Jefferson County man admits to drug charge

MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA –Shaquan Osullivan Kelly, of Ranson, West Virginia, has admitted to a drug charge, Acting United States Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced. Kelly, 25, pleaded guilty today to one count…

Fresno Man Sentenced to 6.5 Years in Prison for Dealing Fentanyl Pills and Illegally Possessing Firearm

FRESNO, Calif. — Morgan Wency Ventura Sanchez, 24, of Fresno, was sentenced today to six years and six months in prison for possessing hundreds of fentanyl pills with intent to distribute them…

Bridgeport Man Admits Participating in Gang-Related Shootings

DIOMIE BLACKWELL, also known as “Yamo,” 24, of Bridgeport, pleaded guilty today to a racketeering offense stemming from his participation in gang-related shootings, including a shooting in front of a state courthouse…

Fort Myers Man Sentenced To More Than 22 Years For Firearms Offense And For Receiving Illegal Drugs Through The Mail

Fort Myers, Florida – U.S. District Judge Sheri Polster Chappell has sentenced Bradleigh Wayne Carter (32, Fort Myers) to 22 years and 6 months in federal prison for attempted possession with the…

Milwaukee Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison for Firearm and Drug Trafficking Crimes

Acting United States Attorney Richard G. Frohling has announced that on September 30, 2021, Ahmad R. Johnson (age 42, of Milwaukee) was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for narcotics trafficking…

US Authorities Seize 1.8 Million Illicit Pills Laced With Fentanyl, Point To Social Media For Rising Drug Traffic

U.S. authorities criticized social media for an uptick in drug trafficking following a massive seizure of over a million fentanyl-laced pills and hundreds of drug dealer arrests. The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)…

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Madison Man Charged with Gun & Drug Crimes

MADISON, WIS. – A Madison, Wisconsin man is charged with gun and drug crimes in an indictment returned on July 8, 2020 by a federal grand jury sitting in Madison. The charges…

Man Sentenced To Over 17 Years In Prison

FORT WAYNE – Nathan Wilkes, age 39, of Fort Wayne, Indiana was sentenced before U.S. District Court Judge Damon R. Leichty upon his plea of guilty to possession with intent to distribute…

Dominican National Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

BOSTON – A Dominican national previously deported pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy. Jose Perez Felix, a/k/a “Eugenio Piedraita-Rivera,” “Roberto Patricio Ramirez,” “Grande,” 43,…

New Haven Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison for Gun Offense

Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ERICK E. GOMEZ, JR., 28, of New Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley…

Brockton Man Pleads Guilty to Selling Drugs via the Dark Web

BOSTON – A Brockton man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston in connection with conspiring to manufacture and distribute controlled substances. Binh Thanh Le, 25, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to…

Houston Man Guilty of Trafficking Fentanyl through Eastern District of Texas

BEAUMONT, Texas – A Houston man has pleaded guilty to drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei. Jorge Sayon, Jr., 38, pleaded guilty…

Pike County Man Sentenced To 41 Months’ Imprisonment For Drug Trafficking

SCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on September 29, 2021, Dimitriy Maltsev, age 41, of Milford, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 41 months’ imprisonment…

Charlotte Man Is Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison On Drug And Gun Charges

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Today, U.S. District Judge Max O. Cogburn Jr. ordered Malik Eli Davis, 41, of Charlotte, to serve 15 years in prison and three years of supervised release for drug…

Columbus police officers charged with crimes related to distributing at least 7 kilograms of fentanyl

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Federal agents arrested two officers with the Columbus Division of Police’s drug cartel unit. Marco R. Merino, 44, of Columbus, and John J. Kotchkoski, 33, of Marengo, Ohio,…

East St. Louis Man Pleads Guilty to Drug and Gun Offenses

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – Anthony Wisham, 59, of East St. Louis, Illinois, pled guilty to two counts of distribution of fentanyl, one count of possession with intent to distribute cocaine, and…

Jury Convicts Madison County Man of Drug Conspiracy

SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Ernest Shaw, Sr. of New Woodstock, New York, was convicted yesterday of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute in excess of five kilograms of cocaine,…

Long Island Man Sentenced to 13 Years’ Imprisonment for Drug Trafficking and Firearms Offenses

Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Central Islip, Ira Hall was sentenced by United States District Judge Joanna Seybert to 13 years’ imprisonment for distributing cocaine and the unlawful use of…

Southeastern Connecticut Drug Trafficker, Co-Conspirator, Found Guilty

Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Brian D. Boyle, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, and New London Police Chief…

St. Louis man pleads guilty to drug trafficking

ST. LOUIS – United States District Court Judge Stephen R. Clark accepted a plea of guilty from Deaunta Miller on today’s date, for the crime of knowingly and intentionally possessing fentanyl with…

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