United States Drug Enforcement Administration

FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Billy J. Moore, age 32, of Ligonier, Indiana, was sentenced before United States District Court Judge Holly A. Brady upon his plea of guilty to possessing a firearm as a convicted felon, possessing an unregistered destructive device, and distributing methamphetamine , announced the Northern District of...

MADISON, Wis. – Brian M. McKnight, Special Agent in Charge of the United States Drug Enforcement Administration's Chicago Field Division, and Scott C. Blader, U.S. Attorney for the Western Distri ct of Wisconsin, announced that Adan Ayala, 46, of Olivehurst, California, pleaded guilty and was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District...

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...

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...

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...

SAN FRANCISCO – Kia Zolfaghari pleaded guilty today to charges regarding his role in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, as well as to related weapons and money laundering charges, announced U.S. Attorney David L. Anderson and DEA Special Agent in Charge Chris Nielsen. The plea was accepted by Senior United...

SAN JOSE, Calif. – A federal grand jury indicted Alexander Taylor on charges of impersonating a federal officer and possession of a counterfeit seal of an agency of the United States, announced United States Attorney David L. Anderson and DEA Special Agent in Charge Chris Nielsen. The indictment, filed earlier...

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...

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...

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...