TAMPA, Fla., - Aureliano Cuero-Cuero aka "Chavo," 38, of Mosquera, Nariño, Colombia was sentenced to 14 years in federal prison for conspiring to distribute cocaine on board vessels subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. Cuero-Cuero pleaded guilty on May 23, 2018. According to court records, Cuero-Cuero was an...

MIAMI - A former Miami-Dade County resident was sentenced to 97 months in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay $722,000 in restitution for his roles in bank fraud and money laundering schemes. Jose Orlando Sanchez Cristancho, a.k.a. Orlando Sanchez , 57...

SAN FRANCISCO – Kenzo Mateo Tokuda was sentenced to 69 months in prison for possessing with intent to distribute alprazolam (commonly known as “Xanax”) and carrying a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime, announced United States Attorney Alex G. Tse and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Feliciano Ochoa Reyes, 34, of Mexico and Modesto was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Garland E. Burrell, Jr. to 17-and-a-half years in prison for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Chris Nielsen announced. According...

SAN FRANCISCO – United States Attorney Alex G. Tse and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Chris Nielsen announced that Christopher Owens was sentenced to 41 months in prison for unlawfully prescribing oxycodone hydrochloride without a medical purpose. Owens pleaded guilty on March 20, 2018. According to his...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Jesus Bernal Urena, 52, of Mexico, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller to 11 years and eight months in prison for a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Chris Nielsen announced. According to...

TAMPA, Fla. – Eleven members of a drug trafficking organization have pled guilty to charges stemming from conspiracy to distribute more than one kilogram of heroin, 400 hundred grams of fentanyl, and 100 grams of a fentanyl analogue. This distribution resulted in four deaths and in serious bodily injury to...

WEST PALM BEACH , Fla. - Wilfredo Roy Madrigal, a/k/a “Fredo,” a/k/a “Wolfman,” 34, of Palm Beach County was sentenced yesterday by a federal judge to 10 years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, after previously pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute heroin...

OAKLAND, Calif. – Marcos Anthony Hatch was sentenced Friday, August 3, 2018, to 63 months in prison for dealing in firearms and prescription medications without a license and related charges, announced United States Attorney Alex G. Tse, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) Special Agent in Charge Jill...

TAMPA, Fla. - Jorge Eliecer Cifuentes-Cuero (54, Colombia, South America) was sentenced today to 21 years in federal prison for conspiring to possess with the intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine while aboard a vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. According to court documents...