PSA: DEA Issues Public Safety Alert on Sharp Increase in Fake Prescription Pills Containing Fentanyl and Meth

Newark, N.J. – Today, the Drug Enforcement Administration issued a Public Safety Alert warning Americans of the alarming increase in the lethality and availability of fake prescription pills containing fentanyl and methamphetamine.…

Akron Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Role in Methamphetamine Conspiracy

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – An Akron man was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison today for his role in a methamphetamine conspiracy. According to court documents, Tionte Lavon Blanchard, 25, previously…

Rochester Man Pleads Guilty To Fentanyl Trafficking And Cuasing Non-Fatal Overdose

CONTACT: Barbara Burns PHONE: (716) 843-5817 FAX #: (716) 551-3051 ROCHESTER, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Shermart D. Merriwether, 26, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty before Chief U.S. District…

Pope County White Supremacist Operative Convicted of Racketeering

LITTLE ROCK—A two-week federal jury trial has resulted in the conviction of the financial backer of a white supremacist gang for his involvement in a racketeering and drug conspiracy.…

Jury Convicts Clarksville Doctor Of 36 Counts Related To Pill Mill Operation

NASHVILLE – A federal jury on Friday, completed its deliberations in the case of Dr. Samson Orusa, 59, of Clarksville, Tennessee, who was convicted last month of federal drug charges, healthcare fraud,…

Madera County Woman Sentenced for Dealing Heroin that Caused Overdose Death

FRESNO, Calif. — Ashley Michelle Hill, 33, of Coarsegold, was sentenced today to 11 years and three months in prison for selling heroin that resulted in the overdose death of another Coarsegold resident,…

Loaded Gun, Cocaine, Fentanyl, & Meth, ALL Seized at Checkpoint

SALTON CITY, Calif. – El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a United States citizen accused of smuggling illegal narcotics through an immigration checkpoint Saturday night. The incident occurred at approximately 10:43…

U.S. Citizen caught smuggling $600k of cocaine near Salton City

SALTON CITY, Calif. – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the El Centro Sector arrested a United States citizen accused of smuggling methamphetamine Saturday morning. The incident occurred at approximately 10:36 a.m.,…

Allegheny County Man Sentenced for Conspiring to Distribute Synthetic Cannabinoids

PITTSBURGH, PA – Diassandai Serrano was sentenced to 35 months in prison for conspiring to distribute Schedule I synthetic cannabinoid controlled substances while on federal supervised release, Acting United States Attorney Stephen…

Miami Man Sentenced for Healthcare Fraud Kickback Scheme

ABINGDON, Va. – A Miami, Florida man was sentenced last week to five months in prison and five months of home confinement for conspiring with another man to pay and receive kickbacks.…

Informational: Federal Court arraignments

The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced that the following persons were arraigned or appeared this week before U.S. Magistrate judges on indictments handed down by the Grand Jury or on criminal complaints. The…

Crack trafficking ring in Savannah neighborhood disrupted with arrests on federal charges

SAVANNAH, GA: Multiple defendants are in custody on drug trafficking charges after the unsealing of a federal indictment targeting an open-air drug market in Savannah. The 56-count indictment in USA v. Fields…

Sioux City Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine

A Sioux City man who conspired to distribute methamphetamine around the tri-state area was sentenced September 22, 2021 to 10 years in federal prison. Leroy Eric McCoy, age 39, from Sioux City,…

Meriden Man Sentenced to More Than 6 Years in Prison for Trafficking Heroin from Bridgeport Markets

Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that EDDY ANTONIO TORRES MOREL, 51, of Meriden, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in…

Mt. Carmel Doctor Pleads Guilty To Operating A Massive “Pill Mill”

WILLIAMSPORT –The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Dr. Raymond Kraynak, age 64, of Mt. Carmel, Pennsylvania, pled guilty on September 23, 2021, before Chief United…

Three Individuals Sentenced in Southeast Idaho Methamphetamine Distribution Case

POCATELLO – Jesse Kirby, 45, Trevor Van Horn, 31, and Debra Trujillo, 63, all of Idaho Falls, were sentenced to federal prison for possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine, Acting U.S.…

Federal Grand Jury B Indictments Announced- September

Acting United States Attorney Clint Johnson today announced the results of the September 2021 Federal Grand Jury B. The following individuals have been charged with violations of United States law in indictments…

Beaver Falls Man Indicted on Cocaine Possession Charges

PITTSBURGH, PA – A resident of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of violating federal narcotics laws, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R.…

Individual Pleads Guilty To Possession With Intent To Distribute Methamphetamine

MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Jose Ramon Gutierrez, 33, entered a guilty plea to one count of Possession with Intent to…

Minneapolis Man Sentenced to 19 Years in Prison for Fentanyl Trafficking

ST. PAUL, Minn. – A Minneapolis man was sentenced today to 228 months in prison followed by 10 years of supervised release for trafficking thousands of fentanyl-laced pills. According to court documents,…

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