Arrests Made in Fentanyl Distribution Case

Council Bluffs, Iowa – Five Cass County, Iowa residents were arrested on federal indictments charging Conspiracy to Distribute Fentanyl. The arrests are the result of a six-month investigation into a series of…

Madison Heights Veterinarian Headed to Prison for Opioid Theft

LYNCHBURG, Va. – A former veterinarian, who admitted to stealing opioids, was sentenced today to eight months in federal prison. Patrick Gries, 54, of Madison Heights, Virginia, pleaded guilty in January 2022…

Border Agents Stop Driver Attempting To Smuggle Enough Fentanyl To Kill Around 2 Million People

Border Agents Stop Driver Attempting To Smuggle Enough Fentanyl To Kill Around 2 Million People Jennie Taer on June 23, 2022 Border Patrol agents in California on Monday seized enough fentanyl to…

Four People Charged in Multimillion-Dollar Health Care Fraud Scheme to Defraud Amtrak

NEWARK, N.J. – Three men and one woman were arrested today for participating in a health care fraud scheme to defraud Amtrak by bribing Amtrak employees to allow people to submit fraudulent…

Worcester Man Sentenced to Over Seven Years in Prison on Multiple Charges Stemming from Cocaine Trafficking Operation

BOSTON – A Worcester man was sentenced today for cocaine trafficking, firearms, money laundering and fraudulent tax return charges. William Hoey, 41, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Timothy S. Hillman…

Bronx Gang Member Charged With Murder, Attempted Murder, And Racketeering

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Keechant L. Sewell, Commissioner of the New York City Police Department (“NYPD”), and Frank A. Tarentino III, Special Agent-in-Charge…

Logan County Woman Sentenced to Prison for Fentanyl Crime

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A Logan County woman was sentenced today to three years and one month in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for distributing fentanyl. According to…

KC Man Sentenced for Robbing Family, Business at Gunpoint

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Kansas City, Missouri, man who was charged in two separate federal indictments has been sentenced in federal court for the armed robberies of a local business and…

South Bend Man Sentenced to 168 Months in Prison

SOUTH BEND – Lamonte Powell, 52 years old, of South Bend, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Damon R. Leichty on his plea of guilty to possessing with intent…

Fresno County Man Indicted for Attempted Fentanyl Trafficking

FRESNO, Calif. — A federal grand jury returned a one-count indictment today against Isidro Zuriel Cruz-Vizcarra, 23, of Sanger, charging him with attempting to illegally traffic fentanyl, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert…

Northumberland County Man Charged With Firearms Offense

WILLIAMSPORT- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Alex Santiago, age 40, of Mt. Carmel, Pennsylvania, was charged by a federal grand jury for possessing…

CBP Officers Seize Enough Fentanyl To Kill Over 12 Million People

CBP Officers Seize Enough Fentanyl To Kill Over 12 Million People Jennie Taer on June 22, 2022 Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the California-Mexico border recently made a single seizure…

Nixa Woman Sentenced for Meth Trafficking After High-Speed Chase

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A Nixa woman who led law enforcement officers on a high-speed chase at night with no headlights was sentenced in federal court today for trafficking methamphetamine. Gina N. Nunez,…

Convicted Felon Charged For Selling Firearm And Heroin

Ocala, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the return of an indictment charging Troy Nix (29, Mount Dora) with possessing a firearm as a convicted felon and possessing heroin…

Baltimore Defense Attorney Sentenced to 57 Months in Federal Prison for Money Laundering Conspiracy

Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Liam O’Grady of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, who presided over this case in the District of Maryland, today sentenced Kenneth…

Boston Man Sentenced for Cocaine Distribution

BOSTON – A Boston man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for his role in a cocaine trafficking conspiracy. Tarik Muhammad, 27, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Richard…

Amherst County Veterinarian Sentenced for Opioid Theft

LYNCHBURG, Va. – A former veterinarian, who admitted to stealing opioids, was sentenced today to eight months in federal prison. Patrick Gries, 54, of Madison Heights, Virginia, pleaded guilty in January 2022…

SIXTH VENEZUELAN PLEADS GUILTY TO CONSPIRACY TO POSSESS COCAINE ON BOARD A VESSEL SUBJECT TO U.S. JURISDICTION

St. Croix, VI – United States Attorney Delia L. Smith announced today that Alexis Fuentes, 33, one of eleven Venezuelan nationals apprehended at sea off the coast of St. Croix, pleaded guilty…

Two Tucson-Based Narcotics Distributors Sentenced to Lengthy Prison Terms

TUCSON, Ariz. – Last week, Jamaar Charles Samuels, 39, of Tucson, Arizona, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Scott H. Rash to 72 months in prison, followed by 36 months of supervised…

Clearfield County Woman Charged with Possessing Methamphetamine

PITTSBURGH, PA – A former resident of Clearfield County, Pennsylvania has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Cindy…

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