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Texas Man Sentenced To More Than 10 Years For Methamphetamine Trafficking

July 28, 2015
ORLANDO, Fla. - A.D. Wright, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, announced that U.S. District Judge Gregory A. Presnell has sentenced Alvaro De La Torre-(42, Dayton, TX) to 10 years and five months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. He pleaded guilty on April...
July 28, 2015
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Nassau County Man Sentenced To Five Years On Drug And Firearm Charges

July 23, 2015
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Corrigan today sentenced Shavon Tavin (22, Nassau County) to five years in federal prison for distributing cocaine and possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. He pleaded guilty on April 15, 2015. According to court documents, on February 6, 2015, Anderson met...
July 23, 2015
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Jury Convicts Synthetic Cannabinoid Distributor

July 23, 2015
MIAMI - Ronen Nahmani, 41, of Aventura, Florida was convicted by a jury of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances and controlled substance analogues, namely, synthetic cannabinoids, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Section 846. Nahmani is scheduled to be sentenced before Chief Judge Michael...
July 23, 2015
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Physician And Office Manager Indicted On Alien Smuggling And Drug Conspiracy Charges

July 23, 2015
TAMPA, Fla. - A.D. Wright, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division; and A. Lee Bentley, III, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Florida, announce the unsealing of an indictment charging Dr. Fred Joseph (57, Sarasota) and Rosetta Valerie (58, Osprey) with conspiracy to unlawfully...
July 23, 2015
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Hayward Resident Sentenced To 57 Months In Federal Prison

July 20, 2015
MADISON, Wis. - John W. Vaudreuil, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Rhonda Jacquinot, 52, Hayward, Wisconsin, was sentenced today to 57 months in federal prison, without the possibility of parole, by U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson. Jacquinot previously pleaded guilty to her role...
July 20, 2015
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Martin County Resident Sentenced For Manufacturing Hash Oil In His Apartment Laboratory And Possessing A Firearm

July 17, 2015
MIAMI - A Martin County resident was sentenced to 90 months in prison for manufacturing hash oil in his apartment laboratory and possessing a firearm. A.D. Wright, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division; Wifredo A. Ferrer, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida; Hugo J...
July 17, 2015
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Central Florida Drug Trafficking Organization Members Arrested For Cocaine Trafficking In Joint Agency Investigation Operation Ruff Rider

July 16, 2015
ORLANDO, Fla. - The Drug Enforcement (DEA), the Orlando Metropolitan Bureau of (MBI), the Florida Attorney General’s Office of Statewide (OSWP), with the assistance of the Orange County Sheriff’s (OCSO), Orlando Police (OPD), and Osceola County Sheriff’s (OCSO), announced that charges have been filed, and arrest warrants have been issued...
July 16, 2015
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Fifteen Defendants Facing Federal Or State Charges For Selling Heroin, Cocaine And Crack Cocaine On Chicago’s South And West Sides

July 16, 2015
CHICAGO - Fifteen defendants are facing federal or state narcotics charges for their alleged roles in supplying and distributing heroin and cocaine on Chicago’s South and West Sides. A lengthy investigation led by agents of the Drug Enforcement Administration and officers of the Chicago Police Department assigned to the Chicago...
July 16, 2015
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Matthew Peterson Sentenced After Pleading Guilty To Federal Charges For Stealing Prescription Opioids

July 16, 2015
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger today announced the sentencing of Matthew Richard Peterson, 39, who pleaded guilty to federal charges of fraudulently acquiring pain medication while he was employed as a paramedic. Peterson was indicted on August 11, 2014, and pleaded guilty on November 7, 2014...
July 16, 2015
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Italian Fugitive Sentenced To Nine Years In Federal Prison On Drug Charges

July 13, 2015
TAMPA, Fla. - U.S. District Judge Mary S. Scriven has sentenced Luciano (39) to nine years in federal prison for conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine. He pleaded guilty to the charges on December 22, 2006, and subsequently fled the United States...
July 13, 2015
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