Newark Resident Sentenced to 8 Years for Drug Trafficking and Firearms Possession
NEWARK, NJ – Khalid Holland, a 44-year-old man from Newark, was sentenced today to eight years in prison after pleading guilty to charges related to …
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Four Defendants Arraigned in Orange County Cocaine Trafficking Case
ORANGE COUNTY, NY – On Tuesday, the Orange County Court arraigned four defendants following a year-long investigation into cocaine trafficking in Chester and Goshen. Antonio …
Barnegat Woman Admits to Methamphetamine Trafficking Role
Ocean County, NJ – Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer has confirmed that Laurie Maxson, 54, of Barnegat, pleaded guilty to a major narcotics offense. …
Florida Police Arrest Woman for Labor Trafficking and Smuggling Minors
Palm Beach, FL – In a major breakthrough during Human Trafficking Awareness Month, detectives from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office have arrested Miriam Lopez …
UN urges measures to stop arms trafficking fueling Haiti’s gang wars
By Sarah Morland (Reuters) – The head of the United Nation’s drugs and crime office on Thursday warned of a “vicious cycle” of arms trafficking …
Richmond Couple Convicted of Forced Labor and Human Trafficking
EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA — A federal jury in the Eastern District of Virginia convicted Harmanpreet Singh, 30, and Kulbir Kaur, 43, of multiple charges …
North Charleston Man Sentenced to Over 16 Years for Drug Trafficking
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Maurice “Black” Adams, a 29-year-old North Charleston resident, was sentenced to 198 months in federal prison following his involvement in a large-scale …
Ghislaine Maxwell’s appeal of sex trafficking conviction to be heard in March
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court will in March review Ghislaine Maxwell’s conviction and 20-year prison sentence for helping the …
Drug Trafficking Arrest at West Roxbury Convenience Store
WEST ROXBURY, MA – Isaac Rosa, a 45-year-old West Roxbury resident, was arrested on Friday, by the Area E-5 Drug Control Unit for narcotics trafficking. …
Suspect Indicted for Sexual Abuse and Trafficking in Manhattan
MANHATTAN, NY – Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr. announced the indictment of Jose Espinoza, 62, for rape, sexual abuse, assault, and labor trafficking …
National Drug Trafficking Operator Pleads Guilty
HARTFORD, CT – Ramon Ramos-Acevedo, 48, of New Britain, Connecticut, pleaded guilty in federal court yesterday to charges related to large-scale fentanyl and cocaine trafficking. …
Ocean County Man Admits to Drug Trafficking and Illegal Firearm Possession
BRICK, NJ – Henry Burns, a 56-year-old resident of Brick Township, entered a guilty plea on January 22, 2024, for major drug offenses and illegal …
Sarasota Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking and Firearm Possession
TAMPA, FLORIDA – Alfred Clayton Rosier, Jr., 29, of Sarasota, has entered a guilty plea to charges of possession with intent to distribute a significant …
Pottsville Man Sentenced for Computer Hacking and Illegal Image Trafficking
SCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced the sentencing of 34-year-old Brandon B. Boyer of Pottsville, Pennsylvania. On …
Major Drug and Gun Trafficking Operation Dismantled in Far Rockaway
QUEENS, NY – Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz, in coordination with the New York City Police Department (NYPD), announced the indictment of five individuals in …
AUSA Nicole DuPré Honored for Outstanding Work in Human Trafficking Case
GREENSBORO – Nicole DuPré, Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) for the Middle District of North Carolina, has been named the 2023 Assistant United States Attorney …
U.S. Attorney’s Office Amplifies Efforts During National Human Trafficking Prevention Month
Hattiesburg, Miss. – In observance of National Human Trafficking Prevention Month, U.S. Attorney Todd Gee and his staff are intensifying their efforts to combat human …
Newark Man Admits Involvement in Drug Trafficking Operation
NEWARK, N.J. – Ali Carney, a 45-year-old Newark resident, has pleaded guilty to charges related to his involvement in a drug trafficking conspiracy. On Wednesday, …
Five Indicted in Queens for Gun and Drug Trafficking Following Six-Month Investigation
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced the indictment of five individuals on charges related to the criminal sale of drugs and guns, concluding a comprehensive …
Athens Woman Sentenced for Multiple Felonies Including Fentanyl Trafficking
Jessica Renee Hart, a 37-year-old resident of Athens, Ohio, faced a substantial prison sentence following her recent court appearance before Judge George P. McCarthy on …
Crow Agency Man Sentenced to Five Years for Meth Trafficking
BILLINGS – Jeffrey Prettypaint, a 30-year-old man from Crow Agency, was sentenced to five years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for …
NJ Grand Jury Charges Two Men in Human Trafficking Case
TRENTON, NJ – Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ) today announced a significant development in a human trafficking case …
State Police Dismantle Illegal Firearms Trafficking Ring in Central New York
The New York State Police Community Stabilization Unit (CSU) and the Violent Gang and Narcotics Enforcement Team have successfully concluded a three-month investigation into illegal …
Dorchester Man Arrested on Drug Trafficking Charges
DORCHESTER, MA – Marco Natera, 38, of Dorchester, was recently arrested on drug trafficking charges by officers from the District E-13 (Jamaica Plain) Drug Control …
Springfield Man Sentenced for Trafficking Minor Under 14
BOSTON, MA – Carlos Casillas, 51, from Springfield, received a 220-month prison sentence yesterday for sex trafficking a minor under 14 years old. U.S. District …
Newark Man Charged with Human Trafficking
CHATHAM TOWNSHIP, NJ – The Morris County Prosecutor’s Office announced charges against Nafis H. Wiggins, 25, of Newark, New Jersey, for human trafficking and related …
India probes suspected human trafficking after 276 nationals return home
By Sumit Khanna and Rupam Jain AHMEDABAD, India (Reuters) – India has launched an investigation into how 303 Indians ended up on a chartered flight …
Federal Grand Jury Indicts Six Individuals in Connecticut for Gun Trafficking
NEW HAVEN, CT — United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Vanessa Roberts Avery, together with James Ferguson, Special Agent in Charge of the …
Fourteen Sentenced in Major Drug Trafficking Operation in Charlotte
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Fourteen members of a significant drug trafficking organization were sentenced today, following a comprehensive two-year investigation led by the Drug Enforcement Administration …
Buffalo Man Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison for Cocaine Trafficking
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Augustin Ramos, a 42-year-old Buffalo resident, was sentenced to 96 months in prison for charges related to cocaine distribution. U.S. District Judge …
Chesapeake Man Sentenced to 25 Years for Sex Trafficking Minors
NORFOLK, Va. — Denzel Akeem Loftin, a 32-year-old man from Chesapeake, was sentenced to 25 years in prison for sex trafficking two minors. The sentencing …
Hempstead Man Sentenced in Drug Trafficking Case
MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly reported the sentencing of Darren Devane, 37, known as Buck, for his involvement in a …
Leader of Fentanyl Trafficking Organization Pleads Guilty
BOSTON – A Providence man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to leading a drug trafficking organization (DTO) operating in Southeastern Massachusetts and …
Farmington Man Sentenced to More Than 6 Years in Federal Prison for Fentanyl and Cocaine Trafficking Offenses
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that DENIS MURTIC, 38, of Farmington, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District …
Four Men Charged with Allegedly Running Drug Trafficking Ring that Shipped Wholesale Amounts of Narcotics to Indo-Pacific Region
LOS ANGELES – Two Orange County men have been arrested on a three-count federal grand jury indictment alleging they ran a transnational drug trafficking organization …
Colorado Man Sentenced for Trafficking Methamphetamine into Utah
ST. GEORGE, Utah – A foreign national, and Colorado resident, was sentenced yesterday to 92 months imprisonment followed by four years supervised release, after he …
Ninth Defendant Pleads Guilty in Large-Scale Sacramento Cocaine and Heroin Trafficking Conspiracy
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Tyrone Anderson, 43, of Sacramento, pleaded guilty today to one count of conspiracy to traffic at least 5,000 grams of cocaine and …
Queens Family That Ran Major Drug Trafficking Operation Busted
QUEENS, NEW YORK – Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced the successful conclusion of a 15-month investigation into a family-run drug trafficking ring. This extensive …
Long Island Man Indicted for Sex Trafficking of Teen and Promoting Prostitution
BROOKLYN, NY – Terrence Reid, a 43-year-old man from Hempstead, was arraigned on Tuesday on multiple charges including sex trafficking of a child, following his …
Long Island Man Charged with Trafficking of Teen
BROOKLYN, NY – On Tuesday, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced the arraignment of Terrence Reid, 43, of Hempstead, New York, on charges related to …
High-Level Trafficker Pleads Guilty to International Cocaine Trafficking
NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – December 12, 2023 SAN DIEGO –Augusto Jean Carlo Castillo-Hernandez of Guatemala pleaded guilty in federal court today, admitting that he and …
Final Defendant Sentenced in Large-Scale Methamphetamine Trafficking Conspiracy
LONDON, Ky. – A Somerset, Ky., man, Dennie Smith, 50, was sentenced to 217 months on Monday, by U.S. District Judge Robert Wier, for conspiracy …
Eight-Time Felon Convicted at Trial for Drug Trafficking and Possessing an Illegally Modified Machinegun in Furtherance of Drug-Trafficking Crimes
MOBILE, AL – A federal jury convicted a Mobile man last week for drug conspiracy, possessing bulk marijuana with intent to distribute it, possessing an …
Hanover Man Arrested for Drugs Trafficking and Money Laundering
HANOVER TOWNSHIP, NJ – Authorities in Morris County have arrested 27-year-old Anthony Dello-Russo of Hanover Township on various drug charges following a multi-agency investigation. The …
Deerpark Man Gets 10 Years, Enfield Man 6 Years in Separate Cocaine Trafficking Cases
ORANGE COUNTY, NY — Shariff Gual, 38, of Deerpark, was sentenced to 10 years in state prison and five years of post-release supervision on December …
Clothing Wholesaler Ordered to Pay Nearly $10.4 Million for Violating U.S. Drug Trafficking Sanctions and for Customs Fraud
LOS ANGELES – A Paramount-based clothing wholesale company was fined $4 million, ordered to pay $6,390,781 in restitution, and placed on probation for five years …
Man Indicted for Trafficking Methamphetamine, Fentanyl
Spokane, Washington – Today, Vanessa R. Waldref, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced that a federal grand jury has indicted …
Jury Convicts Denver Man of Fentanyl, Meth Trafficking, Illegal Firearm
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Denver, Colorado, man has been convicted at trial for transporting fentanyl and methamphetamine through Kansas City, Mo., aboard a bus …
Madison Man Sentenced to 4 Years for Illegal Gun Possession & Fentanyl Trafficking
MADISON, WIS. – Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Messiah A. Fleming, 21, Madison, Wisconsin was sentenced …
Man Convicted of Firearms Trafficking Sentenced
Fort Worth man who trafficked firearms from Texas to California to convicted felons was sentenced today to 9 years in prison, announced U.S. Attorney for …