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New Haven Narcotics Dealer Sentenced To More Than 11 Years In Federal Prison

(NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson, Acting 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 Philip Bryant, also known as “Phat Phil” and “Fizzy,” 28, of New Haven, was sentenced by...
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Former Fresno Police Department Detective And Fresno Marijuana Trafficker Plead Guilty To Bribery Conspiracy

FRESNO, Calif. - Derik Carson Kumagai, 41, and Saykham Somphoune a/k/a, “Oat,” 41, both residents of Fresno, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to commit bribery, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced. According to the defendants’ plea agreements and other court documents, beginning in April of 2012, federal law enforcement...
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Two Hartford Men Charged With Murder

(HARTFORD, Conn. - United States Attorney Deirdre M. Daly, Chief State’s Attorney Kevin T. Kane, Patricia M. Ferrick, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Michael J. Ferguson, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, and...
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Meth Lab Dismantled In Cranston, Two Detained In Federal Custody

(PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Michael J. Ferguson, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New England Field Division, United States Attorney Peter F. Neronha and Cranston Police Chief Colonel Michael J. Winquist announced that Nicholas Selser, 33, and Michael Fortes, 48, of Cranston, have been ordered detained in...
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Richford Vermont Man Sentenced In Cross-Border Marijuana Trafficking Conspiracy

(RICHFORD, Vt. - Michael J. Ferguson, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont has stated that Jeffrey Donna, 39, of Richford, Vermont has been sentenced to prison for his role in...
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Brooklyn, New York Man, Residing In Fair Haven, Sentenced To 29 Months Prison For Heroin And Crack Cocaine Distribution

(FAIR HAVEN, Vt. - Michael J. Ferguson, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and the Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Ras Foster, 25, of Brooklyn, New York has been sentenced on his conviction for distributing...
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Law Enforcement Tackles Drug Sales Near Schools In San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO - U.S. Attorney Melinda Haag, Drug Enforcement Administration Acting Special Agent in Charge Bruce Balzano, and San Francisco Police Chief Greg Suhr announced that 19 people have been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of drug trafficking near schools and playgrounds in San Francisco. The indictments...
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Attorney Sentenced To 30 Months In Prison For Laundering Drug Money

(NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson, Acting 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 Ralph Crozier, 63, was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall in New...
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Hartford Heroin Trafficker Sentenced To 46 Months In Federal Prison

(HARTFORD, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson, Acting 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 Christopher Cardona, also known as “Tito,” 30, of Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Vanessa...
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Florida Man Sentenced To 5 Years Imprisonment For Structuring More Than $2.5 Million In Proceeds Of Drug Trafficking

FRESNO, Calif. - Chad Allen Riffle, 22, resident of Citrus Springs, Florida, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill to five years in prison for structuring cash transactions. According to court documents, Riffle and seven co-defendants opened and maintained bank accounts for the purpose of funneling...