FRESNO, Calif. - Miguel Marquez, 30, of Bakersfield, was sentenced today to 14 years and eight months in prison for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine. U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. O’Neill also ordered Marquez to forfeit over $30,000. According to court documents, an investigation indicated...

FRESNO, Calif. - Cedar Pharmacy has agreed to pay $1 million to settle claims that it failed to properly record hundreds of transactions involving controlled substances, failed to maintain complete and accurate records, and failed to follow prescription issuance guidelines in violation of the Controlled Substances (CSA), United States Attorney...

SAN FRANCISCO - Two San Francisco International Airport security screeners were among the three individuals arrested and arraigned today on charges of bribery and drug smuggling, announced United States Attorney Melinda Haag, Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge David Johnson, Drug Enforcement Administration Acting Special Agent in Charge...

CAMDEN, N.J. - Two Camden men today admitted their roles in a conspiracy to sell 22 guns without a license, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. Marcus Rutling, a/k/a “Fresh,” 33, of Camden, and Saluda, South Carolina, and his brother, Joseph Rutling, 24, of Camden, both pleaded guilty before U.S...

CAMDEN, N.J. - Carl J. Kotowski, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division, and Paul J. Fishman, U. S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey announced a Cumberland County, New Jersey, man was convicted today for his role in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine...

TRENTON, N.J. - Carl J. Kotowski, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division, Paul J. Fishman, U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, and Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the Justice Department’s Tax Division announced a Monmouth County, New Jersey, doctor...

SAN JOSE, Calif. - Omar Gonzalez was sentenced today to 174 months in prison for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute methamphetamine, announced United States Attorney Melinda Haag and Drug Enforcement Administration Acting Special Agent in Charge Bruce Balzano. Gonzalez previously pleaded guilty pursuant to a...

FRESNO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a three-count indictment Thursday against Bakersfield residents Guillermo Magallanes, 36; Pasqual Gonzales Magallanes, 44; and Juan Lascano Jr, 32, charging them with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. According to court documents, the three men conspired to distribute methamphetamine in the Bakersfield area. In...

FRESNO, Calif. - Derik Carson Kumagai, 41, and Saykham Somphoune a/k/a, “Oat,” 41, both residents of Fresno, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to commit bribery, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced. According to the defendants’ plea agreements and other court documents, beginning in April of 2012, federal law enforcement...

SAN FRANCISCO - U.S. Attorney Melinda Haag, Drug Enforcement Administration Acting Special Agent in Charge Bruce Balzano, and San Francisco Police Chief Greg Suhr announced that 19 people have been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of drug trafficking near schools and playgrounds in San Francisco. The indictments...