Judge Sends Cocaine Dealer To Prison For Covid-Relief Fraud

Grand Rapids man sentenced to 87 months for role in conspiracy to obtain more than $1 million in COVID-19 relief funds. GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN — United States…

Three Defendants Sentenced for Scheme to Transport Stolen Catalytic Converters Across State Lines

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Three Rogersville, Mo., and Springfield, Mo., men have been sentenced in federal court for their roles in a scheme to transport tens of thousands of stolen catalytic converters across…

Bridgeport Meth Dealer Sentenced to 39 Months in Federal Prison

Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that DEREK COULSON, 36, of Bridgeport, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to 39…

Bethlehem Company Agrees to Pay $230,000 to Resolve Allegations It Failed to Notify the DEA and Maintain Required Records Regarding Chemical Transactions

PHILADELPHIA – U.S. Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Ungerer & Company, a flavor and fragrance business operating in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, has agreed to pay $230,000 and improve its compliance measures to…

Massachusetts Man Convicted Of Trafficking Four Tons Of Cocaine Hidden Inside Furniture

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced the conviction yesterday in Manhattan federal court of ABEL MONTILLA for his participation in a cocaine trafficking scheme…

New Castle Man Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Cocaine

PITTSBURGH – A Pennsylvania resident pleaded guilty in federal court to violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today. Tony McKnight, 57, of New Castle, Pennsylvania pleaded guilty…

EDVA Forfeits Over 164 Illegal Firearms and Prosecutes 250 Illegal Firearms Offenders in 2022

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Today Jessica D. Aber, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, announced that over the course of the past year, EDVA’s litigative efforts have resulted in the…

Bogalusa Resident Indicted for Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm

NEW ORLEANS, LA – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that JEROME SHAQUILLE WILSON, aka “Rome,” age 27, a resident of Bogalusa, Louisiana, was indicted by a federal grand jury on December…

Lino Lakes Felon Sentenced to 24 years in Prison for Methamphetamine Trafficking and Firearms Violations in Connection to Kidnapping, Torture Case

MINNEAPOLIS – A Lino Lakes man has been sentenced to 289 months in prison followed by 10 years of supervised release for drug trafficking and firearms violations in connection to the December…

Brooklyn Center Man Sentenced to 124 Months in Prison for Methamphetamine Trafficking

ST. PAUL, Minn. – A Brooklyn Center man was sentenced to 124 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release for methamphetamine trafficking, announced United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger.…

Indictment Charges 5 Men with Fentanyl Trafficking Offenses

Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Brian D. Boyle, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, today announced that a federal…

Young Laredoan admits to transporting fentanyl disguised as oxycodone

LAREDO, Texas – A 19 year-old Laredo resident has entered a guilty plea to transporting approximately 1.42 kilograms of fentanyl, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Ivan Eleodoro Garcia admitted that on…

Trafficker sentenced for distributing more than 500 grams of meth

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 40-year-old Three Rivers resident has been ordered to federal prison for distributing more than 500 grams of methamphetamine announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Roger Lee Martinez…

South Texan sentenced for trafficking cocaine

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 27-year-old Brownsville man has been ordered to prison for attempting to transport cocaine through a Border Patrol checkpoint, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Jonathan Martinez pleaded…

Jackson Gang Member Sentenced to 57 Months in Prison for Possession of Firearm Linked to Multiple Shootings

DETROIT – A violent gang member and three-time convicted felon from Jackson, Michigan was sentenced to 57 months in prison today for being a felon in possession of a firearm, United States…

Two Defendants Sentenced to Federal Prison for Possessing Illegal Narcotics and Firearms

SHREVEPORT, La. – United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that two defendants who were found guilty of trafficking narcotics in the Shreveport/Bossier City area have been sentenced by United States District…

Wildlife Trafficker Sentenced To 57 Months For Large-Scale Trafficking Of Rhinoceros Horns And Elephant Ivory

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that AMARA CHERIF, a/k/a “Bamba Issiaka,” a citizen of Guinea, was sentenced to 57 months for conspiring to…

Texas Woman Sentenced for Courier Role in Return to Sender OCDETF Investigation

PITTSBURGH, PA – A resident of Highlands, Texas has been sentenced in federal court to 18 months of incarceration followed by four years of supervised release on a conviction of federal narcotics…

Clearfield Man Sentenced to 120 Months in Prison for Conspiring to Distribute Methamphetamine

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – A resident of Clearfield, PA, has been sentenced in federal court to a total of 120 months in prison followed by 5 years of supervised release on his conviction…

Long Island Medical Doctor Charged with Illegally Distributing Oxycodone Pills

Late yesterday, in federal court in Central Islip, an 18-count indictment was returned charging Dr. Roya Jafari-Hassad with illegal distribution of oxycodone and witness tampering. Hassad was arrested this morning and is…

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