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Springfield Man Sentenced to 20 Years for Meth Conspiracy, Illegal Firearms

January 24, 2023
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A Springfield, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for his role in a conspiracy that distributed at least 11 kilograms of methamphetamine in southwest Missouri and for illegally possessing firearms. Gregory D. Robinson, 45, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge M. Douglas Harpool to 20...
January 24, 2023
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Las Vegas Man Pleads Guilty to Carrying Eight Pounds of Meth Aboard Bus

January 23, 2023
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Las Vegas, Nevada, man pleaded guilty in federal court today to possessing more than eight pounds of methamphetamine in his duffel bag aboard a bus passing through Kansas City, Mo. Reginald S. Thomas Sr., 53, pleaded guilty before U.S. Chief District Judge Beth Phillips to...
January 23, 2023
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Man Convicted of All Charges Related to One Fatal, Two Nonfatal Fentanyl Overdoses

January 20, 2023
ST. LOUIS – A jury in U.S. District Court in St. Louis on Friday found a man who provided the fentanyl that caused one fatal and two nonfatal overdoses in St. Charles, Missouri, in 2020 guilty of all charges. Ledra A. Craig, 46, of Wright City, was found guilty of...
January 20, 2023
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Undocumented Man Gets 46 Months in Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl

January 19, 2023
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – A man originally from Mexico was sentenced to 46 months in federal prison in a U.S. District Court on Wednesday after admitting to possessing hundreds of grams of a controlled substance containing fentanyl with intent to distribute. Luciano Gomezllanos-Martinez, also known as Joaquin Navarez-Urena, pled...
January 19, 2023
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Federal Jury Finds Cherokee, N.C. Man Guilty of Firearms Offense

January 12, 2023
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – A federal jury in Asheville has convicted Tarrell Leshaun Williams, 42, of Cherokee, N.C., of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Robert J. Murphy, Special Agent in Charge of the Atlanta Field...
January 12, 2023
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Lead Defendant in Richmond County Meth-Trafficking Conspiracy Sentenced to More Than 20 Years in Federal Prison

January 12, 2023
AUGUSTA, GA – A Georgia prison inmate who led an Augusta-area methamphetamine-trafficking ring has been sentenced to more than two decades in federal prison. Magnum Jelani Neely, 38, of Millen, Ga., an inmate at Dooly State Prison, was sentenced to 278 months in federal prison after previously pleading guilty to...
January 12, 2023
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Savitz Drug Store to Pay $275,000 to Resolve Alleged Controlled Substance Act Violations

January 06, 2023
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Savitz Drug Store, Inc., has agreed to pay $275,000 to resolve allegations that it committed recordkeeping and dispensing violations of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). These requirements are designed to prevent the diversion of controlled substances. This civil settlement includes a corrective action plan and is the...
January 06, 2023
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Final Defendant Sentenced in Gang-Related South Georgia Meth-Trafficking Conspiracy

January 05, 2023
SAVANNAH, GA – The final sentence in a major methamphetamine trafficking operation signals the end of a prosecution that saw nearly three dozen defendants sent to prison after pleading guilty. Kristin Sheppard, a/k/a “Kristin Shine,” a/k/a “K Shine,” 32, of Savannah, was sentenced 111 months in prison followed by five...
January 05, 2023
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Meth, Firearm Result in 10 Years of Prison

January 03, 2023
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – A Jefferson City, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for illegally possessing a firearm and methamphetamine to distribute. Clint Alexander Doll, 35, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Roseann Ketchmark to 10 years in federal prison without parole. On July 28, 2022, Doll pleaded...
January 03, 2023
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Bus Rider from Colorado Makes Prison Stop for Heroin Trafficking

January 03, 2023
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – An Aurora, Colo., man was sentenced in federal court today for heroin trafficking and illegally possessing a firearm while traveling through Kansas City, Mo., on a bus bound for Virginia. Izeall T. Collins, 44, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Greg Kays to 19 years in...
January 03, 2023
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