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Illinois Man Sentenced to 190 Months for Meth Trafficking

February 03, 2022
PEORIA, Ill. – Robert Bell, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration Chicago Division, and U.S. Attorney Gregory K. Harris of the Central District of Illinois announced that Dustin R. Test, 39, from Peoria, Illinois, was sentenced on Jan. 6, 2022, to 15 years and 10 months’ imprisonment...
February 03, 2022
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Suburban Chicago Man Arrested After Pill Press and Fentanyl Seized from Residence

February 03, 2022
CHICAGO — Robert Bell, Special Agent in Charge of Drug Enforcement Administration-Chicago Division, and U.S. Attorney John Lausch, Jr., of the Northern District of Illinois announced the arrest of a man on a federal drug charge after law enforcement seized fentanyl and a “pill press” in his suburban Chicago residence...
February 03, 2022
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Chicago-Area Drug and Gun Trafficker Sentenced to 65 Years for Firearms and Drug Offenses

January 31, 2022
URBANA, Ill. – Robert Bell, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration-Chicago Division, and U.S. Attorney Gregory K. Harris of the Central District of Illinois announced that Deon Evans, 37, of Markham, Illinois, was sentenced on Jan. 31, 2022, to 65 years and eight months’ imprisonment in the...
January 31, 2022
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Fresno man sentenced to 3 years in prison for selling fentanyl to a minor

January 28, 2022
FRESNO, Calif. — Fabian Garcia-Palacio, 19, of Fresno, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Jennifer L. Thurston to three years in prison for illegally distributing fentanyl to a minor, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. According to court documents, in March 2020, Garcia-Palacio distributed counterfeit oxycodone pills laced with...
January 28, 2022
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Wisconsin Woman Sentenced to 5 Years for Drug Conspiracy Role

January 27, 2022
MADISON, Wis. - John G. McGarry, Assistant Special Agent in Charge for U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration-Wisconsin, and Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Marcie Leoso, 40, of Washburn, Wisconsin, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to five years...
January 27, 2022
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Illinois Woman Sentenced to 14 Years for Meth Trafficking

January 27, 2022
PEORIA, Ill. – Robert J. Bell, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of Drug Enforcement Administration-Chicago Division, and U.S. Attorney Gregory K. Harris of the Central District of Illinois announced that Donna N. Mark, 39, of Peoria, Illinois, was sentenced on Jan. 20, 2022 to 168 months’ imprisonment (14 years), to...
January 27, 2022
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Iowa Man Indicted on Federal Drug Trafficking, Firearm Charges

January 27, 2022
ROCKFORD, Ill. — Robert J. Bell, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration-Chicago Division, and U.S. Attorney John R. Lausch, Jr., of the Northern District of Illinois announced the indictment of an Iowa man by a federal grand jury in Rockford on federal drug and firearm charges...
January 27, 2022
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San Jose Man Sentenced to More Than 16 years

January 25, 2022
SAN FRANCISCO – Armando Daniel Calderon was sentenced today in United States District Court to 198 months in federal prison following convictions for two counts of methamphetamine trafficking, one count of conspiracy to traffic methamphetamine, and one count of carrying a firearm during drug trafficking, announced United States Attorney Stephanie...
January 25, 2022
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Indiana Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Meth Trafficking

January 19, 2022
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Alfred A. Cooke, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of Drug Enforcement Administration-Merrillville, Indiana, and U.S. Attorney Clifford D. Johnson of the Northern District of Indiana announced that Rashawn Fowler, 34, of South Bend, Indiana, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Chief Judge Jon E. DeGuilio after...
January 19, 2022
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Indiana Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Meth Trafficking Charges

January 19, 2022
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Alfred A. Cooke, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of Drug Enforcement Administration-Merrillville, Indiana, and U.S. Attorney Clifford D. Johnson of the Northern District of Indiana announced that Michael L. Placencia, 53, of Auburn, Indiana, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Holly A. Brady after pleading...
January 19, 2022
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