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Federal Grand Jury Indicts Four Jamestown Residents

BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that a federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Roberto Morales Sanchez, 53, Ryan A. Bloom, 36, Rachelle N. Allison, 36, and Katie E. Calimeri, 30, all of Jamestown, NY, with narcotics conspiracy, which carries a mandatory minimum penalty of 10...
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Federal Grand Jury Indicts Four Jamestown Residents for Their Role in a Narcotics Conspiracy

BUFFALO, N.Y. - A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Roberto Morales Sanchez, 53, Ryan A. Bloom, 36, Rachelle N. Allison, 36, and Katie E. Calimeri, 30, all of Jamestown, NY, with narcotics conspiracy, which carries a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years in prison and a maximum...
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Blind Rapper Who Goes by ‘Mac Wayne’ Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for Drug Distribution

SEATTLE – A legally blind rapper who was profiled in an Amazon Prime documentary, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to six years in prison, announced U.S. Attorney Nick Brown. Wayne Frisby aka ‘Mac Wayne,’37, of Snohomish County, Washington was arrested in December 2020, for his role...
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International Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 8 Years

KANSAS CITY, KAN. – A Mexican national was sentenced to 100 months in prison in connection to an international drug ring that distributed large quantities of methamphetamine, heroin, cocaine, and marijuana from Mexico in the Kansas City area. According to court documents, in January 2021, Aron Rodriguez- Posada, 48, pleaded...
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Two Surburban Chicago Men Convicted in Federal Investigation That Dismantled Mexico-to-Chicago Drug Pipeline

CHICAGO — Robert Bell, Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration-Chicago Division, and U.S. Attorney John R. Lausch, Jr., for the Northern District of Illinois announced that a jury has convicted two suburban Chicago men on drug conspiracy charges as part of a federal investigation that disrupted a...
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Indiana Man Sentenced to 300 Months for Trafficking Fentanyl, Meth

FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Alfred A. Cooke, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration-Merrillville, Indiana, and U.S. Attorney Clifford D. Johnson for the Northern District of Indiana announced that Eddie M. Knox, 56, Fort Wayne, Indiana, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Holly A. Brady on...
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Trafficking Meth in an Igloo Cooler Results in Prison Time

McALLEN, Texas – A 25-year-old Mexican citizen illegally residing in Monte Alto has been ordered to federal prison after admitting to possessing with intent to distribute 140 kilograms of meth, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery...
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Kirkland Man Charged with Drug Trafficking Offense Related to Recent Motel Robbery

SPOKANE, Wash – On Thursday, Scott Banchero, age 58, of Kirkland, Washington, was charged by federal criminal complaint with Possession with Intent to Distribute 500 Grams or More of a Mixture or Substance Containing a Detectable Amount of Methamphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(A)(viii), according to Vanessa R...
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Albuquerque Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 17 years in Prison

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced that John Seibel was sentenced on Aug. 2 to 17 years and six months in prison. Seibel, 26, of Albuquerque, pleaded guilty on March 15 to two counts of distribution of 50 grams and...
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Kansas City Man Sentenced for $1 Million Meth Conspiracy Near Elementary School

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Kansas City, Mo., man has been sentenced in federal court for his role in a conspiracy that converted large amounts of liquid methamphetamine into crystal methamphetamine at a rented house near George Melcher Elementary School in Kansas City, Mo. Ruben Ortiz-Vieyra, 43, a lawful permanent...