DOJ Newswire Report News
DEA Investigation Leads to 12 Years in Prison for Meth Dealer
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 29, 2023
The U.S. Attorney's Office announced that Darwin L. Craig, age 34, of Charleston, Missouri, was sentenced to serve 12 years in federal prison for distributing methamphetamine.
Fentanyl Supplier Sentenced to More Than Six Years in Federal Prison
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 29, 2023
A Providence man who acted as a supplier of fentanyl to a mid-level drug trafficker was sentenced today to nearly six-and-a-half years in federal prison, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.
Indictment Charges Postal Employee with Cocaine Distribution, Mail Theft
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 29, 2023
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Ketty Larco-Ward, Inspector in Charge of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, Boston Division, and Brian D. Boyle, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, today announced that a federal grand jury in Hartford returned an indictment yesterday charging SHAWN R. FULLER, 36, of Hamden, with cocaine distribution and mail theft offenses.
Wisconsin Man Sentenced to 137 Months for Meth Trafficking
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 29, 2023
ohn G. McGarry, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of Drug Enforcement Administration-Milwaukee, and U.S. Attorney Timothy M. O’Shea for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Ryan P. Murray, 45, Weston, Wisconsin, was sentenced by Chief U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to 137 months in federal prison for possessing with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine
New Jersey Doctor Admits Health Care Fraud Targeting Amtrak
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 29, 2023
A New Jersey doctor today admitted participating in a health care fraud scheme to defraud Amtrak, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.
Houstonian ordered to prison following HPD officer shooting
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 29, 2023
A 24-year-old Pasadena man has been sent to federal prison following his conviction of firearm and drug trafficking offenses related to his role in the shooting of a Houston Police Department (HPD) officer, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux, Houston Division and U.S. Alamdar S. Hamdani.
Drug Dealer Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Selling the Fentanyl that Resulted in Death of Young Woman
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 29, 2023
Jonathan Miguel Lopez was sentenced in federal court to 120 months in prison for selling the fentanyl pills that resulted in the fatal overdose of 23-year-old Sherie Gil on September 30, 2021.
More than 100 Pounds of Illegal Drugs Seized in Rural Eastern Washington a Significant Amount Destined for the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 29, 2023
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Bureau of Indian Affairs Division of Drug Enforcement (BIA), and the North Central Washington Narcotics Task Force, and other federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement, executed a series of federal search warrants at a number of residential locations in rural Okanogan County, near Oroville, Washington, seizing more than 100 pounds of illegal controlled substances and multiple firearms.
Arizona Man Faces Federal Charges After Eastern Oregon Traffic Stop Yields 100,000 Fentanyl Pills, Two Pounds of Fentanyl Powder
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 29, 2023
An Arizona man is facing federal charges after he was caught transporting 100,000 counterfeit oxycodone pills containing fentanyl, two pounds of powdered fentanyl, and six pounds of cocaine on Interstate 84 in La Grande, Oregon.
Heroin and Fentanyl Distributor Sentenced to More Than 33 Years in Federal Prison
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 29, 2023
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, resident Brian Dennis was sentenced to more than 33 years in federal prison for leading a years-long conspiracy to distribute heroin and fentanyl
Armed Drug Dealer Sentenced to Seven Years in Federal Prison
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 29, 2023
A 35-year-old Providence man for whom court records indicate multiple previous state court convictions for similar conduct, was sentenced today to seven years in federal prison for being an armed drug dealer, a felon in possession of firearms, and for trafficking heroin, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.
Lowell Man Sentenced for Cocaine Conspiracy Tied to Colombian Organized Crime Organization
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 29, 2023
A Lowell man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for conspiring to distribute cocaine.
Man Admits to Hiding Meth in Air Freshener
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 29, 2023
A 57-year-old man has pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute more than 180 grams of meth, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.
Schuele Boy Pleads Guilty to Racketeering Conspiracy
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 29, 2023
U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Roderick Arrington, a/k/a Ra-Ra, 41, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty before Chief U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford to racketeering conspiracy, which carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
Providence Man Sentenced on Federal Drug and Firearm Charges
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 29, 2023
A Providence man found to be in possession of more than 500 grams of cocaine and 100 fentanyl pills, and who, as a previously convicted felon, was illegally in possession of several magazines of ammunition that he was legally prohibited from possessing, was sentenced today to more than two years in federal prison, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.
Boston Drug Trafficker Pleads Guilty to Cocaine Trafficking
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 29, 2023
A drug trafficker operating out of the Boston area has pleaded guilty to his role in a cocaine trafficking conspiracy.
Oroville Man Charged with Trafficking Fentanyl and Methamphetamine
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 29, 2023
federal grand jury returned a five-count indictment on April 19, 2023, against Joseph Alan Childers, 37, of Oroville, charging him with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute fentanyl and methamphetamine, possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert and Acting Special Agent in Charge Bob P. Beris announced.
Two Face Life for Drug Trafficking in Local Parking Lot
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 29, 2023
Two Mission men have pleaded guilty for their roles in a cocaine trafficking conspiracy, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.
Phoenix Man Sentenced to 78 Months for Trafficking Fentanyl
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 29, 2023
Luis Ernesto Morales-Reyes, 38, of Phoenix, Arizona, was sentenced Monday by United States District Judge James A. Soto to 78 months in prison, followed by four years of supervised release.
Crawfordville Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 29, 2023
Justin Deangelo Randolph, 38, of Crawfordville, Florida was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison after previously pleading guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, distribution of methamphetamine, and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl.