https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdfl/pr/dual-colombian-us-citizen-charged-illegally-exporting-assault-rifles-florida-colombia

Dual Colombian-U.S. Citizen Charged With Illegally Exporting Assault Rifles From Florida To Colombia

Tampa, Florida – United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces the return of an indictment charging Jhon Alejandro Marin-Moreno (39, Medellin, Colombia) with conspiracy to smuggle goods from the United States, smuggling goods from the United States, and shipment of a firearm with an obliterated serial number. If convicted on all counts, Marin-Moreno faces a maximum penalty of 80 years in federal prison.

According to the indictment, Marin-Moreno is a dual citizen of the United States and Colombia who recruited individuals in Florida to acquire firearms for him, including numerous types of assault rifles. Marin-Moreno then arranged to illegally export the firearms to Colombia by concealing the weapons in packages containing household items. Marin-Moreno and his coconspirators attempted to obliterate the serial numbers on the firearms so that they could not be traced. Some of the firearms were acquired to satisfy debts owed for drug purchases. Neither Marin-Moreno nor his coconspirators applied for or obtained the necessary licenses for exporting defense articles as required by federal law.

On February 10, 2020, Marin-Moreno was detained while traveling through Panama and was immediately removed to the United States to face the charges in the indictment.

https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndoh/pr/ohio-man-sentenced-14-years-plotting-attack-cleveland-s-july-4th-parade-effort-support

Ohio man sentenced to 14 years for plotting attack on Cleveland’s July 4th parade in an effort to support al Qaeda

Demetrius Nathaniel Pitts, aka Abdur Raheem Rafeeq, aka Salah ad-Deen Osama Waleed, 50 of Maple Heights, Ohio, was sentenced to 14 years of imprisonment and lifetime supervised release for attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization, as well as 5 years of imprisonment each for threats against the President of the United States and threats against family members of the President of the United States. All three terms of imprisonment will be served concurrently.

https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/american-businessman-who-ran-houston-based-subsidiary-chinese-company-sentenced-prison

Shan Shi, 55, of Houston, Texas, had previously been found guilty by a jury on July 29, 2019, of Conspiracy to Steal Trade Secrets.