National Releases — 2011
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January 10
- Kansas City Field Division – ATF Offers Reward in Kennett Country Club Arson
- Detroit Field Division – 15 Individuals Indicted in Large Scale Drug Conspiracy Case
January 6
- Tampa Field Division – 23–Year Old Manatee County Man Sentenced to More than 19 Years in Federal Prison
January 4
- Tampa Field Division – Orlando Man Sentenced to More than 44 Years for Armed Robbery of CVS and Armed Carjacking
- Baltimore Field Division – Bowie Man Exiled to 16 Years in Prison on Gun and Drug Charges
- Los Angeles Field Division – ATF National Response Team Activated to Investigate a Series of Arson Fires in Los Angeles County
- Los Angeles Field Division – ATF Offering $10,000 Reward for Information Relating to Arson Incidents
December 22
- Tampa Field Division – Orlando Man Sentenced to 30 Years for Possession of a Machine Gun and Grenade Launcher While Operating a Marijuana Grow House
- Boston Field Division – Springfield Man Sentenced to 166 Months for Arson of African–American Church
December 16
- Headquarters – ATF Second in Command Named Fed of The Year
- Headquarters – ATF Publishes New Firearms and Commerce Report
December 15
- Columbus Field Division – ATF Offers Reward in Gun Shop Burglary
- Los Angeles Field Division – Three Individuals Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison for Conspiracy to Possess an Unregistered Firearm
- Columbus Field Division – Indianapolis Man Sentenced to Fifteen Years for Firearms Charge
December 13
- St. Paul Field Division – Aitkin Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Conspiring to Distribute Methamphetamine
December 12
- Boston Field Division – Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison
- Houston Field Division – HPL Gang Member Gets 35 Years in Federal Prison
- Baltimore Field Division – 18TH Street Gang Member Sentenced to Over 24 Years in Prison for Participating in a Racketeering Conspiracy Related to Gang Activites
December 6
- New York Field Division – ATF Names New Special Agent in Charge to Head New York Office
- Kansas City Field Division – ATF Offers Rewards for Information on Two Gun Store Burglaries
- Atlanta Field Division – Final Defendant Receives 31-Year-Sentence in Kemp’s Pharmacy Burglary
December 5
- St. Paul Field Division – ATF Offers $5,000 Reward in Yellow Bird’s Robbery
December 2
- Baltimore Field Division – ATF, Baltimore City Police Department Offer Reward in Molotov Cocktail Attacks
December 1
- Detroit Field Division – Detroit Man Sentenced for Arson in August 2010 Blaze that Injured 7 Detroit Firefighters
November 30
- Baltimore Field Division – 18th Street Gang Members Sentenced to Prison for Participating in a Racketeering Conspiracy Related to Gang Activities
November 28
- Kansas City Field Division – ATF Offers $10,000 Reward For Information on Weeping Water Explosives Theft
November 21
- Boston Field Division – Two Sentenced in Woonsocket Firearms & Drug Trafficking Probe
November 16
- Charlotte Field Division – ATF and the City of Asheville Offer $20,000 Reward for Medical Office Complex Building Fire
November 15
- Detroit Field Division – Detroit Man Sentenced for the August 2010 Arson that Injured 7 Detroit Firefighters
- Nashville Field Division – Nashville Gangsta Crip Gang Member Sentenced to Over 51 Years for Leading Drug Trafficking Conspiracy in Greene and Hamblen Counties
November 14
- Los Angeles Field Division – Gang Member Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking
November 4
- New York Field Division – Federal Firearms Dealer Sentenced to 121 Months Imprisonment
November 2
- Baltimore Field Division – 22 Alleged Members of Violent
Dead Man Incorporated
Gang Indicted on Federal Racketeering, Murder and Drug Charges that May Bring Life in Federal Prison
November 1
- St. Paul Field Division – Another Armed Career Criminal Sentenced as Part of Project Exile Minneapolis
October 28
- Columbus Field Division – Elkhart Man Sentenced to 14 Years Imprisonment
October 26
- Kanas City Field Division – ATF Offers $5,000 Reward for Information on Evergreen Apartments Fire
October 21
- Tampa Field Division – Valentine Bloods Leader Sentenced
October 20
- New Orleans Field Division – ATF Announces $5,000 Reward For Information on Rose Farm Custom Cycles Arson
October 19
- Atlanta Field Division – ATF Executes 50 Plus Warrants in Undercover Organized Tobacco Diversion Sting
- Houston Field Division – ATF and Fire Marshals Conclude Investigation at Garden Ridge Fire
October 14
- Atlanta Field Division – Savannah Residents Sentenced on Federal Firearms, Narcotics Charges
October 13
- Houston Field Division – ATF’S National Response Team Activated to Investigate Home Decor Store Fire
October 5
- Headquarters – ATF Acting Director Jones Announces New Staff Assignments
October 3
- Houston Field Division – Drug Dealer Sentenced to 40 Years in Federal Prison
September 28
- Louisville Field Division – Former Whitley County Sheriff Gets 186 Months
September 27
- New York Field Division – Manhattan US Attorney Charges Eight Members of Violent Bronx Gang with Racketeering, Murder and Narcotics Trafficking
- Los Angeles Field Division – Defendant Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Narcotic Violations
September 26
- Kansas City Field Division – Two Women Sentenced for Multi-Kilo Meth Conspiracy
September 23
- Headquarters – ATF National Firearms Examiner Academy Graduates Law Enforcement From Around the Country
September 22
- Kansas City Field Division – Sixty–Seven Defendants Charged as ATF, Wichita Area Gun Task Force Wrap Up Drive To Take Guns From Convicted Felons
- Columbus Field Division – Former Lake County Sheriff’s Officers Indicted
September 21
- Detroit Field Division – ATF Offers $10,000 Reward
September 12
- St. Paul Field Division – ATF ANNOUNCES $5,000 REWARD IN GUN THEFT
September 9
- Atlanta Field Division – New Leader for ATF Atlanta Field Division
September 8
- Dallas Field Division – ATF Offers $5,000 Reward in Gun Store Theft
September 6
- Baltimore Field Division – Latin Kings Leader Sentenced to Over 10 Years in Prison for Racketeering Conspiracy
September 6
- San Francisco Field Division – ATF and Henderson PD Offer Reward of $5,000 in Gun Shop Burglary
August 30
- Headquarters – Department of Justice Announces New Acting Director of ATF and Senior Advisor in the Office of Legal Policy
- Headquarters – ATF Acting Director Announces Depature, New Role as Senior Advisor on Forensic Science in Office of Legal Policy
August 29
- Headquarters – Open Letter to All Federal Firearms Licensees
- Headquarters – Open Letter to All Federal Firearms Licensees – September 11th Aniversary
August 26
- Headquarters – Open Letter to All Nevada Federal Firearms Licensees
August 25
- Headquarters – ATF Urges Explosives Licensees and Permittees to Be Prepared for
Hurricane Irene
and Other Natural Disasters - Headquarters – ATF Urges FFLs to Be Prepared for
Hurricane Irene
and Other Natural Disasters
August 24
- Kansas City Field Division – MCC Chancellor Mark James Receives ATF National Award
August 22
- Houston Field Division – Federal Prison Sentences Handed Down in Austin-Based Firearms Trafficking / Money Laundering Scheme
August 17
August 16
- Houston Field Division – Four Sentenced For Making False Statements in Two Related Firearms Cases
- Dallas Field Division – ATF National Response Team Activated to Investigate Dallas Warehouse Fire
August 11
- Columbus Field Division – ATF Offers Reward in Gun Shop Burglary
- Phoenix Field Division – Albuquerque Man Sentenced to More than Eight Years in Prison for Federal Firearms Conviction
August 10
- Chicago Field Division – ATF and U. S. Attorney Conduct Violent Crime Initiative Training For 20 Plus State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies
August 9
- Seattle Field Division – Kamiah Man Sentenced to 25 Years for Explosives and Stalking
- Atlanta Field Division – ATF Offers $3K Reward for Information on Retail Gun Theft
- Kansas City Field Division – Fifty-five Individuals Charged; Undercover Operation Takes Guns and Drugs Off the Streets of Omaha
August 4
- Philadelphia Field Division – Violent Armed Robber Sentenced to 158 Years in Prison
- Detroit Field Division – ATF Offers $2,500 Reward for Information on Death of 5–Year–Old Girl
- Charlotte Field Division – Fatal Fire Determination Made at Medical Office Complex Building
August 3
- Charlotte Field Division – Gun–Trafficking Ring in the Greenview Community of Columbia Dismantled by Joint Efforts of ATF, Columbia Police, and US Attorney
- Charlotte Field Division – ATF Offers $2,500 Reward for Gun Store Burglary
July 29
- Charlotte Field Division — ATF National Response Team Activated to Asheville, NC
July 27
- Houston Field Division — Members of Ring Convicted of Lying to Buy Firearms Bound for Mexico Sentenced
July 26
- Dallas Field Division — ATF Offers $3,000 Reward in Gun Store Theft
July 22
- Kansas City Field Division— Des Moines Man Sentenced for Making False Statements During Purchase of Firearm
- Kansas City Field Division— Bettendorf Man Sentenced on Federal Firearms Charge
- Phoenix Field Division— More Guilty Pleas Entered in New Mexico Federal Firearms Trafficking Case
- Washington Field Division— Six Men Sentenced for Attempted Armed Robbery
July 21
- Baltimore Field Division— Capitol Heights Drug Felon Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Drug and Gun Offenses
July 20
- St. Paul Field Division— Madison Man Sentenced to 13 Years for Armed Robbery
July 18
- Washington Field Division— ATF/NOBLE Honor First African American Federal Law Enforcement Officer Killed in Line of Duty – 128 Years after Death
July 14
- Washington Field Division— Group Indicted for Contraband Cigarette Trafficking
- Los Angeles Field Division— Joint Task Force Target’s Notorious and Violent Gang
July 13
- Louisville Field Division— Former Williamsburg Attorney Sentenced 27 Months for Extortion Conspiracy with Former Whitley County Sheriff
- Los Angeles Field Division— 99 Members and Associates of Mexican Mafia – Affiliated Gangs Charged in Operation "Black Flag"
- Phoenix Field Division— Albuquerque Man Receives Ten Year Prison Sentence for Conviction on Crack Cocaine and Firearms Charges
- Phoenix Field Division— Leader of Violent Home Invasion Crew Sentenced to 10 Years on Drug Charges
- Seattle Field Division — ATF Executes Search Warrants in Contraband Cigarette Trafficking Investigation
- Detroit Field Division — Detroit Man Convicted of Arson in August 2010 Blaze that Injured 7 Detroit Firefighters
July 5
- New York Field Division — ATF and TTB Accept $1.25 Million Cigarette Settlement
July 1
- Detroit Field Division — Police Encourage Safety First This Fourth of July
- Los Angeles Field Division— ATF Promotes a Safe July 4th Celebration and Awareness of the Dangers of Fireworks
June 30
- Charlotte Field Division —
Shooter
Watkins Sentenced to 262 Months in ATF Firearm Investigation - New Orleans Field Division— ATF Warns Consumers: Illegal Explosives Are Not Fireworks
- Kansas City Field Division — Clinton Man, Sentenced to 140 Months in Prison, for Conspiracy to Distribute Drugs and Possession of Firearms in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking
June 29
- Atlanta Field Division —
Operation ATL Blaze,
an ATF and APD Operation, Nets Convicted Felons, Parole Violators, and Burglars Who Trafficked Firearms, And Sold Drugs and Stolen Merchandise to Undercover Agents - Los Angeles Field Division — ATF Undercover Operation Targets West Valley Firearm Traffickers
June 27
- Phoenix Field Division — Members of Home Invasion Crew Sentenced to 15 and 12.5 Years in Prison
- Phoenix Field Division — Armed Career Criminal Receives 15–Year Sentence for Unlawful Possession of Firearms
- Columbus Field Division — Hogsett Announces Sentencing of Individual to 15 Years in Prison for Role in Armed Robbery Crew
- Tampa Field Division — Polk County Man Sentenced to 42 Years
- Chicago Field Division — ATF Warns Consumers: Illegal Explosives Devices are not Fireworks
June 24
- Newark Field Division — ATF Announces Up to $5,000 Reward for Information on Concord Chemical Arson
June 23
- Seattle Field Division — Two Men Charged in Plot to Attack Seattle Military Processing Center
June 22
- Kansas City Field Division — KC Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Possessing Ammunition
- Kansas City Field Division — Four More KC Men Sentenced in Large Crack Cocaine Conspiracy
- Headquarters — ATF Hosts 1st Gay Pride Observance
June 20
- Los Angeles Field Division — Wilmington Resident Sentenced to 27 Years in Federal Prison for Being an Armed Career Criminal
- Headquarters — ATF Forensic Chemist Receives Distinguished IABTI Ron Purvis Memorial Award
- Phoenix Field Division — Two Tempe Men Convicted of Conspiracy Involving Illegal Purchase of AK-47-Style Firearms
- Columbus Field Division — ATF Offers $2,000 Reward
June 14
- Tampa Field Division — Armed Robber Sentenced to Life
June 10
- New York Field Division — Federally Licensed Gun Dealer Convicted
June 6
- Baltimore Field Division — Latin Kings Member Sentenced to Life in Prison for Racketeering Conspiracy, Murder, Robbery, and Gun Offenses
- Los Angeles Field Division — Courthouse Bombing Suspect Found Guilty
May 25
- San Francisco Field Division — Reward of $10,000 for Information in Mosque Arson
- Kansas City Field Division — 21 Defendants Indicted for $1.4 Million Drug–Trafficking, Firearms Conspiracies
- New Orleans Field Division — Three Men Sentenced in Murder Insurance Fraud and Arson
- Detroit City Field Division — ATF and Detroit Tigers Celebrate 17-Year
GREAT
Partnership and the Anti-gang Program's 20th Anniversary
May 24
- Tampa Field Division — Armed Robber Gets 50 Years
May 19
- Chicago Field Division — ATF Chicago Field Division Releases Mid–Year Significant Adjudicated Investigations
- Phoenix Field Division — Prohibited Possessor Recruiting Others to Buy Firearms Charged with 25 Gun Counts
May 11
- Headquarters — ATF Honors William Louis Pappan, First Native American, Post-Prohibition Era ATF Investigator Killed in the Line of Duty in 1935
May 10
- Washington Field Division — Houser and NTC Team Named Finalist for Heyman Service to America Medal
May 6
- Headquarters — ATF’s FRL Receives IAAI’s
Outstanding Accomplishment Award
- St. Paul Field Division — Two Law Enforcement Agents Commended
May 5
- Atlanta Field Division — ATF Offers $5K Reward for Information on Retail Gun Theft
May 4
- Los Angeles Field Division — ATF Undercover Storefront Nabs 19 in Venice, Culver City Area
May 3
- Louisville Field Division — ATF Offers $2,500 Reward in Gun Shop Burglary
May 2
- Phoenix Field Division — Guilty Pleas for Two Mexican Nationals in Conspiracy to Acquire
Stinger
Missile and Other Military–Grade Weapons
April 29
- Washington Field Division — ATF Washington Field Division Releases Mid-Year Significant Investigations
April 28
- Los Angeles Field Division — Operation Pirate Town Targets Over 200 Violent Criminals Linked to Rancho San Pedro Gang
April 27
- Tampa Field Division — Haines City Man Sentenced for Possession of Drugs and Ammunition
April 22
- Phoenix Field Division — Armed Drug Dealer with 10 Felony Convictions Indicted
- Tampa Field Division — ATF Offers $5,000 Reward for Information Regarding a Theft of Firearms
April 21
- Seattle Field Division — Fireworks Explosion Site Still Active Scene
April 18
- St. Paul Field Division — ATF Announces Up To $5,000 Reward for Information on Downtown Atwater Arson
April 14
- Denver Field Division — Zajac Sentenced to 35 years in Federal Prison in Connection with Explosion at Salt Lake Library
April 8
- Washington Field Division — Outlaws Motorcycle National President Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison
April 5
- Newark Field Division — Newark Man Sentenced to More than 10 Years in Prison for Illegally Dealing in Firearms, Including Machine Gun
March 15
- Atlanta Field Division — 71 Defendants Charged with Gun and Drug Trafficking Offenses after Undercover Investigation
- Baltimore Field Division — Last Latin Kings Member Convicted of Racketeering, Conspiracy, Murder, Robbery and Gun Offenses
March 14
- Washington Field Division — Former Pawn Shop Ownder Pleads Guilty
March 11
- Washington Field Division — Manassas Men Sentenced to 50 Years in Prison for Murder, Drug Trafficking
- Columbus Field Division — A New Team is Sniffing Out Clues
March 10
- Houston Field Division — American Husband and Colombian Wife Charged with Unlawfully Exporting Firearms to Colombia
March 8
- San Francisco Field Division — Sacramento Man Pleads Guilty to Arson in Galleria Fire
- St. Paul Field Division — Fire Investigators Respond to Fatal Blaze at 500 Bar & Grill
March 7
- Atlanta Field Division — Augusta Man Sentenced to 225 Months Imprisonment for Being a Career Criminal in Possession of a Firearm
March 3
- Louisville Field Division — U.S. Attorney’s Office, ATF and Huntington Police Department Announce Major Drug and Weapon Roundup
- Headquarters Field Division — ATF to Review Firearms Trafficking Strategy
- Houston Field Division — Somerset Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges in Connection with July and August 2010 Bomb Explosions
March 2
- New Orelans Field Division — Life Sentence Handed Down in Arkansas Doctor Bombing
March 1
- Columbus Field Division — Logan County Man Charged with Illegally Possessing Machine Guns
- Dallas Field Division — Three Dallas-Area Men Arrested on Federal Firearms Charges Related to Trafficking Firearms to a Mexican Drug Cartel
February 28
- Boston Field Division — Federal Jury Convicts Narcotics Trafficker of Drug and Gun Charges
February 25
- ATF Houston, TX — Federal Charges Filed Against Eleven Arrested After Discovery and Seizure of Marijuana, Cocaine, Firearms, Grenades and Ammunition
February 23
- ATF Nashville, TN — Six Alleged Bloods Gang Members and Associates Indicted in Tennessee on Federal Racketeering and Murder Charges
February 17
- ATF Nashville, TN — Bluff City Resident Pleads Guilty to Dealing in Firearms
- ATF Phoenix, AZ — Grand Jury Indicts 17 in Firearms Trafficking Cases
- ATF Detroit, MI — Rewards of Up to $10,000 Offered For Information On Legends Bar and Restaurant Arson
February 16
- ATF Seattle, WA — Arsonist Sentenced to 11 Years and 6 Months for Retailiating Against a Federal Witness
February 10
- ATF Seattle, WA — Greenleaf Gang Member Sentenced for Transfer of an Unregistered Firearm
- ATF Detroit, MI — ATF Offers $5, 000 Reward for Information on Assault of 84-Year Old Man
- ATF Baltimore, MD — PDL Bloods Leader Sentenced to 16 years in Prison for Conspiracy to Participate in a Racketeering Enterprise
- ATF Baltimore, MD — Baltimore Drug Dealer and Armed Career Criminal Exiled to 20 Years in Prison for Illegal Possession of Guns and Ammunition
February 9
February 8
- ATF Nashville, TN — Five Individuals and One Tennessee Company Charged with Conspiracy to Violate Arms Export Control Act and Related Offenses in International Arms Trafficking Scheme
February 3
- ATF Baltimore, MD — Latin Kings Leader Pleads Guilty to Racketeering Conspiracy Including Attempted Murders
- ATF San Francisco, CA — Sacramento Man Charged Federally with Arson in Galleria Fire
- ATF Boston, MA — Berlin Man Sentenced to More Than Eight years in Prison for Amassing Arsenal of Illegal Weapons
- ATF Charlotte, NC — 50-Count Indictment Returned Charging Raleigh Man in International Gun Trafficking Case
February 1
- ATF Los Angeles, CA — Rackeetering Indictment Targets 38th Street Gang
January 31
- ATF Dallas, TX — Indianapolis Handler-Canine Team Helps Arlington Prepare For Game day
- ATF Dallas, TX — Kasas City Handler-Canine Team Helps Arlington Prepare for Game
- ATF Seattle, WA — Anchorage Methamphetamine Dealer Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Drug and Gun Crimes
January 28
- ATF Headquarters — ATF Announces New Version of App for Apple iPhone and iPod Devices
- ATF Atlanta, GA — ATF Offers $5K Reward for Information on Gun Store Robbery
January 26
- ATF Seattle, WA — Canadian Convicted of Illegal Gun Trafficking and Lying to Border Protection Officers
January 25
- ATF St. Paul, MN — Medford Man Sentenced for Smuggling Firearms
- ATF Phoenix, AZ — Grand Juries Indict 34 Suspects in Drug and Firearms Trafficking Organization
- ATF Kansas City, KS — Great Bend Man Sentenced to Life in Prison Without Parole for Trafficking in Methamphetamine
January 24
- ATF Los Angeles, CA — Federal Explosives Licensee Forfeits $29,000 for Alleged Storage Violations
- ATF Newark, NJ — Sweeping Racketeering Indictment Charges 15 Members of the Fruit Town and Brick City Brims Bloods Set
- ATF Kansas City, KS — Topeka Man Sentenced to Life in Prison Without Parole for Trafficking in Methamphetamine
January 20
- ATF Washington, DC — Twenty-Five Charged with Drug, Firearm Trafficking in Manassas
January 19
- ATF Charlotte, NC — ATF and Johnston County Sheriff join to offer $7,500 reward
January 18
January 14
- ATF Columbus, OH — New Leader for the ATF Columbus Field Division
- ATF Los Angeles, CA — Gang Member Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking
- ATF San Francisco, CA — Fifth Man Sentenced for Conspiring to Rob Cocaine Stash House
January 13
- ATF San Francisco, CA — Ten Persons Sentenced for Federal Firearms-Related Crimes in Southern Nevada During Fourth Quarter 2010
January 11
- ATF Headquarters — ATF Names Forensic Scientist Czarnopys to Lead Forensic Labs
January 6
- ATF Columbus, OH — Mexican National Sentenced For Illegal Re-Entry After Deportation and Armed Robbery
January 4
- ATF Seattle, WA — Nampa Gang Member Sentenced for Unlawful Possession of a Firearm