White House Press Secretary Announces Arrest of Migrant Sex Traffickers in New Jersey
TRENTON, NJ – On Tuesday, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt delivered a statement highlighting a significant law enforcement operation in New Jersey, where U.S. authorities arrested a group of migrants accused…
23 Lubbock Drug Traffickers Sentenced to Combined 218 Years in Prison
In total, 23 defendants were sentenced to a combined total of 218 years in federal prison. The final defendant arrested in a large-scale drug and gun bust in Lubbock in July 2023…
Sex Traffickers Convicted of Cross-Country Exploitation of a Minor
MIAMI – On March 8, a federal trial jury in Miami found Xavier Latrell Smith, 34, and Jayla Denice Welch, 22, both of Texas, guilty of carrying out a sex trafficking conspiracy…
Maine Woman Who Traded Use of Her Avon Residence to Traffickers for Drugs Sentenced to 2 ½ Years
BANGOR, Maine: A Franklin County woman was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Bangor for using and maintaining a drug premises, possessing fentanyl and cocaine base with intent to distribute, and…
Two Drug Traffickers Sentenced for Execution Style Double Murder Over Drug Debt
DETROIT, MI – United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison announced today that two drug traffickers have been sentenced to 25 and 30 years in prison for murdering two individuals over a drug…
Murphy Signs Law Allowing State to Target Illegal Gun Traffickers
TRENTON – Today, Governor Phil Murphy of New Jersey signed a groundbreaking legislation, S3150, also known as the “Real Accountability for Consequences of Unlawful Trafficking of Firearms Act.” This law establishes strict…
EXCLUSIVE: Mike Lawler’s New Bill Would Impose Attempted Murder Charges On Fentanyl Traffickers
EXCLUSIVE: Mike Lawler’s New Bill Would Impose Attempted Murder Charges On Fentanyl Traffickers Arjun Singh on July 25, 2023 Republican Rep. Mike Lawler of New York will introduce a bill to make…
Assistant Principal Appeared To Know She Was Fundraising For Violent Human Traffickers, Emails Show
Assistant Principal Appeared To Know She Was Fundraising For Violent Human Traffickers, Emails Show Reagan Reese on June 28, 2023 A Providence, Rhode Island, assistant principal who attempted to raise money by…
Panama boosts security in Darien Gap to confront human traffickers
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) – Panama launched a police operation on Friday at its border with Colombia to fight organized crime and human smuggling linked to the growing flow of migrants crossing the…
Sarah Sanders Signs Bill To Ban Parole For Rapists And Human Traffickers
Sarah Sanders Signs Bill To Ban Parole For Rapists And Human Traffickers Trevor Schakohl on April 12, 2023 Republican Arkansas Gov. Sarah Sanders signed a bill Tuesday to stop criminals in prison…
Four Gun Traffickers Charged with Selling Over 50 Firearms in Brooklyn
Prosecution Is First In New York To Publicly Charge the Gun Trafficking Provisions of The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, a seven-count indictment was unsealed…
Three Fentanyl Traffickers Sentenced To Federal Prison
Orlando, Florida – U.S. District Judge Carlos E. Mendoza has sentenced Luis Omar Rosa Cotto (32, Orlando), Alejandro Acevedo Luna (34, Apopka), and Juan Carlos Garcia (38, Apopka) to federal prison for…
Five Narcotics Traffickers Extradited From Curaçao to Face International Cocaine Distribution and Importation Charges
Later today, Jo-Andy Christepher Marie Balentina, Joell Charles Marie Balentina, Sheriann Ann Marie Bryan, Leon George Hall, and Edlyson Reuel Elias Sophia will be arraigned at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn on…
Owner of Rockstar Burgers Pleads Guilty to Making Restaurant Available to Drug Traffickers in $1.7 Million Conspiracy
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The owner of the Rockstar Burgers restaurant in Kansas City, Mo., has pleaded guilty in federal court to allowing his former restaurant building to be used in a…
Out-Of-State Drug Traffickers Prosecuted in Federal Court
BOISE – Three out-of-state individuals were recently prosecuted in federal court for bringing illicit drugs into the Magic Valley area, announced U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit today. “These prosecutions reflect that the people…
Fentanyl Traffickers Sentenced To Almost 22 Years And Almost 17 Years In Prison
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that ROBERT SHANNON, a/k/a “Tank,” was sentenced to 260 months in prison today for his participation in…
Trempealeau County Cocaine Traffickers Sentenced to Federal Prison
MADISON, WIS. – Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Cristian Andre Vazquez Velez (Vazquez), 23, Independence, Wisconsin, and Michael Carmenatty Justiniano (Carmenatty), 41, Galesville,…
As Fentanyl Crisis Continues to Take Lives, Federal Law Enforcement Responds with Multi-Faceted Approach Targeting Street-Level Dealers, Darknet Vendors and Cartel-Supplied Wholesale Traffickers
LOS ANGELES – Federal authorities today held a news conference to inform the public of their ongoing efforts to stem the widespread damage caused by fentanyl, the extremely dangerous synthetic opioid…
California Drug Traffickers Sentenced to Federal Prison for Distributing Kilogram Quantities of Methamphetamine in Natchez, Mississippi
Natchez, Miss. – A Victorville, California man and his wife were sentenced today by U.S. District Judge David C. Bramlette, III, for their participation in an interstate drug trafficking operation distributing kilogram…
Large-Scale Drug Traffickers Convicted by Federal Jury
EL PASO, Texas – A federal jury convicted two men Tuesday of multiple counts of drug trafficking. Additionally, one of the defendants was convicted of domestic and international money laundering. Jorge Sanchez-Morales…
15 Illegal interstate gun traffickers fueling New Jersey’s inner city violence arrested
TRENTON, NJ – When it comes to the rise in gun violence in New Jersey, it’s not law-abiding legal gun owners committing the crimes. An increasing trend in inner-city gun violence in…
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Facilitators Of Traffickers’: Guatemalan President Says US Needs To ‘Pressure’ Countries To Stop Flow Of Illegal Migrants
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Facilitators Of Traffickers’: Guatemalan President Says US Needs To ‘Pressure’ Countries To Stop Flow Of Illegal Migrants Jennie Taer on October 30, 2022 The U.S. government needs to “pressure” countries to…
Traffickers sentenced for smuggling meth in fire extinguishers for cartel
LAREDO, Texas – Two Texas men have been sent to federal prison following their convictions of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute 34.5 kilograms of liquid meth associated with the…
Two Armed Methamphetamine Traffickers Are Handed Down Lengthy Prison Terms
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Today, U.S. District Judge Frank D. Whitney sentenced Lawrence Jeffrey Brooks, 41, of Mount Holly, N.C., to 396 months in prison followed by 10 years of supervised release, and…
U.S. Attorney’s Office and Department of Justice Announce Results of Efforts to Reduce Fentanyl Supply and Prosecute Fentanyl Traffickers
INDIANAPOLIS – Zachary A. Myers, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana, and the Justice Department, announced today the results of an enforcement operation that spanned from May to September and…
Two Drug Traffickers Receive Federal Prison Sentences Totaling Over 30 Years
SHREVEPORT, La. – Two defendants have been sentenced for their involvement in the trafficking of methamphetamine in the Shreveport/Bossier City area, announced United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown. United States District Judge…
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