Sissonville Man Sentenced for Role in Meth Conspiracy

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – A Sissonville man was sentenced today to two years and six months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. According to court documents…

CBP Officers Seize Meth Disguised as Onions

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at theOtay Mesa commercial facility discovered almost1,200 small packages of methamphetamine hiddenwithin a shipment of onions on Sunday. OTAY MESA, Calif. — U.S. Customs and Border…

Convicted Felon Sentenced to Federal Prison for Over 8 Years for Possession of a Firearm

Memphis, TN – Eric Hunt, 23, has been sentenced to 100 months in federal prison for being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm. Joseph C. Murphy, Jr., United States Attorney…

Washington Parish Man Sentenced for Violations of The Federal Controlled Substances Act

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – CHRISTOPHER HARRIS, age 28, a resident of Bogalusa, Louisiana, was sentenced to sixty (60) months’ imprisonment, four (4) years of supervised release and a $200 mandatory special assessment…

Smugglers Caught In California With $3M Of Meth Disguised As Onions

American border authorities found $3 million of methamphetamine disguised as onions during an inspection in California, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). CBP officers referred a 46-year-old driver who claimed…

New Jersey State Police preparing for confrontation during trucker rally, warning protesters wreckers are ready to tow

TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey State Police Superintendent, Colonel Patrick Callahan issued words of warning to truckers planning on joining the People’s Convoy protest heading to Washington, D.C. next week. Keep on…

Wilmington Man Who Sold Fake Oxycodone Pills Containing Fentanyl Sentenced To Over 15 Years In Federal Prison

WILMINGTON, Del. – David C. Weiss, U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced that a Wilmington, Delaware man was sentenced yesterday to 188 months in federal prison for possessing with intent…

Penn Hills Cocaine Dealer Sentenced to 5 Years

PITTSBURGH, PA – On February 18, 2022, a resident of suburban Pittsburgh, was sentenced in federal court to five years’ (60 months’) imprisonment and four years supervised release on his conviction of…

Thirteen Charged in Roanoke-Area Takedown

ROANOKE, Va. – Law enforcement officials and the United States Attorney’s Office announced today the recent arrests of thirteen individuals on a variety of federal charges, including distribution of heroin, fentanyl, methamphetamine,…

Stolen Amazon delivery truck involved in L.A. hit and run crash

LOS ANGELES – On February 17, 2022, around 2:00 p.m., an Amazon driver was making a delivery in the 4100 block of Woodlawn Avenue. While making the delivery, 37-year Cristian Ramos Sanchez…

Iraqi gun smuggler convicted in federal trial

DUBLIN, GA: An Iraqi national was convicted on charges of attempting to smuggle guns through the Port of Savannah after a three-day trial in federal court. Nihad Al Jaberi, 42, of Clarkston,…

Charleston Felon Involved in Drive-by Shooting Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A man involved in a drive-by shooting on Charleston’s West Side in February 2020 was sentenced to seven years in prison on a federal firearm charge. Ronald Edward Tinsley,…

Davenport Man Sentenced to Prison for Gun and Drug Charges

You are here FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, February 18, 2022 DAVENPORT, Iowa – Aaron James Wadden, age 24, of Davenport, was sentenced yesterday to 140 months – approximately 11.5 years – in…

Paterson Pill Mill Operator Gets 10 Years in Prison

by Warren Conditi TRENTON – Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced that the leader of a Paterson based opioid mill was sentenced to prison today for maintaining a controlled dangerous substance facility.…

Gulfport Man Pleads Guilty to Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm

Gulfport, Miss. – A Gulfport man pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Brad Byerley of the…

Gulfport Man Pleads Guilty to Gun Offense

Gulfport, Miss. – A Gulfport man pleaded guilty to being an unlawful user of a controlled substance in possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Special Agent in…

Bronx Man Sentenced for Conspiring to Distribute More than One Kilo of Heroin in Springfield

BOSTON – A Bronx man was sentenced yesterday in connection with his role in a large-scale drug conspiracy that trafficked dozens of kilos of heroin and fentanyl into Springfield, Mass. from Bronx,…

Career Offender Sentenced to 200 Months Imprisonment in SWGA Illegal Drug Market Case

ALBANY, Ga. – The final defendant involved in a high-volume drug trafficking operation was sentenced to federal prison for his crime. Eddie Houston, 43, of McDonough, Georgia, was sentenced as a career…

Man Charged With Illegally Possessing “Ghost” Gun And Multiple Other Guns In Bronx Apartment

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Michael J. Driscoll, the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), and…

Bakersfield Man Indicted for Unlawful Possession of Ammunition

FRESNO, Calif. — Jose Betancourt, 28, of Bakersfield, was charged today by a federal grand jury with two counts of being a felon in possession of ammunition, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert…

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