Worcester Man Convicted of Cocaine Distribution

BOSTON – A Worcester man was convicted by a federal jury today of distributing nearly one kilogram of cocaine. Julio Rivera, 47, was convicted following a three-day jury trial of distribution and…

United States Files Suit Against UPMC, Its Physician Practice Group, and the Chair of Its Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery for Violating the False Claims Act

PITTSBURGH, PA – The United States has filed a complaint under the False Claims Act against the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), University of Pittsburgh Physicians, and James Luketich, M.D., in…

Three Associated with Columbia Gangs, Including Local Gang Leader, Sentenced to a Total of 19 Years in Federal Prison

Columbia, South Carolina — Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart announced today that three defendants associated with violent Columbia street gangs – Daisean Montez Skeeters, 27, of Elgin; Trenton Jermaine Portee, 26,…

Webster City Man to Federal Prison for Firearm Conviction

Martin Fye, age 58, from Webster City, Iowa, was sentenced August 31, 2021, to more than five years’ imprisonment. On April 14, 2021, Fye pled guilty in federal court to illegally possessing…

Eleven More Individuals Plead Guilty To Oxycodone Distribution Offenses Involving Montgomery Physician

Montgomery, Ala. – Over the past several weeks, eleven individuals have appeared in federal court and pleaded guilty to charges of conspiring to unlawfully possess oxycodone with intent to distribute…

Convicted felon sentenced to additional prison time after threatening witness and judge

BRUNSWICK, GA: A convicted felon and gang member has been sentenced to more than a decade of additional time in federal prison after admitting he threatened a witness and a judge. Wilbert…

Two Columbia Residents Plead Guilty to Meth Trafficking

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Two Columbia, Missouri, residents have pleaded guilty in federal court to methamphetamine trafficking after they received a large package of methamphetamine shipped from California to distribute locally. Bryan…

Third Madera Defendant Added in Superseding Indictment for Trafficking Fentanyl and Methamphetamine

FRESNO, Calif. — A federal grand jury returned a six-count superseding indictment today adding Josue Morales, 23, to an April 29, 2021, indictment, that charged Madera residents Emilio Hernandez Yesca, 27, and…

Federal Jury Convicts Former East Tennessee Clinic Owner Of Unlawful Opioid Distribution

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – On September 1, 2021, following a three-day trial in the United States District Court at Chattanooga, a jury convicted Mark Daniel Allen, 64, formerly of Manchester, Tennessee, of unlawfully…

Ft. Thomas Man Sentenced to 33 Months for Wire Fraud and Tax Evasion

COVINGTON, Ky. — A Fort Thomas, Ky., man, Kevin R. Welsch, 48, was sentenced on Thursday, by Chief U.S. District Judge Danny C. Reeves, to 33 months, after previously pleading guilty to…

Sioux City Woman Off to Federal Prison for Meth Conspiracy

A woman who conspired to distribute methamphetamine was sentenced on September 2, 2021, in federal court in Sioux City, Iowa. Jennie Kazena, 38, from Sioux City, pled guilty on February 18, 2021,…

Texas Man Sentenced to Over 12 Years in Federal Prison for Meth Trafficking Spanning Five States

Robert Board, age 45, originally from Brownsville, Texas, more recently living in Medalia, Minnesota, pled guilty on April 15, 2021, to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. He was sentenced to over a dozen…

Marine Staff Sgt. busted selling cocaine outside PX

CAMP LEJEUNE, NC – On September 1, 2021, Onslow County Sheriff’s Office Drug Enforcement Unit assisted Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS), the U.S. Marine Corps Provost Marshal Office-Criminal Investigation Division, Camp Lejeune,…

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Texas abortion ban raises important question: Is it really my body, my choice?

AUSTON, TX – Protesters chanting “Hands off my body. My Body is my own” showed up at the steps of the Texas State Capitol building today. Of course, they are protesting the…

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Escondido Man Sentenced to 168 months in Fentanyl Overdose Death of Camp Pendleton Marine

Assistant U. S. Attorneys Timothy Coughlin and Michael Kaplan (619) 546-6768/7927 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – September 1, 2021 SAN DIEGO – Kyle Anthony Shephard was sentenced in federal court today to 168…

Grand Jury Returns Two Indictments

Madison Man Charged with Drug & Gun Crimes Andre L. McClinton, 49, Madison, Wisconsin, is charged in a nine-count superseding indictment with drug and gun crimes. The indictment alleges that from September…

Garden City Man Pleads Guilty to Distribution of Methamphetamine

BOISE – James Thomas McNiff, 31, of Garden City, pleaded guilty to distribution of methamphetamine, Acting U.S. Attorney Rafael M. Gonzalez, Jr. announced today. McNiff was indicted by a federal grand jury…

Wheeling man admits to methamphetamine distribution

WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – Scott Everly, of Wheeling, West Virginia, has admitted to a drug charge, Acting U.S. Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced. Everly, also known as “Capt,” 70, pled guilty today…

Former Erie Man Sentenced to 13 Years for Selling Fentanyl that Caused a Fatal Overdose

ERIE, Pa. – A former resident of Erie, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 13 years in jail on his conviction of violating federal drug laws, Acting United States Attorney…

Man Sentenced to More Than Six Years in Federal Prison for Unlawfully Dealing Shotguns and Other Firearms in Chicago

CHICAGO — A federal judge has sentenced a man to more than six years in prison for unlawfully dealing shotguns and other firearms in Chicago. PARIS STEELE illegally sold five firearms in…

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