NEWARK, N.J. – An Essex County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 228 months in prison for drug trafficking, firearm possession, and possessing a firearm in furtherance of drug …
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Pharmaceutical production manager sentenced in counterfeit drug trafficking conspiracy
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelBEAUMONT, Texas – A Houston man who served as a production manager in a counterfeit drug trafficking scheme has been sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking and money laundering …
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Qatar World Cup construction workers sue US firm for labor trafficking
by Reutersby ReutersBy Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) – Dozens of Filipino workers who helped build stadiums that hosted the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar filed a lawsuit on Thursday claiming U.S. construction …
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Eleven Charged with Trafficking Narcotics in New Haven
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelVanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Robert Fuller, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and …
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Federal Grand Jury Indicts Greenville Man for Firearms Trafficking Offenses
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelOwensboro, KY – A federal grand jury in Bowling Green returned an indictment on October 11, 2023, charging a Greenville, Kentucky man with firearms trafficking and dealing in firearms without …
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New Orleans Man Indicted for Trafficking Fentanyl and Heroin
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelNEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – RODNEY OFFRAY, age 49, a resident of New Orleans, was charged on September 22, 2023 in a recently unsealed three-count indictment by a federal grand jury, …
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Idaho man sentenced to 10 years in prison for trafficking meth in Great Falls, Helena
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelGREAT FALLS — An Idaho man who admitted to trafficking methamphetamine in Great Falls and Helena was sentenced today to 10 years in prison, to be followed by five years …
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Nineteen-Year-Old Man Sentenced to 27 Months in Prison for Trafficking 3D-Printed “Glock Switches” and “Auto-Sears”
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelPEORIA, Ill. – A Washington, Illinois, man, Zavien James Ross, 19, was sentenced today to 27 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, after pleading …
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Nine Arrested in Operation Targeting Ulster County Drug Trafficking Organization
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelALBANY, NEW YORK – Nine defendants have been indicted and arrested for their roles in a drug trafficking organization that distributed large quantities of cocaine and fentanyl in Kingston, Ellenville …
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Two Members Of Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Sentenced
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelTampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge Mary S. Scriven has sentenced Heriberto Castillo (44, Denton, Texas) to seven years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute and possess with the …
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Self-proclaimed king of Bissonett guilty of sex trafficking
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelHOUSTON – A federal jury in Houston has convicted a 47-year-old man of sex trafficking four women by means of force and of taking three women across state lines to …
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Undocumented alien and former Marietta teaching assistant have been sentenced to prison for firearms trafficking
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelATLANTA – A previously deported undocumented alien with a violent criminal history, and a former school paraprofessional who fatally abandoned a dog in a hot car while straw purchasing firearms, …
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Man Sentenced in El Paso for Trafficking Meth into U.S. from Mexico
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelEL PASO, Texas – A Mexican national was sentenced in a federal court in El Paso to 70 months in prison for possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or …
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Bradenton Felon Sentenced To Four Years For Firearms Trafficking
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelTampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge Virginia Hernandez Covington has sentenced Kranston Algeno Rolle (33, Bradenton) to four years in federal prison for firearms trafficking. Rolle had pleaded guilty on …
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Ephrata Man Sentenced for Trying to Lure Child into Human Trafficking
LANCASTER COUNTY, PA – Zakianny Maldonado, a 32-year-old from Ephrata, was sentenced on Tuesday to a prison term of 2 ½ to 6 years by Lancaster County Judge Dennis Reinaker. …
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Cumberland County Human Trafficking Operation Nets 60 Arrests To Date
by Jeff Jonesby Jeff JonesCUMBERLAND COUNTY, MD – An intensified operation against human trafficking, dubbed “Operation Impact Demand VI”, has been recently carried out. The operation is been spearheaded by the Hampden Township Police …
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Mexican National Sentenced to 27 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelSHERMAN, TX – Fernando Alfredo Rodriguez-Reyes, 29, was sentenced to 27 years in federal prison today for drug trafficking and money laundering, U.S. Attorney Damien M. Diggs announced. Rodriguez-Reyes pleaded …
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North Jersey Duo Facing Illegal Gun Trafficking Charges
NEWARK, NJ – U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today that Carlo M. De Leon De Jesus, 26, and Victor Gonzalez, 36, both residents of Newark, are facing charges related …
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Florida Man Sentenced to 25 Years for Drug Trafficking
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelPENSACOLA, FL – Maurice Pearce Head, 38, has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, fentanyl, and heroin. …
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New Orleans Resident Pleads Guilty in Large-Scale Drug Trafficking Case
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelNEW ORLEANS, LA – Alfred Clay, 59, a resident of New Orleans, entered a guilty plea on September 27 before United States District Judge Jane Triche Milazzo for a two-count …
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Mexican Man Sentenced to Four Years for Role in Drug Trafficking Organization
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelBOSTON, MA – Joel Enrique Armenta Castro, 31, has been sentenced to four years in prison for participating in a drug trafficking organization based in Mexico. Following his prison term, …
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Mexican National Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking Charges in New Orleans
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelNEW ORLEANS, LA – Ana Gabriela Flores-Gonzalez, 32, a Mexican national, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute significant amounts of methamphetamine and cocaine. U.S. District Judge Carl J. Barbier presided …
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PITTSBURGH, PA – Maurice Brooks, 36, of Farrell, Pennsylvania, has been convicted of fentanyl and cocaine trafficking offenses, according to United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan. Brooks pled guilty to …
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Twin Cities Men Operated Illegal Machine Gun Trafficking Network on SnapChat
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – Three local men have been arrested following the disruption of an online machinegun distribution network. Rafael Carter Wesley, 19, Kyrees Darious Johnson, 22, and Avont Akira Drayton, …
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Shirley Man Indicted for Trafficking Teen in Suffolk County
by Leo Canegaby Leo CanegaSUFFOLK COUNTY, NY – Javesh Persaud, a 33-year-old man from Shirley, has been indicted on multiple charges, including sex trafficking and criminal sexual acts. According to Suffolk County District Attorney …