DETROIT - Three individuals were charged in a six-count indictment, unsealed today, which alleges capital murder, heroin and cocaine distribution, and related firearm offenses, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew Schneider. Joining Schneider in the announcement were Timothy Plancon, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Detroit Field Office of DEA; Jeffrey E. Peterson, Acting...

(WESTON, Fla.) - A federal jury has found Tirso Hernandez-(35, Ocala, Florida) guilty of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine, and possession with the intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl. He faces a minimum mandatory penalty of 10 years...

(WESTON, Fla.) - Gregorio Lucas-Ramos, 29, Tampa, Florida, was sentenced yesterday to nine years in federal prison for conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine. He pleaded guilty on October 25, 2017. According to court documents, Lucas-Ramos is a Mexican citizen who entered...

(WESTON, Fla.) - Jamila Takiyah Hunter, 32, of Tallahassee, was convicted yesterday afternoon of possession with intent to distribute the controlled substance a-Pyrrolidinovalerophenone or “Alpha-PVP” known on the street as “Molly”. Hunter’s four co-defendants pleaded guilty in late 2017 and early 2018 to the following charges: Travis Glasco; Conspiracy to...

(WESTON, Fla.) - Five defendants pleaded guilty in unrelated cases to methamphetamine trafficking charges. On January 18, 2018 and January 30, 2018, respectively, Saul Bustos Bustos, 38, and Irepan Juanchi Salgado, 24, each of Mexico, pleaded guilty to conspiring to possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of...

(WESTON, Fla.) - Dr. Andres Mencia, 60, of Fort Lauderdale, Florida was arrested on February 6, 2018 at his clinic, the A.G.I. Medical and Dental Center located at 1608 E. Commercial Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on federal charges of Conspiracy to Dispense Controlled Substances, Conspiracy to Commit Health Care Fraud...

HARRISON TOWNSHIP, Mich. - Jennifer Franklin was sentenced today to 33 months’ in federal prison for writing illegal prescriptions for pain killers, U.S. Attorney Matthew Schneider announced. Schneider was joined in the announcement by Special Agent in Charge Timothy Plancon, Drug Enforcement Administration and Special Agent in Charge Manny Muriel...

(WESTON, Fla.) - On February 1, 2018, Gustavo Falcon, of Miami, member of the Falcon-Magluta organization, pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute cocaine, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Section 846, an offense punishable by up to 20...

CINCINNATI, Ohio - Five Southern Ohio men and one woman have been charged by criminal complaint with conspiracy to possess and distribute more than 1,000 grams of heroin. Benjamin C. Glassman, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, and Timothy J. Plancon, the Special Agent-in-Charge of the DEA...

(WESTON, Fla.) - A federal jury today found Jeremy (43, of Bethlehem, PA) guilty of conspiracy to distribute and distribution of controlled substance analogues. He faces a mandatory minimum penalty of 20 years up to life in federal prison. His sentencing hearing is scheduled for April 13, 2018. Achey was...