23 Members of a Violent Gang Charged with Drug Trafficking and Firearms Violations in Yauco, Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – On September 14, 2022, a federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned an indictment charging 23 violent gang members from the municipality of Yauco…

25 Charged in Drug Bust Targeting Recording Studio

Twenty-five alleged drug traffickers have been charged in “Operation Papercheck Fresh,” announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham. During a large-scale operation last Thursday – which involved…

Leader of Lawrence Area Drug Trafficking Organization Pleads Guilty to Drug Conspiracy and Firearm Charges

BOSTON – The leader of a drug trafficking organization (DTO) has pleaded guilty to his involvement in a drug trafficking conspiracy that distributed fentanyl, heroin, cocaine, carfentanil and fentanyl analogue in and…

Boston Man Pleads Guilty to His Role in Drug Trafficking Organization

BOSTON – A drug distributor within a Boston-area drug trafficking organization (DTO) has pleaded guilty to his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy involving cocaine and cocaine base (crack cocaine). Terrence Daye,…

Highlands Ranch Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering

DENVER – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces Raul Rene Rodriguez-Romero, 33, of Highlands Ranch, has been sentenced to 5 years in federal prison after earlier pleading…

California Man Pleads to Supplying 160 Pounds of Meth to Western PA Drug Ring

PITTSBURGH, PA – A former resident of Stockton, California, pleaded guilty in federal court to violation of federal narcotics and money laundering laws related to a nine-month Title III wiretap investigation into…

Final Member of Multi-State Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to More Than 10 Years in Federal Prison

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Robert Sanders Jr., 30, of Ashland, Kentucky, was sentenced today to 10 years and one month in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, for his…

Nixa Physician Sentenced after Taking Bribes from Drug Manufacturer

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A Nixa, Mo., physician was sentenced in federal court today after taking bribes from a drug manufacturer in exchange for prescribing its fentanyl drug to his patients so often…

Jury Convicts Lancaster Man For International Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering

HARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Dwayne Sherman, age 48, of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, was convicted yesterday by a federal jury on money laundering…

Five Physicians Plead Guilty to Federal Drug Crimes in Connection with HOPE Clinic

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Five physicians pleaded guilty in connection with prescription practices at HOPE Clinic, a purported pain management clinic that operated in Beckley, Beaver and Charleston, West Virginia, and Wytheville, Virginia.…

St. Charles Woman Sentenced for Prescription Drug, Health Care Fraud

ST. LOUIS – U.S. District Judge Sarah E. Pitlyk on Friday sentenced a woman from St. Charles who fraudulently obtained prescription drugs for herself and her children and then sold them to…

Yakima Man Sentenced to Ten Years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking

Spokane, Washington – Vanessa R. Waldref, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced today that Michael Ryan Shoemaker, 35, of Yakima, Washington, was sentenced in federal court in…

Toledo Man Sentenced to Prison for Role in Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

TOLEDO – Mohamed Ismial, 32, of Toledo, Ohio, was sentenced on August 26, 2022, to more than eight years in prison by U.S. District Judge James G. Carr after Ismail pleaded guilty…

Wasilla Drug Dealer Sentenced to 13 Years in Federal Prison

ANCHORAGE – A Wasilla, Alaska, man was sentenced to 13 years in federal prison followed by eight years of supervised release for possessing heroin with the intent to distribute it. According to…

Thirteen Defendants Charged in Imperial Valley Takedown of Drug Trafficking Network

Assistant U. S. Attorney Matthew J. Sutton (619) 546-8941 and Assistant U. S. Attorney J’me Forrest (619) 546-6741 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – September 8, 2022 SAN DIEGO – An indictment was unsealed…

Cuban national sentenced to 10 years in prison for drug trafficking, firearms offenses

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced that Ali Godoy, 51, a national of Cuba, was sentenced on Sept. 7 to 10 years…

Saint Albans Man Sentenced to 2 Years for Drug Trafficking

BANGOR, Maine: A Saint Albans man was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Bangor today for possession with the intent to distribute cocaine base, fentanyl, methamphetamine and cocaine, U.S. Attorney Darcie N.…

Boston Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking Following Two-Kilogram Cocaine Deal

BOSTON – A Boston man pleaded guilty yesterday in connection with selling two kilograms of cocaine and possessing nearly one kilogram of heroin and a high-powered rifle in East Boston. Carlos Acosta…

Collinsville osteopathic physician sentenced to a year in prison for illegally prescribing drug

ST. LOUIS – U.S. District Judge Ronnie L. White on Wednesday sentenced an osteopathic physician from Collinsville, Illinois to a year in prison for illegally prescribing an anti-anxiety drug. Matthew Steven Miller,…

Texas woman sentenced for role in drug distribution operation

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Narkevia Lewis, of Houston, Texas, was sentenced today to 151 months of incarceration for her role in methamphetamine, crack cocaine, fentanyl, and heroin drug distribution operation, United States…

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