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Minnesota man sentenced to 90 months in federal prison for distributing methamphetamine in Eau Claire

August 21, 2019
MADISON, Wis. – Robert J. Bell, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the United States Drug Enforcement Administration’s Chicago Field Division, and Scott C. Blader, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Todd Anderson, 38, of Centerville, Minnesota was sentenced on Friday, August 16, by U.S. District...
August 21, 2019
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Attorney licensed in New Jersey and New York charged with marijuana offenses

August 15, 2019
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Manish Patel, 33, of Granite Bay, appeared today in federal court on charges of conspiracy and possession with intent to distribute marijuana plants and tetrahydrocannabinols contained in hashish oil, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Chris Nielsen announced. According to...
August 15, 2019
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Three Chicago men charged in murder-for-hire plot

August 15, 2019
CHICAGO — Three Chicago men have been charged in a murder-for-hire conspiracy that resulted in two fatal shootings in the city’s Lawndale neighborhood. Deshawn Morgan, 37, Darius Murphy, 19, and Demond Brown, 26, are charged with conspiracy to use an interstate facility in the commission of a murder for hire...
August 15, 2019
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Eau Claire man sentenced to seven years in federal prison for possessing methamphetamine for sale

August 08, 2019
MADISON, Wis. – Brian M. McKnight, Special Agent in Charge of the United States Drug Enforcement Administration, and Scott C. Blader, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Manuel Small, 48, of Eau Claire, Wisconsin was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to seven...
August 08, 2019
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Nine defendants charged in international drug trafficking conspiracy

August 07, 2019
SAN FRANCISCO – United States Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Chris Nielsen and United States Attorney David L. Anderson announced that the U.S. Attorney’s Office has charged nine defendants, many members of the same family, with engaging in a conspiracy to distribute controlled substances. The charges were made...
August 07, 2019
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Thirteen defendants charged in cross-bay drug trafficking conspiracy

August 07, 2019
SAN FRANCISCO – United States Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Chris Nielsen and the U.S. Attorney David L. Anderson announce that the U.S. Attorney’s Office has charged 13 defendants with engaging in a conspiracy to distribute controlled substances. The charges were made in a complaint filed July 31...
August 07, 2019
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Sacramento man sentenced to 10 years in prison for distributing methamphetamine

August 01, 2019
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Salvador Padilla III, 39, of Sacramento, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Troy L. Nunley, to 10 years in prison for distributing methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Chris Nielsen announced. On May 23, 2019, Padilla pleaded guilty...
August 01, 2019
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McFarland man sentenced for money laundering conspiracy related to sale of synthetic cannabinoids

August 01, 2019
MADISON, Wis. – Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Zahid Shakeel, 58, of McFarland, Wisconsin, was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to 18 months in federal prison for conspiring to commit money lau ndering related to the...
August 01, 2019
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Third member of cocaine conspiracy sentenced

July 31, 2019
MADISON, Wis. - Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Timothy Hotchkiss, 30, Madison, Wisconsin, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 10 years in federal prison for conspiring to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine. Hotchkiss pleaded...
July 31, 2019
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Ligonier, Indiana man sentenced 70 months in prison

July 24, 2019
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Billy J. Moore, age 32, of Ligonier, Indiana, was sentenced before United States District Court Judge Holly A. Brady upon his plea of guilty to possessing a firearm as a convicted felon, possessing an unregistered destructive device, and distributing methamphetamine , announced the Northern District of...
July 24, 2019
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