News from March 2023
St. Louis Man Admits Assaulting Deputy U.S. Marshals, Selling Methamphetamine
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 20, 2023
A man from St. Louis admitted assaulting two deputy U.S. marshals in 2021 and selling methamphetamine on Monday.
Former Nurse Sentenced for Stealing Opioids from Kansas Hospital
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 20, 2023
A Kansas man was sentenced to 18 months in prison and his nursing license forfeited after stealing controlled substances from his employer.
Leader of Waycross-Area Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Sentenced to Decades in Federal Prison
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 20, 2023
The leader of a south Georgia fentanyl- and heroin-trafficking operation linked to drug overdose deaths has been sentenced to more than 20 years in federal prison.
Final Defendant Sentenced in Prosecution of Middle Georgia Methamphetamine-Trafficking Conspiracy
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 20, 2023
The final defendant from a Laurens County methamphetamine trafficking ring has been sentenced to prison, wrapping up an operation that dismantled a major middle Georgia drug conspiracy and took more than 75 illegally possessed firearms off the streets.
Illinois Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Ice Meth Trafficking
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 20, 2023
Todd C. Smith, Assistant Special Agent in Charge at Drug Enforcement Administration-Chicago Field Division, and U.S. Attorney Gregory K. Harris for the Central District of Illinois announced that Keyshawn Q. Banks, 24, of Peoria, was sentenced on March 9, 2023, to 120 months of imprisonment, to be followed by five years of supervised release, for possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of actual methamphetamine (“Ice”).
Columbia Man Pleads Guilty to Second Meth Trafficking Indictment
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 20, 2023
Faces at Least 10 Years in Prison, Currently Serving 17-Year Sentence in an Earlier Case
California Man Indicted for Meth Trafficking
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 20, 2023
Smuggled 18 Kilos of Meth Aboard Bus Passing Through KC
Missouri Man Sentenced to 21 Years for Meth Trafficking, Illegal Firearm
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 20, 2023
Currently in State Prison on Unrelated Drug Trafficking, Armed Assault Charges
Midland Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Meth Distribution and Firearm Charge
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 20, 2023
A Midland man was sentenced last week to 360 months in prison for possessing approximately 1,000 grams of methamphetamine and possessing a handgun in furtherance to a drug activity.
Former Mexican Governor and Presidential Candidate Sentenced for Money Laundering
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 20, 2023
The former governor of Tamaulipas, Mexico, has been sentenced to nine years in prison for accepting over $3.5 million in illegal bribe money and using it to fraudulently purchase property in the United States, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.
Ghost Gun and Narcotics Trafficking Ring Shut Down in NYC
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 20, 2023
Joint Investigation by OAG, NYPD, NYSP, and DEA Recovered 19 Firearms, including 12 Ghost Guns, High-Capacity Magazines, and More than 560 Grams of Cocaine
6 Charged with Drug Trafficking Operation, Shipping Meth from California to Chicago
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 20, 2023
Sheila G. Lyons, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration Chicago Field Division, and Acting U.S. Attorney Morris Pasqual for the Northern District of Illinois announced that a federal grand jury has indicted five Chicago area residents and one California resident with a drug trafficking conspiracy for both shipping methamphetamine through the mail and distributing methamphetamine in and around Chicago.
Jamestown Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Conspiracy Which Resulted in Fatal Ovedose
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 20, 2023
U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Ryan A. Bloom, 37, of Jamestown, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr. to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, heroin, fentanyl, and methamphetamine, which carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a fine of $1,000,000.
Rocky Mountain Diversion Investigator Named “Outstanding Citizen of the Year”
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 20, 2023
Rocky Mountain Division Diversion Investigator (DI) Aaron St. Peter was recently named “Outstanding Citizen of the Year” at the Montana Narcotic’s Officers Association (MNOA) Conference in Bozeman.
Dominican Citizen Pleads Guilty to Selling Cocaine while Illegally in the United States
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 20, 2023
Jose Campusano, 38, a citizen of the Dominican Republic residing in Utica, New York, pled guilty to selling cocaine and illegally reentering the United States.
Man Indicted for Meth, Fentanyl, Illegal Firearm
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 20, 2023
Arrested with 2,300 Fentanyl Pills in KC, Meth & Firearm
DEA Chicago Division Welcomes New Special Agent in Charge
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 20, 2023
Sheila Lyons becomes first woman to lead the DEA’s fifth-largest field division, overseeing federal drug enforcement operations in Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin
Lexington Man Sentenced to 151 Months for Fentanyl Trafficking and Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 20, 2023
A Lexington, Ky., man, Isaiah Wimberly, 30, was sentenced to 151 months in federal prison on Wednesday, by U.S. District Judge Gregory Van Tatenhove, for possession with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives -ATF
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 20, 2023
A federal judge has sentenced a Chicago man to life in prison for committing murder to maintain and increase his position in a violent Chicago street gang.
Rapid City Man Charged With Illegal Possession of Firearm
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 20, 2023
United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a federal grand jury has indicted a Rapid City, South Dakota, man for Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person and Possession of an Unregistered Firearm.