Ten “OED” Gang Members Charged With Narcotics Conspiracy

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Timothy Foley, the Acting Special Agent-in-Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New York Division (“DEA”), Kevin P. Bruen, the…

11 MS-13 Gang Members Charged in Superseding Indictment with Racketeering, Narcotics and Firearms Offenses

Earlier today, a superseding indictment was unsealed in federal court in Central Islip charging 11 members of the violent transnational criminal organization La Mara Salvatrucha, also known as the MS-13, with racketeering…

Fitchburg Woman Sentenced for Role in Fentanyl, Heroin, Crack and Cocaine Conspiracy

BOSTON – A Fitchburg woman was sentenced today in federal court in Worcester for her role in a wide-ranging fentanyl, heroin, cocaine and crack cocaine trafficking conspiracy. Amanda Ford, 35, was sentenced…

Puerto Rican Man Sentenced in Wide-Ranging Fentanyl, Heroin and Cocaine Conspiracy

BOSTON – A Puerto Rican man was sentenced today in federal court in Worcester for his role in a wide-ranging fentanyl, heroin, crack and cocaine trafficking conspiracy. Rafael Hidalgo Rodriguez, 34, of…

PICC Inmate Sentenced to Seven Years for Conspiring With Corrections Officer to Smuggle Contraband Into Prison

PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced Kennard Murray, 37, of Philadelphia, PA, a currently incarcerated inmate at the Philadelphia Industrial Correctional Center (PICC), was sentenced to seven years in…

Judge sentences Jefferson County woman on drug and gun charges

ST. LOUIS – Kietra R. Studdard, age 44, of Fenton, Missouri appeared before United States District Court Judge Sarah E. Pitlyk on today’s date. Studdard pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 115 months…

Pittsburgh Man Sentenced to Prison for Distributing a Heroin/Fentanyl Mixture and a Gun

PITTSBURGH – A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 41 months’ imprisonment and three years’ supervised release on his conviction of violating federal narcotics laws in connection…

Jackson County Man Sentenced for Violation of Lacey Act

LONDON, Ky. — A McKee, Ky., man, Christopher Cool, 59, was sentenced to 15 months in federal prison on Friday, by U.S. District Judge Robert Wier, after pleading guilty to one count…

Birmingham Man Pleads Guilty to Drug and Gun Charges

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A Birmingham man pleaded guilty this week to drug and gun charges, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and Drug Enforcement Administration Assistant Special Agent in Charge Towanda Thorne-James. LaMarcus…

South Florida Fentanyl and Methamphetamine Dealer Sentenced to Over 31 Years in Federal Prison

Miami, Florida – Today, U.S. District Judge Rodney Smith sentenced 40-year-old Antony Junior Harris, a prolific drug dealer living in Boynton Beach, Florida to 380 months in federal prison, followed by 10…

Mexican National Charged with Illegal Reentry and Interfering with a Federal Agent

BOSTON – A Mexican national was charged by criminal complaint on Wednesday, March 16, 2022, in connection with illegally reentering the United States and forcibly interfering with an Immigration and Customs Enforcement…

Baltimore Drug Dealer Sentenced to Over Eight Years in Federal Prison for Gun Possession and Intent to Distribute Fentanyl, Cocaine, and Heroin

Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake sentenced Khalil Shaheed, age 28, of Baltimore, Maryland, today to 106 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for…

Fitchburg Man Sentenced in Wide-Ranging Fentanyl, Heroin, Crack and Cocaine Conspiracy

BOSTON – A Fitchburg man was sentenced today in federal court in Worcester for his role in a wide-ranging fentanyl, heroin, cocaine and cocaine base (crack cocaine) trafficking conspiracy. Ricky Figueroa, 31,…

KC Woman Pleads Guilty to Meth Conspiracy

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Kansas City, Missouri, woman pleaded guilty in federal court today to her role in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine after she sold more than three kilograms of…

Clarksburg man indicted on drug charges

MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Jesse James Wilson, of Clarksburg, West Virginia, was indicted today on drug charges, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Wilson, 38, was indicted today on one count of…

El Paso Sector agents encounter migrants with extensive criminal histories

EL PASO, Texas – In the first two weeks of March, U.S. Border Patrol Agents in the El Paso Sector encountered more than 13 migrants with extensive criminal records and gang affiliations. …

Fitchburg Woman Sentenced in Wide-Ranging Fentanyl, Heroin, Crack and Cocaine Conspiracy

BOSTON – A Fitchburg woman was sentenced today in federal court in Worcester for her role in a wide-ranging fentanyl, heroin, crack and cocaine trafficking conspiracy. Monica Troche, 29, was sentenced by…

U.S. Attorney Dena J. King Announces The Successful Forfeiture And Return Of Stolen Cryptocurrency To Elderly Man Victimized By Government Imposter Scam

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – U.S. Attorney Dena J. King announced today the civil forfeiture and return of cryptocurrency worth hundreds of thousands of dollars that was stolen from an older adult victimized by…

Fitchburg Man Pleads Guilty in Wide-Ranging Fentanyl, Heroin, Crack and Cocaine Conspiracy

BOSTON – A Fitchburg man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Worcester for his role in a wide-ranging fentanyl, heroin, crack and cocaine trafficking conspiracy. Branny Taveras, 39, pleaded guilty to…

Two Harford County Cocaine Dealers Convicted After Federal Trial for Their Participation in a Drug Distribution Conspiracy

Baltimore, Maryland – A federal jury convicted Che Jaron Durbin, age 43, of Aberdeen, Maryland and Terrell Darnell Walton, age 36, of Delaware, yesterday on federal charges related to their participation in…

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