ST. LOUIS – Maurice Woodson, 34, of St. Louis, Missouri, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute cocaine; one count of discharging a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime resulting in death; and one count of witness tampering. Woodson appeared today before U.S. District Judge Henry...

TRENTON, N.J. – Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division Susan A. Gibson and Attorney General for the State of New Jersey Gurbir S. Grewal today announced the arrests of four individuals, including the former registered pharmacist-in-charge, who allegedly conspired to illegally obtain and distribute...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Kansas City, Missouri, man has pleaded guilty in federal court to illegally possessing methamphetamine and a firearm. Michael Allen Dicks, Jr., 31, pleaded guilty before U.S. Chief District Judge Beth Phillips on Tuesday, Feb. 23, to one count of possessing methamphetamine to distribute and one...

ST. LOUIS – In a complaint filed February 23, 2021, by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Missouri, the government alleges Elizabeth Dembo unlawfully dispensed controlled substances to patients during her time as the pharmacist-in-charge of Olive Street Pharmacy, LLC. The retail pharmacy is located in the...

NEWARK, N.J. – Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division Susan A. Gibson and Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Rachel A. Honig announced a Newark today man admitted his role in a large international money laundering conspiracy and to using a...

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division Susan A. Gibson, Interim Officer in Charge of the Atlantic City Police Department Deputy Chief James A. Sarkos, and Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner announce the arrest of a NYPD fugitive wanted for...

ST. LOUIS – U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Clark sentenced Kevin White to 120 months in prison today. The 27-year-old Hazelwood, Missouri, resident pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute fentanyl. Beginning in 2018 and continuing until November 20, 2019, White and...

ST. LOUIS – U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Clark sentenced Roman Frenchie to 60 months in prison today. The 22-year-old Overland, Missouri, resident pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute fentanyl. Beginning in 2018 and continuing until November 20, 2019, Frenchie and...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – A Kansas City, Missouri, man pleaded guilty in federal court today to his role in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in Camden County, Missouri. Stephen Joseph Sanchez, 35, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Willie J. Epps Jr. to one count of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine...

ST. LOUIS – Todd L. Zimmerman became the Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s St. Louis Division on Jan. 31, 2021. Zimmerman replaces William J. Callahan, who retired in November 2020. He most recently served as the Associate Special Agent in Charge of the DEA Houston Division...