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Leader of MS-13’s Hollywood Clique pleads guilty to murder and conspiracy charges

MINEOLA, N.Y. – The Drug Enforcement Administration, New York Division, Special Agent in Charge Raymond Donovan and Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that the leader of MS-13’s Hollywood Clique on Long Island pleaded guilty yesterday to murder and conspiracy charges. David Sosa-Guevara, also known as Risky, 28, of...
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San Joaquin County doctor indicted for prescribing opioids to patients without a medical need

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — On Dec. 5, a federal grand jury brought a 14-count indictment against a physician, Edmund Kemprud, of Dublin, charging him with prescribing opioids to patients outside the usual course of professional practice and not for legitimate medical purpose, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced. According to court...
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Fentanyl distribution organization disrupted in Kern County

FRESNO, Calif. – A federal grand jury returned an eight-count indictment against Bakersfield residents Wilfredo Medina-Perez, 31; Uriel Ivan Portillo, 33; and Rojelio “Roy” Garcia, 47, charging them with various drug trafficking crimes involving the distribution of fentanyl, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced. According to court documents, between Feb...
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Twelve charged with narcotics trafficking offenses

FRESNO, Calif. — A federal grand jury recently returned a 13-count indictment against 12 individuals for drug trafficking offenses, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced. The defendants are: Carlos Javier Felix Lopez, 42, of Fresno, David Michael Marin, 61, of Fresno, Angel Delgadillo Sr., 62, of Fresno, Ronal Van Warsinger...
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New Jersey man sentenced to 43 months for shipping heroin to Plattsburgh

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. – Keith M. Moses, 31, of Paterson, N.J., was sentenced today to 43 months in prison for conspiring to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin. The announcement was made by United States Attorney Grant C. Jaquith, DEA New York Division Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan, United...
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Member of Eastern European organized crime syndicate sentenced to 198 months’ imprisonment for racketeering and other violent crimes

BROOKLYN, NY – Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Leonid Gershman, aka “Lenny,” a leading member of a violent, Brooklyn-based Eastern European organized crime syndicate that operated primarily in the Sheepshead Bay, Brighton Beach and Coney Island neighborhoods, was sentenced to 198 months’ imprisonment following his conviction for racketeering...
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Saratoga County drug dealer pleads guilty to overdose death

ALBANY, N.Y. – Steven M. Boice, 30, pled guilty today to distributing furanyl fentanyl that caused an overdose death in Saratoga County in February 2017, and further admitted to possessing two firearms in furtherance of his drug trafficking activities. He agreed to be sentenced to 20 years in prison. The...
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Brooklyn man sentenced to nine years’ in prison for his role in murder-for-hire conspiracy and marijuana trafficking

BROOKLYN, N.Y. – Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, Leon Campbell was sentenced by United States District Judge LaShann DeArcy Hall to nine years’ imprisonment for his 2013 participation in a murder-for-hire conspiracy and conspiracy to distribute marijuana in Brooklyn and Queens. Campbell pleaded guilty to the crimes...
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Madera County residents indicted for dealing heroin that caused overdose death

FRESNO, Calif. — A federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment today against Georgia Nicole Dean, 36, and Ashley Michelle Hill, 32, both of Coarsegold, charging them with selling heroin that resulted in the overdose death of another Coarsegold resident, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott and Drug Enforcement Administration Special...
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Sacramento men sentenced to 10 and 15 years in prison for methamphetamine trafficking

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge John A. Mendez sentenced two Sacramento men for methamphetamine trafficking, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott and DEA Special Agent in Charge Chris Nielsen announced. Roland Adrian Jufiar, 44, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, and David...