NORFOLK, Va. - Matthew Vincent Deparasis, 30, of Virginia Beach, was sentenced today to 156 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release for maintaining drug-involved premises and on firearm charges. Karl C. Colder, Special Agent in Charge for Drug Enforcement Administration’s Washington Office and Dana J. Boente...

GREENBELT, Md. - Anthony Torrell Tatum, age 36, of Arlington, Virginia, pleaded guilty late yesterday to drug and money laundering conspiracies, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking. As part of his guilty plea, Tatum consented to the entry of a $108 million forfeiture order, including luxury...

LAFAYETTE, La. - Drug Enforcement (DEA) Assistant Special Agent in Charge Joseph W. Shepherd and United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced today that Curious Goods LLC and six individuals charged in a synthetic marijuana sales and money laundering scheme operated through the company’s retail stores were sentenced today. United...

GREENBELT, Md. - U.S. District Judge George J. Hazel sentenced John David White, age 42, of Waldorf, Maryland today to 248 months in prison, followed by four years of supervised release, for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and heroin, possession and attempt to possess with intent to...

GREENBELT, Md. - Ishmael Ford-Bey, age 40, of Mitchellville, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to nine counts of a superseding indictment charging him with conspiracy, possession with intent to distribute cocaine, using a phone to facilitate drug distribution, and money laundering. As part of his guilty plea, Ford-Bey consented to the...

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - Drug Enforcement (DEA) Assistant Special Agent in Charge David Downing and Conner Eldridge, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced that Suzanne Hathorn, age 54, of Siloam Springs, was sentenced to 51 months in prison and three years of supervised release for Possession of...

EL DORADO, Ark. - Drug Enforcement (DEA) Assistant Special Agent in Charge David Downing and Conner Eldridge, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced that Ronald Brown, age 43, of Harrell, was sentenced to 130 months imprisonment for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine; Marcus Wayne, aka “Caine”, age...

OXFORD, Miss. - Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Keith Brown and Felicia C. Adams, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi announced today that fourteen alleged members of the Aryan Brotherhood of Mississippi, including four of its most senior leaders, have been indicted by a federal grand...

NEW ORLEANS - Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Keith Brown and U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that Clemmon Bridges, age 56, of Houston, Texas, and Darin Fields, age 32, of Bogalusa, Louisiana, were sentenced today after having previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and conspiracy to...

LAFAYETTE, La. - Drug Enforcement (DEA) Assistant Special Agent in Charge Joseph W. Shepherd and United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced today that a federal grand jury indicted 14 people in a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy in Lafayette, New Iberia and the surrounding areas. “Today we have dismantled a drug...