17 Indicted in Large-Scale Methamphetamine, Heroin, and Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracies

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A federal grand jury returned two indictments Thursday against a total of 17 defendants for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, heroin, and cocaine, Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.…

Two Alleged Boston Gang Members Sentenced for Cocaine Trafficking and Firearm Possession

BOSTON – Two alleged Boston gang member were sentenced this week in federal court in Boston for cocaine conspiracy and firearm charges. Winston McGhee, 36, of Dorchester, was sentenced yesterday by U.S.…

Fourth Defendant In Fentanyl Trafficking Ring Pleads Guilty

BUFFALO, N.Y.- U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Brian Ray, 34, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo to distribution of butyryl fentanyl. The…

Sioux Falls Woman Sentenced for Meth and Launder Trafficking Conspiracy

Acting United States Attorney Dennis Holmes announced that a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, woman convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance (methamphetamine) and Conspiracy to Launder Monetary Instruments was sentenced on…

Merced Meth Dealer charged with possession and intent to distribute

FRESNO, California — A federal grand jury returned a one-count indictment Thursday against Richard Charles Thomas Jr., 38, of Merced, charging him with possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, Acting U.S. Attorney…

CBP seizes 6.2 Tons of Khat in Two Separate Shipments

NEWARK, N.J. — You probably have never heard of Khat, good thing U. S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Port of New York/Newark are quite familiar with this stimulant. On…

Meth dealer sentence for 104-pound haul

A man who distributed pounds of methamphetamine was sentenced June 4, 2021, to nearly two decades in federal prison. Henry Wilke Eilders, age 43, from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, received the prison term after an October…

New Haven Heroin and Fentanyl Dealer Charged

NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT – Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Brian D. Boyle, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England,…

Montgomery Meth Dealer Sentenced to Ten Years in Federal Prison

CHARLESTON, West Virginia – A Montgomery man charged as a result of a long-term investigation known as “Second Wave” was sentenced today to 10 years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute…

McKees Rocks Woman Sentenced for Role in Crack Cocaine Trafficking Ring

PITTSBURGH, PA – A local woman has been sentenced in federal court to time served and five years’ supervised release on her conviction of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and…

Erie Man Indicted on Fentanyl Charge

ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA – A resident of Erie, Pennsylvania has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Erie on a charge of violating federal drug laws, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R.…

Pittsburgh Pagans Motorcycle Club Vice-President Pleads Guilty to Illegally Possessing Firearms

PITTSBURGH, PA – The vice-president of the Pagans Motorcycle Club, Pittsburgh Chapter pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal firearms laws, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman…

Detroit Man Sentenced to 240 Months for Distribution of Fentanyl Resulting in Overdose

LEXINGTON, Ky.— Martinus Shamar Watts, 32, of Detroit, was sentenced to 240 months in federal prison on Friday, by U.S. District Judge Karen K. Caldwell, after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute…

Temple Hills Man Sentenced To Three And A Half Years In Federal Prison For Trafficking Of Ghost Guns

Greenbelt, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Theodore D. Chuang sentenced Marcus Gray, age 32, of Temple Hills, Maryland to 42 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for…

Lancaster Man Going To Prison For A Decade For Selling Heroin And Fentanyl That Led to Death

BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Joshua Levine, 24, of Lancaster, NY, who was convicted of conspiring to distribute heroin and fentanyl, was sentenced to…

Man who fired gun at cops commits suicide

CONCORD – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of New Hampshire is providing the public with additional information about an incident that took place on May 26,…

Springfield Man Pleads Guilty to Meth Conspiracy, Illegal Firearms

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A Springfield, Missouri, man who illegally possessed nine firearms has pleaded guilty in federal court to his role in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in Greene and Cass counties.…

Laplace Man Pleads Guilty to Violating the Federal Controlled Substances Act

NEW ORLEANS, LA – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that RICHARD GRAY, age 60, a resident of LaPlace, Louisiana, pleaded guilty on May 27, 2021 to an Indictment. In Count…

Gettysburg Man Sentenced To Life Imprisonment For Witness Tampering By Murder

HARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Willie Tyler, age 69, of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, was sentenced today to life in prison by Chief Judge…

11 indicted in international fentanyl distribution conspiracy

CINCINNATI – A federal grand jury has indicted 11 people, including seven from Cincinnati, for engaging in an international conspiracy to distribute the deadly drug fentanyl. “These charges disrupt an alleged fentanyl…

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