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Convicted Felon Sentenced On Drug And Firearm Charges

MAR 28 - BOSTON - A Southbridge man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Worcester in connection with being a felon in possession of a firearm, distributing drugs and attempted money laundering. Alehandros Medina, 25, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Timothy S. Hillman to five years...
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Amarillo Heroin Trafficker Pleads Guilty To Possessing More Than 17,000 Grams Of Heroin

AMARILLO, Texas - Jose Emmanuel Morales Rittingger, 29, appeared today before U.S. District Judge Sidney A. Fitzwater and pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute one kilogram or more of heroin. The plea was announced by Clyde E. Shelley, Jr., Special Agent in Charge of DEA’s Dallas Division and...
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Methamphetamine Traffickers Sentenced

AMARILLO, Texas - Francisco Javier Gutierrez-Alvarez, 33, Octavio Cabrera-Mayorquin, 28, and Guillermo Urenda-Bustos, 31 were sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Sidney A. Fitzwater following their guilty pleas in December 2016 to one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine...
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Two Defendants Sentenced In Opioid Pill Mill Case

DALLAS, Texas - Ivery Myers, 64, and Cornelius Delshun Robinson, a/k/a “Tadow,” 37, both of Houston, Texas were sentenced by U.S. District Judge Sidney A. Fitzwater stemming from their involvement in a “pill mill” operation, announced U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas. Judge Fitzwater sentenced Myers...
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Lubbock Man Sentenced To 121 Months For Role In Methamphetamine, Cocaine And Marijuana Distribution Conspiracy

(LUBBOCK, - Texas - Christopher David Gonzales, aka “Chris,” 41, was sentenced today by Senior U.S. District Judge Sam R. Cummings to 121 months in federal prison, following his guilty plea in December 2016 to his role in a methamphetamine, cocaine and marijuana distribution conspiracy. The sentencing was jointly announced...
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Jury Convicts Two In Methamphetamine Distribution Conspiracy

FORT WORTH, Texas - Following a two-day jury trial before U.S. District Judge Reed C. O’Connor, a federal jury has convicted two Fort Worth men on felony drug offenses, announced U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas. David Piper, Jr., 52, and Carlos Cortinas, 39, were each...
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Dallas Man Convicted For Role In Methamphetamine Distribution Conspiracy

DALLAS - Following a four-day jury trial before U.S. District Judge David C. Godbey, a federal jury has convicted Gilberto Gomez, 37, on felony drug offenses. The conviction was announced by Clyde E. Shelley, Jr., DEA’s Special Agent in Charge for Dallas and U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern...
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Vermont Man Sentenced To 24 Months In Prison For Heroin Dealing

MAR 23 - BURLINGTON, Vt. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and the Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont, announced that Michael Prescott, 52, of Fairfax, Vermont, was sentenced to 24 months in federal prison...
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Hartford Man Pleads Guilty To Heroin Distribution Charge Stemming From Enfield Overdose Death

MAR 23 - HARTFORD, Conn - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut announced that Aaron Gyambibi, also known as “E,” 26, of Hartford, pleaded guilty today in New Haven...
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New Haven Man Sentenced To 42 Months For Role In Fraudulent Oxycodone Prescription Scheme

MAR 23 - NEW HAVEN, Conn - Robert Williams, also known as “Bo,” “Positive” and “Shawn,” 37, of New Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in Hartford, Connecticut to 42 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for his role in a...

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