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Jury Convicts Ohio Man For Role In Cocaine Distribution Ring

April 22, 2015
COLUMBUS, Ohio - A United States District Court jury convicted Osvaldo Ortega-Amaya, 29, of Hilliard, Ohio, of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine. Carter M. Stewart, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio; Joseph P...
April 22, 2015
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Detroit Police Lieutenant And Officer Charged With Drug, Robbery And Extortion Offenses

April 09, 2015
DETROIT - A Detroit Police lieutenant and an officer were indicted yesterday on charges of robbing drug dealers and stealing drugs and money obtained in police searches, U.S. Attorney Barbara L. McQuade announced today. The indictment was sealed until this morning. Joining McQuade in the announcement were Special Agent in...
April 09, 2015
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Western Ohio Couple Indicted On Marijuana And Money Laundering Charges

April 02, 2015
DAYTON, Ohio - A federal grand jury has charged Dennis S. Hunter, 51, and Sivan D. Hunter, 45, both of Dayton, with conspiracy to distribute marijuana and money laundering in an indictment returned in Dayton. Carter M. Stewart, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, Joseph P. Reagan...
April 02, 2015
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Four Members Of Ohio Gang Charged With Murder

April 02, 2015
COLUMBUS, Ohio - A federal grand jury in Columbus, Ohio, has returned an indictment charging Robert D. Ledbetter, 35; Christopher A. Harris, 27; Rashad A. Liston, 25; and Deounte Ussury, 30, all formerly of Columbus, Ohio, with murder and violent crimes in aid of racketeering activity. Carter M. Stewart, United...
April 02, 2015
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Northern Michigan Woman Sentenced To 12 Years In Federal Prison For Cocaine Conviction

March 30, 2015
MARQUETTE, Mich. - Rachel Lynn Hansen, age 32, of Ishpeming, Michigan, was sentenced to 151 months in prison, U.S. Attorney Patrick A. Miles, Jr., announced today. After her release, she will serve three years of court supervision. Hanson, a mother of three, was convicted of possession of cocaine with intent...
March 30, 2015
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Marijuana Trafficker Receives 7 Year Prison Sentence In Michigan After Fleeing To Mexico For 3 Years

March 30, 2015
MARQUETTE, Mich. - Pedro Andres Kobasic, 45, formerly of Phoenix, Arizona, was sentenced to 87 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Patrick Miles, Jr. announced today. Kobasic was convicted of conspiracy to distribute more than 50 kilograms of marijuana after fleeing from justice and...
March 30, 2015
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Caribbean Corridor Strike Force Intercepts Go-Fast Vessel With 42 Bales Of Cocaine Off The Southern Coast Of Vieques

March 20, 2015
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - U.S. Customs and Border (CBP) Office of Air and Marine Agents intercepted a vessel Wednesday evening attempting to smuggle 42 bales of cocaine, totaling 2,425 (1,100 kilos), with an approximated street value of $30.8 million, south of the island of Vieques; an eastern island off...
March 20, 2015
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Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti Doctors And Owner Of Pain Management Clinic Charged With Illegally Distributing Controlled Substance Prescription Drugs

March 18, 2015
DETROIT - The owner, office manager and three doctors associated with a pain management clinic located on the Ann Arbor-Ypsilanti border were indicted yesterday for illegally distributing prescription pills, U.S. Attorney Barbara L. McQuade announced today. McQuade was joined in the announcement by Special Agent in Charge Joseph P. Reagan...
March 18, 2015
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Akron, Ohio Doctor Is Sentenced To 5 Years In Federal Prison For Illegally Distributing Prescription Painkillers

March 16, 2015
CLEVELAND - An Akron physician was sentenced to more than five years in prison for illegally distributing tens of thousands of doses of prescription painkillers, said Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, and Joseph P. Reagan, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug...
March 16, 2015
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25 Individuals Indicted For Drug Trafficking At Santa Catalina Public Housing Project In Yauco, Puerto Rico

February 24, 2015
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - On February 19, 2015, a federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned an indictment against 25 defendants charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances in the municipality of Yauco, PR, announced Vito S. Guarino, Special Agent in (SAC)...
February 24, 2015
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