Key defendant in drug trafficking network sentenced to nearly 20 years in federal prison

SAVANNAH, GA: One of the leaders of a violent Savannah-area drug trafficking network has been sentenced to nearly 20 years in federal prison. Kashif Collins, a/k/a “Fat Boy,” 35, of Savannah, was…

Rogers Group Sentenced To Over 34 Years Combined In Federal Prison For Drug Trafficking

FAYETTEVILLE – The final member of a Northwest Arkansas group of drug traffickers has been sentenced to federal prison for Conspiring to Distribute Methamphetamine. The Honorable Judge Timothy L. Brooks presided over…

Springfield-Area Dentist Charged with Tampering with Drugs Administered to Patients and Other Crimes

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. –A federal grand jury returned an indictment against Phillip Jensen, DMD, 61, of Rochester, Illinois, on February 1, 2022, charging him with eight counts of drug diversion, eight counts of…

Logan Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Crime

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A Logan man pleaded guilty today to a federal drug crime. According to court documents, law enforcement officers executed a search warrant on January 26, 2021, at the residence…

Wetumpka Man Sentenced Following Federal Gun and Drug Convictions

Montgomery, Alabama – On Wednesday, February 2, 2022, Richard Herbert Smith, 45, from Wetumpka, Alabama, was sentenced to 145 months in federal prison, announced United States Attorney Sandra J. Stewart. The…

Seven men indicted for illegal firearms possession, drugs

SAVANNAH, GA: Seven defendants face federal charges including drug trafficking and illegal possession of firearms after separate indictments by a grand jury in the Southern District of Georgia, while recent actions in…

Albuquerque smoke shop owner appears in court on firearm and drug charges

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Gabriel Monico Guevara, 40, of Albuquerque, made an initial appearance in federal court today, facing charges of possessing firearms during, in relation to or in furtherance of a drug…

Federal Jury Convicts Lincoln Man for Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A federal jury last week convicted the last defendant in a drug trafficking conspiracy, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Brad L.…

Inmate Sentenced to 15 Months for Conspiring to Launder Drug Trafficking Proceeds

PITTSBURGH – Mario Allen was sentenced to 15 months in prison after pleading guilty to conspiring to launder drug-trafficking proceeds between 2017 and 2019, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.…

Magic Valley Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Drug Distribution Case

BOISE – A Gooding man was sentenced to ten years in federal prison for distribution of methamphetamine. According to court records, beginning in early 2020, law enforcement officers received information that Ruben…

Murrysville Doctor Sentenced for Illegal Drug Distribution and Health Care Fraud

PITTSBURGH – A resident of Murrysville, Pennsylvania, was sentenced in federal court following his convictions for unlawful dispensing and distributing Schedule II controlled substances and health care fraud, United States Attorney Cindy…

Former Nurse at Danville Hospital Sentenced for Tampering with Prescription Opioid Drugs, Making False Statements

DANVILLE, Va. – A former registered nurse working at Sovah Health-Danville was sentenced today to 36 months in federal prison for tampering with consumer products (fentanyl and hydromorphone) and making false statements.…

Dominican Drug Lord Extradited to the United States from St. Maarten to Face Drug Trafficking Charges

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Dominican drug lord Justo Germán Rosario (CPOT No. 64), also known as “Papín,” was indicted, arrested, and extradited to the United States to face drug trafficking charges…

Man Arrested After Federal Law Enforcement Seizes Fentanyl and “Pill Press” From Suburban Chicago Residence

CHICAGO — A man has been arrested on a federal drug charge after law enforcement seized fentanyl and a “pill press” in his suburban Chicago residence. A complaint filed in U.S. District…

Former corrections officer arraigned on drug trafficking and contraband charges

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Dennis Dean Garcia, Jr., 34, of Grants, New Mexico, was arraigned in federal court on Feb. 2 on one count each of possession with intent to distribute 50 grams…

Florida-Based Pharmaceutical President Indicted in Counterfeit Promethazine-Codeine Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

BEAUMONT, Texas – A federal grand jury in Beaumont has returned a three-count indictment charging a Florida resident, along with nine other individuals, in a drug trafficking conspiracy in the Eastern District…

Wheeling woman sentenced for role in drug trafficking operation

WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – Kristen Hoffler, of Wheeling, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 46 months of incarceration for her role in a drug trafficking conspiracy, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.…

Woodbury County man sentenced to 123 months in Federal prison for meth conspiracy after ICE HSI, law enforcement partners investigation

SIOUX CITY, Iowa – Fabian Alcaraz-Santillan, 25, from Sioux City, Iowa, was sentenced on Jan. 31. 2022 to 123 months in federal prison following a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland…

Federal Indictments Unsealed In Maury & Lewis County Drug Distribution And Conspiracies

NASHVILLE – A lengthy investigation by federal and local law enforcement has resulted in the indictment of 22 individuals for illegally distributing substantial amounts of controlled substances in and around the areas…

Florida Attorney General sues Biden Administration over illegal release of migrants caught at the border into state

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Attorney General Ashley Moody is taking legal action against the Biden administration for ignoring federal immigration law as the out-of-control situation at the U.S. southwest border continues. Attorney General Moody today…

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