Jake’s Fireworks Owner Guilty of Federal Drug Trafficking Violations

BEAUMONT, Texas – Two Jake’s Fireworks defendants, including the owner of the Nederland business, have pleaded guilty to federal drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit…

K-9 Colt helps Walton County deputies sniff out suspected meth trafficker

WALTON COUNTY, Fla— A traffic stop for speeding leads to the arrest of a Freeport man for trafficking methamphetamine Monday night. On January 17th at 9 pm, a Walton County Sheriff’s Office Sergeant…

Bakersfield Resident Sentenced to over 16 Years in Prison for Trafficking Narcotics

FRESNO, Calif. — Jorge Chavez, 36, of Bakersfield, was sentenced today to 16 years and eight months in prison for possessing with intent to distribute methamphetamine, heroin, cocaine and marijuana, U.S. Attorney Phillip…

Multi-Count Federal Indictment Returned for Labor Trafficking Violations

COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA — United States Attorney Corey F. Ellis announced today that a federal grand jury in Columbia returned a multi-count indictment in connection with trafficking in seasonal agricultural workers. Elizabeth Balcazar,…

Officer Who Stopped Gabby Petito ‘Desperately F***ed Over’ By Her Death

The police officer who handled the Utah traffic stop of Brian Laundrie and Gabby Petito said he was traumatized by the latter’s death, according to an independent review of the incident released…

Bloomfield Democrats try to block Christian values based Chik-fil-A Parkway rest stop restaurant

BLOOMFIELD, NJ – Cancel culture is alive in predominantly blue New Jersey as the Bloomfield Mayor seeks to block a plan for Chik-fil-A, a conservative Christian-based corporation from locating its restaurant at…

Maryland U.S. Attorney’s Office Continues Fight Against Human Trafficking

Baltimore, Maryland – January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month. As a founding member of the Maryland Human Trafficking Task Force, the Maryland U.S. Attorney’s Office pledges to continue to combat human trafficking by…

Cincinnati CBP Stops Thousands of Fake IDs Leaving the U.S.

CINCINNATI–- Since early December, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers intensified inspections on outbound shipments moving through the Cincinnati Port of Entry. During Special Operation Red Phantom, officers focused enforcement efforts…

U.S. Attorney’s Office, Macon Regional Crimestoppers Announce Top 15 Most Wanted Fugitives

MACON, Ga. – The U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia and local law enforcement leaders are requesting citizens to report the whereabouts of the most wanted fugitives identified by Macon Regional…

Lexington Man Sentenced to 79 Months for Fentanyl Trafficking and Firearms Offense

FRANKFORT, Ky.— A Lexington, Ky., man, Fredrick Lester Jr., 40, was sentenced to 79 months in federal prison on Tuesday, by U.S. District Judge Gregory VanTatenhove, for possession with intent to distribute…

Virginia Man Sentenced Over 12 years for Trafficking Methamphetamine

ABINGDON, Va. – A Bishop, Virginia man, who conspired with others to traffic more than 4,500 grams of methamphetamine from Georgia and Tennessee into Lee County, Virginia, was sentenced today to 151…

Belton Man Sentenced for Drug Trafficking, Illegal Firearms

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Belton, Missouri, man has been sentenced in federal court for illegally possessing firearms and for drug trafficking and money laundering conspiracies. Maurice L. Sneed, also known as…

Sinaloa Cartel Drug Trafficker and Money Launderer Sentenced to 188 Months in Prison

Assistant U. S. Attorney Larry Casper (619) 546-6734 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – January 11, 2022 SAN DIEGO – Roberto Gallegos-Lechuga, a drug trafficker and money launderer for the Sinaloa Cartel, was sentenced…

Third gang member sentenced to prison for series of truck stop ATM robberies, related assault

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A third Houston-area gang member was ordered to federal prison Wednesday for his role in a string of ATM robberies at truck stops in Texas and Louisiana and…

North Hampton Man Sentenced to 18 Months for Methamphetamine Trafficking

CONCORD – Christopher Pierro, 29, of North Hampton, was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, United States…

Erie Man Pleads Guilty in Cocaine and Heroin Trafficking Scheme

ERIE, Pa. – A resident of Erie, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal drug laws, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today. Orlando Arroyo-Figueroa, 49,…

7-year-old girl riding bike dead after driver ran stop sign in Pembroke Pines

PEMBROKE PINES, FL – At 2:06 p.m. on January 6, 2022, officers of the Pembroke Pines Police Department were notified of a vehicle vs pedestrian traffic crash which had just occurred within…

Firearm And Drug Trafficking Charges Follow Apparent Road Rage Incident In San Francisco’S Tenderloin District

SAN FRANCISCO – Wilmer Arteaga appeared today in United States District Court to face federal charges of being a felon in possession of a firearm and for possession of more than 40…

Two Manchester Men Plead Guilty to Drug Trafficking and Firearms Offense

CONCORD – Christopher Yule, 30, and Jacob Brady, 30, of Manchester, pleaded guilty in federal court to drug trafficking charges and related charges, United States Attorney…

Rhode Island Man Charged In Manhattan For Trafficking ‘Ghost’ Guns

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, John B. DeVito, Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Field Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and…

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