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Three Oregon Men Sentenced In Meth Distribution

EUGENE, Ore. - Cesar Arnoldo Menjivar, 30, of Lane County, Oregon, was sentenced on Tuesday, June 2, 2015, in U.S. District Court to a 96-month prison term for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. Following his release from prison, Menjivar will be on supervised release for four years. On June 3, 2015...
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Lawrence, Massachusetts Man Pleads Guilty To Possessing Crack Cocaine And Heroin With Intent To Sell In Nashua

CONCORD, N.H. - Michael J. Ferguson, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Acting United States Attorney Donald Feith announced today that Santiago Marino Reyes-Lara, a/k/a Jean Carlos Sotomayor-Venerio, 27, of Lawrence, Massachusetts pleaded guilty today to unlawful possession with the intent to distribute...
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Anchorage Woman Sentenced To Two Years Imprisonment For HIPPA Violations Involving A Violent Drug Trafficking Investigation

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Stacy Laulu, 33, of Anchorage, Alaska was sentenced to two years imprisonment in U.S. District Court on May 29, 2015, on her convictions for two felony violations of the Health Information Portability and Accountablity (HIPPA). The case represented the first felony HIPAA prosecution in Alaska, and one...
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California Supplier Of Oxycodone And Boise Heroin And Oxycodone Dealer Sentenced In Federal Court

BOISE, Idaho - Ajellon Dedeaux, 27, of Rancho, California, and Andrew Colwell, 24, of Boise, Idaho, are the latest members of a large scale oxycodone and heroin distribution ring to be sentenced to federal prison. Dedeaux was sentenced on May 26, 2015, to 144 months in federal prison for distributing...
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California Drug Trafficker Sentenced To 18 Years For Distributing Meth In New England

BOSTON - A California man was sentenced today for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine in New England and laundering the drug proceeds in bank accounts. Michael J. Ferguson, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration, Boston Field Division; United States Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz; and William P. Offord, Special...
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Epping Man Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy Charge Related To Distribution Of Synthetic Cannabinoids

(CONCORD, N.H. - Ryan Johnson, 32, of Epping, New Hampshire, pleaded guilty today in United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire to conspiracy to introduce misbranded drugs into interstate commerce, announced Michael J. Ferguson, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and...
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Two Men Charged With Distributing Synthetic Drugs That Caused Overdoses At Wesleyan University

(NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Middletown Police Chief William McKenna today announced that a federal grand jury in New Haven has returned an indictment...
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Three Life Sentences Imposed On Man Following Convictions For Drug Trafficking, Kidnapping, Using Firearms, And HIPAA Violations

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Stuart T. Seugasala, 40, of Anchorage, was sentenced on May 18, 2015, to three terms of life imprisonment following his January 2015 convictions on drug trafficking conspiracy and two kidnapping charges. The court imposed a consecutive seven year sentence on firearms violations, as well as concurrent ten...
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Anchorage Man Gets 10 Years For Meth Trafficking

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Today, Max Jewett, 38, of Anchorage was sentenced to 120 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute over 50 grams of methamphetamine. Jewett pleaded guilty to the charges on December 22, 2014. According to information presented to the court, Jewett admitted to distributing illegal drugs in Alaska...
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Bellingham Man Sentenced In Drug And Money Laundering

FAIRBANKS, Alaska - Peter M. Thornton was sentenced on May 15, 2015, to 104 months’ imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, following his pleas of guilty to conspiracy to distribute heroin and conspiracy to commit money laundering. In addition to his prison sentence, Thornton was ordered to forfeit...