PENSACOLA, Fla. - A.D. Wright, Acting Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, and Pamela C. Marsh, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida, announced that Javier E. (35, San Francisco, CA), was sentenced today for conspiracy to traffic methamphetamine. Senior United States District Judge...

MIAMI - A.D. Wright, Acting Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, Wifredo A. Ferrer, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Amos Rojas, Jr., U.S. Marshal, U.S. Marshals (USMS), Hugo Barrera, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and (ATF), John Burke and Troy Walker, Special Agents...

ALBANY, N.Y. - Hector Morales, 36, of the Bronx, was sentenced today by the Honorable Gary L. Sharpe to 30 years in federal prison, announced United States Attorney Richard S. Hartunian and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge James J. Hunt. Additionally, the judge imposed a term of 20...

ORLANDO, Fla. - A.D. Wright, Acting Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, and A. Lee Bentley, III, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Florida, announces that a federal jury has found Orlando residents Shawn Lamonte (42) and Corey Jamaal (37) guilty of conspiracy to...

ORLANDO, Fla. - Senior U.S. District Judge Gregory A. Presnell today sentenced Fortune Tyrone (34, Daytona Beach) to 15 years in federal prison for possessing with intent to distribute over 100 grams of cocaine base, commonly known as “crack” cocaine. He was sentenced as a career offender because he has...

MANHATTAN, N.Y. - Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that Robert M. Faiella, a/k/a “BTCKing,” an underground Bitcoin exchanger, was sentenced today to four years in prison for his role in knowingly transmitting nearly $1 million in Bitcoins intended to facilitate...

TAMPA, Fla. - U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Kovachevich has sentenced Kewarren Lamar (44, Sarasota) to 20 years and 5 months in federal prison for distributing 28 grams or more of crack cocaine and a related violation of his federal supervised release. As part of his sentence, the Court also...

TAMPA, Fla. - U.S. District Judge Susan C. Bucklew today sentenced Antwon (39, Largo) to 15 years in federal prison for being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. The Court also ordered Scott to forfeit the firearm and ammunition involved in the offense. He pleaded guilty...

BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Jorge Melendez, 44, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of conspiracy to manufacture more than 100 marijuana plants, was sentenced to 60 months in prison by Chief U.S. District Judge William Skretny. The defendant was also ordered to...

PENSACOLA, Fla. - Victor D. Rome, 39, from the Pensacola area, was sentenced in federal court today on drug trafficking conspiracy charges. Rome was sentenced by Chief United States District Judge M. Casey Rodgers to 280 months’ imprisonment and 10 years of supervision upon his release. Rome’s indictment was part...