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Thirteen Defendants Plead Guilty To Drug Trafficking Charges

… Homestead, Florida) Mitchael (43, of Miami, Florida) Jose Alfredo Villarreal, aka “Alfredito,” (40, of Naples, … Code, Section 846. Defendants Vladimir Mir-Medina and Jose Alfredo Villarreal pled guilty to Count 2 of a Second … to 40 years in prison. Defendants Vladimir Mir-Medina, Jose Alfredo Villarreal, and Hernan Rodriguez Alfaro face a …
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Jury Convicts Mesquite Man Of Trafficking In Marijuana

… Christi has returned guilty verdicts against Edilberto Maso Diaz, 55, of Mesquite, on all counts as charged in a … for less than five hours today before convicting Diaz of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute … drivers that worked for E & E Trucking would drive one of Diaz’s tractor trailers to the Rio Grande Valley to pick up …
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Meriden Man Sentenced to Nearly 8 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Cocaine

… for the District of Connecticut, announced that KERVIN DIAZ, 39, of Meriden, was sentenced today by U.S. District … steroids and cocaine.  The investigation also revealed that Diaz coordinated shipments of kilograms of cocaine from …
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Conspirator in fentanyl, cocaine trafficking organization sentenced to 60 months in federal prison

… Rhode Island State Police Colonel James M. Manni.   Audi E. Diaz, aka Boku, 29, previously admitted to the court that he … Sept. 30, 2017, approximately 470 communications between Diaz and Delossantos were electronically intercepted by law enforcement. The conversations ranged in topic from Diaz arranging for numerous multi-kilogram purchases of …
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DEA Investigation Results In Federal Marijuana And Money Laundering Charges

… for purchase of marijuana grow facility (DENVER)   - Hector Diaz, age 49, David Jeffrey Furtado, age 48, Luis Fernand … law and money laundering related to marijuana laws.  Diaz, who was previously charged, was sent a summons to … a fugitive from justice.  Furtado, Luis Uribe, and Hector Diaz are scheduled to be back in court on Wednesday, April …
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Twenty Seven Arrested in the Rio Grande Valley on Drug Charges

… Isaiah Roel Salinas, age 23, of Edinburg, Texas; Juan Diego Gonzalez, age 25, of Edinburg; Jaime Galicia, age 46, of … Muniz, age 39, of Rio Grande City, Texas; Manuel Leonel Gonzalez-Cavazos, age 56, of Falcon Heights, Texas; Javier … Heights, Texas; Antonio Juan Gutierrez, age 53, of McAllen; Jorge Alberto Garcia-Soto, age 61, of Falcon Heights, Texas; …
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Dominican National Sentenced to More Than 4 Years in Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl Pills and Crystal Meth

… of Connecticut, announced that AURELIA CAROLINA LARA-DIAZ, 30, a citizen of the Dominican Republic last residing … Area (HIDTA) Task Force investigation revealed that Lara-Diaz was trafficking fentanyl and methamphetamine.  Between …
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Hartford Man Admits Trafficking Fentanyl and Cocaine

… the District of Connecticut, today announced that LUIS IVAN DIAZ, 25, of Hartford, pleaded guilty yesterday in Hartford … the Connecticut State Police obtained an arrest warrant for Diaz after his DNA was found on a gun that was thrown from a …
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Boston Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Distribute More Than Five Thousand Fentanyl Pills

… prescription pills containing fentanyl. Alexis Radhames Diaz Tejeda, 45, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy … Judge Indira Talwani scheduled sentencing for Jan. 5, 2024. Diaz Tejeda was arrested and charged in July 2022. On March … during a video-recorded controlled purchase in Dorchester, Diaz Tejeda provided a confidential source with a sample of …
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Springfield Man Involved in 2014 Murder Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison

… Britain.  The investigation revealed that Hector Cardona-Diaz, of Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico, was a large-scale … then mailed cash proceeds of the sale of cocaine to Cardona-Diaz in Puerto Rico.  In November 2014, investigators seized … $40,000 in drug proceeds that had been mailed to Cardona-Diaz. After Cardona-Diaz learned that Silva had taken a …
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Nineteen Individuals Indicted For Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering

… aka “La Flaca;” Jaime Ernesto Montoya-Gómez, aka “Risitas;” Jorge Aquiles Berríos-Vega, aka “Maracucho;” Paula Andrea … on DTO's operating in Puerto Rico.” IRS-CI SAC José A. González stated, “The laundering of illegal drug profits is …
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Major Drug Trafficker and 12 Others Arrested:

… Attorney Melinda Katz, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez, Frank Tarantino III, Special Agent in Charge of … Attorney Melinda Katz and Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez, and commended SNP’s Special Investigations Bureau … NY Age: 24 CSCS 1st – 1 ct CSCS 2nd – 1 ct Francisco Mella Diaz Queens, NY Age: 56 CPCS 1st – 1 ct         Defendants …
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Ex-Police Officer Sent to Prison After Drug Stop

… and Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Julissa Diaz, 41, of Houston, pleaded guilty Jan. 16, 2020, to … immediately followed by three years of supervised release. Diaz is no longer employed with HPD.   “Julissa Diaz used her position as a sworn police officer to commit …
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Wife of Sinaloa Cartel Kingpin Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison

… Hernandez, the wife of incarcerated Sinaloa Cartel kingpin Jorge Alberto Valenzuela Valenzuela, was sentenced in … 2020, the Valenzuela TCO, including one of its leaders, Jorge Alberto Valenzuela Valenzuela (“Jorge”), was engaged … by Ivan Archivaldo Guzman-Salazar. During this conflict, Jorge’s brother and previous TCO leader, Gabriel …
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Two MS-13 Leaders Convicted of Racketeering Conspiracy and Conspiring to Commit Multiple Murders

… aka Insolente, aka Trankilo, 25, and Miguel Angel Corea Diaz, aka Reaper, 39, were convicted of multiple … racketeering-related offenses. Alverado-Requeno and Corea-Diaz were both convicted on racketeering conspiracy, … known as the “First Word.” Alvarado-Requeno and Corea Diaz were both leaders of the Sailors clique. Corea Diaz …
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Mexican National Sentenced to 27 Years for Large-Scale Drug-Trafficking Conspiracy

… of heroin, cocaine, and methamphetamine. Abel Miranda-Diaz, 48, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Roseann … federal prison without parole. On Sept. 21, 2022, Miranda-Diaz pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute one kilogram … vehicle and found more than a kilogram of cocaine. Miranda-Diaz was found hiding under Aldana-Vergara’s residence, a …
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Dominican Man Sentenced to 13 Years in Prison for Cocaine and Fentanyl Conspiracy

… Rhode Island and Connecticut. Luis Alfonso  Mejia-Diaz, aka “El Bello,”  56, was sentenced by U.S. District … five years of supervised release. On April 5, 2023, Mejia-Diaz pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and to … or more of fentanyl and 500 grams or more of cocaine. Mejia-Diaz was charged in October 2020 along with 14 others. The …
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Dominican national sentenced to 70 months in prison for fentanyl conspiracy

… federal court in Boston for fentanyl conspiracy.   Maximo Diaz Tejada, 44, a Dominican national residing in Lawrence, … District Court Judge Patti B. Saris to 70 months in prison. Diaz Tejeda will be subject to deportation upon completion of his sentence. In November 2018, Diaz Tejada pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to …
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Methamphetamine Trafficker Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison

… Judge Frank D. Whitney sentenced late yesterday Alberto Diaz-Fernandez, 55, of Santa Ana, California, to 121 months … was scheduled for delivery, law enforcement approached Diaz-Fernandez who was waiting in front of the automotive shop. Diaz-Fernandez told law enforcement that he was expecting an …
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Bakersfield Man Arrested For Conspiring With Law Enforcement Officers To Sell Methamphetamine And Marijuana

… with Bakersfield Police Department officers Damacio Diaz and Patrick Mara to distribute methamphetamine and marijuana that Diaz and Mara seized in the course of their duties as police … April 2012 to August 2015, Carter conspired with Mara and Diaz who deliberately failed to submit the seized drugs into …
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Jury Convicts Two Orlando Men Of Heroin Conspiracy

… and to distribute at least one kilogram of heroin. Jorge and Gil were indicted on July 12, 2012. Jorge faces a mandatory minimum penalty of life in federal … presented at trial, from May 2012 through June 11, 2012, Jorge and a DEA confidential source negotiated a drug …
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Third major takedown of drug trafficking ring nets 14 arrests

… 32, Renton Samantha Hernandez, 38, Lynnwood Lionel Gonzalez-Torres, 24, Burlington Jesus Daniel Lerma-Jaras, … likely tainted with fentanyl,” Seattle Police Chief Adrian Diaz said Tuesday.  “What’s far more difficult to count; the …
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Florida Man Gets 17 Months In Prison For Role In $65 Million Stolen Identity Income Tax Refund Scheme

… U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick announced. Roberto Diaz, 48, formerly of Demarest, New Jersey, previously …  In addition to the prison term, Judge Cecchi sentenced Diaz to three years of supervised release and ordered him to … control or access in various ways. At his plea hearing, Diaz admitted that he received fraudulently obtained refund …
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Career Offender Admits To Possessing A Firearm While Trafficking In Heroin

… Yakima - (509) 454-4407 PORTLAND, Ore - Marcelino Lopez-Diaz, 25, of Nayarit, Mexico, appeared on September 4, 2014, … must run consecutive to the 10 year drug sentence. Lopez-Diaz is scheduled to appear for sentencing on December 11, … produced five co-conspirators that ended with Lopez-Diaz. On November 11, 2012, agents executed a search warrant …
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Marijuana Trafficker Pleads Guilty

… 374-3444 Yakima - (509) 454-4407 BOISE, Idaho - Jose Martin Diaz-Lara, 33, of Walla Walla, Washington, pleaded guilty on … 1,000 marijuana plants, with the intent to distribute.  Diaz-Lara was charged by a superseding indictment on December 8, 2015. According to court documents, Diaz Lara was arrested on September 23, 2015, along with a …
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DEA And US Attorney Announce Charges Against Three Leaders Of Peruvian Terrorist Organization Shining Path

… Artemio,” Victor Quispe-Palomino, a/k/a “Comrade José,” and Jorge Quispe-Palomino, a/k/a “Raul.” As set forth in the Indictment, Flores-Hala, Victor Quispe-Palomino, and Jorge Quispe-Palomino are leaders of the Peruvian-based … of Peruvian law enforcement. Victor Quispe-Palomino and Jorge Quispe-Palomino remain at large. The three are accused …
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Alleged MS-13 associate arraigned on charges of conspiracy and operating as a major drug trafficker

… - (315) 426-5300 Westchester - (914) 682-6256 Daniel Rivera Diaz allegedly brokered drug deals for the gang while inside … from inside a federal prison in Mississippi. Daniel Rivera Diaz aka JD Primo, 34, of Yakima, Washington, was arraigned … activity of several MS-13 members, including Daniel Rivera Diaz a/ka/ JD Primo. In January, the NCDA announced the …
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Two Florida Men Sentenced For Heroin Conspiracy

… and to distribute at least one kilogram of heroin.  Jorge and Gil were indicted on July 12, 2012. They were … presented at trial, from May 2012, through June 11, 2012, Jorge negotiated controlled substance transactions with a … learned that a package of heroin was to be delivered to Jorge in Orlando, with a portion of that heroin going to …
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Los Zetas Kidnappers Plead Guilty

… during and in relation to a crime of violence, while Grace Diaz-Martinez, 33, was convicted of one count of being an … of the house. Arrested at the scene were Zaragoza-Soliz, Diaz-Martinez, Garza and two others. It was determined the … residence was the home of Garza and his parents and that Diaz-Martinez was also temporarily residing with them. Also …
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Acting Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Conviction Of Frank Mercedes On Murder Charges

… resulting in death, for his role in the murder of Richard Diaz, 28, in Manhattan in 1999.  Mercedes was convicted … We hope the verdict brings some measure of peace to Richard Diaz’s family.”      According to the evidence introduced at …