TAMPA, Fla. – Emmanuel de la Cruz, 40, of Riverview, today pleaded guilty to distributing cocaine. He faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set. According to the plea agreement, a confidential source (CS) negotiated with de la Cruz to...

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut John H. Durham, announced that HAKEEM BASIR, 56, of Waterbury, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to 60 months of imprisonment, followed...

BUFFALO, N.Y.— U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration New York Division Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan announced today that Julian Brown, 47, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of distribution of crack cocaine, was sentenced to serve 30 months in prison by U.S. District...

SAN FRANCISCO – Efrain Torres was sentenced to 102 months in prison for his role in an extensive Bay Area drug trafficking network, announced United States Attorney David L. Anderson and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux. The sentence was handed down by the Honorable William...

BURLINGTON, Vt. – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and United States Attorney Christina E. Nolan announced the results of a multi-agency, multi-jurisdictional law enforcement effort that focused on drug trafficking in Rutland, Vermont and the surrounding area. During the months-long operation conducted by federal...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – An El Paso, Texas, man, from whom officers seized nearly $500,000 in illegal drug proceeds, pleaded guilty in federal court today to his role in a conspiracy that distributed more than 720 kilograms of cocaine in the metropolitan area. This case was investigated by the Drug...

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – Two Hampton men pleaded guilty today to their respective roles in a multi-kilogram drug trafficking conspiracy that operated in the peninsula area of the Hampton Roads. According to court documents, Marcid Byrd, 35, was a cocaine source of supply to Damarcus Mackie, 44. Once Byrd was...

ST. LOUIS – Bradley A. Seyer, D.D.S., 53, of Florissant, Missouri, was sentenced today to 18 months of imprisonment and a $50,000 fine. Previously, on June 26, 2019, Dr. Seyer pleaded guilty to two felony charges of making false statements to Medicare and illegally issuing prescriptions for narcotic opioid drugs...

KANSAS CITY, Kan. – A Leavenworth man was sentenced today to 192 months in federal prison on drug and firearms changes. The Drug Enforcement Administration St. Louis Division worked with the Leavenworth Police Department on the investigation. Bryan K. Quinley, 39, Leavenworth, Kan., pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A Springfield woman was sentenced in federal court today for distributing methamphetamine and illegally possessing firearms. It was investigated by the Springfield, Mo., Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration St. Louis Division. Natalie K. Hampton, 35, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge M. Douglas Harpool to...