BROWNSVILLE, Texas – Two former deputies with the Cameron County Precinct 5 Constable’s Office have been arrested and charged with conspiracy to commit extortion under color of official right and wire fraud, announced Drug Enforcement Administration, Special Agent in Charge Will R. Glaspy and U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. Benito...

WACO, Texas- A federal judge today sentenced 38-year-old methamphetamine distribution ringleader Daniel Louis Lopez to life in federal prison, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Will R. Glaspy, Houston Division; United States Attorney John F. Bash; FBI Special Agent in Charge Christopher Combs; Waco Police Chief Ryan Holt...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 35-year-old resident of Conroe has been sentenced in to federal prison following his conviction for large-scale cocaine trafficking, announced DEA Houston Division Special Agent in Charge Will R. Glaspy and U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. Perry Clark pleaded guilty Feb. 21, 2019. Today, U.S. District...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A federal grand jury has returned a two-count indictment against a 31-year-old Mexican citizen who illegally resided in Mission, announced DEA Houston Division Special Agent in Charge Will R. Glaspy and U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. Abraham Barajas-Alcantar was originally arrested by criminal complaint April 30...

BEAUMONT, Texas – A 41-year-old Houston man has been sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking and money laundering violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Will R. Glaspy and U.S. Attorney Joseph D. Brown today. John D. Leontaritis, owner and operator...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 37-year-old U.S. citizen who was living in Mexico has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction of conspiring to possess with the intent to distribute more than 10 kilograms of heroin, announced United States Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Will R. Glaspy...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – U.S. Attorney Andrew Birge announced today that Amanda Sheridan, 38, of Hastings, Michigan, pled guilty to acquiring controlled substances by fraud. She faces up to four years in federal prison for her crime. Sheridan, who worked as a medical assistant at a doctor’s office in Grand...

DAYTON, Ohio – Robert W. Stroud, 45, of Houston, Texas, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 12 years in prison for crimes related to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and violating supervised release from an earlier conviction. United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio...

CLEVELAND - Three people were indicted in federal court for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute THC. Indicted are Frank Altieri, 25, of Brooklyn, Florida; and David Bruell, 28, of Pepper Pike, Ohio, and James Campbell, 35, of Boynton Beach, Florida. They are each charged with one count of...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — U.S. Attorney Andrew Birge announced today that John Shedd, 71, of Albion, Michigan, and Terry Tooley, 64, of Spring Arbor, Michigan, pled guilty to conspiracy to distribute prescription drug controlled substances, and conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud. Shedd and Tooley, who formerly owned Parks Drug Store...