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St. Louis Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Gun and Drug Offenses

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – Lamondra Beckley, 43, of St. Louis pleaded guilty today to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense, and unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Beckley has been under federal indictment since April...
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Defendant Sentenced to Federal Prison for Operating Illegal Pill Factory

AUGUSTA, GA: A second Burke County man has been sentenced to federal prison after admitting to operating an illegal pill factory from a residence. U.S. District Court Chief Judge J. Randal Hall sentenced Cedrick Gabriel Brown, a/k/a “Pop,” 47, of Midville, Ga., to 60 months in prison after Brown pled...
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Nearly Three Dozen Charged Methamphetamine-Trafficking Conspiracy

DUBLIN, GA: Thirty defendants are charged in a Laurens County methamphetamine-trafficking indictment unsealed in the Southern District of Georgia. The indictment in USA v. Monroe et. al charges 30 defendants with 56 felony counts, and includes forfeiture allegations listing 77 firearms, including a machine gun, said David H. Estes, Acting...
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Fort Wayne, Indiana Man Sentenced to Over 24 Years in Prison

FORT WAYNE, Indiana – Special Agent in Charge Robert J. Bell, Drug Enforcement Administration-Chicago Division and Acting United States Attorney Tina L. Nommay of the Northern District of Indiana announced that Larry Lamb, 40, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, was sentenced before United States District Court Judge Holly A. Brady following...
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Trio Arrested in Large-Scale Drug Conspiracy

OCALA, Fla. – An indictment was unsealed today charging Devonne L. Walker, 35, of Lady Lake, Florida, Tymane D. Hamilton, 29, of Phoenix, Arizona, and Kanisha D. Savage, 28, of Phoenix, Arizona with conspiracy to distribute controlled substances. If convicted, each faces a maximum penalty of life in federal prison...
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Mexican National Sentenced for $10 Million Marijuana Growing Operation in Daviess County

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Mexican national who has been deported seven times after illegally entering the United States was sentenced in federal court today for his role in a Daviess County, Missouri, marijuana-growing operation where law enforcement officers seized nearly $10 million worth of plants. Sergio Medina-Perez, 47, of...
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Indiana Man Sentenced to Over 17 Years in Prison

FORT WAYNE, Ind. - Jason Wallen, 41, of Kendallville, Indiana, was sentenced before United States District Court Judge Holly A. Brady following his plea of guilty to possessing with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, announced Special Agent in Charge Robert J. Bell, Drug Enforcement Administration -...
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Kaufman Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Trafficking Methamphetamine

TYLER, TX – A Kaufman County man was sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking violations, announced today by Eduardo A. Chavez, Special Agent in Charge of the DEA Dallas Field Division. Cory Joe Phillips, 39, City of Terrell, pleaded guilty on March 8, 2021, to possession with intent to...
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Kansas Man Sentenced to 21 Years for Meth and Cocaine Trafficking

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – Lloyd Parker, 32, of Hutchinson, Kansas, was sentenced last week to 262 months in federal prison for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine and cocaine. Parker pled guilty to the charged conspiracies, as well as distribution and possession of methamphetamine, on March 9, 2021. The crimes took...
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Indictment Targets Large-Scale Drug Trafficking Operation in Coastal Georgia Area

SAVANNAH, GA: More than a dozen defendants are charged in a major drug-trafficking conspiracy alleged in a 22-count indictment unsealed in U.S. District Court in the Southern District of Georgia. Operation Snowplow II follows a series of indictments starting in June 2018 of 14 defendants in Operation Snowplow, an Organized...