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Grant County man sentenced to 78 months for possession of methamphetamine and firearms

MADISON, Wis. – United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin Scott C. Blader announced that Dustin Caya, 35, of Mount Hope, Wis., was sentenced on July 19 by U.S. District Judge William Conley to 78 months in federal prison for possessing more than 50 grams of methamphetamine with...
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Wausau doctor pleads guilty to diverting fentanyl

MADISON, Wis. – United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin Scott C. Blader announced that Thomas Strick, 60, of Wausau, Wis., pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Madison to five counts of obtaining fentanyl by use of misrepresentation and fraud. Strick faces a maximum penalty of...
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Fifteen defendants charged in federal court with heroin trafficking and possession of firearms in Milwaukee

MILWAUKEE – United States Drug Enforcement Administration Chicago Field Division Associate Special Agent in Charge Robert A. Bell and U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin Matthew D. Krueger announced that federal, state and local law enforcement officers engaged in a significant operation in Milwaukee today that targeted a...
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Texas man sentenced to 11 years for cocaine conspiracy

MADISON, Wis. – United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin Scott C. Blader announced that Gregory Smith, 51, of Houston, Texas, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 11 years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine. Smith...
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Richland Center man sentenced to 90 months for possessing methamphetamine with intent to distribute

MADISON, Wis. – United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin Scott C. Blader announced that Joshua Clarke, 31, of Richland Center, Wis., was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 90 months in federal prison, followed by a three-year term of supervised release, for possessing...
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Massachusetts man charged with conspiracy to distribute heroin

NEWARK, N.J. – Special Agent in Charge of the United States Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division, Susan A. Gibson, and U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Craig Carpenito, announced a Massachusetts man was charged today with conspiring to sell five kilograms of heroin at the Jersey Gardens...
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Six arrested on drugs and weapons charges following Atlantic City investigation

MAYS LANDING, N.J. – Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division Susan A. Gibson, and Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner, announced six individuals have been arrested and charged with narcotics and weapons offenses following a six month investigation by the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office...
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Two Dane County men charged with drug crimes Involving heroin, fentanyl & cocaine

MADISON, Wis. - Cortez Jackson, 39, of Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, and Van Williamson, 42, of Madison, Wisconsin, are charged with conspiring to distribute a mixture of heroin and fentanyl, and cocaine. The indictment alleges that the amount of the mixture of heroin and fentanyl involved in the conspiracy that was...
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La Crosse man charged with drug crimes involving 500 grams of methamphetamine

MADISON, Wis. - Andrew R. Henke, 35, of La Crosse, Wisconsin, is charged with distributing methamphetamine and with possessing 500 grams or more of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute. The indictment alleges that he distributed and possessed methamphetamine on March 26, 2019. If convicted, Henke faces a mandatory minimum...
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New Jersey/Pennsylvania doctor indicted for accepting bribes and kickbacks in exchange for prescribing powerful fentanyl drug

WASHINGTON – A doctor who practiced in New Jersey and Pennsylvania was charged in an indictment unsealed today for his alleged participation in a scheme to receive bribes and kickbacks from a pharmaceutical company in exchange for prescribing large volumes of a powerful fentanyl narcotic. Assistant Attorney Brian A. Benczkowski...