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Career Offender Admits To Possessing A Firearm While Trafficking In Heroin

PORTLAND, Ore - Marcelino Lopez-Diaz, 25, of Nayarit, Mexico, appeared on September 4, 2014, in U.S. District Court and entered guilty pleas to possession with the intent to distribute heroin in quantities of one kilogram or more and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. The...
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Two Indicted For Growing 5,000 Marijuana Plants On Federal Lands

MEDFORD, Ore - Today, two defendants were indicted by a grand jury in relation to a marijuana grow on federal land in Jackson County. Humberto Salgado-Salgado, 36, and Juan Albert Lopez-Moroyoqui, 50, were charged with conspiracy and manufacturing marijuana. In addition, Lopez-Moroyoqui was charged with being an alien who illegally...
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Rutland Man Sentenced To Over Seven Years Imprisonment For Federal Conviction For Heroin And Crack Cocaine Distribution

RUTLAND, Vt. - Michael J. Ferguson, Acting Special Agent in Charge for the Drug Enforcement Administration in New England, and the Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated Chief Judge Christina Reiss, of the United States District Court, sentenced Terrence (a.k.a.“Stucky”), 31, of Rutland, Vermont...
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Defendant Enters Guilty Plea Admitting To Delivery Of Heroin Resulting In Death Of 21 Year Old Salem Woman

PORTAND, Ore - Sergio Quezada-Lopez, 35, of Mexico, appeared on August 25, 2014, in U.S District Court and entered a plea of guilty to conspiracy to distribute heroin in quantities of one kilogram or more that resulted in death. The maximum sentence is life and the charge carries a mandatory...
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Auburn Man Pleads Guilty To Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy

PORTLAND, Maine - Michael J. Ferguson, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that David Goyette, 27, of Auburn, Maine, pleaded guilty last Friday in U.S. District Court in Portland to conspiracy to distribute 500...
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New York Man Imprisoned 39 Months For Heroin Trafficking

RUTLAND, Vt. - Michael J. Ferguson, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Charles Hercules, 23, of New York, was sentenced by Chief United States District Judge Christina Reiss...
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Rutland Man Imprisoned 5 Years For Heroin Trafficking

RUTLAND, Vt. - Michael J. Ferguson, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and the Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Evan Murphy, 23, of Rutland, was sentenced by Chief United States District Judge Christina Reiss to...
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Washington Man Admits To Distributing Oxycodone

BOISE, Idaho - Tyler Goodwin, 28, of Shelton, Washington, pleaded guilty on August 25, 2014, in federal court to distributing oxycodone. According to court documents, the defendant admitted to distributing approximately 100, 30 mg oxycodone pills from January 2014 to March 2014 in the Treasure Valley. Goodwin also agreed to...
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Second Of Five Spice Conspirators Sentenced

BOISE, Idaho - - Troy Palmer, 43, of Boise, Idaho, was sentenced today to 40 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release for conspiring to launder money. Palmer was ordered by the court to pay a $2,000 fine, and a $100 special assessment. He pleaded guilty on...
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Two Barnstable County Men Arrested On Drug Charges

BOSTON - Two Cape Cod men with extensive criminal histories were arrested and charged today with conspiring to violate federal drug laws. Michael J. Ferguson, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration, New England Field Division; United States Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz; Colonel Timothy P. Alben, Superintendent...