Feds charge 11 in Newark fentanyl, crack cocaine distribution network

NEWARK, N.J. – Eleven people were charged today for their respective roles in a fentanyl and crack cocaine distribution organization that sold large quantities of controlled substances in the area of Brookdale…

DC Man Sentenced for Multi-Kilogram Cocaine Conspiracy

A Washington, DC man was sentenced yesterday to 70 months in prison for conspiring to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine. According to court documents, since at least July 2019, Marcelin…

Southeast Texas operation targeting violent fugitives leads to 351 arrests, seizure of more than $4.3 million

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The U.S. Marshals Service, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Corpus Christi, and various other federal, state and local law enforcement agencies recently announced…

Methamphetamine Courier Sentenced to Time in Federal Prison

SHREVEPORT, La. – United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that Juan Francisco Salas, 45, of Houston, Texas, has been sentenced by Chief United States District Judge S. Maurice Hicks, Jr. on…

Human Smugglers Sentenced for La Jolla Maritime Smuggling Death

Assistant U. S. Attorneys Colin M. McDonald (619) 546-9144 and Victor P. White (619) 546-8439 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – December 13, 2021 SAN DIEGO – Victor Alfonso Soto Aguilar and Jose Ramon…

Pain Clinic Owners Sentenced to Federal Prison for Illegal Opioid Prescribing

Acting United States Attorney Richard G. Frohling announced that on December 10, 2021, Lisa Hofschulz (age: 61), formerly a licensed nurse practitioner in the state of Wisconsin, was sentenced to 20 years…

Cartel Associate Convicted of Massive Meth Trafficking Operation

A major Dallas drug trafficker was convicted at trial of dealing methamphetamine out of his car dealership, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham. After four days of…

Hartley Man to Federal Prison for Illegal Possession of Firearms

A man who was prohibited from possessing firearms was sentenced on December 8, 2021, in federal court in Sioux City. Jeremy Walters, 40, from Hartley, Iowa, pled guilty on July 15, 2021,…

Former Albany Physician Pays $125,000 for Overprescribing Opioids

ALBANY, NEW YORK – Dr. James J. Cole, formerly a physician in Albany, is paying the United States $125,000 for overprescribing opioids and other controlled substances to patients, including one patient who…

Dominican National Sentenced for Fentanyl Conspiracy

BOSTON – A Dominican national previously residing in Lawrence was sentenced today in connection with two fentanyl distribution conspiracies. Luis Aybar-Guerrero, 25, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Richard G. Stearns…

California Man Indicted on Methamphetamine Charge

BOSTON – A California man was indicted yesterday on a charge of distributing and possessing with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Cameron Graff, 29, of San Diego, Calif., was indicted on one count…

Medical Director at Bridgeville Suboxone Clinic Sentenced for Unlawful Dispensing of Controlled Substances

PITTSBURGH, PA – A resident of Wexford, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to two years of probation and 100 hours of community service on his conviction of unlawfully distributing controlled…

Chicago Man Sentenced to 84 Months for Conspiracy to Distribute Cocaine

MADISON, WIS. – Timothy M. O’Shea, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Michael C. Henderson, 52, Chicago, Illinois was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge James…

Juries Return Guilty Verdicts Against Couple For Murdering Government Witness

Ocala, Florida – Following eight days of trial in federal court, David Chappell Fey (57, Belleview) and Shari Lynn Gunter (58, Ocklawaha) have each been found guilty as charged for the murder…

Acting U.S. Attorney Warns of Increasing Danger of Counterfeit Prescription Opioids Containing Fentanyl

BOISE – Acting U.S. Attorney Rafael M. Gonzalez, Jr. and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Frank A. Tarentino III today highlighted the danger that counterfeit prescription pills pose to…

Bloomfield Man Sentenced to More Than 7 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Heroin

Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that DANNY RHODES, also known as “Big D,” 63, of Bloomfield, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kari…

Poplar woman sentenced to 40 months in prison for distributing oxycodone on Fort Peck Indian Reservation

GREAT FALLS — A Poplar woman who admitted to being a long-time dealer of oxycodone pills on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation was sentenced today to 40 months in prison to be…

Belgrade meth trafficker sentenced to eight years in prison

BILLINGS — A Belgrade man who admitted to supplying methamphetamine to a local dealer was sentenced today to eight years in prison to be followed by five years of supervised release, U.S.…

Guatemalan man who was extradited to Ohio sentenced to 140 months in prison for Colombia-to-United States cocaine conspiracy

COLUMBUS, Ohio – A Guatemalan man was sentenced in federal court here for distributing at least five kilograms or more of cocaine on the high seas. In March 2020, Jose Luis…

Bergen County Man Sentenced to 63 Months in Prison for Distributing and Conspiring to Distribute Crystal Methamphetamine

NEWARK, N.J. – A Bergen County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 63 months in prison for distributing and conspiring to distribute 50 grams or more of actual methamphetamine, Acting U.S.…

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