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Marijuana Business Owner Sentenced To 87 Months

July 08, 2013
… September 2004 and February 2006, the business earned $16 million from selling marijuana with a cost of 5.5 million. Court records show that Chavez, Sr., and Chavez, …
July 08, 2013
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Tulare County AG Marijuana Grower Pleads Guilty

August 26, 2013
… in prison, a maximum term of life and a fine of up to $10 million. Garcia Torres also faces deportation upon … Mercury has resulted in the seizure of nearly half a million marijuana plants and the prosecution of 84 …
August 26, 2013
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Bakersfield Marijuana Dispensary Owner Arrested, Charged With Conspiring With Others To Distribute Methamphetamine And Marijuana

January 27, 2014
… statutory penalty of 10 years to life in prison and a $10 million fine. If convicted, Chavez faces a maximum statutory penalty of five to 40 years in prison and a $5 million fine. Any sentence, however, would be determined at …
January 27, 2014
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Four Defendants Indicted In Drug Trafficking Ring That Shipped Methamphetamine And Marijuana To Hawaii And New York

June 18, 2015
… a maximum statutory penalty of life in prison and a $10 million fine. If convicted, Poloai faces a maximum statutory penalty of 20 years in prison and a $1 million fine. Any sentence, however, would be determined at …
June 18, 2015
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Residents From Modesto And Southern California Indicted For Large-Scale Statewide Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

January 28, 2016
… face a sentence of 10 years to life in prison and a $10 million fine. If convicted, the remaining defendants face a maximum statutory penalty of 20 years in prison and a $1 million fine. Any sentence, however, would be determined at …
January 28, 2016
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Second Devil’s Den Marijuana Cultivator Pleads Guilty

December 10, 2012
… Mercury has resulted in the seizure of nearly half a million marijuana plants and the prosecution of 81 … faces five years to life in prison and a fine of up to $10 million. His actual sentence, however, will be determined at …
December 10, 2012
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Bakersfield Marijuana Business Owner Pleads Guilty

December 18, 2012
… September 2004 and February 2006, the business earned $16 million in gross sales. His son, David Chavez Jr., owned and … He faces a mandatory five-year term in prison and a $2 million fine. The actual sentence, however, will be …
December 18, 2012
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Bakersfield Marijuana Store Owner Sentenced To Four Years In Prison

January 29, 2013
… September 2004 and February 2006, the business earned $16 million in gross sales. David Chavez Sr. pleaded guilty on … He faces a mandatory minimum five years in prison and a $2 million fine. The actual sentence, however, will be …
January 29, 2013
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Mendota Marijuana Cultivator Indicted

February 14, 2013
… overall operation resulted in the seizure of nearly half a million marijuana plants, 38 firearms, and $67,445 in cash. … convicted, Robles faces a 10 years to life in prison, a $10 million fine, and is subject to deportation. Any sentence, …
February 14, 2013
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Two Plead Guilty To Charges In Connection With Marijuana Cultivation In Bakersfield Warehouse

November 07, 2011
… seized approximately 1,161 marijuana plants valued at $4.6 million, and 54.8 pounds of processed marijuana valued at … years in prison and maximum term of life in prison and a $4 million fine. Taylor faces a maximum prison term of 20 years …
November 07, 2011
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Five Indicted For Kern County Marijuana Cultivation Operations

August 30, 2012
… in prison, a maximum penalty of life in prison, and a $10 million fine. If convicted of the drug crimes, the … a maximum prison term of 40 years, and a fine of up to $5 million. The actual sentences, if convicted, will be …
August 30, 2012
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More Indictments In Operation Mercury Targeting Marijuana Grown On Agricultural Land

October 04, 2012
… the cultivation operation is valued at more than $2.3 million. In addition, at least one of the men acknowledged … term of 10 years and a maximum term of life, and a $10 million fine. The actual sentence, however, will be …
October 04, 2012
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Two Fresno Men Charged With Drug Conspiracy

October 20, 2011
… years in prison, a maximum term of life in prison, and a $2 million fine. Based on prior felony drug convictions, … 10 years in prison, a maximum of life in prison, and a $4 million fine. The actual sentence, however, will be …
October 20, 2011
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Buffalo woman sentenced for allowing her former boyfriend to write fraudulent prescriptions for Adderall

July 17, 2020
… The defendant was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $572.20. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Joshua A. …
July 17, 2020
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Guilty plea in fentanyl case

February 27, 2019
… McCray and recovered from the defendant’s pocket an amount of heroin intended for distribution.    The …
February 27, 2019
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Schenectady man pleads guilty to distributing heroin laced with fentanyl

December 19, 2018
… that he claimed to be heroin, which contained detectable amounts of fentanyl. Sentencing is scheduled for April 18, …
December 19, 2018
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Career Special Agent Derek S. Maltz Appointed to Lead U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration

January 21, 2025
… the federal, state and local partners, to seize record amounts of illicit drugs; bring the world’s most ruthless …
January 21, 2025
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Supplier for Local Meth Dealers Lands in Federal Prison

October 04, 2023
… grams of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of meth. U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Brown has now …
October 04, 2023
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Illinois Man Sentenced to 6 Years for Possessing Methamphetamine for Distribution

August 01, 2023
… When asked, Hampton admitted to possessing a personal use amount of marijuana in his backpack. The trooper searched …
August 01, 2023
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San Antonio Woman Sentenced to 8 years in Prison for Trafficking Meth

March 01, 2023
… Houston Division. "Lastiri was transporting a significant amount of methamphetamine hydrochloride from Houston to San …
March 01, 2023
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Indianapolis Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Armed Fentanyl Trafficking

November 03, 2022
… distribute a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of fentanyl and carrying a firearm during and in …
November 03, 2022
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Illinois Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Drug and Firearm Offenses

October 14, 2022
… 1) for possession with intent to distribute a detectable amount of crack and THC: up to 20 years in prison; 2) for …
October 14, 2022
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Illinois Man Sentenced to 143 months for Meth Trafficking

October 14, 2022
… of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine. At the sentencing hearing in …
October 14, 2022
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Tucson-Based Cocaine Distributor Sentenced to Five Years

August 19, 2022
… actively worked with others to distribute bulk amounts of cocaine in and around Tucson and other parts of …
August 19, 2022
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Kentucky Drug Dealers Sentenced to Federal Prison for Trafficking Meth in Southern Indiana

July 21, 2022
… approximately 1,425 grams of methamphetamine and a large amount of U.S. currency from the vehicle. In his guilty …
July 21, 2022
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Indiana Man Sentenced to 195 Months for Drug, Gun Offenses

June 30, 2022
… During the search, officers seized a distribution amount of methamphetamine, cocaine, a loaded handgun, a drug …
June 30, 2022
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Colorado Woman Convicted in Illinois for Meth Trafficking

June 21, 2022
… grams of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine. Sentencing for Wright has been …
June 21, 2022
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Wisconsin Man Sentenced to 12 Years for Meth Trafficking

April 20, 2022
… Wisconsin determined that Lindsey distributed substantial amounts of methamphetamine in the Wisconsin Rapids area for …
April 20, 2022
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Indiana Nurse Practitioner Arrested

February 23, 2021
… revealed that N.P. Jimonu was prescribing significant amounts of Schedules II-V controlled substances to patients …
February 23, 2021
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Minnesota man sentenced to 78 months for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine

November 30, 2020
… 236 grams of methamphetamine, 11.5 grams of heroin, small amounts of crack cocaine and marijuana, as well as a digital …
November 30, 2020