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PRESS RELEASE

Takedown Dismantles DTO Based In Parkersburg

September 22, 2021
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of West Virginia announced today the arrests of four individuals for their roles in a drug trafficking organization responsible for distributing methamphetamine, fentanyl, cocaine, and marijuana in Parkersburg and elsewhere. The takedown is...
September 22, 2021
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Key Figure in Laurens County Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Sentenced to Federal Prison

September 20, 2021
DUBLIN, GA - A key figure in a Laurens County-area drug trafficking conspiracy has been sentenced to more than 20 years in federal prison. Rodney Jarrod Denson, a/k/a “RD,” 45, of Dublin, Ga., was sentenced to 262 months in prison after pleading guilty Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute...
September 20, 2021
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National Healthcare Fraud Enforcement Action Results in Charges involving more than $1.4 Billion in Alleged Losses

September 20, 2021
WASHINGTON: A strategically coordinated, six-week nationwide federal law enforcement action has resulted in criminal charges against 138 defendants, including 42 doctors, nurses, and other licensed medical professionals, in 31 federal districts across the United States for their alleged participation in various healthcare fraud schemes for more than $1.4 billion in...
September 20, 2021
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Macon Jury Convicts Armed Career Criminal on Gun, Heroin, Meth Charges

August 12, 2021
MACON, Ga. – A federal jury convicted a Macon resident with a lengthy criminal history of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, heroin and Tramadol, as well as illegally possessing a firearm and possessing a gun in furtherance of drug trafficking this afternoon. Kelvin Henry, 56, of Macon, was found...
August 12, 2021
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Kentucky Man Convicted of Possessing Over Five Kilos of Meth

August 12, 2021
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Acting U.S. Attorney William T. Stetzer announced today that Mitchell Glenn Bell, 45, of Monticello, Kentucky, was sentenced to 226 months in prison and five years of supervised release, for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Chief U.S. District Judge Martin Reidinger presided over the hearing. Robert...
August 12, 2021
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Eleven Methamphetamine Traffickers Sentenced to Prison

August 06, 2021
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Eleven members of a methamphetamine trafficking ring have been ordered to serve prison sentences ranging from 36 months to 210 months for federal drug conspiracy charges, announced William T. Stetzer, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. According to filed court documents and court...
August 06, 2021
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Fentanyl Overdose Death Leads to indictment of Two on Federal Drug Charges

August 06, 2021
SAVANNAH, GA: Two Bryan County men face up to life in prison after another man’s fatal fentanyl overdose. Javarus McKinney, a/k/a “Jody,” 32, of Richmond Hill, Ga., is charged with Distribution of Fentanyl Resulting in Death, Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl, and Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl Near...
August 06, 2021
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Savannah Tire Store Owner Convicted of Selling Methamphetamine

July 30, 2021
SAVANNAH, GA: A Savannah tire store owner faces decades in federal prison after a U.S. District Court jury found him guilty of distributing methamphetamine. Reginald Anderson, a/k/a “Red,” 49, of Savannah, awaits sentencing after being found guilty on three counts of Distribution of Methamphetamine, said U.S. Acting Attorney David H...
July 30, 2021
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Raleigh Man Sentenced to More Than 16 Years for Armed Drug Trafficking

July 29, 2021
Raleigh Man Sentenced to More Than 16 Years for Armed Drug Trafficking RALEIGH, N.C. – A Raleigh man was sentenced today to 200 months in prison for Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with Intent to Distribute 500 grams or more of Cocaine, 1 kilogram or more of Heroin, and a...
July 29, 2021
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Prosecution of Richmond County Narcotics Conspiracy Wraps Up

July 26, 2021
AUGUSTA, GA - With the sentencing of the lead defendant, the prosecution of a major Richmond County drug trafficking conspiracy has resulted in convictions of all eight defendants – including a man and two sons. Terrance Quain Freeman, 50, of Augusta, was sentenced to 100 months in federal prison after...
July 26, 2021
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