NEW BERN, N.C. - United States Attorney Thomas G. Walker announced that in federal court today, United States District Judge Louise W. Flanagan sentenced LeslieFaviola-Alvarado22, of Lawrenceville, Georgia, to 56 months in prison and five years of supervised release for conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute...

MIAMI - This week three Tampa residents pleaded guilty to their involvement in a conspiracy to import a synthetic cannabinoid, XLR-11, a/k/a “Spice,” and paraphernalia to the United States from China, before United States Chief Magistrate Judge Frank J. Lynch, Jr., in Ft. Pierce, Florida. A.D. Wright, Special Agent in...

WACO, Texas - In Waco, a federal district judge sentenced 35-year-old Temple, TX, resident and Aryan (AB) associate Amanda Petrie to 20 years in federal prison for her role in a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit, Houston Division, Acting United States...

HARTFORD, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Deirdre M. Daly United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Tyshawn McDade, also known as “S Dot” and “S Diddy,” 30, of Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S...

NEW BERN, N.C. - United States Attorney Thomas G. Walker announced that in federal court yesterday, United States District Judge Louise W. Flanagan sentenced Francisco Arrollo-Silva, 27, of Clayton, North Carolina, to 142 months in prison and five years of supervised release for conspiracy to distribute and possess with the...

TUSCON, Ariz. - The DEA Phoenix Field Division announces the guilty plea and sentencing of Ilda Mirim Garcia today, for her role in assisting with cosmetic surgeries without having any medical education, training or licensing. Garcia, who was sentenced to seven years in prison, was part of an illicit business...

MONROE, La. - Drug Enforcement (DEA) Assistant Special Agent in Charge Joseph Shepherd and United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced that a Tallulah man was sentenced Monday to 120 months in prison for selling methamphetamine. Marvin Brown, 45, of Tallulah, La., was sentenced on one count of distribution of...

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. - United States District Judge Derrick K. Watson sentenced Serafine Magallon, 41, to 225 months imprisonment for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute more than 500 grams of methamphetamine. In sentencing Magallon, a San Jose, California resident, Judge Watson found that he held...

BOSTON - Five men were charged in U.S. District Court in Worcester on Friday, Aug. 7, 2015, with heroin and cocaine trafficking throughout Worcester County. Jose Lugo, 53, of Providence, R.I.; Hugo Santana-Dones, 41, and Felix Melendez, 39, of Leominster; Osvaldo Vasquez, 47, of Worcester; and Elvis Genao, 26, of...

LAFAYETTE, La. - Drug Enforcement (DEA) Assistant Special Agent in Charge Joseph Shepherd and United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced today that a Carencro Police officer was sentenced to 18 months in prison for receiving cash payments from James Panos, former owner and manager of Desperado’s Cabaret, while the...