U.S. Attorney Mark A. Totten
Recent News About U.S. Attorney Mark A. Totten
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Justice Department targets domestic abusers' firearm possession in Lansing
U.S. Justice Department Designates Lansing in the Western District of Michigan Under Section 1103 of the Violence Against Women Act, Prioritizing Firearms Prosecutions of Domestic Violence Offenders
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Grand Rapids man sentenced for illegal firearm possession
U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, Mark Totten, announced today that Rundy Lamar Williams, 35, of Grand Rapids, has been sentenced to 90 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
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Ironwood man sentenced to 10 years for possessing stolen firearm
MARQUETTE, MICHIGAN — U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Mark Totten announced today that Robert Lee Reynolds, 28, of Spartanburg, South Carolina, and Ironwood, Michigan, was sentenced for possessing a stolen firearm. U.S. District Court Judge Jane M. Beckering sentenced Reynolds to 120 months in federal prison for possessing a firearm he stole from a victim in Ironwood, Michigan.
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Montana man sentenced for meth distribution in Michigan's Upper Peninsula
MARQUETTE, MICHIGAN — U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Mark Totten announced that Bradley Scott Heard, 46, of Havre, Montana, and Chicago, Illinois, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Robert J. Jonker to 180 months in prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Heard’s co-defendant, Davell Blackman, 45, of Chicago Heights, Illinois, was previously sentenced to 60 months in prison.
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Milford resident pleads guilty in "FBI arrest warrant" scam
Milford resident pleads guilty in “FBI arrest warrant” scam
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Former postal worker sentenced to probation for mail theft
U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, Mark Totten, announced today that Jacqueline M. Garrow, 50, of Lansing, has been sentenced to two years of probation for theft of mail by a U.S. Postal Service employee. During sentencing, U.S. District Judge Paul L. Maloney emphasized the importance of general deterrence in maintaining public trust in the postal system.
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Norton Shores man sentenced to seven years for methamphetamine trafficking
U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, Mark Totten, announced today that Anthony Bradell McMillan, 37, of Norton Shores, Michigan, has been sentenced to seven years in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release. McMillan was convicted for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine pills, cocaine, and MDMA. U.S. District Judge Jane M. Beckering noted during sentencing that McMillan’s possession of a firearm during his offense and his history of domestic violence influenced her decision to deny his request for a shorter sentence.
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Kalamazoo man indicted for possessing firearm as felon at marathon
A Kalamazoo man has been indicted for possessing a firearm as a felon and fleeing into a crowd of runners at the Kalamazoo Marathon. U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, Mark Totten, announced that a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Jaeontae Moore, 23, with possessing a loaded handgun despite being ineligible due to a prior felony conviction.
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Four plead guilty in West Michigan-based international mail fraud scheme targeting elderly
Four individuals have pleaded guilty to federal charges in connection with an international mail and wire fraud scheme originating in Nigeria that targeted elderly individuals across the United States, according to U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Mark A. Totten.
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Niles man sentenced for possessing gun linked to prior shootings
U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, Mark Totten, announced today that Lawrence Edward Slaughter II, 20, of Niles, has been sentenced to 42 months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm connected to previous shootings and modified to function as a fully automatic weapon. This prosecution is part of an effort to disrupt gang-related retaliatory shootings in Niles that have resulted in two deaths and several injuries.
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Benton Harbor felon sentenced under summer gun violence program
U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, Mark Totten, announced today that Darell William Craft, Jr., 30, of Benton Harbor, has been sentenced to 88 months in federal prison. Craft was convicted for possessing a stolen firearm with a high-capacity magazine as a felon while on probation for a prior conviction. U.S. District Court Judge Paul Maloney imposed a sentence above the advisory range, citing Craft as “a major risk to the law-abiding public.”
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Dontrell Nance sentenced to 15 years for role in handgun theft
U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, Mark Totten, announced today that Dontrell Nance, 25, of Benton Harbor, has been sentenced to 15 years for kidnapping and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence.
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Member pleads guilty in child exploitation case involving violent online network
Richard Anthony Reyna Densmore, also known by his online alias "Rabid," has pleaded guilty to sexually exploiting a child. Densmore, 47, from Kaleva, Michigan, is a member of 764, a decentralized network of online groups that target children for violent self-harm and pornographic activities.
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Man sentenced for tampering with Platte River at Sleeping Bear Dunes
GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN — U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Mark Totten announced today that Andrew Blair Howard, 63, of Sparta and Frankfort, Michigan, was sentenced to 60 months’ probation and ordered to pay $22,472.22 in restitution to the National Park Service and U.S. Coast Guard. Additionally, he must cover $3,947.71 in court-related costs. U.S. Magistrate Judge Ray Kent also banned Mr. Howard from all National Park Service properties as a term of his probation.
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Final defendant sentenced in Grand Rapids-based drug trafficking conspiracy
U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, Mark Totten, announced today that Anthony Martell Sanders, 30, of Grand Rapids, has been sentenced to 300 months in prison. Sanders is the last of four defendants convicted in a drug trafficking conspiracy that distributed fentanyl and methamphetamine throughout the Grand Rapids area.