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PRESS RELEASE

Organizer Of Madison Marijuana Conspiracy Sentenced To 2 A½ Years In Federal Prison

February 03, 2016
- MADISON, Wis. - John W. Vaudreuil, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Amadou Camara,Sun Prairie, Wis., was sentenced yesterday by Chief U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 30 months in prison for conspiring with others to import and distribute marijuana in the Madison...
February 03, 2016
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Fourth Madison-Area College Student Sentenced For Conspiracy To Import & Distribute Marijuana In Wisconsin

February 01, 2016
MADISON, Wis. - John W. Vaudreuil, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Kevin Ha, 24, Madison, Wis., was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge William Conley to three years of probation for conspiring with others to distribute marijuana in the Madison area. Ha pleaded guilty...
February 01, 2016
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Previously Convicted Felon Sentenced On Drug Charges And Firearm Possession

January 28, 2016
GREENBELT, Md. - U.S. District Judge Theodore D. Chuang sentenced Charles Brian Curtin, 46, of Mechanicsville, Maryland today to 200 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine, and for being a felon in possession of a...
January 28, 2016
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Third Madison College Student Sentenced In Conspiracy To Import And Distribute Marijuana In Wisconsin

January 26, 2016
MADISON, Wis. - John W. Vaudreuil, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Joseph Ramsey, 21 of Madison was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge William Conley to three years of probation for conspiring with others to distribute marijuana in the Madison area. Ramsey pleaded guilty...
January 26, 2016
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Second Madison College Student Sentenced In Marijuana Conspiracy

January 20, 2016
MADISON, Wis. - John W. Vaudreuil, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Parvis Samadzada, 22, Madison, Wis., was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge William Conley to one year and one day in federal prison for conspiring with others to distribute marijuana in the Madison...
January 20, 2016
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Madison Man Sentenced For Marijuana Conspiracy

January 05, 2016
MADISON, Wis. - John W. Vaudreuil, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Haris Riza, 22, Madison, Wis., was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge William Conley to one year and one day in federal prison for conspiring with others to distribute marijuana in the Madison...
January 05, 2016
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Loudoun County To Host DEA Exhibit

December 22, 2015
LEESBURG, Va. - The national touring exhibit developed by the Drug Enforcement (DEA) and the DEA Educational Foundation, Drugs: Costs and Consequences, formerly known as Target America, opens on January 12, 2016 at 750 Miller Drive, SE, Suite F-1 in Leesburg, Virginia, and will be open Tuesday through Saturday, 10...
December 22, 2015
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Physician And His Patient Indicted In Scheme To Fraudulently Prescribe And Dispense Oxycodone And Adderall

December 10, 2015
CHICAGO - A southwest suburban doctor and his patient are facing federal drug charges for allegedly scheming to fraudulently prescribe and dispense thousands of Oxycodone and Adderall pills, authorities announced today. From approximately January 2010 to July 2013, Dr. William Mikaitis issued over 500 prescriptions for Oxycodone and Adderall tablets...
December 10, 2015
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Madison Man Sentenced To 37 Months For Distributing Heroin

November 24, 2015
MADISON, Wis. - John W. Vaudreuil, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that James Britton, 26, Madison, Wis., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to 37 months in federal prison for distributing heroin. Britton pleaded guilty to this charge on September 16, 2015...
November 24, 2015
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Member Of Sinaloa Cartel Sentenced To 19 Years In Prison For Distributing Cocaine And Heroin Shipped To Chicago From Mexico

November 18, 2015
CHICAGO - A high-ranking member of the Sinaloa Cartel in Mexico was sentenced today to 19 years in federal prison for his role in a conspiracy to transport large amounts of narcotics to the Chicago area. Tomas Arevalo-Renteria directed a portion of the cartel’s U.S.-based couriers, who distributed large quantities...
November 18, 2015
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