Detroit Man Sentenced to 240 Months for Distribution of Fentanyl Resulting in Overdose

LEXINGTON, Ky.— Martinus Shamar Watts, 32, of Detroit, was sentenced to 240 months in federal prison on Friday, by U.S. District Judge Karen K. Caldwell, after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute…

June 8, 2021

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Drug dealers arraigned in Missoula federal court hearings

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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…

June 5, 2021

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Springfield Man Pleads Guilty to Meth Conspiracy, Illegal Firearms

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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A Springfield, Missouri, man who illegally possessed nine firearms has pleaded guilty in federal court to his role in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in Greene and Cass counties.…

June 2, 2021

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Madera Man Pleads Guilty to Poly-Drug Conspiracy

California News

FRESNO, Calif. — Patrick Maldonado, 46, of Madera, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine and marijuana, Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. According…

June 1, 2021

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11 indicted in international fentanyl distribution conspiracy

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CINCINNATI – A federal grand jury has indicted 11 people, including seven from Cincinnati, for engaging in an international conspiracy to distribute the deadly drug fentanyl. “These charges disrupt an alleged fentanyl…

June 1, 2021

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Informational: Federal Court arraignments

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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…

May 28, 2021

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NDTX Round Up: May 21-27

Breaking News

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…

May 28, 2021

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

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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…

May 28, 2021

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Twenty-Three Gang Members Charged in Crackdown on South Bay Heroin, Methamphetamine and Firearms Traffickers

California News

Assistant U. S. Attorneys Matthew J. Sutton (619) 546-8941 and Adam Gordon (619) 546-6720 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – May 27, 2021 SAN DIEGO – Eleven federal indictments unsealed in San Diego today…

May 28, 2021

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Owensboro Man Charged For Pill Press Operation

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OWENSBORO, KY. – An Owensboro, Kentucky, man was charged by a federal grand jury this week for illegally possessing and operating a pill press as part of a drug trafficking operation, announced…

May 27, 2021

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Drug Courier for the Pagans Motorcycle Club Pleads Guilty

Pennsylvania News

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…

May 27, 2021

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Turlock Man Charged with Possessing Fentanyl and Methamphetamine with Intent to Distribute

California News

FRESNO, Calif. — On April 1, a federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment against Salvador Vega Rendon Jr., 28, of Turlock, charging him with possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and…

May 26, 2021

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

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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…

May 26, 2021

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9 Department Of Correction Officers And Employees Charged With Taking Bribes To Smuggle Contraband To Inmates At New York City Jails

New York News

Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, William F. Sweeney Jr., Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), and…

May 26, 2021

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Houston Man Guilty of Laundering Drug Proceeds

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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,…

May 26, 2021

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

Virginia News

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…

May 7, 2021

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Two MS-13 Gang Members, one a convicted murdered caught after crossing border

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EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) Border Patrol agents arrested a convicted murderer and a female Mara-Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang member. On Sunday evening, agents assigned to the Weslaco (WSL) Border…

April 14, 2021

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Border Patrol rolls out high-tech touchless travel system to simplify border crossings

Government News

RIO GRANDE VALLEY, TX — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has now introduced Simplified Arrival at all of the pedestrian border crossings in the Rio Grande Valley ports of entry. Simplified…

March 31, 2021

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Guyana man tried to smuggle birds inside hair rollers, caught at JFK Airport

New York News·Pets and Animals

JAMAICA, N.Y. – This wasn’t the usual game of peek-a-boo, but U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers won anyway after they discovered 29 finches concealed in hair rollers inside a Guyana man’s baggage…

March 31, 2021

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Detroit Man Sentenced to 240 Months for Distribution of Fentanyl Resulting in Overdose

Drug dealers arraigned in Missoula federal court hearings

Springfield Man Pleads Guilty to Meth Conspiracy, Illegal Firearms

Madera Man Pleads Guilty to Poly-Drug Conspiracy

11 indicted in international fentanyl distribution conspiracy

Informational: Federal Court arraignments

NDTX Round Up: May 21-27

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

Twenty-Three Gang Members Charged in Crackdown on South Bay Heroin, Methamphetamine and Firearms Traffickers

Owensboro Man Charged For Pill Press Operation

Drug Courier for the Pagans Motorcycle Club Pleads Guilty

Turlock Man Charged with Possessing Fentanyl and Methamphetamine with Intent to Distribute

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

9 Department Of Correction Officers And Employees Charged With Taking Bribes To Smuggle Contraband To Inmates At New York City Jails

Houston Man Guilty of Laundering Drug Proceeds

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

Two MS-13 Gang Members, one a convicted murdered caught after crossing border

Border Patrol rolls out high-tech touchless travel system to simplify border crossings

Guyana man tried to smuggle birds inside hair rollers, caught at JFK Airport

Two dozen illegal immigrants arrested crossing border into Texas