ROCKFORD, Ill. — Shane R. Catone, Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration - Chicago Field Division, and U.S. Attorney Andrew S. Boutros for the Northern District of Illinois announced that Thomas Dugger, 55, Rock Falls, Illinois, has been sentenced to more than eight years in federal prison...

CHICAGO – Drug Enforcement Administration Administrator Terrance C. Cole has appointed DEA Chicago Field Division Deputy Special Agent in Charge Shane R. Catone as the new Special Agent in Charge of the DEA Chicago Field Division. As the Special Agent in Charge of the Chicago Field Division, Catone maintains direct...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Alfred A. Cooke, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of Drug Enforcement Administration-Merrillville, Indiana, and M. Scott Proctor, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana, announced that Brock E. Russell, 45, of Fort Wayne, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Chief Judge Holly A. Brady...

GREENEVILLE, Tenn. – On Wednesday, August 6, 2025, Nathan Hunter Whitaker, 27, of Bristol, Tennessee, was sentenced to 292 months in federal prison by the Honorable Clifton L. Corker in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee at Greeneville. Following his incarceration, he will be on...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of West Virginia secured a $956,709 default judgment against Clara Ann Mason, a Putnam County veterinarian, after she was unable to account for 9,796 dosage units of oxycodone HCL, hydrocodone/acetaminophen and other controlled substances, Acting United States Attorney...

FRANKFORT, Ky. – A Harrison County doctor, Michael Gainey, 70, was sentenced on Wednesday, July 30, 2025 by U.S. District Judge Gregory Van Tatenhove to 80 months in prison, after previously pleading guilty to seven counts of unlawful distribution of a controlled substance. According to his plea agreement, Gainey practiced...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – On July 17, 2025, Timothy Ray Gravley, 41, of Bruno, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing fentanyl and his brother Jessie Joe Gravley II, 42, of Bruno, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Two local men were sentenced last week for conspiracy to possess fentanyl with intent to distribute, possession of fentanyl with intent to distribute, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. Special Agent in Charge...

INDIANAPOLIS — Daniel Schmidt, Acting Assistant Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration-Indianapolis, and Acting U.S. Attorney John E. Childress for the Southern District of Indiana announced that Stacy Lamont Griffin, 33, Indianapolis, has been sentenced to 16 years in federal prison, followed by four years of supervised...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Alfred Cooke, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration-Merrillville, Indiana, and Acting U.S. Attorney M. Scott Proctor for the Northern District of Indiana announced that Lajuane Broadus, 48, Fort Wayne, was sentenced to 200 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised...