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…

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Atlanta drug trafficker sentenced for distributing heroin that killed college student

ATLANTA – DeAngelo Copeland has been sentenced for selling heroin and admitting that his act of distribution resulted in the overdose death of a college student in April 2018. “Copeland’s heroin distribution…

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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…

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Mother and son indicted for dealing counterfeit goods

LAREDO, Texas – A South Korean woman and a local Texan have been indicted for trafficking counterfeit goods, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. A federal grand jury returned the two-count indictment…

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Caldwell Man Sentenced to 6.5 Years for Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine

BOISE – A Caldwell man was sentenced to 78 months in federal prison for possessing methamphetamine with the intent to distribute it to others. According to court records, on June 9, 2021,…

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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…

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Huntington Man Pleads Guilty to Role in Federal Drug Conspiracy

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – A Huntington man pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl. According to the plea agreement and statements made in court, Scott Lee Midkiff, 35, admitted that…

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Ohio Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Sex Offense Against a Minor

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Makel Elboghdady, 37, an Egyptian national living in Columbus, Ohio, was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for traveling in interstate commerce to engage in illicit sexual activity…

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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…

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Large-Scale Methamphetamine Trafficker Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison

A Cedar Rapids man who led a large-scale methamphetamine trafficking organization was sentenced on March 18, 2022, to 30 years in federal prison. George Patrick Ashby, age 62, from Cedar Rapids, Iowa,…

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Cedar Rapids Methamphetamine Dealer Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison

A Cedar Rapids man who intended to distribute methamphetamine and possessed a firearm while doing so was sentenced today to more 15 years in federal prison. Thomas Charles Mart, age 38,…

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Armed career criminal sentenced for drug and firearm sales

ATLANTA –Derrick Guffie, an armed career criminal, has been sentenced to federal prison for illegal drugs and firearm sales. Guffie was involved in nine drug transactions and sold firearms on three occasions.…

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Twenty Defendants Federally Charged in OCDETF Operation

WILMINGTON, N.C. – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina announced that an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) operation resulted in the charging and arrest…

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Federal Jury Convicts Cairo, Georgia, Man for His Role in 100+ Kilo Meth Distribution Network

ALBANY, Ga. – A Southwest Georgia man was found guilty on all counts by a federal jury yesterday afternoon following a four-day trial resulting from an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force…

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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…

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Armed Billings meth trafficker sentenced to ten years in prison

BILLINGS — A Billings man who admitted to dealing methamphetamine from a motel room and to possessing firearms for protection was sentenced on March 16 to 10 years in prison to be…

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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…

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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…

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Jury Convicts Man for a Shooting that Resulted in a Woman Being Struck by a Bullet

A federal jury today convicted a Tulsa man for taking part in a shooting that resulted in a woman being struck in the back of the head while she was driving, announced…

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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…

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

Atlanta drug trafficker sentenced for distributing heroin that killed college student

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

Mother and son indicted for dealing counterfeit goods

Caldwell Man Sentenced to 6.5 Years for Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine

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

Huntington Man Pleads Guilty to Role in Federal Drug Conspiracy

Ohio Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Sex Offense Against a Minor

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

Large-Scale Methamphetamine Trafficker Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison

Cedar Rapids Methamphetamine Dealer Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison

Armed career criminal sentenced for drug and firearm sales

Twenty Defendants Federally Charged in OCDETF Operation

Federal Jury Convicts Cairo, Georgia, Man for His Role in 100+ Kilo Meth Distribution Network

Jackson County Man Sentenced for Violation of Lacey Act

Armed Billings meth trafficker sentenced to ten years in prison

Birmingham Man Pleads Guilty to Drug and Gun Charges

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

Jury Convicts Man for a Shooting that Resulted in a Woman Being Struck by a Bullet

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

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