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DEA Tucson target in parcel trafficking case sentenced to over 7 years in prison

August 03, 2018
TUCSON – Special Agent in Charge Doug Coleman announces last week’s sentencing of Valentin Guizar, 27, of Tucson, Ariz., to 92 months’ imprisonment for his role in a drug trafficking and money laundering organization. Guizar had previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute cocaine and conspiracy to launder monetary instruments...
August 03, 2018
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DEA dismantles Southern Arizona drug trafficking ring

August 02, 2018
(PHOENIX) - The DEA announced the arrest of two individuals as a result of a two-year investigation into a Douglas area drug trafficking ring. Agents from the DEA’s Sierra Vista Resident Office coordinated a multi-agency enforcement operation today, serving three state of Arizona authorized warrants at two residences and one...
August 02, 2018
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Two Pensacola brothers each sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for large drug and money laundering conspiracy

August 02, 2018
PENSACOLA, Fla. - Aaron M. Booker, 27, Joseph F. Booker Jr., 29, and Kaishawndra Lyons, 25, all of Pensacola, and Uy Nguyen, 35, of Vallejo, California, have been sentenced for charges arising from a multi-state drug and money laundering conspiracy. Joseph Booker was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison...
August 02, 2018
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National healthcare fraud takedown results in charges against over 600 individuals, including several Chicago-area medical professionals

June 28, 2018
(CHICAGO) - Several Chicago-area medical professionals, including four physicians, are facing federal criminal charges as part of the largest health care fraud enforcement action in Department of Justice history, federal authorities announced today. The national enforcement action taken by the Medicare Fraud Strike Force involved over 600 defendants charged throughout...
June 28, 2018
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National healthcare fraud takedown results in charges against over 600 individuals, including several Chicago-area medical professionals

June 28, 2018
CHICAGO - Several Chicago-area medical professionals, including four physicians, are facing federal criminal charges as part of the largest health care fraud enforcement action in Department of Justice history, federal authorities announced today. The national enforcement action taken by the Medicare Fraud Strike Force involved over 600 defendants charged throughout...
June 28, 2018
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Fifteen Alleged Members of Peoria Street Gang Charged in Federal RICO Indictment for Gang Violence, Murder, Attempted Murder

June 26, 2018
PEORIA, Ill - A federal indictment unsealed today charges 15 alleged members of the Peoria street gang Bomb Squad with organized violent gang activity including murder and attempted murder. The indictment alleges that those charged are participants in a racketeering conspiracy that has committed numerous shootings and acts of violence...
June 26, 2018
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More than 50 defendants charged in joint federal and state narcotics investigation centered on west side of Chicago

June 13, 2018
(CHICAGO) - More than 50 individuals, including an alleged Mexico-based drug trafficker and a Wisconsin-based courier, are facing criminal charges as part of a joint federal and state investigation into heroin and fentanyl sales in Chicago. The investigation, dubbed “Operation Full Circle,” centered on drug sales on the city’s West...
June 13, 2018
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Two suburban Chicago residents charged with illegally selling narcotics over the internet; law enforcement seizes websites

May 31, 2018
(CHICAGO) - Two suburban Chicago residents have been charged with federal drug offenses for illegally selling fentanyl or fentanyl precursors over the internet, and authorities have seized their websites. Liangfu “Larry” Huang used his company, Ark Pharm Inc., to sell controlled substances – including a fentanyl precursor – over the...
May 31, 2018
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Suburban Man Indicted On Federal Drug Charges For Allegedly Importing A Fentanyl Analogue From China

May 23, 2018
CHICAGO - An Elmwood Park man has been charged with federal drug offenses for allegedly importing a fentanyl analogue from China to the Chicago area. Rolando Estrada, 42, imported furanyl fentanyl from China in the summer of 2016, according to an indictment returned this week in federal court in Chicago...
May 23, 2018
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Leader Of Rochester-based Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced To 26 Years In Prison

May 22, 2018
CHICAGO - Today, Special Agent in Charge Brian M. McKnight, along with United States Attorney Gregory G. Brooker announced the sentencing of Marco Antonio Avila, 30, to 26 years in prison for his leadership role in a Rochester-based methamphetamine and cocaine distribution organization. AVILA, who pleaded guilty on May 30...
May 22, 2018
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