According to court documents, O'Neil Gayle, a.k.a. “Pat,” 33, pleaded guilty on June 30 to distributing nearly 150 grams of a fentanyl and para-fluorofentanyl mixture in the Richmond metropolitan area and elsewhere within the Eastern District of Virginia. Between September 17, 2021 and November 18, 2021, Gayle sold to an...

NORFOLK, Va. – A Portsmouth man was sentenced today to 150 months in prison for distributing cocaine after previously receiving at least two felony convictions for controlled substance offenses. According to court documents, Craig Antonio Dawson, 51, helped co-conspirator Charles Boomer, 46, of Portsmouth, operate a drug stash house in...

MADISON, Wis. – John G. McGarry, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of Drug Enforcement Administration-Wisconsin, and U.S. Attorney Timothy M. O’Shea for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Charlie Goodwin, 34, of Madison, was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to 132 months in prison...

WICHITA, Kan. – A federal grand jury in Wichita returned an indictment charging two people with transporting methamphetamine across state lines. According to court documents, Orlando Payan-Parra, 39, and Erika Cardona-Carrizales, 43, both of Coachella, California, are charged with one count of possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute and...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A Springfield, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for his role in a conspiracy that distributed at least 11 kilograms of methamphetamine in southwest Missouri and for illegally possessing firearms. Gregory D. Robinson, 45, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge M. Douglas Harpool to 20...

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – A St. Louis man was sentenced to 19 years and seven months in prison after admitting to his involvement in a methamphetamine operation in southern Illinois. Terrence Thompson, 35, pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to launder monetary instruments. According to court records, Thompson...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 28-year-old Mission woman has been sent to prison following her conviction of possession with the intent to distribute more than 31 kilograms of meth, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux, Houston Division U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Cristina Inez...

BEAUMONT, Texas– Two women have been sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today. Tina Gilder, 40, of Houston, and Gina Moreno, 29, of...

LAREDO, Texas – Two women residing in Monterrey, Mexico, have been ordered to federal prison for their roles in importing nearly 1000 grams of heroin, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Maria Luisa Hernandez-Alanis, 41, and...

BEAUMONT, Texas– A Center woman has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Daniel C. Comeaux, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today. Ingrid Yaresi Balderas De Leon, 28, pleaded guilty on July...