Farmington Man Sentenced to Seven Years for Fentanyl Trafficking and Firearm Charges

CONCORD – Thomas Blanchette, 45, of Farmington, was sentenced to 84 months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and unlawful possession of a firearm,…

Defendant Pleads Guilty To April 2020 Murder

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that Andres Bello pled guilty today in Manhattan federal court to the April 18, 2020 murder of Jorge…

Springfield Man Sentenced to Prison for Trafficking Cocaine and Money Laundering

BOSTON – A Springfield man was sentenced Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022, in federal court in Worcester for his role in a conspiracy to traffic drugs from California to Western Massachusetts and launder…

Federal Grand Jury A Indictments Announced- February 2022

United States Attorney Clint Johnson today announced the results of the February 2022 Federal Grand Jury A. The following individuals have been charged with violations of United States law in indictments returned…

Butte meth trafficker sentenced to seven years in prison

MISSOULA — A Butte man who admitted to trafficking methamphetamine in the community was sentenced today to seven years in prison to be followed by five years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney…

Meth Dealer Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison

PITTSBURGH – Steve Garduno was sentenced to 10 years (120 months) in prison for possessing with intent to distribute 305 grams of a mixture containing methamphetamine, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung…

Georgia Man Convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine

ABINGDON, Va. – A federal jury in Abingdon convicted a Georgia man yesterday for conspiring to traffic methamphetamine from Georgia into Southwest Virginia. Jerada “Rod” Henderson, 40, of Locust Grove, Georgia, was…

Savannah tire store owner sentenced to prison for trafficking methamphetamine

SAVANNAH, GA: A Savannah tire store owner has been sentenced to more than 10 years in federal prison after his conviction for distributing methamphetamine. Reginald Anderson, a/k/a “Red,” 49, of Savannah, was…

Passaic County Doctor Charged with 34 Counts of Unlawful Distribution of Controlled Substances

NEWARK, N.J. – A Passaic County, New Jersey, doctor was charged today with multiple counts of illegally prescribing medicines to his patients, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Evangelos Megariotis, 68, of…

Career Offender Sentenced To More Than Eight Years For Selling Fentanyl-Laced Heroin

Orlando, Florida – U.S. District Judge Paul G. Byron today sentenced Jesus Manuel Rodriguez-Castillo (39, Kissimmee) to eight years and four months in federal prison for distributing fentanyl-laced heroin. Rodriguez-Castillo had pleaded…

Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced to More than Ten Years in Prison

MOBILE, AL – A Mexican national was sentenced today to 121 months in federal prison after a federal jury convicted him in October 2021 for possessing with intent to distribute 16 kilograms…

Sioux City Man Sentenced To 22 Years in Federal Prison for Meth Conspiracy

On February 8, 2022, Melroy Johnson Sr., 66, from Sioux City, Iowa, was sentenced to 264 months in federal prison. Johnson Sr. was found guilty by a jury on July 9, 2021,…

South Carolina Man Sentenced to 40 Years on Distribution of Methamphetamine, International Money Laundering, Gun Charges

ABINGDON, Va. – A Greenville, South Carolina man was sentenced today to 40 years in federal prison for distributing methamphetamine, international money laundering, possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking…

York Man Sentenced To 10 Years’ Imprisonment For Trafficking Cocaine

HARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Carlos Joel Nieves Ortega, age 37, of York, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on February 3, 2022, to 10…

87.4 Lbs. of Meth Seized on Interstate 10

INDIO, Calif. – El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a United States citizen attempting to smuggle methamphetamine Tuesday morning. At approximately 3 a.m., agents conducted a vehicle stop on a silver…

Larry Junior Hillbroom of Hope, Idaho, Sentenced for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine

COEUR D’ALENE – A Hope, Idaho man was sentenced to 96 months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. According to evidence presented in court, in 2015 and 2016, Larry Junior Hillbroom,…

Maryland Man Pleads Guilty to Possession with Intent to Distribute Over 500 Grams of Fentanyl

Baltimore, Maryland – John Cooley, age 20, of Nottingham, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. The guilty plea was announced by United States Attorney for the District…

Wayne County Man Pleads Guilty to Selling Heroin

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Jonathan Walker, 29, of Ceredo, pleaded guilty today to distribution of heroin. According to the plea agreement and statements made during the hearing, Walker admitted that on March 8,…

Former Godfather Of Black Stone Gorilla Gang Pleads Guilty To Racketeering, Narcotics, And Firearms Offenses

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that ALEXANDER ARGUEDAS, a/k/a “Reckless,” pled guilty today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Debra Freeman in connection with his…

Two Washington Men and an Oregon Man Charged with Conspiracy to Obtain Controlled Substances by Fraud

United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Kent, Washington man, a Seattle, Washington man, and a Portland, Oregon man, have been indicted by a federal grand jury for Conspiracy to…

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