Eau Claire Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Distributing Methamphetamine

MADISON, WIS. – Timothy M. O’Shea, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Zachary Tepsa, 33, Eau Claire, Wisconsin was sentenced on Friday, June 25 by Chief…

Las Vegas Man Indicted For Distribution Of Fentanyl Resulting In Death

LAS VEGAS, Nev. – A Las Vegas man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for distributing fentanyl that caused the death of another person. According to the indictment and allegations…

Tangipahoa Parish Man Indicted for Violating the Federal Controlled Substances Act

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – JAMES WATTS, age 49, a resident of Amite, Louisiana, was charged June 11, 2021 in a one-count indictment by a Federal Grand Jury with possession with intent to…

Jacksonville Man Sentenced To More Than 10 Years For Leading Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy

Jacksonville, Florida – U.S. District Judge Brian J. Davis has sentenced Paublo “Chandito” Rondon Quinones (30, Jacksonville) to 10 years and 1 month in federal prison for conspiring to possess with the…

Houlton Man Pleads Guilty to Methamphetamine Trafficking

BANGOR, Maine: A Houlton man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Bangor to conspiring to distribute methamphetamine, Acting U.S. Attorney Donald E. Clark announced. According to court records, between approximately May…

Eleven Members of The Pagan’s Motorcycle Club Charged with Narcotics Distribution, Firearms Offenses, and Violent Crimes in Aid of Racketeering

NEWARK, N.J. – Two high-ranking members of the Pagan’s Motorcycle Club were arrested today for assault in aid of racketeering, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced. Luis Arocho, aka “LuRoc,” 43,…

Owner of Two Pharmacies Pays $300,000 to Resolve Controlled Substances Act Violations

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Acting United States Attorney Lisa G. Johnston announced today that Jawed Ali Khan Sherwani, Beckley Pharmacy and Bee Well Pharmacy have agreed to pay $300,000 in civil monetary penalties to…

Charleston Woman Pleads Guilty to Methamphetamine Distribution

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A Charleston woman pleaded guilty today to distributing methamphetamine while on supervised release for a previous federal conviction. According to court documents, Tiffany Shaffer, 32, admitted that on October…

Vehicle with 665 Pounds of Marijuana Ferried Across the Rio Grande

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley (RGV) Border Patrol agents interdict three smuggling attempts resulting in the seizure of more than $1.2M worth of narcotics. Tuesday morning, Brownsville Border Patrol Station (BRP)…

Border Patrol Agents Seize Nearly $300,000 in Meth

SALTON CITY, Calif. – El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a woman attempting to smuggle methamphetamine through an immigration checkpoint Thursday evening. The woman, 26, is a legal permanent resident from…

Woodbury County Man Pleads Guilty to Meth and Gun Charges

A man who distributed methamphetamine while illegally possessing firearms pled guilty June 17, 2021, in federal court in Sioux City. Melvin Cloud, Jr. 43, from Sioux City, Iowa, was convicted of one…

Eighty Charged Across Northern Iowa With Federal Gun Law Violations

Law enforcement agencies across Iowa continue to make communities safer by vigorously investigating and prosecuting gun related crimes. This effort has resulted in charges and arrests in forty-eight federal cases between November…

Pacific Beach Resident Sentenced to 15 Years for Distributing Fentanyl that Caused Two Overdoses, One of Them Fatal

Assistant U. S. Attorney Michael A. Deshong (619) 546-9290 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – June 25, 2021 SAN DIEGO – Pacific Beach resident Maya Kol was sentenced in federal court today to 15…

California Man Sentenced To Prison For Conspiring To Distribute 50 Pounds Of Methamphetamine

MINNEAPOLIS – A California man was sentenced today to 60 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine. According to court documents, in December 2019,…

St. Louis man pleads guilty to cocaine, fentanyl, and weapon charges

ST. LOUIS – Richard Lawrence Davis, 38, of St. Louis, Missouri, appeared before United States District Court Judge Stephen R. Clark on today’s date and pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute cocaine, possession…

Jury Convicts Springfield Man of Conspiracy to Distribute Synthetic Cannabinoids and Related Charges

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – A federal jury returned a guilty verdict on June 21, 2021, against Abdul G. Alsamah, 51, formerly of Springfield, Ill., for conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance, distribution of…

Eight Members of Marion Gardens Jersey City Gang Indicted for Racketeering, Violent Crimes

NEWARK, N.J. – Eight members of a Jersey City gang associated with the Marion Gardens Housing Complex were charged by indictment today with racketeering, violent crimes in aid of racketeering, drug trafficking,…

Buffalo Man Going To Prison For More Than 22 Years For Selling Fentanyl That Led To Five Deaths

CONTACT: Barbara Burns PHONE: (716) 843-5817 FAX #: (716) 551-3051 BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Robert Moore, 43, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of distribution of fentanyl…

Former governor of Mexico’s 3rd largest state sent to prison for money laundering following ICE HSI investigation

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A former governor of Mexico’s third largest state was sentenced to three years in federal prison Wednesday in the Southern District of Texas for his role in a…

Jefferson County Doctor Sentenced to Federal Prison for Health Care Fraud Violations

BEAUMONT, Texas – A physician practicing in Beaumont has been sentenced to prison for federal health care fraud violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei…

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