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Eastern District Of California Actions In “Project Delirium”

SACRAMENTO, CA-- - United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced local results in “Project Delirium,” a 20-month multi-agency law enforcement investigation, announced today by U.S. Department of Justice officials in Washington that targeted the La Familia Michoacana drug cartel. Since June 1, 2011, as part of an ongoing takedown, 221...
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Four Sentenced For Conspiracy To Manufacture Methamphetamine

BENTON, IL. - Stephen R. Wigginton, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced that three men and one woman were sentenced on July 19, 2011 in United States District Court in Benton, Illinois. All three previously pled guilty on April 7, 2011 to a one count...
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Pontoon Beach Woman Pleads Guilty To Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy

EAST ST. LOUIS, IL. - Stephen R. Wigginton, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced that on July 19, 2011, Laqueenya Bodie, a 34- year old Pontoon Beach, Illinois woman pled guilty in Federal District Court in East St. Louis to one count of Conspiracy to...
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Cahokia Man Pleads Guilty To Possession Of Crack Cocaine

EAST ST. LOUIS, IL. - Stephen R. Wigginton, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced that on July 15, 2011, Raymond Woods, a 47 year-old Cahokia, Illinois man, pled guilty to one count of possessing in excess of five grams of crack cocaine. Sentencing is set...
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Federal Charges For Eight Kern County Marijuana Growers

FRESNO, CA -- - United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced that eight people were indicted yesterday for conspiring to cultivate marijuana in Kern County: Bernardino Garcia, 45, of Farmersville; Martha M. Lopez, 44, of Farmersville; Maria G. Rivera, 47, of Exeter; Jose B. Robles, 64, of Visalia; Jorge M...
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Bakersfield Businessman Sentenced To Seven Years In Prison For International Drug Conspiracy

FRESNO, CA -- - United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent-in-Charge Anthony Williams announced that on Monday, Jasdev “Jesse” Singh, 35, an automotive repair business owner in Bakersfield, was sentenced to seven years in prison, ordered to forfeit $1,011,067 in cash, and fined $2,000 for...
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Marion Man Pleads Guilty To Crack Cocaine Conspiracy

BENTON, IL. - Stephen R. Wigginton, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced that a Marion, IL, man pled guilty on July 7, 2011, in Federal District Court in Benton, IL, to Conspiracy to Distribute Crack Cocaine. Melvin Willis, a/k/a “Snobs,” 35, of Marion, pled guilty...
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Missouri Man Pleads Guilty To Crack Conspiracy

EAST ST. LOUIS, IL. - Stephen R. Wigginton, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced that on July 11, 2011, Corey King, a 34-year old Crestwood, Missouri man, pled guilty to one count of Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with the Intent to Distribute 50 grams...
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Chicago Man Indicted On Heroin Charge

BENTON, IL. - Stephen R. Wigginton, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced that on July 7, 2011, a federal grand jury sitting in Benton, IL, returned an indictment charging Antwon Lasean Brooks, 32, of Chicago, IL, with a single count of possession with the intent...
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Twelve Indicted On Heroin Trafficking Charges In Wichita

WICHITA, KS. - Barry Grissom, United States Attorney for the District of Kansas, announced that twelve people have been indicted on heroin trafficking charges in an indictment unsealed in Wichita on July 7, 2011. The indictment alleges defendant Jermaine Ward, age 28, of Wichita, established a heroin distribution organization in...