Athens Woman Sentenced for Drug Trafficking and Possession
ATHENS, OH – Sandra B. Petrey, a 59-year-old resident of Athens, Ohio, has been sentenced to a mandatory term of 9 to 13 ½ years in the state penal system. The sentencing,…
New Jersey Proposes Firehouses as Safe Havens for Domestic Violence and Trafficking Survivors
TRENTON, NJ – The New Jersey Senate Judiciary Committee has unanimously approved a bill sponsored by Senator Fred Madden that aims to establish firehouses as safe havens for survivors of domestic violence…
Seven More Defendants Charged in Prosecution of Central Indiana Dog Fighting and Drug Trafficking Conspiracies
INDIANAPOLIS- In September of this year, 21 individuals were charged in a federal indictment alleging trafficking of fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine; money laundering; illegally possessing firearms; and dog fighting. On December 6th,…
New Braunfels Man Indicted for Alleged Role in Multimillion-Dollar Firearm Trafficking Scheme
SAN ANTONIO – A federal grand jury in San Antonio returned a superseding indictment charging a New Braunfels man with eight counts related to the smuggling of firearm parts into Mexico and…
People’s Republic of China Citizens Sentenced to Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking
Saipan, MP – SHAWN N. ANDERSON, United States Attorney for the Districts of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, announced that Chun Yang and Yurong Wang, citizens of the People’s Republic of…
Ten indicted on federal charges in Augusta-area meth-trafficking operation
AUGUSTA, GA: Ten defendants in the Augusta area have been indicted on federal charges for participating in a major methamphetamine trafficking operation. The defendants in USA v. Walters et al. all are…
Pierce County based drug trafficking organization indicted for distributing cocaine, fentanyl, and marijuana
Seattle – Ten members of a South Puget Sound drug trafficking organization were indicted following a lengthy investigation that uncovered the trafficking of marijuana to East Coast locales, and the importation and…
Two Treasure Valley Men Sentenced for Methamphetamine Trafficking
BOISE – Cosme Palomo, 60, of Boise, and Robert Dean Glenn, 48, of Nampa, were sentenced in separate cases for federal drug crimes involving methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced today. On…
Operation Smoke and Mirrors Update: Charleston Man Pleads Guilty to Role in Methamphetamine Trafficking Organization
CHARLESTON, W.Va. Karl Lamont Funderburk, 37, of Charleston, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine, conspiracy to…
Two Men Involved in Mexico Based Drug Trafficking Organization Sent to Federal Prison
Two men who were involved in a large Mexico‑based drug trafficking organization were sentenced this week to significant time in federal prison. Jesse Lax, age 38, from Waterloo, Iowa, received the prison…
Major Drug-Trafficking Operation Dismantled on Maryland’s Eastern Shore
EASTON, MD – A yearlong investigation by the Talbot County Drug Task Force and Homeland Security Investigations has led to the arrest of eight individuals linked to a drug-trafficking ring in Talbot…
Cleveland Resident Pleads Guilty and is Sentenced to 72 Months in Prison for Drug Trafficking
PITTSBURGH, PA – Donte Smith pled guilty and was sentenced to 72 months in federal prison for committing drug trafficking crimes, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today. Smith, age 44,…
Suburban Chicago Man Admits Trafficking Fentanyl and Attempting To Support ISIS
CHICAGO — A suburban Chicago man admitted in federal court today that he trafficked fentanyl and other drugs and attempted to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham,…
Luzerne County Man Sentenced To 24 Months In Prison For Methamphetamine Trafficking
SCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Omar Vargas, age 32, of Drums, Pennsylvania, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Court Judge Robert D.…
Foreign Nationals Charged with International Drug Trafficking
NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – December 6, 2023 SAN DIEGO – Three indictments were unsealed in the Southern District of California today charging 29 individuals with international drug trafficking offenses. The unsealing of…
Silver Spring Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Charges Related to a Drug Trafficking Conspiracy
Greenbelt, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Lydia K. Griggsby sentenced William Reyes Garcia, a/k/a “Will,” age 33, of Silver Spring, Maryland, yesterday to 15 years in federal prison, followed by five years…
Medford Area Drug Trafficking Investigations Result in Three Federal Prison Sentences
MEDFORD, Ore.—The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon announced today that three federal prison sentences have been imposed this week in separate criminal cases following multi-agency drug trafficking investigations in…
Richmond County man convicted at trial for trafficking heroin, illegally possessing a firearm
AUGUSTA, GA: A Richmond County man has been convicted at trial on drug trafficking and gun possession charges. Kelvin Laron Howard, 68, of Augusta, was convicted by a U.S. District Court jury…
Two Busby residents sentenced to prison for meth trafficking, firearm crimes on Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation
BILLINGS — Two Busby residents convicted of methamphetamine and firearms crimes after the drug and guns were found in a vehicle in which they were traveling were sentenced to prison terms today,…
Maryland man sentenced for fentanyl trafficking
MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Warren Thomas Gray, also known as “Stix,” age 25, of Baltimore, Maryland, was sentenced to24 months for his role in an Eastern Panhandle fentanyl trafficking operation. According to…