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 …
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Fentanyl Supplier to Hustlas Don’t Sleep Drug Gang Gets 15 Years for Violating Federal Drug and Gun Laws
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressPITTSBURGH, PA — A former resident of Pittsburgh, PA, has been sentenced in federal court to 15 years imprisonment and five years of supervised release on his conviction of violating …
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Man Sentenced for Sale of Fentanyl and Illegal Possession of Firearms
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressALEXANDRIA, Va. – A Manassas man was sentenced today to 142 months in prison for selling counterfeit prescription pills containing fentanyl in addition to illegally possessing and selling firearms. According …
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Jamestown Woman Pleads Guilty To Fentanyl Conspiracy
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressCONTACT: Barbara BurnsPHONE: (716) 843-5817FAX #: (716) 551-3051 BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Holly Berenguer, 39, of Jamestown, NY, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with …
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Memphis Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Fentanyl and Firearms Offense
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressMemphis, TN – Cecil Short Jr., 36 has been sentenced to 180 months in federal prison for possession of fentanyl with intent to distribute and distribution of fentanyl, and possession …
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Oakland Resident Faces Drug Distribution Charges In Alleged Tenderloin Fentanyl And Methamphetamine Distribution Scheme
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressSAN FRANCISCO – Dixis Archaga-Reyes appeared today in United States District Court to face federal drug distribution charges for the alleged distribution of methamphetamine and fentanyl in and near the …
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Florida babysitter charged for killing baby with her fentanyl fix
by Jeff Jonesby Jeff JonesSheriff Tommy Ford announced today the arrest of 40-year-old Mary Elizabeth Evans of Panama City for Aggravated Manslaughter of a Child. The arrest stems from an incident that occurred on …
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Montgomery County man convicted of distributing fentanyl resulting in overdose
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressHOUSTON – A 41-year-old Pinehurst man has entered a guilty plea to distributing drugs that resulted in the serious bodily injury of another Montgomery County man, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer …
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Arizona Prison Inmate Charged With Brokering Sale of Fentanyl and Methamphetamine in Illinois
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressCHICAGO — An inmate in a state prison in Arizona has been charged with federal drug offenses for allegedly brokering the sale of fentanyl and methamphetamine in Illinois. A criminal …
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San Diego Man Indicted for Sale of Ghost Guns, Possession of Homemade Machine Gun, and Distribution of Fentanyl
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressNEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – February 18, 2022 SAN DIEGO – Gavin Michael Adcock of San Diego appeared in federal court today in connection with a grand jury indictment charging him …
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Lawrence Man Sentenced for Distributing Counterfeit Prescription Pills Containing Fentanyl
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressBOSTON – A Lawrence man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston in connection with distributing counterfeit pills containing fentanyl. Ruben Mejia, 28, was sentenced by U.S. Senior District …
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Terrebonne Parish Man Indicted for Over a Kilo of Fentanyl and Multiple Firearms
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressNEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – JON VERDIN, age 25, of Terrebonne Parish, La., was charged February 11, 2022, in a three (3) count indictment by a federal grand jury with narcotics …
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Two Rhode Island Men Charged in Wide-Ranging Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressBOSTON – Two Rhode Island men have been arrested and charged for their alleged roles in a fentanyl trafficking conspiracy that spanned across Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New York. Jasdrual …
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New Florence Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Possessing Methamphetamine and Fentanyl
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressJOHNSTOWN, Pa. – A former resident of New Florence, PA, has been sentenced in federal court to a total of 60 months in prison followed by 4 years’ supervised release …
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Eight Defendants Charged In Manhattan Federal Court For Distributing Fentanyl Linked To Multiple Overdose Deaths In The Bronx
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressDamian 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”), …
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California Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Large-Scale Fentanyl Analogue Pill Mill Operation
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressTRENTON, N.J. – A California man was sentenced today to 360 months in prison for conspiracy and manufacturing, distributing, and possessing with intent to manufacture and distribute a fentanyl analogue, …
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Grand jury indicts St. Louis woman linked to fentanyl overdose investigation
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressST. LOUIS – On February 16, 2022, a federal grand jury indicted Chuny Ann Reed, age 46, for distribution of crack cocaine (cocaine base) and fentanyl, and distribution of cocaine …
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St. Mary’s County Felon Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges for Distribution of Fentanyl and for Illegal Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressGreenbelt, Maryland – DeAundre Tyrique Keys, a/k/a “Dre,” age 35, of Lexington Park, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to federal charges of distribution of fentanyl and to being a felon in …
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West Warwick Man Admits to Trafficking Thousands of Fentanyl Pills
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressPROVIDENCE, R.I. – A West Warwick man who arranged to sell thousands of counterfeit OxyContin pills containing fentanyl to an undercover member of the Rhode Island DEA Drug Task Force …
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Court Sentences Key Member of Local Drug Trafficking Organization to 22 Years Imprisonment for Fentanyl and Heroin Trafficking
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressMOBILE, AL– On February 10, 2022, United States District Court Judge Terry F. Moorer sentenced Edwin Jerome Owens, aka “EJ”, from Grand Bay, Alabama to 264 months imprisonment for his …
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Philadelphia Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison a for Conspiring to Distribute Fentanyl and Heroin
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressJOHNSTOWN, Pa. – A resident of Philadelphia, PA, has been sentenced in federal court to a total of 60 months in prison followed by 4 years supervised release on his …
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Toxic Fentanyl, Meth Smoke Make Seattle’s Transit System Unusable, Authorities Say
Seattle’s transit system has become unusable after reports of toxic fentanyl and meth smoke, volatile behavior and dangerous work environments, which has scared off travelers, local authorities said, The Seattle …
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Drug Dealer Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Selling the Fentanyl that Resulted in Death of User; Longest Sentence to Date
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressAssistant U. S. Attorneys Stephen H. Wong (619) 546-9464 and Mikaela L. Weber (619) 546-9734 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – February 14, 2022 SAN DIEGO – Jahvaris Lamoun Springfield was sentenced …
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Tennessee Man Admits Distributing Fentanyl
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressBECKLEY, W.Va. – Mario Lavonta Ward, 46, of Tennessee, pleaded guilty today to a federal drug crime. According to court documents, Ward admitted that on June 8, 2021 he sold …
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Penn Hills Felon Pleads Guilty to Possessing 14 Kilos of Fentanyl, a Firearm and Ammunition
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressPITTSBURGH – A resident of Penn Hills, PA, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of possession with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl and possession of …