Asheville Woman Is Sentenced To 14 Years For Trafficking In Narcotics

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Acting U.S. Attorney William T. Stetzer announced today that Krissy Marie Biddix, 43, of Asheville, was sentenced to 14 years in prison followed by four years of supervised release…

Largest Methamphetamine Seizure in Lee County

Lee County, GA (November 1, 2021) – A collaborative investigation with the GBI Southwestern Regional Drug Enforcement Office (SWRDEO), Lee County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO), Georgia State Patrol, and the Drug Enforcement Administration…

Federal Inmate Sentenced to 8 Additional Months in Prison for Conspiring to Distribute K2 Controlled Substances

PITTSBURGH – Paris Wilson was sentenced to 8 months in prison for conspiring to distribute K2 controlled substances (Schedule I synthetic cannabinoids) while serving a federal prison sentence in 2017, Acting United…

Lafourche Parish Man Pleads Guilty to Violating the Federal Controlled Substances Act

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – JONATHAN JOHNSON, age 31, a resident of Thibodaux, Louisiana, pled guilty on November 3, 2021 before U.S. District Judge Lance M. Africk to a one-count indictment charging him…

Three Defendants Sentenced in the Western District of Louisiana

SHREVEPORT, La. – Acting United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced the resolution of three cases today in the Western District of Louisiana. The cases sentenced today are as follows: Allen Jackson,…

Jury Convicts Winchester Man of Distribution of Heroin Resulting in an Overdose

HARRISONBURG, Va.– A federal jury convicted a Winchester, Virginia man yesterday for conspiring with others to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin as well as distributing heroin that resulted in serious…

Mexican National Sentenced to 70 Months in Federal Prison for Heroin Trafficking Offense

Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that CONSTANTINO ACOSTA-BANDA, 43, a citizen of Mexico last residing in Chula Vista, California, was sentenced yesterday by…

Dark Web Narcotics Trafficker Sentenced to 96 Months in Prison for Distributing Fentanyl, Heroin, Methamphetamine, Cocaine, Oxycodone and Methadone

Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, Joanna De Alba was sentenced by United States District Judge Dora L. Irizarry to 96 months in prison for distributing, and possessing with intent…

Mercer County Man Sentenced to 188 Months in Prison for Distributing Fentanyl that Caused Death of Monmouth County Woman

TRENTON, N.J. – A Mercer County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 188 months in prison for distributing fentanyl that caused the death of a Monmouth County, New Jersey, woman, Acting…

Cocaine trafficker returns to prison for 10 more years

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 41-year-old convicted felon will be returning to federal prison for his role in a 17-kilogram cocaine trafficking conspiracy, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Marcus Donell Hollowell aka Red…

Colombian Man Admits Conspiring to Import Kilograms of Cocaine into the United States

NEWARK, N.J. – A Colombian citizen today admitted conspiring to import hundreds of kilograms of cocaine into the United States from places including Venezuela, Colombia, and the Dominican Republic, Acting U.S. Attorney…

Two Men Plead Guilty to Roles in Multi-State Methamphetamine Conspiracy

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Two men who participated in a multi-state methamphetamine conspiracy entered guilty pleas in federal court. Dennis Deire Mosley, Jr., 35, of Akron, Ohio, and Frederick Clyde Waite, 49, of…

Ringleader and Members of Multi-State Anabolic Steroid Trafficking Network Sentenced

NORFOLK, Va. – Today, a Richmond man was the sixth and final defendant to be sentenced for his role in a multi-state anabolic steroid conspiracy that operated across the country. According to…

Nampa Man Pleads Guilty to Distribution of Methamphetamine

BOISE – A Nampa man pleaded guilty to distribution of methamphetamine. According to court records, Edward Lee Noll, 54, of Nampa, sold another person methamphetamine on two different occasions. On October 19, 2020,…

St. Paul Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Distributing Meth, PCP, Cocaine, Heroin, Marijuana

MINNEAPOLIS – A St. Paul man was sentenced today to 180 months in prison followed by 10 years of supervised release for his role in a multi-drug trafficking conspiracy. According to court…

Leaders of Violent Chicago Street Gang and Several Members and Associates Charged in Federal Racketeering Indictment

CHICAGO — A federal indictment unsealed today charges 13 alleged leaders, members, and associates of the Wicked Town faction of the Traveling Vice Lords street gang with participating in a criminal organization…

Union County Man Admits Illegal Possession of Ammunition

NEWARK, N.J. – A Union County, New Jersey, man today admitted illegally possessing ammunition, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced. Kevin Cordeiro, 34, of Elizabeth, New Jersey, pleaded guilty today to…

ICE HSI supports extensive international operation targeting Darknet opioid traffickers

WASHINGTON – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE), Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), joined the Department of Justice Joint Criminal Opioid and Darknet Enforcement (JCODE) team and Europol announcing the results of Operation…

Man Indicted for Taking Controlled Substances from Kansas Hospital

KANSAS CITY, KAN. – A federal grand jury in Kansas returned an indictment charging an Overland Park man on two counts of tampering with a consumer product, one count of possession of…

Federal Court Orders Tampa Pharmacy to Close in Case Alleging Unlawful Opioid Distribution

A federal court in Florida ordered a Tampa-area pharmacy shut down and prohibited two of its employees from ever owning, managing or operating any business where controlled substances are dispensed. Pursuant to…

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