20 arrested for conspiracy to distribute thousands of pounds of marijuana

LAREDO, Texas – A total of 16 Laredoans are now in custody following the return of two separate, but related indictments related to the distribution of large quantities of marijuana, announced Acting…

Oswego County Woman Pleads Guilty to Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance

SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Alisha Obey, age 35, of Fulton, New York, pled guilty yesterday to unlawfully possessing with the intent to distribute eutylone, a Schedule I controlled substance. The announcement was…

Dark Web Narcotics Dealer “Fentmaster,” Responsible For Overdose Death, Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison

Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that CHUKWUEMEKA OKPARAEKE, a/k/a “Emeka,” was sentenced today to 180 months in prison for importing and trafficking fentanyl…

Iranian National Charged with Illegally Exporting Laboratory Equipment to Iran

A federal grand jury in the District of Columbia returned an indictment today charging a Canadian national with the unlawful export of laboratory equipment from the United States to Iran, through Canada…

Former medical student sentenced for online sextortion scheme

NORFOLK, Va. – A Canadian man was sentenced to 40 years in prison Thursday for orchestrating an online sextortion scheme and producing images of child sexual abuse. This case was investigated by…

Tucson woman indicted for alien smuggling leading to death

TUCSON, Ariz. — On Tuesday, a local area woman appeared telephonically in federal court on charges relating to the transportation of illegal aliens while placing a person’s life in jeopardy, causing bodily…

South Texas defense attorney convicted for assisting known drug traffickers

McALLEN, Texas — A south Texas defense attorney pleaded guilty to violating the Travel Act by unlawfully accessing federal documents in order to assist a known drug trafficker. The investigation is being…

International Wholesale Currency Dealer Pleads Guilty to Unlawfully Operating in the United States

Assistant U. S. Attorneys Michael A. Deshong, Daniel C. Silva, and Carl Brooker (619) 546-9290 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY—July 29, 2021 SAN DIEGO—GPOMCT Grupo Empresarial S.A. de C.V., an international, Mexico-based wholesale currency…

Tucson Woman Indicted for Alien Smuggling Leading to Death

TUCSON, Ariz. – On Tuesday, Michelle Sunshine Betters, 44, from Tucson, Arizona, appeared telephonically in federal court on charges relating to the transportation of illegal aliens while placing a person’s life in…

Gang Member Sentenced to 21+ Years for Drug Crime

A gang member who started a riot at the Lubbock County Jail last month was sentenced today to more than 21 years in federal prison for a drug crime, announced Acting U.S.…

Cook County Man Sentenced to 64 months in Prison for Possessing Firearms as a Convicted Felon

URBANA, Ill. – A Dolton, Ill., man, Jerry Caldwell, 59, of the 14000 block of Shepard Drive has been sentenced to 64 months in the Bureau of Prisons for possessing firearms as…

Miami Woman Indicted for Wire Fraud and Identity Theft Related to COVID-19 Pandemic

BOSTON – A Miami woman was indicted yesterday in connection with allegedly filing for and obtaining fraudulent pandemic-related loans and using those funds for personal expenses. Danielle Miller, 31, was indicted on…

10 Additional Defendants Federally Indicted for Roles in Heroin and Fentanyl Distribution Scheme

WILMINGTON, Del. –David C. Weiss, U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced today that a Superseding Indictment was recently unsealed charging 14 individuals with conspiring to distribute heroin and fentanyl and…

Man Sentenced for Methamphetamine and Heroin Drug Conspiracy

An Arizona man was sentenced Wednesday in federal court for taking part in a methamphetamine and heroin drug conspiracy, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. Anthony Ward Irving pleaded guilty to drug…

Erie Man Pleads to Child Sexual Exploitation Charge

ERIE, Pa. – A resident of Erie, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal laws relating to the sexual exploitation of children, Acting United States Attorney Stephen…

Boise Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Attempted Coercion and Enticement of a Minor

BOISE – Jordan Michael Drake, 34, of Boise, was sentenced to ten years in federal prison for attempted coercion and enticement of a minor, Acting U.S. Attorney Rafael M. Gonzalez, Jr. announced…

HSI investigates Montana meth trafficker

MISSOULA — A Montana man who admitted trafficking drugs, including methamphetamine, in Montana and receiving meth through the mail in Butte was sentenced to prison July 13. The case was investigated by…

Texas truck driver charged with smuggling 115 noncitizens in refrigerated trailer

LAREDO, Texas – A 43-year-old resident of Rosharon is set to make an appearance in Laredo federal court on allegations he attempted to smuggle dozens of undocumented non-citizens, announced Acting U.S. Attorney…

Multi-agency operation helps locate, recover 78 missing minors in Southern New Mexico

LAS CRUCES, N.M. — A multi-agency operation, led by U.S. Immigration Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and U.S. Marshals Service (USMS), resulted in the recovery and/or location of 78 missing…

Nine MS-13 Gang Members Indicted in Racketeering and Violent Crime Conspiracy

A federal grand jury in Nashville, Tennessee, has returned a 60-count indictment charging nine members of La Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) with a racketeering conspiracy spanning more than seven years. Those charged in…

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