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Last Of 17 Defendants Convicted In Methamphetamine Trafficking Conspiracy Is Sentenced To 20 Years In Federal Prison

May 25, 2016
FORT WORTH, Texas - Octavio Colin, 34, of Cleburne, Texas, was sentenced on Monday by U.S. District Judge Reed C. O’Connor to 240 (20 years) in federal prison, following his guilty plea earlier this year to one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, announced U.S. Attorney...
May 25, 2016
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Two Mexican Citizens Face Mandatory Life In Federal Prison After Jury Convicts Them On Federal Charges Related To May 2013 Murder Of A Southlake, Texas, Man

May 23, 2016
FORT WORTH, Texas - After a trial lasting more than two-weeks, a federal jury has convicted two Mexican citizens on federal charges related to the murder of Southlake, Texas, resident, Juan Jesus Guerrero Chapa, at Southlake Town Square on May 22, 2013, announced U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern...
May 23, 2016
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Federal Jury Convicts Former Pharmacist In Hydrocodone Scheme

May 12, 2016
SHERMAN, Texas - A 51-year-old former pharmacist has been convicted of drug trafficking charges in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today. James Hemen, also known as James Ohemeng, of Grand Prairie, Texas, was found guilty by a jury on May 6, 2016, of conspiracy...
May 12, 2016
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Former North Texas Pharmacist Sentenced For Federal Drug Trafficking Violations

May 09, 2016
SHERMAN, Texas - A 29-year-old Granbury, Texas man has been sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today. John Christopher Esparza pleaded guilty on Jan. 5, 2016, to conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute...
May 09, 2016
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DEA’s Prescription Drug Take-Back Effort -- A Big Success In North Texas And Oklahoma

May 09, 2016
North Texas & Oklahoma - The final total is in from the 11th National Prescription Take-Back Day this past Saturday, April 30, 2016. DEA and its partners took back prescription drugs at 134 locations throughout North Texas and Oklahoma. A total of 35,788 pounds of unused, expired or unwanted drugs...
May 09, 2016
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Dentist Faces Up To 10 Years Imprisonment For Money Laundering

April 14, 2016
MUSKOGEE, Okla. - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, announced that Wayne Scott Harrington, age 67, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, pleaded guilty to an Information filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma, charging him with money laundering, in violation of...
April 14, 2016
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Two Hobbs, NM Men Sentenced To Federal Prison For Drug Trafficking

April 11, 2016
ALPINE, Texas - In Pecos yesterday afternoon, 45-year-old Claudio Marques Martinez, Jr., was sentenced to 262 months in federal prison followed by eight years of supervised release for conspiring to transport marijuana from the Big Bend area to Hobbs, NM, for further distribution announced United States Attorney Richard Durbin, Jr...
April 11, 2016
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Home Of The Brave

March 24, 2016
MUSKOGEE, Okla. - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, announced that the following individuals were indicted on charges stemming from a drug conspiracy. All defendants are charged with Drug Conspiracy; and various defendants are charged with related crimes, including, Continuing Criminal Enterprise; Possession With Intent...
March 24, 2016
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Fort Worth Man Sentenced To Statutory Maximum Of 40 Years In Federal Prison On Methamphetamine Conviction

March 07, 2016
FORT WORTH, Texas - Christopher Michael Stewart, 40, was sentenced this morning by U.S. District Judge John McBryde to 480 months in federal prison, following his guilty plea in November 2015 to one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. The announcement was made today by U.S. Attorney John...
March 07, 2016
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Physician Pleads Guilty To Illegally Prescribing Pain Medication

February 17, 2016
TYLER, Texas - U.S. Attorney John M. Bales announced that an East Texas pain management physician has pleaded guilty to illegally dispensing controlled substances. Sameer Andoni Fino, 49, of Murphy, Texas, pleaded guilty before United States Magistrate Judge John D. Love for dispensing controlled substances outside the usual course of...
February 17, 2016
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