SACRAMENTO, Calif. - -Patricia Jane Albright, 64, of Nevada City, was sentenced by United States District Judge Troy L. Nunley to five years and five months in prison for conspiring to manufacture marijuana, manufacturing marijuana, and structuring currency transactions to evade federal reporting requirements. On July 21, 2015, Albright pleaded...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - -Today, United States District Judge Troy L. Nunley sentenced DuWayne LeDoux, 55, of Kodiak, Alaska, to seven years in prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and conspiracy to structure cash deposits, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge...

STATESVILLE, N.C. - Nine methamphetamine traffickers have been sentenced over a two-day period to prison terms ranging from one to 17.5 years, as a result of two related Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task (OCDETF) investigations, announced Jill Westmoreland Rose, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. U.S. Attorney...

GREENEVILLE, Tenn. - On Nov. 30, 2015, Daniel Guy Bickley, 56, of Bristol, Va., was sentenced by the Honorable J. Ronnie Greer, U.S. District Court Judge, to serve 24 months in federal prison. Bickley was also ordered to serve three years of supervised release after his prison term and forfeit...

OAKLAND, Calif. - -A federal grand jury indicted thirteen defendants for conducting a state-wide conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute and the distribution of controlled substances, announced Acting United States Attorney Brian J. Stretch, Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge John J. Martin, and Department of Treasury...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - - Damacio Diaz, 43, of McFarland, a detective with the Bakersfield Police (BPD) was arrested today, charged with abusing his position of trust as a police detective when he conspired with and assisted a narcotics dealer in the operation of the dealer’s drug organization, announced United States...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Daniel Sands was arrested and charged on Nov. 20, in a criminal complaint with engaging in conduct with the intent to retaliate against a witness who testified against his father in an official court proceeding in U.S. District Court. An initial appearance was held this afternoon before...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Miguel Sotelo, 41, of Sacramento, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Morrison C. England Jr. to 11 years in prison and a $25,000 fine for possessing methamphetamine with the intent to distribute. According to court documents, in April 2014, Sacramento County Sheriff’s detectives spotted a...

GREENEVILLE, Tenn. - Between Oct. 26 and Nov. 9, 2015, four more individuals involved in an extensive a-(alpha-pyrrolidinopentiophenone) distribution conspiracy centered in northeast Tennessee, southwest Virginia and western North Carolina, were sentenced to serve time in federal prison by the Honorable Pamela L. Reeves, U.S. District Court Judge. Melissa Carol...

SAN FRANCISCO - Three San Francisco International Airport security screeners have been arrested on charges of defrauding the government and smuggling cocaine, announced Acting United States Attorney Brian J. Stretch, Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge John J. Martin, Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge David J...