“Long Time Coming” Update: Parkersburg Woman Sentenced to Prison for Role in Methamphetamine Conspiracy

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A Parkersburg woman was sentenced today to one and one-half years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for her role in a multi-state drug…

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Springfield, Illinois, Man Sentenced to 96 months in Prison for Attempted Enticement of a Minor and Use of Interstate Facilities to Attempt to Transmit Information about a Minor

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – A Springfield, Illinois, man, Matthew Wetzel, 37, of the 800 block of East Edward Street, was sentenced on May 5, 2022, to 96 months in prison for attempted enticement…

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Two Huntington Men Sentenced to Prison for Roles in Multi-State Drug Ring

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Two Huntington men were sentenced to prison today for their roles in a multi-state drug trafficking organization (DTO) that distributed large amounts of methamphetamine, cocaine, fentanyl and other illegal…

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Culloden Man Sentenced to Prison for Distributing Methamphetamine

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – A Culloden man was sentenced today to three years and four months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for distribution of methamphetamine. According to…

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Baltimore man sentenced for drug trafficking charge

MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Dontaz Lavan Brandon, of Baltimore, Maryland, was sentenced today to five years of probation for a drug a charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Brandon, 24, pleaded…

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Iowa Man With Ties to Mexico-Based Drug Trafficking Organization Sent to Federal Prison

An Iowa man who conspired to distribute over 150 pounds of ice methamphetamine was sentenced to more than 21 years in federal prison. Jeremey Aswegan, age 44, from Van Horne, Iowa, received…

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Members of Darrin Southall Drug Organization Sentenced in Federal Court

MOBILE, AL –Three members of Darrin Southall’s drug trafficking organization have been sentenced in federal court. Two of them will serve 10 years in federal prison and one of them will serve…

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Abingdon Man Sentenced for Stealing Mail and Bank Fraud

ABINGDON, Va. – An Abingdon, Virginia man, who stole hundreds of pieces of mail from over 100 different addresses in the Abingdon area, including a check he altered and cashed at a…

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South Carolina Man Charged in Connection with Transporting Minor to Engage in Criminal Sexual Activity

TUCSON, Ariz. – Last week, a federal grand jury in Tucson returned a two-count indictment against Timothy Mikell Schultheis, aka Jackson Oden, 24, of South Carolina, charging Transportation of a Minor with…

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California man sentenced to more than 15 years for role in drug distribution operation

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Sixto Marquez, of Paramount, California, was sentenced today to 188 months of incarceration for his role in methamphetamine, crack cocaine, fentanyl, and heroin drug distribution operation, United States…

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U.S. Marshals Recover Kidnapped Child

Cheyenne WY – U.S. Marshals from the District of Wyoming and members of the Gillette Police Department this afternoon recovered a child kidnapped from Alaska earlier this spring. The recovery follows a…

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Day 8: Vehicle Discovered in Williamson, TNU.S. Marshals Follow Up on Lead in Hunt for Alabama Fugitives

Birmingham, AL – U.S. Marshals investigators are in Williamson, Tennessee, today, following up on a tip after a car matching the one two fugitives from Alabama were reportedly using was found abandoned…

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RGV Agents Apprehend 685 Migrants in Four Large Groups

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents and local law enforcement partners encountered four large groups and disrupted three human smuggling events resulting in 705 apprehensions. Rio Grande…

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Jury Convicts Men for Gang-Related Multistate Drug Trafficking Ring and Murder

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A federal jury convicted four defendants on numerous charges relating to a murder, a violent gang enterprise, and a drug trafficking conspiracy operating in Virginia, California, and several other…

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Jury Finds Sand Springs Man Guilty for Attempting to Coerce a 13-Year-Old into a Sexual Relationship

A federal jury found a Sand Springs man guilty Friday for sending hundreds of sexually explicit messages to a male minor and for touching the child in a sexual manner, announced U.S.…

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Fort Dodge Man Sentenced to 21 Years in Federal Prison for Meth Dealing

A man who conspired to distribute methamphetamine was sentenced on May 4, 2022, in federal court in Sioux City. Demarcus Foy, 31, from Fort Dodge, Iowa, pled guilty on November 18, 2021,…

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Mexican Man Pleads Guilty to Illegal Reentry

A man who illegally re-entered the United States pled guilty May 4, 2022, in federal court in Sioux City. Miguel Rodriguez-Chavez, 38, from Mexico, was convicted of illegal re-entry as an aggravated…

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Bladenboro Woman Sentenced to 60 Months for Drug Offenses Arising from Tabor City Pill Mill

NEW BERN, N.C. – A Bladen County woman who helped a former doctor operate a “pill mill” in Columbus County, where opioids and other controlled substances were improperly prescribed, was sentenced today…

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Garysburg Man Sentenced to 72 Months for Firearm and Crack Cocaine Charges

RALEIGH, N.C. – Calvin McKinley Hughes, 39, of Garysburg, Northampton County, was sentenced today to 72 months in prison for possessing crack cocaine with intent to distribute and for possessing a firearm…

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MS-13 Gang Member Sentenced to Life in Prison for Racketeering Conspiracy Involving Multiple Murders

Baltimore, Maryland – Chief U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar today sentenced Oscar Armando Sorto Romero, a/k/a “Lobo,” age 23, to life in federal prison for a racketeering conspiracy and for racketeering,…

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“Long Time Coming” Update: Parkersburg Woman Sentenced to Prison for Role in Methamphetamine Conspiracy

Springfield, Illinois, Man Sentenced to 96 months in Prison for Attempted Enticement of a Minor and Use of Interstate Facilities to Attempt to Transmit Information about a Minor

Two Huntington Men Sentenced to Prison for Roles in Multi-State Drug Ring

Culloden Man Sentenced to Prison for Distributing Methamphetamine

Baltimore man sentenced for drug trafficking charge

Iowa Man With Ties to Mexico-Based Drug Trafficking Organization Sent to Federal Prison

Members of Darrin Southall Drug Organization Sentenced in Federal Court

Abingdon Man Sentenced for Stealing Mail and Bank Fraud

South Carolina Man Charged in Connection with Transporting Minor to Engage in Criminal Sexual Activity

California man sentenced to more than 15 years for role in drug distribution operation

U.S. Marshals Recover Kidnapped Child

Day 8: Vehicle Discovered in Williamson, TNU.S. Marshals Follow Up on Lead in Hunt for Alabama Fugitives

RGV Agents Apprehend 685 Migrants in Four Large Groups

Jury Convicts Men for Gang-Related Multistate Drug Trafficking Ring and Murder

Jury Finds Sand Springs Man Guilty for Attempting to Coerce a 13-Year-Old into a Sexual Relationship

Fort Dodge Man Sentenced to 21 Years in Federal Prison for Meth Dealing

Mexican Man Pleads Guilty to Illegal Reentry

Bladenboro Woman Sentenced to 60 Months for Drug Offenses Arising from Tabor City Pill Mill

Garysburg Man Sentenced to 72 Months for Firearm and Crack Cocaine Charges

MS-13 Gang Member Sentenced to Life in Prison for Racketeering Conspiracy Involving Multiple Murders

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