Gang Member Sentenced to 21+ Years for Drug Crime
A gang member who started a riot at the Lubbock County Jail last month was sentenced today to more than 21 years in federal prison for a drug crime, announced Acting U.S.…
California Man Pleads Guilty for Selling Methamphetamine in Northeastern Oklahoma
A man who was arrested after a Mannford police officer discovered methamphetamine, fentanyl, and firearms in his vehicle pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. Eric Steven…
Man Sentenced for Methamphetamine and Heroin Drug Conspiracy
An Arizona man was sentenced Wednesday in federal court for taking part in a methamphetamine and heroin drug conspiracy, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. Anthony Ward Irving pleaded guilty to drug…
Three charged in conspiracy to purchase $500,000 in weapons for cartel
LAREDO, Texas – Three men are now facing federal charges for their roles in a conspiracy on behalf of Cartel del Noreste (CDN), announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Luis Ramos,…
Multi-agency operation helps locate, recover 78 missing minors in Southern New Mexico
LAS CRUCES, N.M. — A multi-agency operation, led by U.S. Immigration Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and U.S. Marshals Service (USMS), resulted in the recovery and/or location of 78 missing…
Nine MS-13 Gang Members Indicted In Racketeering & Violent Crime Conspiracy
NASHVILLE – A federal grand jury in Nashville on Monday handed down a 60-count, second superseding indictment, charging nine members of the MS-13 gang with a racketeering conspiracy which includes allegations of…
Pittsburgh Man Found Guilty of Gun and Drug Charges. Including Distributing Drugs Resulting in Death
PITTSBURGH – At the conclusion of a bench trial, Deon Blair was convicted of distributing fentanyl and butyryl fentanyl resulting in the death of a Pittsburgh resident as well as additional drug…
Filipino Man Convicted of Drug and Gun Charges
ANCHORAGE – A federal jury in Anchorage has convicted a Philippine national for possessing more than 1,000 doses of pure methamphetamine and a Glock 19 semiautomatic pistol. According to court documents and…
Two SCI Inmates, Two Allegheny County Residents Charged in Schemes to Smuggle Synthetic Cannabinoids into State Prisons and to Obtain Pandemic Unemployment Benefits
PITTSBURGH, PA – Two residents of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, and two individuals incarcerated at Pennsylvania State Correctional Institutions (SCIs), have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of…
Defense attorney convicted
McALLEN, Texas – A 48-year-old resident of Mission has pleaded guilty to violating the Travel Act by unlawfully accessing federal documents in order to assist a known drug trafficking organization, announced Acting…
Blair County Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing and Intending to Distribute Multiple Drugs
JOHNSTOWN, PA – A resident of Blair County, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of possession with intent to distribute multiple Schedule I and II controlled substances, Acting United…
D.C. police arrest 51-year-old who lured 14-year-old girl
WASHINGTON, DC – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Youth and Family Services Division and Special Agents from Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Washington Field Office, Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force,…
Federal Grand Jury B Indictments Announced- July
Acting United States Attorney Clint Johnson today announced the results of the July 2021 Federal Grand Jury B. The following individuals have been charged with violations of United States law in indictments…
Rip crew gets significant sentences for multiple violent crimes
HOUSTON – Three illegal aliens from Central America have been ordered to prison following their multiple convictions involving conspiracy to rob a drug dealer, drug trafficking, as well as firearms and immigration…
Everton Man Pleads Guilty to Meth Conspiracy
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – An Everton, Missouri, man pleaded guilty in federal court today to his role in a conspiracy to distribute large amounts of methamphetamine in the Springfield, Mo., area. Cheyenne W.…
Two Newark Men Charged with Narcotics Distribution and Firearms Charges
NEWARK, N.J. – Two Newark men made their initial appearances today on gang-related narcotics distribution and firearms charges, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael Honig announced. Ronnie Holley, 32, and Shadee Holley, 31, both…
Judge sentences St. Louis man for maintaining a drug house
ST. LOUIS – United States District Court Judge Henry E. Autrey sentenced Farraad Johnson, 46, of St. Louis, Missouri, to a 36-month term of imprisonment on Wednesday. Johnson pleaded guilty in March…
Warwick Man gets 11 years for Transporting a Minor with Intent to Engage in illicit activity
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A 45-year-old Warwick man who befriended online a 15-year-old Michigan girl and executed a plan to run away with her was sentenced in federal court in Providence, RI, today…
Laurel meth trafficker sentenced to more than 14 years in prison
BILLINGS – A Laurel man who admitted meth trafficking and firearms crimes after investigators found seven pounds of the drug along with firearms in a search of his residence was sentenced today…
Drug Trafficker Pleads Guilty to Role in 2011 Reston Murder
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A Beltsville, Maryland man and long-time fugitive pleaded guilty today to aiding and abetting a drug-related murder nearly a decade ago. According to court documents, Saul Pacheco Mejia, 55,…