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Virginia Man Sentenced to Two Life Terms for Crack Cocaine Conspiracy

MAY 7 -- United States Attorney John L. Brownlee announced today that Deron Jones, 37, of Bristol, Virginia, was sentenced in the United States District Court in Abingdon, Virginia, to two terms of life imprisonment and two additional terms of ten years imprisonment. Jones was convicted in December, 2006 by...
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Cocaine Seizure and Indictment

APR 24 -- (Alexandria, VA) – Today, a grand jury sitting in Alexandria, Virginia, indicted Tony Ervin Lopez on one count of conspiracy to distribute cocaine, four counts of distribution of cocaine and four counts of using and carrying a firearm during and in relation to drug trafficking crimes. Chuck...
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Seven College Students In VA Arrested On Drug Distribution Charges

APR 12 -- (RICHMOND, VA) - Seven students at Hampden-Sydney College in Prince Edward County, Virginia were arrested today on federal charges following a joint local, state, and federal narcotics distribution investigation. Additional students were also arrested on state charges. Shawn Johnson, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)...
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Forrestville Man Sentenced to Over 29 Years for Cocaine Conspiracy and Gun Violations

FEB 26-- Greenbelt, Maryland - Stevie Burton, age 43, of Forestville, Maryland, was sentenced today to 352 months in prison followed by 5 years of supervised release for participating in a narcotics conspiracy and carrying a firearm in relation to a drug trafficking crime, announced United States Attorney for the...
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Forestville Dentist Sentenced For Distributing Drugs

FEB 21-- Greenbelt, Maryland - Derek Curtis, age 63, of Seabrook, Maryland, was sentenced today to 63 months in prison followed by 3 years of supervised release for conspiracy to distribute controlled substances including Oxydodone, and for distributing cocaine from his dental office, announced United States Attorney for the District...
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Leader of Drug Ring in Prince George’s and Charles Counties Sentenced to Over 11 Years For Cocaine Distribution and Money Laundering

FEB 21--Greenbelt, Maryland - Steven Andre Fenwick age 34, of Upper Marlboro, Maryland was sentenced today to 140 months in prison followed by 5 years of supervised release for conspiracy to distribute cocaine and crack cocaine and conspiracy to commit money laundering, announced United States Attorney for the District of...
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California Man Sentenced for Methamphetamine Trafficking

(Alexandria, VA) – Sergio Adrian Sicairos, 28, of Pomona, California, was sentenced today to 235 months in federal prison by United States District Judge Gerald Bruce Lee based on convictions for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and conspiracy to commit money laundering. United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia...
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Second Significant Sentence Handed Down in "Operation Director's Cut"

JAN 8 -- (Alexandria, VA) - Alexandre de Basseville, 36, of Los Angeles, California, and Geneva, Switzerland, was sentenced today to 240 months in prison and ordered to forfeit $528,500, after he pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering and conspiracy to distribute MDMA (“Ecstasy”). Chuck Rosenberg, United States...
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Bristol Trio Convicted In Crack Cocaine Conspiracy, Leader Of Conspiracy Faces Two Mandatory Life Terms

DEC 7 -- United States Attorney John L. Brownlee announced today that DERON JONES, 37, OLLIE CLOYD, 41, and MONICA WORLEY,26, all of Bristol, Virginia, were found guilty by a jury in the United States District Court in Abingdon, Virginia, for conspiring to distribute crack cocaine and distribution of crack...
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U.S. Attorney's Office, DEA, Harford County Sheriff's Office and Anne Arundel County Police to Hold Press Conference About Efforts to Prevent the Spread of Methamphetamine

NOV 28 -- BALTIMORE, Maryland - United States Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein, Drug Enforcement Administration Assistant Special Agent in Charge Carl Kotowski, and other officials will hold a press conference on Thursday, November 30, 2006, at 2:00 p.m., at the United States Attorney’s Office, 36 S. Charles Street, 4 th...