TAMPA, Fla. – Mario Marquez Roberson, age 28, of St. Petersburg was sentenced today to 15 years and 8 months in federal prison for distribution of 4-flouroisobutyrl fentanyl, a synthetic opioid. Roberson had pleaded guilty on April 2, 2019. According to court documents, Roberson engaged in six transactions with an...

AUSTIN, Texas -- This week, federal, state and local authorities arrested 13 individuals residing in Austin, including ringleader Juan Aguirre, in connection with a cocaine/heroin/methamphetamine trafficking operation, announced U.S. Attorney John F. Bash, Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Will R. Glaspy, Houston Division, Austin Police Chief Brian Manley...

PENSACOLA, Fla – A federal grand jury returned an indictment, charging five defendants with federal drug trafficking offenses. The defendants are: • Kadeem Ingram, 29, DeFuniak Springs, Florida; • Kenneth Ingram, 59, DeFuniak Springs, Florida; • Terrell Burdette, 63, DeFuniak Springs, Florida; • Sidney McGhee, 30, DeFuniak Springs, Florida; and...

TAMPA, Fla. - A significant opioid enforcement operation across the Middle District of Florida was executed involving charges against five individuals for their alleged involvement in various conspiracies to illicitly obtain and distribute oxycodone and other controlled substances. Those charged are the following: United States v. Hong Truong Hong Truong...

PENSACOLA, Fla. - Robert Patrick Jensen, 49, and Michael T. Harris, 44, both of Gulf Breeze, Florida, appeared in federal court this week for their initial appearances after they were indicted by a federal grand jury in Pensacola on charges of acquiring controlled substances by fraud and identity theft. The...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 31-year-old Huntsville, Alabama, woman has entered a guilty plea to knowingly attempting to smuggle 20 pounds of pure meth, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Houston Division Special Agent in Charge Will R. Glaspy and U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. On June 21, 2019, Guadalupe Inostroza-Diaz drove...

TAMPA, Fla. – Jonathan Budowski, 48, of Brooksville, a/k/a “Hard Times” was sentenced to 20 years and 8 months in federal prison for his role in selling multiple kilograms of methamphetamine as part of a drug trafficking conspiracy, while maintaining an arsenal of firearms and ammunition to protect his drug...

TAMPA, Fla. - Heidi Kalous, 39, of Dunedin was charged by indictment today, with conspiring to distribute a substance that contained a mixture of heroin and fentanyl, and distributing a substance that contained a mixture of heroin, fentanyl, and acetyl fentanyl, causing death. If convicted, Kalous faces a minimum mandatory...

BROWNSVILLE, Texas – A 32-year-old former La Feria deputy constable has entered a guilty plea to extortion under color of official right, announced DEA Houston Division Special Agent in Charge Will R. Glaspy and U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. At the time of the offense, Armando Gonzalez was a Precinct...

HOUSTON – The Department of Justice has announced a coordinated health care fraud enforcement operation across the state of Texas involving charges against a total of 58 individuals, several of which are charged in Houston. They were allegedly involved in Medicare fraud schemes and networks of “pill mill” clinics resulting...