INDIANAPOLIS, IN. - Jack Riley, Special Agent in Charge of the Chicago Field Division of the Drug Enforcement (DEA), and Joseph H. Hogsett, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana announced today that Timothy Cheatham, 47, of Clay County, Indiana has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge William...

LAREDO, TX - Two separate indictments have been partially unsealed following the arrest of seven Texas residents on charges of conspiracy to possess cocaine and marijuana with the intent to distribute, Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Javier F. Peña and United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today. Two...

McALLEN, TX - Six more people have landed in federal prison for their roles in a large scale drug trafficking organization operating out of Starr County, Texas, Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge and United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today. Today, U.S. District Judge Micaela Alvarez sentenced Roel...

MADISON, WI. - Jack Riley, Special Agent in Charge of the Chicago Field Division of the Drug Enforcement (DEA) and John W. Vaudreuil, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that a federal grand jury sitting in Madison returned a 14-count indictment on August 22, 2012, charging...

CHICAGO, IL. - A longtime high-ranking member of the Gangster Disciples street gang, Victor Thompson, was sentenced to more than 28 years in federal prison for distributing staggering quantities of crack cocaine, heroin and marijuana in low-income neighborhoods throughout the city over the course of a decade before he was...

CORPUS CHRISTI, TX - Jose Angel Yanez III, 30 of Corpus Christi, Texas, has been sentenced to federal prison for conspiring to distribute cocaine in the Corpus Christi area and concealing the proceeds by purchasing and renovating homes and reselling them, Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Javier F...

McALLEN, TX - Eusevio Mendoza, 28, of Brownsville, Texas, has been sentenced to more than 15 years in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute in excess of 100 kilograms of marijuana, Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Javier F. Peña and United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced...

McALLEN, TX - Two former deputy sheriffs from Duval County, Texas, have been indicted on charges of conspiracy to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine, Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Javier F. Peña and United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today. Ruben Silva, 35, of Freer, Texas...

HOUSTON, TX - Joselito Flores Mercado, 49, and Jose Alberto DeLeon, 34, have been sentenced to federal prison for their roles in connection with a seizure of more than 1,900 pounds of marijuana in the Houston area, Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Javier Peña and United States Attorney...

McALLEN, TX - A 38-year-old known sex offender from Alton, Texas, convicted of drug trafficking, has been sentenced to federal prison, Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge, Javier F. Peña and United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today. This afternoon, U.S. District Judge Randy Judge Crane sentenced Edward Gene...