A federal grand jury indictment was unsealed today, charging 14 individuals with conspiracy to distribute cocaine and marijuana, announced United States Attorney Barbara L. McQuade. Joining McQuade in the announcement was Special Agent in Charge Robert L. Corso, United States Drug Enforcement (DEA), and Special Agent in Charge Erick Martinez...

PADUCAH, KY. - David J. Hale, United States Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky, and Robert L. Corso, Special Agent in Charge for the United States Drug Enforcement (DEA), announced today that a federal jury in Paducah, Kentucky, has found three Christian County, Kentucky, men guilty of conspiracy to...

OWENSBORO, KY - An early morning drug sweep in Henderson, Kentucky, conducted by multiple law enforcement agencies, has resulted in thirteen arrests on charges for possession and distribution of cocaine and additional drug related offenses. The arrests are the culmination of a nearly two year long cooperative investigation by the...

LOS ANGELES, CA - A joint federal-state law enforcement operation this morning led to the arrest of 27 people linked to a Lennox street gang, some of whom are named in a federal racketeering indictment that alleges the gang is a criminal enterprise that has engaged in violent crimes, extortion...

COLUMBUS, OH - On January 11, 2011, Harold Eugene Fletcher, 42, owner of the East Main Street Pharmacy in Columbus, plead guilty in U.S. District Court to illegal distribution of the painkiller, oxycodone. He also plead guilty to one count of structuring financial transactions and one count of filing a...

LOS ANGELES, CA - The lead defendant in a federal RICO indictment that was brought as part of the nation’s largest-ever gang sweep was sentenced today to 30 years in federal prison for helping coordinate the racketeering activities of the Varrio Hawaiian Gardens street gang and distributing large quantities of...

LAS VEGAS, NV - Federal charges have been filed against 15 individuals alleging they were distributing marijuana in violation of federal and state law through the operation of storefront medical marijuana businesses, announced Daniel G. Bogden, United States Attorney for the District of Nevada. Federal and local authorities arrested 12...

United States Attorney Barbara L. McQuade announced today that a former Michigan physician was sentenced today to 80 months in prison for unlawfully prescribing OxyContin. Additionally, a former Michigan pharmacist was sentenced on December 10, 2010, to 36 months in prison for his part in filling those unlawful prescriptions. Joining...