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Texas Man Sentenced for Transporting Cocaine
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 3, 2023
News Release: EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. - A man from Texas was sentenced to four years and nine months in federal prison after he admitted to transporting a kilogram of cocaine to Illinois. In addition to the prison sentence, Henry Garcia-Blanco, 28, of Irving, Texas, will serve three years of supervised release.
FBI Media Alert: New Mexico High School Students Invited to Apply to FBI Teen Academy
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 3, 2023
News Release: FBI Media Alert: New Mexico High School Students Invited to Apply to FBI Teen Academy.
WMATA Senior Program Manager Sentenced for Carrying Out Procurement Scheme
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 3, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - A former senior manager for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) was sentenced today to 18 months in prison for carrying out a scheme in which he and others manipulated the agency’s procurement process in favor of a company that was paid more than $1.3 million for items and services over a period of more than nine years.
Dealer of Fake Oxycodone Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Fentanyl Death
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 2, 2023
News Release: AUSTIN, Texas - A Cedar Park man was sentenced in a federal court in Austin last Friday to 20 years in prison for distribution of fentanyl causing death.
Smuggling Over $2M in Fentanyl and Other Narcotics Lands Women in Prison
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 2, 2023
News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - Two Houston women have been sent to prison following their convictions of conspiring to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl, heroin and cocaine, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Houston Division Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux and U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.
Kentucky Man Sentenced on Felony Charge for Actions During January 6 Capitol Breach
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 2, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - A Kentucky man was sentenced yesterday for a felony charge for his actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election.
Defendant Charged in Connection with Narcotics Manufacturing and Distribution Center
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 2, 2023
News Release: NEW YORK CITY - Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Frank A. Tarentino III, the Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration, and Ivan J. Arvelo, the Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of Homeland Security Investigations, ...
Drug Dealer Sentenced to 70 Months for Attempted Drug Sale at Arizona Mills Mall
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 2, 2023
News Release: PHOENIX, Ariz. - Steve Lugo Leon, 24, of Phoenix, Arizona, was sentenced last week by United States District Judge G. Murray Snow to 70 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release. Leon pleaded guilty to Possession with Intent to Distribute 40 Grams or More of a Mixture or Substance Containing a Detectable Amount of Fentanyl.
Three Members Of Cape Cod Heroin Trafficking Ring Sentenced To Prison For Violent Kidnapping And Drug Offenses
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 1, 2023
News Release: BOSTON - Three men have been sentenced to decades in prison for their roles in a Cape Cod drug trafficking organization (DTO) that distributed heroin throughout the Cape Cod and Pawtucket, R.I., regions, committed a violent kidnapping recorded on video and worked together to shoot at a Hyannis man over a drug debt.
Providence Man Admits to Possessing Cocaine with Intent to Distribute
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 1, 2023
News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A Providence man is scheduled to be sentenced in August after admitting to a federal court judge that, in November 2021, he took possession of a package that contained more than a half kilogram of cocaine that was mailed from Puerto Rico and was addressed for delivery to a Providence residence, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.
Man Pleads Guilty To Conspiring To Traffic Kilograms Of Fentanyl
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 1, 2023
News Release: BOSTON - A Mexican man has pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute kilograms of fentanyl bound for Massachusetts from California.
North Carolina Man and New York Woman Charged with Conspiracy and Damaging National Gallery of Art Exhibit
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 1, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Timothy Martin of North Carolina, and Joanna Smith of New York, both 53, were taken into custody today following an indictment charging conspiracy to commit an offense against the United States and injury to a National Gallery of Art exhibit. Martin self-surrendered this morning in Raleigh, North Carolina; Smith self-surrendered this morning in Washington, D.C.
The United States and Montgomery County Based Pharmacy and Pharmacist Reach a Consent Decree Over Allegations of Illegally Dispensed Controlled Substances
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 1, 2023
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Peter J. Messitte approved the United States’ consent decree with Abtin Youssefi-Rashti, a Montgomery County based pharmacist, and Upton Care Pharmacy, Inc. (“Upton Care"), resolving the United States’ civil allegations that Youssefi-Rashti and Upton Care violated...
Wanted Fugitive Nida Muhammad Niazy Returned to Sacramento County to Face Sexual Assault Charges
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 1, 2023
News Release: Wanted Fugitive Nida Muhammad Niazy Returned to Sacramento County to Face Sexual Assault Charges.
Long Island Doctor Sentenced to 36 Months in Prison for Illegal Distribution of Oxycodone
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 1, 2023
News Release: BROOKLYN, N.Y. - Earlier today, in federal court in Central Islip, Frank Parasmo, a former medical doctor, was sentenced by United States District Judge Joan M. Azrack to 36 months in prison for his conviction on 32 counts of unlawfully distributing oxycodone, a highly addictive prescription painkiller, to 18 patients without a legitimate medical purpose. As part of the sentence, Parasmo also received 3 years of supervised release.
Waterbury Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Narcotics Distribution and Firearm Possession Offenses
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 1, 2023
News Release: WATERBURY, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, has announced that RAMON OQUENDO, also known as “Mimo," 46, of Waterbury, has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall in New Haven to 120 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for narcotics trafficking and firearm possession offenses.
Cheryl Ortiz appointed Special Agent in Charge of New Jersey Division
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 1, 2023
News Release: NEWARK, NJ - Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Administrator Anne Milgram recently announced the appointment of Assistant Special Agent in Charge Cheryl Ortiz as the new Special Agent in Charge (SAC) for the DEA New Jersey Division.
Lodi Man Sentenced to over 12 Years in Prison for Fentanyl Pill and Methamphetamine Trafficking
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 1, 2023
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Vincent Jose Vasquez, 29, of Lodi, was sentenced today to 12 years and six months in prison for fentanyl and methamphetamine trafficking, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Brian M. Clark announced.
Providence Woman Admits to Receiving and Storing Fentanyl and Cocaine Intended for Distribution
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 1, 2023
News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A Providence woman today admitted to a federal judge that she participated in a drug trafficking conspiracy and was paid by co-conspirators to accept and store multiple shipments of fentanyl and cocaine shipped through the United Parcel Service and Federal Express, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cuna.
Pennsylvania Woman Sentenced on Felony and Misdemeanor Charges for Actions During January 6 Capitol Breach
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 1, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - A Pennsylvania woman was sentenced today in the District of Columbia on felony and misdemeanor charges for her actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol breach. Her actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the presidential election.