LAS CRUCES, N.M. - Jeremy W. Gough, 41, of Hobbs, N.M., was sentenced today in federal court in Las Cruces, N.M., to 120 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for his methamphetamine trafficking conviction. Gough and seven other residents of Lea County, N.M., including four Mexican...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - A federal jury convicted James Calvin Talley, Jr., 37, of Verbena, Alabama yesterday of possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, possession with intent to distribute marijuana, using a phone to facilitate a drug crime, and being a felon in possession of a...

LAS CRUCES, N.M. - Candy May Gonzales, 33, of Canutillo, Texas pleaded guilty yesterday afternoon in federal court in Las Cruces, N.M., to cocaine trafficking charges arising from the seizure of 4.06 (8.95 pounds) of cocaine at the U.S. Border Patrol Checkpoint near Las Cruces. The DEA arrested Gonzales and...

DALLAS - Julio Cesar Torres, 52, of Greenville, Texas was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Sam A. Lindsay to 84 months in federal prison, following his guilty plea in September 2017 to one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute a schedule II controlled...

NEW ORLEANS - Dr. Frederick Floyd, age 58, a medical physician who practiced and resided in New Orleans, was sentenced today after previously pleading guilty to a two-count Bill of Information charging him with illegally dispensing controlled substances and money laundering, announced Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Stephen...

NEW ORLEANS - Cornell Pendleton, age 51, of the Gentilly neighborhood in New Orleans, was sentenced today for his role in laundering money on behalf of heroin dealers in the New Orleans area, announced Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Stephen G. Azzam and Acting U.S. Attorney Duane A...

SHREVEPORT, La. - A Texas man was sentenced last week to 20 years in prison for conspiring to transport methamphetamine and cocaine, announced Drug Enforcement (DEA) Assistant Special Agent in Charge Brad L. Byerley and Acting U.S. Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook. Erasmo Aviles Jr., 35, of Spring, Texas, was...

JACKSON, Miss. - Charlie Lee Martin, 54, of Jackson, Mississippi, and Shredewrick Anderson, 42, of Lancaster, California, were sentenced on December 12, 2017, by a U.S. District Judge for their roles in a drug conspiracy, announced Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Stephen G. Azzam and U.S. Attorney Mike...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - On Friday, December 8, 2017, Dr. Shepherd A. Odom, 78, of Alexander City, Alabama, pleaded guilty to charges of drug distribution and conspiracy to commit money laundering, announced Drug Enforcement (DEA) Assistant Special Agent in Charge Bret Hamilton and United States Attorney Louis V. Franklin, Sr. Dr...

SHREVEPORT, La. - A man from California was sentenced Wednesday to 12 years in prison for conspiring to transport methamphetamine, announced Drug Enforcement (DEA) Assistant Special Agent in Charge Brad L. Byerley and Acting U.S. Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook. Maquel L. Shelby, 37, of Hawthorne, Calif., was sentenced by...