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ATF Philadelphia: Beaver County Men Charged with Violating Federal Firearms Laws

The ATF Philadelphia Field Division webpage was recently updated.  Please see below for the latest information. Beaver County Men Charged with Violating Federal Firearms Laws PITTSBURGH - Two residents of Beaver County, Pennsylvania, have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, possession of a stolen firearm, and using and possessing a firearm during a drug trafficking offense, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today. Follow ATF on Twitter at www.twitter.com/ATFHQ or @ATFHQ .

ATF Phoenix: Christopher Blattner Pleads Guilty to Violating the Federal Firearms Laws

The ATF Phoenix Field Division webpage was recently updated.  Please see below for the latest information. Christopher Blattner Pleads Guilty to Violating the Federal Firearms Laws Blattner Prosecuted as Part of “Worst of the Worst” Anti-Violence Initiative; Plea Agreement Requires Imposition of Thirty-Year Federal Prison Sentence ALBUQUERQUE – Christopher Blattner, 35, of Albuquerque, N.M., pleaded guilty earlier today to violating the federal firearms laws.  Under the terms of the plea agreement, Blattner will be sentenced to 30 years in federal prison to be followed by up to five years of supervised release.  The guilty plea was announced by U.S. Attorney Damon P. Martinez, Special Agent in Charge Thomas G. Atteberry of the Phoenix Field Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), and Chief Gorden Eden, Jr., of the Albuquerque Police Department (APD). Follow ATF on Twitter at www.twitter.com/ATFHQ or @...

ATF Denver: Aurora Man Found Guilty of Gun and Drug Charges Following Jury Trial

The ATF Denver Field Division webpage was recently updated.  Please see below for the latest information. Aurora Man Found Guilty of Gun and Drug Charges Following Jury Trial DENVER – Michael Eugene Simpson, age 35, of Aurora, Colorado, was found guilty yesterday of gun and drug charges, following a three day jury trial before U.S. District Court Judge Philip A. Brimmer, United States Attorney John Walsh and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Special Agent in Charge Luke Franey announced.  The jury deliberated for approximately five hours before reaching their verdicts. Follow ATF on Twitter at www.twitter.com/ATFHQ or @ATFHQ