SIOUX CITY, Iowa - Shelton Lapointe, 36, from Sioux City, was sentenced October 6, to 360 months’ imprisonment. Lapointe was convicted by a jury on April 29, 2026, on one count of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and aiding and abetting...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Ong Thao, 37, of Lodi, was sentenced Tuesday by U.S. District Judge John A. Mendez to eight years in prison for conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, heroin, and fentanyl, U.S. Attorney Eric Grant and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge...

ROANOKE, Va. – Four Maryland residents who conspired with Dr. Rotimi Iluyomade, an Annandale-based doctor convicted of distributing more than 7,000 oxycodone pills, 34,000 milliliters of hydrocodone-chlorpheniramine solution (also known as “Tussionex”), and 107,000 milliliters of promethazine-codeine solution (also known as “lean”) were sentenced today in federal court. Yared Michael...

Gainesville, Fla. – Stephen Lamar Jones, 43, of Gainesville, pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, heroin, and cocaine. The plea was announced by John P. Heekin, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida. U.S. Attorney Heekin said: “I applaud...

SACRAMENTO, Calif.— Parampreet Singh, 60, of Davis, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge John A. Mendez to 10 years in prison and ordered to forfeit $2 million for conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine, heroin, opium, and ketamine, U.S. Attorney Eric Grant and Drug Enforcement...

Gerardo Aquino, 40, of Hollywood, Florida, pleaded guilty to accepting bribes and laundering more than $4.8 million to Colombia while employed by TD Bank. “The Criminal Division is at the vanguard of protecting the security of the U.S. financial system, including against bank insiders,” said Assistant Attorney General A. Tysen...

MADISON, Wis. – Chadwick M. Elgersma, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that four more defendants were sentenced by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley for their roles in a large drug trafficking organization operating in Madison. Treagir Sander, 27, La Crosse, Wisconsin, was sentenced on Sept...

Tallahassee, Fla. – Damarius M. Mimms, 31, of Panama City, Fla., was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison after previously pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and distribution of 5 grams or more of methamphetamine. Cara Rene...

PORTLAND, Ore.—A Fairview, Oregon, man was sentenced to federal prison Thursday for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Matthew Moultrie, 41, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison and 4 years’ supervised release. “Mr. Moultrie showed a complete disregard for the law by trafficking deadly drugs while armed, despite...

MILWAUKEE -- U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman sentenced Jerry Jones III, 69, a former emergency room physician from Mequon, Wisconsin, to 27 months’ imprisonment on Oct. 1, 2026, announced Brad D. Schimel, First Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. On June 29, 2026, Jones pleaded guilty...