East Bay Man Sentenced To More Than 5 Years For Sale Of Fentanyl That Killed A Young Woman

SAN FRANCISCO – Gage Pascoe was sentenced to 68 months in federal prison for distributing pills laced with fentanyl that caused a Walnut Creek woman’s overdose death, announced United States Attorney Stephanie…

Commerce City Man Indicted for Tampering with a Consumer Product

Denver – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces Christopher Robert Pattinson, age 40, of Commerce City, has been indicted on charges of tampering with a consumer product…

U.S. Attorney’s Office Provides Update on Chicago Firearms Trafficking Strike Force

CHICAGO — John R. Lausch, Jr., United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, today provided an update on the cross-jurisdictional Firearms Trafficking Strike Force. The Department of Justice launched the…

Virginia Crips Leader Sentenced to 37 Years in Prison

by Roanoke Police Department ROANOKE, Va. – Three Roanoke men, all members of the Rollin’ 30s Crips, a criminal street gang responsible for two murders in the City of Roanoke, were sentenced…

Utica Woman Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy

SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Melisa Muminovic, age 25, of Utica, New York, pled guilty yesterday to conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of a mixture…

‘Catastrophic’: DEA Administrator Says Mexican Cartels Are Killing Americans With Fentanyl At ‘Record Rates’

‘Catastrophic’: DEA Administrator Says Mexican Cartels Are Killing Americans With Fentanyl At ‘Record Rates’ Harold Hutchison on August 19, 2022 The administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) said Friday two Mexican…

Peoria Man Sentenced to 87 Months in Prison for Possession with Intent to Distribute Crack Cocaine

PEORIA, Ill. – A Peoria, Illinois, man, Assante Bangmon, 31, of the 1300 block of North Bourland Street, has been sentenced to 87 months in federal prison for possession with intent to…

Home Health Aid Admits Stealing U.S. Savings Bonds from Elderly Woman

Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JHANANNIE SINGH, also known as “Jasmine” and “Sharmala Persaud,” 52, a citizen of Guyana last residing in Queens, New…

Son of gun trafficker sentenced for role in exporting firearms to Mexico

HOUSTON – The 18th member of a trafficking cell responsible for sending hundreds of firearms to transnational criminal organizations in Mexico has been ordered to federal prison for his role in the…

Taunton Woman Pleads Guilty to Possessing Cocaine with Intent to Distribute

BOSTON – A Taunton woman pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to cocaine possession charges. Kiyanna Ambers, 42, pleaded guilty to one count of possessing with intent to distribute cocaine…

Federal Jury Finds Mexican National Guilty of Firearms Violations

ST. PAUL, Minn. – A federal jury convicted a Mexican national for illegal possession of 11 firearms, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger. Following a two-day trial before U.S. District Court Judge…

Kansas Man Sentenced in Fentanyl Conspiracy

United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a Kansas City, Kansas, man convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance was sentenced on August 15, 2022, by U.S. District Judge Karen…

Washington Woman Sentenced to Five Years for Trafficking Over 100 Kilos of Marijuana Through South Dakota

United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a Tacoma, Washington, woman convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance was sentenced on August 15, 2022, by U.S. District Judge Karen E.…

Oregon Man Sentenced on Conspiracy Charges

United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a Wilsonville, Oregon, man convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance was sentenced on August 15, 2022, by U.S. District Judge Karen E.…

Five Remaining Defendants in OCDETF Operation Sentenced in Federal Court

SHREVEPORT, La. – United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that five defendants who were indicted as a result of the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) “Operation Lost and Found”…

Ten Indicted in Southeastern Massachusetts Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy

BOSTON – Ten individuals were indicted today by a federal grand jury in Boston for their alleged involvement in a drug trafficking organization (DTO) that distributed fentanyl throughout Southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode…

Church Sues Cops, City For Taking Its Weed And Shrooms

Church Sues Cops, City For Taking Its Weed And Shrooms Trevor Schakohl on August 17, 2022 A religious organization in Oakland, California, that celebrates controlled psychedelic mushrooms and marijuana use is suing…

New York City Man Pleads Guilty to Trafficking a Kilogram of Fentanyl to Syracuse

SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Marvin Antonio Lantigua, age 31, of New York City, pled guilty today to possessing with intent to distribute a kilogram of fentanyl, announced United States Attorney Carla B.…

Hattiesburg Man Sentenced to over 12 Years in Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine

Hattiesburg, Miss. – A Hattiesburg man was sentenced to 151 months in federal prison and 5 years of supervised release for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, announced U.S. Attorney…

Convicted Felon Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Armed Fentanyl Trafficking and Illegal Gun Possession

INDIANAPOLIS – Julius Johnson, 44, of Indianapolis, was sentenced to ten years in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession with the intent to distribute fentanyl, carrying a firearm during and in…

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