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Cleveland Man Charged with Distributing Narcotics that Led to Fatal Overdose

News Release: CLEVELAND - A Cleveland man was charged in a superseding indictment with distributing narcotics that led to the overdose death of another individual in January 2022.


Unlicensed Medical Assistant Convicted in $6 Million Fraud Conspiracy

News Release: A federal jury convicted an Illinois woman yesterday for conspiring to defraud Medicare of over $6 million.


News Release: BROWNSVILLE, Texas - A 21-year-old Mexican citizen has been sent to prison following his conviction of conspiracy to transport over four thousand pounds of marijuana, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.


Raleigh County Man Sentenced to Prison for Witness Retaliation

News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - David Stanley, 46, of Bolt, was sentenced today to three years and five months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for retaliation against a government witness.


Dominican Drug Lord Pleads Guilty to Importing Tons of Cocaine into the United States

News Release: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -Dominican drug lord Cesar Emilio Peralta-Adamez, also known as “El Abusador," plead guilty to drug trafficking charges, announced W. Stephen Muldrow, United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico.


Providence Brothers Charged in Federal Court as ATF, Postal Service Agents Seize Five Firearms, Including Four “Ghost Guns”

News Release: PROVIDENCE - Two Providence brothers previously convicted in New York state court on violent crime charges are facing federal charges following the seizure of five firearms, including four “ghost guns," and ammunition during searches of their residences as part of a Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) investigation, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.


News Release: WAYCROSS, GA: A South Georgia man who participated in a widespread drug-trafficking conspiracy and two state prison guards who smuggled drugs behind bars are among the final defendants sentenced to federal prison as a major meth-distribution prosecution comes to a close.


News Release: CONCORD - Jerry S. Roberts, Jr., 38, of Concord, was sentenced to 360 months in federal prison and lifetime supervised release for exploitation of a minor, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced today.


Rochester Man Sentenced to More than 14 Years in Prison for Fentanyl Trafficking and Fatal Overdose

News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross and Frank A. Tarentino III, Special Agent in Charge, New York Division, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) announced today that Julio A. Rodriguez, 31, of Rochester, NY, who was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, 40 grams or more of fentanyl, was sentenced to serve 174 months in prison by Chief U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford.


Española Man Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison for Child Pornography

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced that Christopher Baca, 35, of Española, New Mexico, was sentenced on Nov. 16 to nine years and one month in prison for possession of child pornography. Baca pleaded guilty on March 11.


U.S. Marshals Elevate Fugitive Investigation for Couple to Major Case Status, Offer up to $10,000 Each for Information Leading to Arrest

News Release: Concord, NH - A four plus month search for “Fugitive of the Week", Charles Wilson Fowle, 40 years-of-age, ended this morning in Manchester, NH. Mr. Fowle had been wanted on outstanding federal supervised release violations stemming from his original conviction and sentence in U.S. District Court for distribution of oxycodone and marijuana.


News Release: A federal jury today convicted a political consultant for his role in funneling illegal foreign campaign contributions from a Russian foreign national to a 2016 presidential campaign.


U.S. Marshals Offer up to $10,000 for Information on Conover Murder Suspect

News Release: Kansas City, MO - United States Marshal Mark S. James announced today the recovery of 3 abducted children from Saline County in Texas.


US Marshals return Georgia man who fled to Jamaica to avoid child molestation charges

News Release: Waco, TX - The U.S. Marshals and Navasota Police Department arrested a 17-year fugitive in Navasota on Tuesday.


News Release: LOS ANGELES - Federal authorities today held a news conference to inform the public of their ongoing efforts to stem the widespread damage caused by fentanyl, the extremely dangerous synthetic opioid that has contaminated nearly every corner of the illicit drug market and is killing Americans at an unprecedented level.


Fayette County Attorney Sentenced To Probation With Home Detention For Defrauding Clients

News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on Nov. 16, 2022, John William “JW" Eddy, age 40, of Fayette County, Pennsylvania was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Sylvia H. Rambo to five years of probation, including 21 months of home detention with electronic monitoring, for misappropriating funds from clients of his law practice between 2016 and 2020.


Modesto Man Indicted for Sexual Exploitation of Numerous Children Using Snapchat

News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a five-count indictment yesterday against Jacob Jacobsen, 27, of Modesto, charging him with four counts of sexual exploitation of a child and one count of receipt of child pornography, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


News Release: Seattle - Two Estonian citizens were arrested in Tallinn, Estonia Nov. 20, 2022, on an 18-count indictment charging conspiracy, wire fraud, and conspiracy to commit money laundering. The indictment was returned by a grand jury sitting in the Western District of Washington on October 27 and unsealed today following the arrests.


Member of Large Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to 360 Months in Federal Prison for Gun and Drug Charges

News Release: United States Attorney Ronald C. Gathe, Jr. announced the sentencing of Travis R. James, age 38 of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, as part of Operation Hidden Fee, an extensive federal, state, and local investigation by the Middle District Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) aimed at a drug trafficking network based and operating in Baton Rouge.


Drug Distributor in Fidelis Way Drug Trafficking Organization Pleads Guilty

News Release: BOSTON - A drug distributor within a Boston-area drug trafficking organization (DTO) pleaded guilty yesterday to a drug trafficking conspiracy involving cocaine and cocaine base (crack cocaine).