called high-entropy alloy), the team discovered a method to guide how the atoms settle as the metal solidifies, controlling the material's properties directly at the atomic scale.
The team combined thermodynamic modeling and molecular dynamics to simulate the 3D printing of high-entropy alloys, a promising class of metal materials, to determine how the cooling rate impacts the internal structures. Their finding revealed that the speed of the laser scan could control for how the atoms lock into place.
"By increasing the laser speed, the cooling rate increases," explained Deputy Group Lead Thomas Voisin, "and as the material cools down faster, it has less time to rearrange to a low energy configuration. This freezes the material in a non-equilibrium state, which can be used to tune atomic structures and resulting mechanical properties."
Fast cooling makes the alloy very strong but more brittle, while slower cooling allows more flexible, balanced structures to form. This allows the researchers to harness the unique versatility of high-entropy alloys, tailoring their properties to meet specific needs.
It's like tuning between a rigid ceramic tile and a bendable paperclip: one resists force but breaks suddenly, the other yields and flexes. By simply adjusting laser speed with this specific metallic alloy, the researchers created this entire spectrum of properties within a single material.
The result is a breakthrough in how metal materials can be designed. Instead of relying on trial-and-error recipes, additive manufacturing could become a platform for engineering metals with properties programmed into them.
"We are now at a place where we can effectively design new materials that take full advantage of the additive manufacturing features like the very rapid cooling rate," said Voisin.
This approach points to a new era of materials science, one in which additive manufacturing is not just a production tool but an engine for discoveries in national security and commercial industries.
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Original text here: https://www.llnl.gov/article/53911/next-generation-materials-additive-manufacturing
Houston Man Indicted in Fayetteville for Selling Designer Drugs Around the World
RALEIGH, North Carolina, Jan. 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina posted the following news release on Jan. 20, 2026:
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Houston Man Indicted in Fayetteville for Selling Designer Drugs Around the World
A federal grand jury indicted Miqual Antwan Dysheen Spivey for the crimes of selling the designer drug MDMB-4en-PINACA, conspiring with others to possess and sell the drug, and money laundering.
According to the indictment, Spivey, 27, owned and operated Bummy Legion, a Texas company that sells liquids intended for use in electronic vaporizers (often
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RALEIGH, North Carolina, Jan. 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina posted the following news release on Jan. 20, 2026:
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Houston Man Indicted in Fayetteville for Selling Designer Drugs Around the World
A federal grand jury indicted Miqual Antwan Dysheen Spivey for the crimes of selling the designer drug MDMB-4en-PINACA, conspiring with others to possess and sell the drug, and money laundering.
According to the indictment, Spivey, 27, owned and operated Bummy Legion, a Texas company that sells liquids intended for use in electronic vaporizers (oftencalled "vape juices"). The indictment alleges that Spivey sold Bummy Legion's vape juices through the company's website and shipped them from post offices in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Although Bummy Legion's website marketed the vape juices as derived from "organic blue lotus and valerian root," the indictment alleges that the true active ingredient was the synthetic cannabinoid MDMB-4en-PINACA. PINACA is a dangerous Schedule I controlled substance which, according to the DEA, "has been associated with numerous reports of emergency [room visits], severe intoxication, and death."
The indictment also charges Spivey with ten separate violations of the money-laundering statutes, each representing a separate transaction of over $10,000 with the proceeds of his allegedly illicit sales. As alleged in the indictment, those transactions ranged in value from $11,324.75 to $233,779.84. Other information presented in court indicates that Spivey made nearly $5 million through online sales of Bummy Legion vape juices in the two years since PINACA was placed on Schedule I.
"This defendant took dangerous and unregulated vaping products and falsely marketed them as safe to use, putting children and unknowing vape users at risk of severe intoxication and death," said Attorney General Pamela Bondi. "The distribution of illicit vaping products is a national security and public health issue that this Department of Justice will continue to prioritize, combat, and eradicate."
"Families need to know that a vape product is not safe just because strangers sell it online or in a store front," said U.S. Attorney Ellis Boyle. "These products can effectively rot your lungs from the inside out. Unregulated manufacturers can sell dangerous vape products with zero quality control or regulation. Our office will continue to focus on preventing children from using dangerous products."
According to information presented at Spivey's detention hearing, law enforcement executed five search warrants on January 13, 2026, three in Houston, Texas, and two in in Fayetteville, North Carolina. These search warrants resulted in the seizure of four guns, 715 gallons of suspected liquid PINACA, and approximately $40,000 US currency.
"Illegal vape products frequently target young and vulnerable consumers through online sales and misleading marketing," said Jae W. Chung, Special Agent in Charge of the DEA Atlanta Division. "As part of DEA Fentanyl Free America Initiative, this indictment reflects our commitment to protecting our communities and preventing unlawful products from reaching our communities."
The federal grand jury charged Spivey with conspiracy to sell and possess with intent to distribute a Schedule I controlled substance, seven counts of selling a Schedule I controlled substance, and ten counts of engaging in monetary transactions of a value over $10,000 with the proceeds of a specified unlawful activity. If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison for each drug offense and a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison for each money-laundering offense.
W. Ellis Boyle, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, made the announcement. The DEA, U.S. Postal Inspection Service, Homeland Security Investigations, Department of the Army, Criminal Investigation Division, Fayetteville Police Department, and Cumberland County Sheriff's Office are investigating the case. Executive Assistant U.S. Attorney Tyler Lemons supervised the investigation, and Assistant U.S. Attorney Chris Cogburn is prosecuting the case.
This is an ongoing investigation. If you have information regarding purchases from Bummy Legion, possible adverse side effects, or other useful information, please contact the DEA at https://www.dea.gov/submit-tip or Army CID at www.cid.army.mil/tips.
A copy of this press release is located on our website (https://www.justice.gov/usao-ednc).
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An indictment is merely an accusation. The defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty.
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Original text here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ednc/pr/houston-man-indicted-fayetteville-selling-designer-drugs-around-world
CDC: Live It Up Super Greens Supplement Powders Linked to New Salmonella Outbreak
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued the following news release:
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Live It Up Super Greens supplement powders linked to new Salmonella outbreak
A new CDC food safety alert regarding a multistate outbreak of Salmonella infections has been posted at https://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/outbreaks/supergreenssupplementpowders-1-26/index.html.
Key Points:
* 45 people across 21 states have gotten sick with the same strain of Salmonella. 12 people have been hospitalized, and no deaths have been reported.
* People
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued the following news release:
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Live It Up Super Greens supplement powders linked to new Salmonella outbreak
A new CDC food safety alert regarding a multistate outbreak of Salmonella infections has been posted at https://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/outbreaks/supergreenssupplementpowders-1-26/index.html.
Key Points:
* 45 people across 21 states have gotten sick with the same strain of Salmonella. 12 people have been hospitalized, and no deaths have been reported.
* Peoplein this outbreak have reported eating Live It Up Super Greens supplement powder.
* On January 14, 2026, the company informed the FDA that it would initiate a voluntary recall. If you have any of these recalled products in your home, throw them out or contact the company about returns.
What You Should Do:
* Do not eat any recalled Live it Up Super Greens supplement powders. Throw them away or return them to where you bought them.
* Wash items and surfaces that may have touched the recalled super greens supplement powders using hot soapy water or a dishwasher.
* Call your healthcare provider if you have severe Salmonella symptoms.
What Businesses Should Do:
* Do not sell or serve recalled Live it Up Super Green supplement powders.
* Wash and sanitize items and surfaces that may have come in contact with recalled Live it Up Super Green supplement powders.
About Salmonella:
* Most people infected with Salmonella develop diarrhea, fever, and stomach cramps 6 hours to 6 days after being exposed to the bacteria.
* The illness usually lasts 4 to 7 days, and most people recover without treatment.
* In some people, the illness may be so severe that the patient is hospitalized.
* Children younger than 5, adults 65 and older, and people with weakened immune systems are more likely to get severely sick.
If you have questions about cases in a particular state, please call that state's health department.
If you are a member of the news media, please fill out this Request for Comment form to submit your media inquiry to CDC.
Thank you.
CDC Media Relations
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Whether diseases start at home or abroad, are curable or preventable, chronic or acute, or from human activity or deliberate attack, CDC's world-leading experts protect lives and livelihoods, national security and the U.S. economy by providing timely, commonsense information, and rapidly identifying and responding to diseases, including outbreaks and illnesses. CDC drives science, public health research, and data innovation in communities across the country by investing in local initiatives to protect everyone's health.
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Original text here: https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2026/2026-live-it-up-super-greens-supplement-powders-linked-to-new-salmonella-outbreak.html
BLS: 26% of the Unemployed Had Been Out of Work 27 Weeks or Longer in December 2025
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on Jan. 20, 2026, from Economics Daily:
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26.0 percent of the unemployed had been out of work 27 weeks or longer in December 2025
Both the unemployment rate, at 4.4 percent, and the number of unemployed people, at 7.5 million, changed little in December 2025. The long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks or more) accounted for 26.0 percent of all unemployed people in December, and was up 397,000 over the year to 1.9 million. Over the past five years, this figure has
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on Jan. 20, 2026, from Economics Daily:
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26.0 percent of the unemployed had been out of work 27 weeks or longer in December 2025
Both the unemployment rate, at 4.4 percent, and the number of unemployed people, at 7.5 million, changed little in December 2025. The long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks or more) accounted for 26.0 percent of all unemployed people in December, and was up 397,000 over the year to 1.9 million. Over the past five years, this figure hasranged from 43.0 percent in March 2021 to 17.8 percent in February 2023.
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Chart: Unemployed 27 weeks or longer as a percent of total unemployed
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These data are from the Current Population Survey (https://www.bls.gov/cps/) and are seasonally adjusted. For more information, see "The Employment Situation -- December 2025 (https://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/empsit_01092026.htm)." We also have more charts on employment and unemployment. To learn how unemployment rates are calculated, see "Unemployment Rate Explained (https://www.bls.gov/video/?video=BPCbBP7wJ6c)," a BLS video (https://www.bls.gov/video/).
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Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, 26.0 percent of the unemployed had been out of work 27 weeks or longer in December 2025 at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2026/26-0-percent-of-the-unemployed-had-been-out-of-work-27-weeks-or-longer-in-december-2025.htm (visited January 21, 2026).
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View original text plus charts and tables here: https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2026/26-0-percent-of-the-unemployed-had-been-out-of-work-27-weeks-or-longer-in-december-2025.htm
Albany County Felon Sentenced for Receiving Firearms Stolen From Hudson Falls Gun Store and Using the Firearms in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking
SYRACUSE, New York, Jan. 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York posted the following news release on Jan. 20, 2026:
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Albany County Felon Sentenced for Receiving Firearms Stolen from Hudson Falls Gun Store and Using the Firearms in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking
ALBANY, NEW YORK - Kwahpreme Mitchell, age 34, of Watervliet, New York, was sentenced January 9, 2026, to 106 months in federal prison for possessing firearms in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime and possessing firearms as a convicted felon. Acting United States Attorney John A. Sarcone
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SYRACUSE, New York, Jan. 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York posted the following news release on Jan. 20, 2026:
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Albany County Felon Sentenced for Receiving Firearms Stolen from Hudson Falls Gun Store and Using the Firearms in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking
ALBANY, NEW YORK - Kwahpreme Mitchell, age 34, of Watervliet, New York, was sentenced January 9, 2026, to 106 months in federal prison for possessing firearms in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime and possessing firearms as a convicted felon. Acting United States Attorney John A. SarconeIII; Bryan DiGirolamo, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF); New York State Police (NYSP) Superintendent Steven G. James; and Washington County Sheriff Jeffrey J. Murphy made the announcement.
As part of his prior guilty plea, Mitchell admitted to receiving firearms from Jonathon Combs and Martin Taft that they had stolen from Calamity Jane's Firearms and Fine Shoes, a federally licensed firearms dealer, in Hudson Falls, New York, on October 21, 2022. In exchange for the stolen firearms, Mitchell agreed to provide Combs and Taft with 150 grams of cocaine, which they intended to distribute. Additionally, on or about October 15, 2022, Mitchell provided Combs with approximately 3.5 grams of cocaine base in exchange for a shotgun. Mitchell could not legally possess firearms, as he had been previously convicted of a New York State felony drug charge.
Acting United States Attorney John A. Sarcone III stated: "Mitchell has now been held accountable for his poisoning of our communities with drugs and stolen guns. We again express our appreciation for the collaboration between ATF NY Albany, the NYSP, Washington County Sheriff's Office, and this Office in combating violent crime and keeping our communities safe."
Special Agent in Charge Bryan DiGirolamo, stated, "This sentence reflects the serious danger posed when stolen firearms are funneled into drug trafficking networks. Mitchell's actions tied together two violent threats - stolen guns and illegal drugs - putting communities at risk. ATF NY, alongside our state and local partners, remains committed to disrupting firearms trafficking at every point, holding offenders accountable, and preventing stolen guns from being used to fuel further crime and violence."
New York State Police Superintendent Steven G. James stated, "I applaud our law enforcement officials at all levels for their strong police work and dedication to intercepting the trafficking of cocaine and weapons within our communities. The sentencing of Mr. Mitchell sends a clear message that we will find the people responsible for putting illegal substances and firearms in the hands of others. We will remain vigilant alongside our law enforcement partners in keeping these criminals off our streets and to maintain the safety of all New Yorkers."
Washington County Sheriff Jeffrey J. Murphy stated, "This sentencing sends a clear message--those who target businesses in our county will be held accountable. Through strong collaboration with our law enforcement partners, justice was served, and our commitment to the victims remains unwavering."
United States District Judge Anne M. Nardacci also imposed a 3-year term of supervised release to begin after Mithcell is released from prison.
NYSP, ATF and the Washington County Sheriff's Office investigated this case with assistance provided by the Washington and Warren County District Attorney's Offices. Assistant U.S. Attorney A.J. Vickey prosecuted the case.
Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) is the centerpiece of the Department of Justice's violent crime reduction efforts. PSN is an evidence-based program proven to be effective at reducing violent crime. Through PSN, a broad spectrum of stakeholders work together to identify the most pressing violent crime problems in the community and develop comprehensive solutions to address them. As part of this strategy, PSN focuses enforcement efforts on the most violent offenders and partners with locally based prevention and reentry programs for lasting reductions in crime. For more information about Project Safe Neighborhoods, please visit https://www.justice.gov/psn.
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Original text here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndny/pr/albany-county-felon-sentenced-receiving-firearms-stolen-hudson-falls-gun-store-and
