CHICAGO ? A federal judge has sentenced a Chicago-area firearms trafficker to ten years in prison for unlawfully dealing handguns and ?switch? devices capable of converting semi-automatic firearms into machine guns. In September 2020, LEONARD D. JOHNSON supplied at least four ?switch? devices...

HAMMOND- Keshaun Brownlee, 22 years old, of Merrillville, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Philip P. Simon on his plea of guilty to selling a firearm to a known felon, announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson. Brownlee was sentenced to 41 months in prison...

CHICAGO ? A federal jury has convicted a man of committing murder to maintain and increase his position in a violent Chicago street gang. PIERRE ROBINSON, 29, of Chicago, was found guilty of committing murder in aid of racketeering. The jury returned its verdict on Aug. 25, 2022, after a four...