COLUMBUS, Ohio - Tysin L. Gordon, 30, of Columbus, was sentenced to 96 months in prison in connection with a racketeering case involving the organized criminal enterprise known as the Short North Posse. Benjamin C. Glassman, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, Timothy J. Plancon, Special...

WASHINGTON - The United States Drug Enforcement (DEA) released the 2016 National Heroin Threat Assessment Summary - (NHTA) today. The report outlines the expanding public health crisis afflicting America due to the use and abuse of heroin and other opioid drugs. Some key facts: The number of people reporting current...

COLUMBUS, Ohio - A United States District Court convicted five Short North Posse gang members of racketeering and murder today following a two-month trial. Robert B. Ledbetter, 37, Christopher A. Harris, 28, Rashad A. Liston, 26, Deounte Ussury, 31, and Clifford L. Robinson, 38, all of Columbus, were convicted on...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - Jermaine Carr, 34, of Riverdale, Illinois, received a three-year sentence in federal prison for tampering with a witness related to his brother’s federal drug charges on June 2, 2016. The witness was assisting law enforcement officers with an investigation into Jermaine Carr’s brother, Daniel Carr, for...

MARQUETTE, Mich. - United States Attorney Patrick A. Miles, Jr., announced the results of a joint investigation by the U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA), the Michigan State Police, the Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement (UPSET), and the Forsyth Township Police Department. The investigation successfully dismantled a drug trafficking organization responsible for regularly...

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Rashod D. Todd, 28, of Columbus, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to conspiracy to one count each of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute oxycodone and conspiracy to commit money laundering. Benjamin C. Glassman, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, Timothy...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Today, anesthesiologist Jaime Guerrero, who had practices in Kentucky and Indiana, was sentenced to 100 months in prison, by United States District Judge Greg N. Stevens. United States Attorney John E. Kuhn Jr. announced today that according to the terms of a prior plea agreement, Guerrero agreed...

WASHINGTON - Americans turned in more unused prescription drugs at the most recent DEA National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day than on any of the previous 10 events since it began in 2010, demonstrating their understanding of the value of this service. Last weekend the DEA and over 4,200 of its...

COLUMBUS, Ohio - The U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA) and Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine gave thanks today to Ohio residents for properly disposing of an estimated 18 (over 36,000 pounds) of unneeded, unwanted, or expired prescription drugs during last Saturday's National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day. The DEA's National Prescription Drug...

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ramiro Nonato Mendoza, 39, of Columbus, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 160 months in prison for heroin and cocaine charges. Benjamin C. Glassman, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Timothy J. Plancon, Ohio...