1.   It would give federal prosecutors more flexibility to charge youths as adults in crimes such as drug conspiracies, firearms offenses and violent crimes.

2.   Some had been convicted of sexual assault, drug charges, firearms offenses or assault, he said.

3.   A fifth person was charged with firearm offenses after police raided his house in connection with the investigation.

4.   Anthonysamy is currently serving a six-year sentence for a firearms offense and Ramasamy is in custody awaiting trial for an unrelated murder charge.

5.   Another male suspect died in a car accident earlier this year, and the third is in prison for a firearms offense.

6.   Chandler also was convicted of drug conspiracy, participation in a continuing criminal enterprise, money laundering and a firearms offense.

7.   He is also charged with firearms offenses and possession of explosives found during searches in West Yorkshire, northern England.

8.   He was charged initially with a firearms offense.

9.   He was charged with a firearms offense.

10.   Irish police say the IRA was involved, and on Tuesday a man from Limerick was charged with IRA membership and a firearms offense in the case.