OAKLAND, Calif. - Dr. Michael Roger Chiarottino pleaded guilty in federal court in Oakland yesterday to distribution of oxycodone outside the usual course of professional practice and without a legitimate medical purpose, announced Acting United States Attorney Brian J. Stretch and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge John J...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Clorenzo Griffin, 38, of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for planning and participating in the robbery of marijuana from drug dealers in Yuba City, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge John J. Martin...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Donald Henry Dugan, 55, of Nevada City, pleaded guilty today to possession with intent to distribute at least 50 grams of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge John J...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a 25-count indictment Thursday charging 10 individuals with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, conspiracy to distribute cocaine, distribution of methamphetamine, and unlawful use of a communication facility, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge John J...

FRESNO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned an 11-count indictment today against Antonio Castellanos, 32, of Whittier; Jose Reyes-Pineda, 43, of Anaheim; and Modesto residents Genaro Serrato-Calles, 45; Antonio Valencia-Hernandez, 60; Lorena Mariscal Velasquez, 46; Nora Lizbet Garcia, 29; and Melissa Velasquez, 25, charging them in a methamphetamine and...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Manuel Garcia Navarro, 33, of Fresno, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller to two years in prison for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge John J. Martin announced. According to...

FRESNO, Calif. - Jose Nicolas Olivas Zazueta, 35, of Fresno, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill to five years in prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner and DEA Special Agent in Charge John J. Martin announced the...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Jun Mou Peng, 42, and Shihong Chen, 50, both of Elk Grove, pleaded guilty today to manufacturing marijuana inside homes in Elk Grove and Sacramento, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge John J. Martin announced. According to court documents...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a one-count indictment today against Lino Jimenez, 34, of Vallejo, charging him with possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge John J. Martin announced. According to court documents, on...

FRESNO, Calif. - Jesus Manuel Peraza Ruiz, 56, of Bakersfield, Calif. was sentenced Monday by United States District Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill to nine years in prison for possessing methamphetamine with the intent to distribute. United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge John...