Charlotte CBP Officers Intercept Over 6 Pounds of Cocaine

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A traveler had more than a jacket on when arriving recently at Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT).  U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at CLT stopped a man attempting to smuggle…

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California Man Convicted for Large-Scale Fentanyl Analogue Pill Mill Operation

TRENTON, N.J. – A California man was convicted today of conspiracy and manufacturing, distributing, and possessing with intent to manufacture and distribute a fentanyl analogue, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.…

Former Pittsburgh-area Doctor Pleads Guilty to Unlawfully Prescribing Opioids, Health Care Fraud and Money Laundering

PITTSBURGH – A former physician pleaded guilty today in federal court to drug diversion, health care fraud and money laundering charges associated with his suburban Pittsburgh holistic medical practice, Acting United States…

United States Files Complaint and Reaches Agreement on Stipulation with Limetree Bay Terminals LLC and Limetree Bay Refining LLC Relating to Petroleum Refinery in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Justice, on behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), filed a complaint in federal court in the U.S. Virgin Islands against Limetree Bay Terminals…

Border Pesticide Initiative Results in Prosecution of 50 defendants for Smuggling Dangerous Chemicals

Assistant U. S. Attorney Melanie K. Pierson (619) 546-7976 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – July 9, 2021 SAN DIEGO – A San Diego-based effort to block the smuggling of dangerous Mexican pesticides into…

Hong Kong man Smuggled Endangered Glass Eels from the United States Pleads Guilty

Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Edward Grace, Assistant Director of the Office of Law Enforcement for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, announced that…

Pesticide Smuggler Sentenced to 90 Days in Custody; Ordered to Pay $10,000

Assistant U. S. Attorney Melanie K. Pierson (619) 546-7976 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – June 18, 2021 SAN DIEGO –Felix Gutierrez Valencia of Perris, California, was sentenced in federal court today to 90…

St. Thomas Resident Pleads Guilty to Possessing Marijuana

St. Thomas, USVI –United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced today that Tashawn T.A. Warner, 24, resident of St. Thomas, V.I., pleaded guilty in federal court to possession of marijuana. According to…

St. Thomas Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Cocaine

St. Thomas, USVI – King Bob Leonard, 28, of St. Thomas, was sentenced to 37 months in prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Cocaine, United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert for the District…

Dominican Republic Man Charged with Illegally Reentering the United States

ST. THOMAS – U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced today that a Dominican Republican national was arrested Friday, June 11, 2021, on St. Thomas on criminal charges related to allegedly illegally reentering…

Two Arkansas Physicians Sentenced to a Total of 150 Months in Federal Prison for Prescription Fraud

FORT SMITH – Fort Smith physician and Rogers physician were sentenced today on one count each of Distribution of a Controlled Substance without an Effective Prescription. The Honorable Judge P. K. Holmes…

East Flatbush doc guilty of dealing prescription drugs

Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Kesler Dalmacy, a medical doctor, pleaded guilty to illegal distribution of controlled substances. Dalmacy, who operated his medical practice out of an office in East…

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36th Street Bang Squad Member Sentenced for Gang-Related Murders and Shootings

NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA – A Newport News man was sentenced today to multiple life sentences for his role in a gang-related racketeering conspiracy that engaged in multiple murders, attempted murders, and drug…

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Three Sparks Men Indicted On Fentanyl Distribution Charges

RENO, NEVADA – A federal grand jury has returned indictments charging three residents of Sparks, Nevada, for their alleged roles relating to the distribution of fentanyl (a deadly synthetic opioid). Jesse Arevalo, aka…

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Mandeville Woman Sentenced for Distributing Prescription Medication

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that NATALIE BARTON, age 41, of Mandeville, Louisiana, was sentenced on April 7, 2021 by United States District Judge Lance M. Africk after previously…

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Reptile Dealer Arrested On Lacey Act And Firearms Charges

VALDOSTA, GEORGIA – A reptile dealer, with a residence in Valdosta, Georgia, appeared in Columbia, South Carolina, federal court on Wednesday, March 31, for his initial appearance on Lacey Act and firearms…

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Inside Joe Biden’s brand new 90,000 square foot immigrant processing center

EAGLE PASS, Texas — U.S. Customs and Border Protection today announced the opening of a soft-sided facility in Eagle Pass, Texas. The facility’s primary purpose is to safely and expeditiously process individuals in…

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Real Housewives Star Jennifer Shah Charged by feds for money laundering

NEW YORK – Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Peter C. Fitzhugh, the Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of Homeland Security Investigations…

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Corpus Christi meth clinic social worker out on bail headed to prison for continuing meth-dealing operation

CORPUS CHRISTI, TX – A 44-year-old resident of Corpus Christi has been ordered to prison after admitting her role in a federal drug scheme, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Katrina…