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Lane County Men Sentenced For Distribution Of Methamphetamine

May 19, 2015
EUGENE, Ore. - Raymundo Felix-Rodriguez, 42, of Lane County, Oregon, was sentenced today by U.S. District Court Chief Judge Ann Aiken to serve 97 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. Following his release from prison, Felix-Rodriguez will be on supervised release for five...
May 19, 2015
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Twin Falls Former Pharmacy Technician Sentenced For Diverting Controlled Substances

May 19, 2015
BOISE, Idaho - Krista Federer, 46, of Twin Falls, Idaho, was sentenced today to 12 months and one day in prison for distributing a controlled substance. U.S. District Judge Edward J. Lodge also ordered Federer to serve three years of supervised release, and to pay a $1,000 fine. According to...
May 19, 2015
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Heroin Dealer Sentenced To 156 Months In Federal Prison

April 29, 2015
YAKIMA, Wash. - Jacob Alan Seiger, 24, of Yakima, Washington, was sentenced on April 28, 2015, for distribution of heroin. Seiger was sentenced to 156 month term of imprisonment, to be followed by a three year term of court supervision upon release from Federal prison. According to information presented during...
April 29, 2015
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Leaders Of Meth And Heroin Distribution Ring Sentenced To Long Prison Terms

April 27, 2015
SEATTLE - The father and two sons who led a Pierce County based drug trafficking ring that distributed methamphetamine and heroin were sentenced last week in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to long prison terms. Luis Hernandez, 60, of Tacoma was sentenced to 10 years in prison. His two sons...
April 27, 2015
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Owner Of Arlington Doggy Daycare Center Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison For Heroin Trafficking

March 27, 2015
SEATTLE - An Arlington dog kennel operator was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 10 years in prison for conspiracy to distribute heroin and methamphetamine, and possession of counterfeit money. Shawn Lundy, 61, the operator of Arlington Doggy Day Care, was arrested February 25, 2014 and pleaded...
March 27, 2015
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Fairbanks Drug Dealer Convicted Of Conspiracy

March 26, 2015
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - After a two-day trial, a federal jury found Etienne Q. Devoe, 42, of Fairbanks, Alaska, guilty of Conspiracy to Distribute Cocaine and Heroin, and Conspiracy to Money Launder. “This verdict is the result of law enforcement working together in bringing a longtime Fairbanks drug trafficker to justice,”...
March 26, 2015
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Arizona Couple Sentenced To Prison For Large Load Of Heroin And Methamphetamine

March 03, 2015
BOISE, Idaho - Jess Ramirez-Orta, 27, of Phoenix, Arizona, was sentenced on February 27, 2015, to eight years in prison for possession with intent to distribute heroin and methamphetamine. Ramirez-Orta’s girlfriend and co-defendant, Marina Morales, 24, also of Phoenix, Arizona, was sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty...
March 03, 2015
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Former Kirkland Residents Sentenced To Prison For Hash Oil Explosion

March 03, 2015
SEATTLE - Two men whose hash oil manufacturing operation exploded on New Year’s Day 2014, were sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to federal prison terms. Robby Wayne Meiser, 46, was sentenced to 30 months in prison and three years of supervised release, and Bruce W. Mark, 62...
March 03, 2015
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Three More Arrests In Las Vegas To Anchorage Cocaine And Money Laundering Conspiracy

March 03, 2015
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Three additional men have been arrested in connection with a drug and money laundering conspiracy investigation involving the smuggling of cocaine to Alaska through Las Vegas McCarron International Airport. The new defendants are: Clarence Anthony Hatton, A/K/A “C-MONEY”, age 46, of Henderson, NV; Michael Vontrell Langdon, A/K/A...
March 03, 2015
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Wasilla Man Sentenced To 85 Months In Prison For Heroin Trafficking Conspiracy

February 24, 2015
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - On February 23, 2015, a Wasilla man was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Sharon L. Gleason to serve 84 months in federal prison for his role in a heroin trafficking conspiracy. James Gwaltney, 38, of Wasilla, Alaska, previously pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute more than...
February 24, 2015
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