TRENTON, N.J. - Carl J. Kotowski, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division, and William E. Fitzpatrick, Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey announced that a Trenton man was sentenced today to 60 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to sell...

NEWARK, N.J. - A Miami man was sentenced today to 17 months in prison for depositing over $4.7 million in fraudulently obtained tax refund checks as part of a massive stolen identity income tax scheme, Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick announced. Roberto Diaz, 48, formerly of Demarest, New Jersey...

CAMDEN, N.J. - Carl J. Kotowski, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division, and William E. Fitzpatrick, Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, announced two Atlantic County, New Jersey, men were each given multi-year prison sentences for their participation in a nearly...

NEWARK, N.J. - Carl J. Kotowski, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division and William E. Fitzpatrick, Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, announced a Bergen County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 162 months in prison for purchasing more than...

NEWARK, N.J. - Carl J. Kotowski, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division, and William E. Fitzpatrick, Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey announced a member of the New Jersey set of the Grape Street Crips today admitted his role in a...

OVERLAND, Kan. - -Troy Derby, Assistant Special Agent-in-Charge of DEA’s Kansas City District Office, announced today that Michael Ford, 38, of Springfield, Missouri and Lisa Thompson, 39, of Springfield, Missouri were sentenced for their part in a California to Missouri methamphetamine distribution conspiracy. On July 7, 2017, US District Court...

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - -Troy Derby, Assistant Special Agent-in-(ASAC) of DEA’s Kansas City District Office, announced today that on July 5, 2017, two men were indicted in a $7 million dollar marijuana conspiracy spanning from California to Missouri. Zachary Scott (a.k.a. “Tuna”), 35, of Los Angeles, California, and also Sedalia...

ST. LOUIS - - James Shroba, Special Agent-in-Charge of DEA’s St. Louis Division announced today that DEA and the Kansas Highway Patrol worked together to successfully indict a Californian man for possession with intent to distribute approximately 60 pounds of fentanyl. SAC Shroba was quoted as saying, “DEA and our...

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - - Troy Derby, Assistant Special Agent-in-Charge of DEA’s Kansas City District Office, announced today that David Miller, 40, of Springfield, Missouri., and Corey A. Stienbarger, 27, of Nixa, Missouri were sentenced to prison by U.S. District Judge M. Douglas Harpool for their part in a conspiracy...

OMAHA, Neb. - -Darrin Thimmesch, Assistant Special Agent-in-Charge of DEA’s Omaha’s District Office announced today that Javier Martinez, 50, an illegal immigrant from Mexico, received a 72 month prison sentence after having previously pled guilty to the charge of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. The sentence handed down today is the...