Seattle man arrested with twenty “ghost guns” and more than 100 Glock switches sentenced to 27 months in prison

USAO Press Release on January 21, 2026

Seattle – A 26-year-old Seattle man was sentenced yesterday in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 27 months in prison for possession of a machine gun, announced U.S. Attorney Charles Neil Floyd. Andre Justice Atwater was taken into custody in June 2024, following the BB-gun shooting of two men in…

37 Mexican Nationals Wanted for Serious Crimes Transferred to the United States from Mexico, Including Leaders of Foreign Terrorist Organizations

DOJ Press Release on January 21, 2026

The United States announced today that yesterday evening it took into custody 37 fugitives from Mexico facing a range of federal criminal charges around the country, including charges relating to narcoterrorism, providing material support to a foreign terrorist organization, firearms trafficking…

Big Island Man Pleads Guilty to Methamphetamine Trafficking and Firearm Charges

USAO Press Release on January 21, 2026

HONOLULU – United States Attorney Ken Sorenson announced that Eddie P. Poai, 50, of Hilo, Hawaii, pled guilty yesterday in federal court to possessing with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possessing firearms in furtherance of drug-trafficking crimes. Paoi pled guilty the day before he…