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Three men indicted for drug trafficking as authorities seize nearly 1,400 pounds of meth

A federal grand jury has indicted three individuals on charges of drug trafficking conspiracy, according to Acting U.S. Attorney Michele Beckwith.


New Orleans woman receives prison sentence for drug trafficking and money laundering

Brandie Rowe, a 37-year-old resident of New Orleans, has been sentenced to thirty-six months in prison following her guilty plea to charges related to the distribution and possession with intent to distribute cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl.


ICE arrests Paisas gang member after release from federal prison

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has detained Gilberto Guadalupe Guevara-Barboza, a 26-year-old Mexican national and self-admitted member of the Paisas gang.


Hugo resident pleads guilty to firearm and child exploitation charges

Chayse Anthony Beard, a 24-year-old resident of Hugo, Oklahoma, has pleaded guilty to federal charges related to firearms and child sex abuse materials.


Mexican national faces drug trafficking and immigration charges

A Mexican national, Juan Alexis Castanon-Chavez, 27, appeared in a Salt Lake City court facing charges related to drug trafficking and immigration violations.


Duluth felon sentenced to over 13 years for narcotics trafficking

A Duluth resident, Diaunte Jevon Shields, has been sentenced to 167 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for his involvement in narcotics trafficking.


Florida man receives prison sentence for role in biofuel fraud conspiracy

The General Manager of a renewable fuel company in Fort Pierce, Florida, has been sentenced to 37 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release.


Final defendants sentenced for large-scale retail theft schemes

Sentencing for four individuals involved in a large-scale retail theft scheme concluded today in U.S. District Court, Providence.


Louisiana man sentenced for trafficking meth through East Texas

A Shreveport, Louisiana man has been sentenced to over 21 years in federal prison for drug trafficking offenses in the Eastern District of Texas.


Johnstown man admits guilt in drug trafficking and firearm charges

A Johnstown, Pennsylvania resident has admitted guilt in federal court to charges related to narcotics trafficking and illegal firearm possession.


Par Funding's James LaForte sentenced over fraudulent scheme

James LaForte, a 48-year-old resident of New York, has been sentenced to over 11 years in prison for his involvement in a fraudulent investment scheme known as Par Funding.


Johnstown man sentenced for drug trafficking involving fentanyl and methamphetamine

A Johnstown, Pennsylvania resident has been sentenced to 50 months in federal prison for his role in a narcotics trafficking conspiracy.


Ohio man convicted on multiple drug trafficking charges

An Aberdeen, Ohio man, Gary Cunningham Jr., has been convicted by a federal jury in Covington for several drug trafficking offenses.


Kyle man sentenced for role in meth distribution conspiracy

A Kyle, South Dakota man has been sentenced to six years in federal prison for his involvement in a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy.


California man receives lengthy sentence for methamphetamine distribution

Victor Garcia, a resident of Palmdale, California, has been sentenced to 14 years in federal prison for drug trafficking.


Pocatello man receives 10-year sentence for meth trafficking

Steven Greenleaf Blodgett, a 67-year-old resident of Pocatello, has been sentenced to a decade in federal prison for possessing methamphetamine with the intent to distribute.


Muldrow resident pleads guilty to child abuse charges

James Dean Bledsoe, a 32-year-old resident of Muldrow, Oklahoma, has pleaded guilty to three counts of child abuse in Indian Country.


New Orleans man sentenced for firearm possession as a felon

A New Orleans man, Avery Julien, has been sentenced to 37 months in prison for being a felon in possession of firearms.


Muskogee man pleads guilty to failing sex offender registration

A Muskogee resident has pleaded guilty to failing to register as a sex offender, according to the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma.


Mexican national faces charges for repeated illegal reentry into the US

A federal grand jury in Honolulu has indicted Navor Salas Cruz, a 52-year-old Mexican national, for illegally reentering the United States after prior felony convictions and removals.