Informational: Federal Court arraignments

The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced that the following persons were arraigned or appeared this week before U.S. Magistrate judges on indictments handed down by the Grand Jury or on criminal complaints. The…

Three Charged in Florida to Connecticut Gun Trafficking Scheme

Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and David Sundberg, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, today announced…

Florida News

NDTX Round Up: May 21-27

SENTENCING – DIEGO GUTIERREZ PINALES On May 24, Diego Gutierrez Pinales, 54, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute cocaine. Pinales, a drug trafficking organizations source of…

Essex County Man Charged with Narcotics Offenses and Possession of AK-47 Style Semi-Automatic Rifle

NEWARK, N.J. – An Essex County, New Jersey, man was arrested and had his initial appearance in federal court on charges stemming from his arrest for narcotics trafficking and illegally possessing a…

New Jersey News

Philadelphia Corrections Officer Indicted for Smuggling Contraband Into Philadelphia Prison

PHILADELPHIA – Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Haneef Lawton, 33, a Philadelphia Corrections Officer, Kernard Murray, 36, a currently incarcerated inmate, and Charene Stallings, 42, Murray’s girlfriend, all…

Joint Law Enforcement Efforts In Union County Result In Lengthy Sentences For Five Drug And Gun Offenders

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Acting U.S. Attorney William T. Stetzer announced today that five individuals have been sentenced to date on drug and gun charges as a result of proactive investigations led by…

North Carolina News

Convicted murderer, gang member who led drug trafficking organization from inside state prison is sentenced to federal term

SAVANNAH, GA: A former Savannah resident serving a life sentence in state prison for murder has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for operating a drug trafficking organization while incarcerated.…

Drug Courier for the Pagans Motorcycle Club Pleads Guilty

PITTSBURGH, PA – A resident of Erie, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal narcotics trafficking laws, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today. Mark…

Pennsylvania News

Wilmington Man Convicted of PCP Distribution Plot

NEW BERN, N.C. – A federal jury convicted a Wilmington man yesterday on charges of conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute one kilogram or more of a mixture…

Heroin Dealer Sent Back to Federal Prison

A Chicago man who intended to distribute fentanyl and a heroin/fentanyl mixture was sentenced today to more than five years in federal prison. Chanord Hawkins, age 28, from Chicago, Illinois, received the…

Fort Myers Drug Trafficker Sentenced To Eleven Years In Federal Prison

Fort Myers, Florida – U.S. District Judge Sheri Polster Chappell has sentenced Edgar Vazquez (36, Fort Myers) to 11 years in federal prison for possessing with the intent to distribute more than…

Florida News

Zachary Man Sentenced to 200 Months in Federal Prison for Gun and Drug Charges

Acting United States Attorney Ellison C. Travis announced that U.S. District Judge John W. deGravelles sentenced Eddie Darnell Jones, Sr., age 47, of Zachary, Louisiana, to 200 months in federal prison following…

California Man Convicted by Alaska Jury of Multiple Drug Trafficking and Firearm Offenses

ANCHORAGE – A federal jury convicted a Compton, California, man yesterday for possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, attempted distribution of methamphetamine and cocaine, maintaining a place for drug purposes and…

Houston Man Guilty of Laundering Drug Proceeds

BEAUMONT, Texas – A Houston man has pleaded guilty to federal violations related to drug trafficking in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei today. Roberto Fuentes,…

New Orleans Man Sentenced for Violations of the Federal Controlled Substances Act

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today, that THOMAS LANDRY (“LANDRY”), age 46, a resident of New Orleans, Louisiana was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Susan…

Operation Second Wave Update: Final Two Defendants Plead Guilty in Federal Court

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The final two defendants charged as a result of a long-term investigation known as “Second Wave” pleaded guilty this week and admitted their roles in a drug trafficking enterprise…

CBP at JFK ‘Bags’ Smuggler

JAMAICA, N.Y. — A traveler had more than clothes in his suitcase when he arrived at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport. Fortunately, U. S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers…

New York News·Police Blotter

Drugs, Counterfeit Electronics, Duck Tongues & More Seized by CBP Louisville Release Date: May 24, 2021 LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY — Last week, May15 to 22, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Louisville…

Kentucky News·Police Blotter

Richmond Man Sentenced for Fentanyl Trafficking

RICHMOND, Va. – A Richmond man who was convicted by a federal jury in March was sentenced yesterday to 12 years in prison for distributing fentanyl in the Mosby Court neighborhood. According…

Virginia News

Philadelphia Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Drug Trafficking and Firearms Offenses

PHILADELPHIA – Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Omar Acosta, 43, of Philadelphia, PA, was sentenced to 15 years in prison, and five years of supervised release by United…

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