News from April 2023
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
California Man Pleads Guilty to Bringing Over 65,000 Fentanyl Pills to Syracuse for Distribution
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 29, 2023
Jose Orozco Acosta, 22, of Bakersfield, California, pled guilty today to possessing over 65,000 fentanyl pills with the intent to distribute them.
Meth and Cocaine Drug Ringleader Sentenced to Prison
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 29, 2023
A U.S. District Court judge sentenced an East St. Louis man to 16 years and six months in prison after he pled guilty to several drug charges for his involvement in a national trafficking ring as the Metro East St. Louis leader.
Rutland Man Sentenced to Federal Prison
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 29, 2023
The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Reinaldo Davis, 48, of Rutland, Vermont, was sentenced today to serve 18 months in prison after Davis pleaded guilty to distribution of cocaine base.
Alleged Member of La Oficina De Envigado Plead Guilty to Role in Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Tied to Medellin Cartel
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 29, 2023
A Colombian man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy connected with organized crime in the Republic of Colombia
Pawtucket Man Admits to Being an Armed Heroin Trafficker
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 29, 2023
A Pawtucket man admitted to a federal judge on Monday that he was in possession of more than two kilos of fentanyl, a loaded Glock handgun, and nearly $80,000 in cash when Pawtucket Police executed a court-authorized search of his home and arrested him in October 2019, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.
Former Paramedic Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Stealing Medical-Grade Fentanyl
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 29, 2023
41-year-old Christopher Robert Pattinson of Commerce City, was sentenced to three years in prison for tampering with fentanyl intended for patient use according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado.