ANCHORAGE - David Alan Gonzales, 55, was convicted on July 21, 2014, in a case involving the trafficking of methamphetamine in Anchorage. A federal trial jury found Gonzales guilty of drug trafficking conspiracy and possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute. According to evidence presented at trial, Gonzales conspired to...

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that a Wilkes-Barre man was sentenced today, in federal court in Wilkes-Barre, by United States District Judge A. Richard Caputo, to serve 18 months in prison on a charge of using a communication device to...

PITTSBURGH - After a trial that began on June 9, 2014, a federal jury deliberated for just the afternoon on June 26, 2014 before finding Robert Russell Spence, a previous resident of Duquesne, Pennsylvania who is also known as “Slick” or “Little Russ”, guilty of taking part in both a...

BOISE, Idaho - Martin Adam Hernandez, 23, of Nampa, Idaho, pleaded guilty yesterday in United States District Court to conspiring to distribute methamphetamine. According to the plea agreement, Hernandez admitted that in February 2014, he traveled with co-defendant Jason Martin to California in order to obtain methamphetamine. On February 21...

SCRANTON, Pa. - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that a Wilkes-Barre man was sentenced yesterday, in federal court in Scranton, by United States District Judge Malachy Mannion, to serve 151 months in prison on a charge of conspiracy to distribute heroin. - According...

SCRANTON, Pa. - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that a Wilkes-Barre man was sentenced yesterday, in federal court in Scranton, by United States District Judge Malachy Mannion, to serve 160 months in prison on a charge of conspiracy to distribute heroin. According to...

SEATTLE - Three defendants were sentenced in U.S. District Court for their roles in a large scale oxycodone drug-trafficking and money laundering conspiracy operating between California and Alaska. "This multimillion dollar enterprise submerged Juneau in a sea of addiction,” said DEA Special Agent in Charge Matthew G. Barnes. “The nationwide...

PORTLAND, Ore. - Rockie Morse, 40, of Sweet Home, Oregon, was indicted today for distribution of heroin that resulted in death. Also indicted, Tammy Tongate, alleged to be the Portland area source of supply, made her initial appearance in court last week. The federal charges were brought after an investigation...

BOISE, Idaho - Michael Minas, 49, of Boise, Idaho, appeared on June 13, 2014, in federal court in Boise on an indictment charging him with 17 count of distributing a controlled substance. Minas was arrested on June 12, 2014, outside of his medical practice in Eagle. Trial is set for...

EUGENE, Ore. - On June 9, 2014, Gretchan Anderson, 43, of Portland, Oregon was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 110 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Upon her release from prison, Anderson will be on supervised release for four years. Anderson is a career...