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Georgia Man Sentenced To 135 Months In Federal Prison For Distributing Methamphetamine

AMARILLO, Texas - An Atlanta, Georgia, man, Jaime Bowling, 28, was sentenced this week by U.S. District Judge Sidney A. Fitzwater to 135 months in federal prison for his role in the distribution of methamphetamine, announced Special Agent in Charge Clyde E. Shelley, Jr. of the Drug Enforcement Administration and...
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Arizona Man Sentenced To More Than 20 Years For Drug, Firearm Offenses

AMARILLO, Texas - Arturo Salazar, Jr., 41, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Sidney A. Fitzwater to serve a total of 248 months in federal prison following his guilty plea in September 2017 to one count of possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine and...
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Gentilly Resident Gets Over 10 Year Sentence For Money Laundering And Other Financial Crimes

NEW ORLEANS - Cornell Pendleton, age 51, of the Gentilly neighborhood in New Orleans, was sentenced today for his role in laundering money on behalf of heroin dealers in the New Orleans area, announced Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Stephen G. Azzam and Acting U.S. Attorney Duane A...
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Texas Man Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison For Drug Trafficking

SHREVEPORT, La. - A Texas man was sentenced last week to 20 years in prison for conspiring to transport methamphetamine and cocaine, announced Drug Enforcement (DEA) Assistant Special Agent in Charge Brad L. Byerley and Acting U.S. Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook. Erasmo Aviles Jr., 35, of Spring, Texas, was...
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Two Sentenced To Lengthy Federal Prison Term On Drug Charges

JACKSON, Miss. - Charlie Lee Martin, 54, of Jackson, Mississippi, and Shredewrick Anderson, 42, of Lancaster, California, were sentenced on December 12, 2017, by a U.S. District Judge for their roles in a drug conspiracy, announced Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Stephen G. Azzam and U.S. Attorney Mike...
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Another Montgomery “pill Mill” Doctor Pleads Guilty To Drug Distribution And Money Laundering Charges

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - On Friday, December 8, 2017, Dr. Shepherd A. Odom, 78, of Alexander City, Alabama, pleaded guilty to charges of drug distribution and conspiracy to commit money laundering, announced Drug Enforcement (DEA) Assistant Special Agent in Charge Bret Hamilton and United States Attorney Louis V. Franklin, Sr. Dr...
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Amarillo Man Sentenced To 189 Months In Federal Prison For Role In Methamphetamine Distribution Conspiracy

AMARILLO, Texas - Rogelio Xochitl Amparan, 29, was sentenced this week by U.S. District Judge Sidney A. Fitzwater to 189 months in federal prison terms for his role in a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy, announced Special Agent in Charge Clyde E. Shelley, Jr. of the Drug Enforcement Administration and U.S. Attorney...
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California Man Sentenced To 12 Years In Prison For Conspiring To Transport Methamphetamine

SHREVEPORT, La. - A man from California was sentenced Wednesday to 12 years in prison for conspiring to transport methamphetamine, announced Drug Enforcement (DEA) Assistant Special Agent in Charge Brad L. Byerley and Acting U.S. Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook. Maquel L. Shelby, 37, of Hawthorne, Calif., was sentenced by...
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One Physician And Three Nurse Practitioners Charged For Participating In The Operation Of A Montgomery “pill Mill”

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Four individuals were arrested today after being indicted by a federal grand jury for their role in operating a “pill mill,” out of a Montgomery, Alabama medical office, announced Drug Enforcement (DEA) Assistant Special Agent in Charge Bret Hamilton and United States Attorney Louis V. Franklin, Sr...
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Federal Indictment Charges Four In Furanyl Fentanyl Distribution Conspiracy

LUBBOCK - Four Lubbock residents have been charged in a federal indictment, unsealed today, with felony offenses stemming from their role in a furanyl fentanyl distribution conspiracy, announced Special Agent-in-Charge Clyde E. Shelley, Jr. of the Dallas Division of the DEA and U.S. Attorney Erin Nealy Cox of the Northern...

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