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DEA Rocky Mountain Field Division and the Office of the Attorney General Host First Family Summit in Montana

Drug Enforcement Administration’s Rocky Mountain Field Division, in partnership with the Office of the Attorney General for the state of Montana, hosted a Family Summit in support of those who have lost loved ones to the drug poisoning and overdose epidemic.


Drugs and Guns Result in 10 Years of Prison for Meth Dealer

In a U.S. District courtroom on Monday, a federal judge sentenced a Cahokia Heights, Ill., man to 10 years in prison after he admitted to distributing methamphetamine in 2021.


Indictment Charges 14 New Haven Area Residents with Charges Related to Counterfeit Pill Production, Narcotics Trafficking

Indictment Charges 14 New Haven Area Residents with Charges Related to Counterfeit Pill Production, Narcotics Trafficking


Dominican National Sentenced to 30 Months in Federal Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl and Heroin

Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that JEFFREY AMARANTE-PEREZ, 29, of the Dominican Republic, has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford to 30 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for trafficking fentanyl and heroin.


Providence Man Indicted for Selling Oxycodone to Undercover Officer

A Providence man has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Worcester for allegedly selling oxycodone on multiple occasions to an undercover officer.


Santa Rosa Doctor Sentenced to More than Two Years in Prison for Unlawfully Prescribing Fentanyl and Oxycodone

Thomas Keller, formerly a pain management doctor in Santa Rosa, has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for distributing Schedule II and IV controlled substances outside the scope of his professional practice and without a legitimate medical need, announced United States Attorney Ismail J. Ramsey, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Acting Special Agent in Charge Bob P. Beris, FBI San Francisco Special Agent in Charge Robert K. Tripp, and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General (HHS-OIG) Special Agent in Charge Steven J. Ryan, and the California Department of Justice Division of Medi-Cal Fraud and Elder Abuse (DMFEA).


Leader of Multi-State Drug Trafficking Group Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison for Distribution of Fentanyl, Meth, and Heroin

A 39-year-old Woodinville, Washington, resident was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 108 months in prison, for his role as the leader of a conspiracy to distribute narcotics including fentanyl, meth, and heroin, announced U.S. Attorney Nick Brown. Jose Luis Ibarra-Valle has been in custody since his arrest in December 2020.


Large-Scale Drug Trafficking Organization Leader Sentenced to Life in Prison

The leader of a large-scale drug trafficking organization was sentenced in a federal court in El Paso Thursday to life in prison.


Second Mexican National Sentenced for Meth Conspiracy

Missouri State Trooper Found 88 Pounds of Meth, Firearm During Car Stop on I-70 in Saline County


Baltimore Drug Dealer Sentenced to Six Years in Federal Prison as Part of a Drug Conspiracy Operating in Baltimore

U.S. District Judge Stephanie A. Gallagher sentenced Eric Wilson, age 51, of Owings Mills, Maryland, yesterday to six years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, on drug conspiracy and distribution charges related to his supplying cocaine, crack cocaine and fentanyl to drug traffickers operating in West and Northwest Baltimore.


Klamath Falls Methamphetamine Dealer Sentenced to Seven Years in Federal Prison

A Southern Oregon man was sentenced to federal prison today for possessing and distributing large quantities of methamphetamine in and around Klamath Falls, Oregon.


Tampa Area Man Sentenced To More Than 17 Years For Series Of Convenience Store Robberies

U.S. District Judge Mary Scriven has sentenced Enrique Marquez (26, Tampa) to 17 years and 11 months in federal prison for four Hobbs Act robberies, conspiracy to commit those robberies, and two counts of brandishing a firearm during the commission of the robberies. Marquez had pleaded guilty on December 5, 2022.


Lynn Man Arrested for Wire Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft

A Lynn man has been arrested and charged in connection with using a stolen identity to rent an apartment, for which he allegedly made no rent payments


Red Lake Man Sentenced to Over 16 Years in Federal Prison for Rape

A Red Lake man has been sentenced to 200 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for sexually assaulting a woman in her home on the Red Lake Reservation, announced United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger.


Three People Plead Guilty, Four More Charged with Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud in Connection with Telemarketing Scheme Targeting Timeshare Owners over the Age of 55

Seven people have been charged for their participation in a telemarketing scheme to defraud timeshare owners over the age of 55, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.


Buffalo Man Who Led Multi-Million Dollar Narcotics Conspiracy That Stretched From Mexico To Buffalo Going To Prison For 27 Years

U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Adrian Goudelock a/k/a AD, a/k/a Ace, a/k/a Ace Boogs, 40, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted by a federal jury of conspiring to possess with intent to distribute, and distributing, five kilograms or more of cocaine, attempted possession and possession of five kilograms or more of cocaine, and money laundering conspiracy, was sentenced to serve 324 months in prison by U.S.



Charges Brought in Missing Person Investigation

Preston Henry Tolth, 23, of New Mexico, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Phoenix on March 14, 2023.


FBI Seeking Information From a Bank Robbery in Miami (Palmetto Bay)

The FBI is seeking information from a bank robbery that took place today, April 3, 2023, at approximately 12:16 p.m. at Chase Bank branch, 15101 S. Dixie Highway, Miami, Florida.


Former St. Louis Police Employee Admits Injuring Jail Inmate

A former police department employee in St. Louis, Missouri on Monday admitted injuring a handcuffed jail inmate.