San Francisco Field Division — 2009 Releases
Brothers Plead Guilty To Unlawful Gun Trafficking
November 25, 2009
Two brothers have pleaded guilty to conspiring to deal in firearms without a license and unlawfully transporting the firearms from Nevada to Mexico, announced Daniel G. Bogden, United States Attorney for the District of Nevada. More »
Oakland Resident, An Illegal Alien, Is Sentenced To 15 Years For Drug Trafficking, Gun Conviction
November 18, 2009
Francisco Torres-Felix was sentenced Monday to 15 years in prison, and ordered to pay a $600 fine, for drug, firearm and immigration violations, United States Attorney Joseph P. Russoniello announced. More »
Business Owner Pleads Guilty In Vallejo Arson Of Wines Central Warehouse
November 16, 2009
United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner, ATF Special Agent in Charge Stephen Herkins, and IRS Special Agent in Charge Scott O’Briant announced that late this afternoon MARK C. ANDERSON, 61, of Sausalito, pleaded guilty to all 19 charges in an indictment that included one count of arson, four counts of interstate transportation of fraudulently obtained property, nine counts of mail fraud, one count of use of a fictitious name, and four counts of tax evasion stemming from the October 12, 2005 arson of the Wines Central warehouse in Vallejo. More »
Crescent City Man Sentenced To 18 Months In Prison For Dealing In Machine Guns
October 29, 2009
Donald E. Nuss was sentenced yesterday to 18 months in prison and ordered to pay a $6,000 fine and $5,950 in restitution for illegally dealing in firearms, United States Attorney Joseph P. Russoniello announced. More »
First Defendant Sentenced In Joint Salinas Valley Law Enforcement Operation Sentenced, Ten Others Convicted
October 27, 2009
Misael Solorio, who pled guilty on Aug. 3, 2009, to possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of actual methamphetamine, was sentenced yesterday by United States District Judge Ronald M. Whyte to 10 years incarceration, to be followed by five years of supervised release, United States Attorney Joseph P. Russoniello announced. More »
ATF Announces Up To $25,000 Reward For Information on Alexander Apartments Arson
October 15, 2009
Investigators from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), and the Reno Fire Department announced today that ATF is posting a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the July 29, 2009 fire that destroyed 23 of 36 unoccupied buildings under various stages of construction at the Alexander Apartments complex. More »
Two Indictments in California Tobacco–Tax Fraud
September 15, 2009
United States Attorney Lawrence G. Brown announced today that a grand jury returned indictments in two separate investigations involving fraud against the State of California with respect to payment of the excise tax on tobacco products. More »
ATF, Stockton PD Team Up To Offer Reward For Information To Reduce Violent Gun Crime
July 16, 2009
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Acting Special Agent in Charge San Francisco Field Division Jeffery E. Vind, and Interim Police Chief Blair Ulring of the Stockton Police Department (SPD) today announced that ATF will offer up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest, complaint, or indictment of anyone who possesses an illegal firearm or is carrying, selling or using firearms illegally. More »
ATF Nets Quick Recovery Of 16 Stolen Firearms
March 3, 2009
Special Agent in Charge Stephen C. Herkins of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), San Francisco Field Division, and Reno Police Chief Michael Poehlman today announced the recovery of 16 firearms stolen from the Sierra Valley Gun Club, located in Plumas County, Calif. More »
Stockton Gun Collector Sentenced to Nearly Five Years in Federal Prison for Selling Guns on the Black Market
February 6, 2009
Gerald Morgan, 62, of Clinton, Michigan was sentenced in United States District Court in Detroit for his conviction of Possession of Child Pornography and Felon in Possession of Firearms charges, announced Acting United States Attorney Terrence Berg. More »