CHICAGO – Special Agent in Charge Robert J. Bell, DEA Chicago Division, announced today that the DEA Merrillville Resident Office and their state and local counterparts arrested the following defendants: Geoffrey O. Onyeukwu, MD, 69, Gary, Indiana; Nurse Practitioner Akeem O. Kareem, 47, Crown Point, Indiana; and Nurse Practitioner Francis...

CHICAGO -- Twenty-four individuals are facing federal charges following an investigation targeting two street gangs responsible for firearms offenses, narcotics trafficking, and violence on the West Side of Chicago. During the investigation, dubbed “Operation Full Circle,” federal, state, and local law enforcement officers worked together to seize 34 firearms, more...

MADISON, Wis. – Robert J. Bell, Special Agent in Charge of DEA's Chicago Field Division and Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Darrin Demrow, 41, of Brodhead, Wisconsin, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to six years in...

MADISON, Wis . – Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Keith Strong, 50, of Thorp, Wisconsin, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 72 months in prison for possessing methamphetamine with intent to distribute. Strong pled guilty to...

CHICAGO – Special Agent in Charge Robert J. Bell, DEA Chicago Division, announced today that Lake County, Illinois, has been designated as a High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) by the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy. The designation means Lake County will receive more resources to coordinate...

MENOMONIE, Wis. – David Hartwig, 32, Menomonie, Wisconsin, is charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, with possessing heroin with intent to distribute, and with possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. The indictment alleges that on May 6, 2020, he possessed...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Tommy Gibson a/k/a “Two-Tone,” age 56, of Rome City, Indiana, was sentenced before U.S. District Court Judge Holly A. Brady following his plea of guilty to distribution of methamphetamine, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch. Gibson was sentenced to 120 months in prison followed by five years of...

MADISON, Wis. – Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Enricki Gomez, 30, Rockford, Illinois, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 21 months in federal prison for possessing 500 grams or more of cocaine with intent to distribute...

CHICAGO — A former high-ranking member of the Sinaloa drug cartel in Mexico was arraigned today on federal drug charges following his extradition from Mexico. The defendant, Felipe Cabrera Sarabia, was charged with one count of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute cocaine and heroin, one count of...

SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Harry Kinds, age 37, of South Bend, Indiana was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Jon E. DeGuilio for conspiracy to distribute more than 50 grams of methamphetamine, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch. Mr. Kinds was sentenced to 130 months in prison followed by four years...