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Pearl River Man Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison for Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine on the Choctaw Indian Reservation

January 21, 2025
Jackson, Miss. – A Pearl River man was sentenced to 2 years in prison for possessing with intent to distribute methamphetamine in the Pearl River Community of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians. In January 2024, Bill Clemons, Jr., 37, was indicted by a federal grand jury for his role...
January 21, 2025
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First Fentanyl Distribution Resulting in Death Conviction in Western District of Louisiana

January 17, 2025
SHREVEPORT, La. – United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that three individuals from Shreveport have been sentenced for their involvement in a drug trafficking conspiracy which resulted in the death of a Shreveport man. United States District Judge Elizabeth E. Foote sentenced the three defendants today. Martin William Thompson...
January 17, 2025
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Leader of Pharmacy Burglary Ring Across Multiple States Sentenced to More Than 17 Years in Federal Prison

January 16, 2025
LITTLE ROCK—Keith Brown, a multi-convicted felon, will spend the next 209 months, or nearly 17 ½ years, in federal prison for his lead role in a criminal organization that was responsible for dozens of pharmacy burglaries and stolen controlled substances worth millions of dollars. Jonathan D. Ross, United States Attorney...
January 16, 2025
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Seven Defendants Sentenced to a Total of 41+ Years in Federal Prison for Illegal Possession of Firearms and Narcotics

January 10, 2025
MONROE, La. – Seven defendants were sentenced this week in the Monroe Division for illegal possession of firearms and narcotics, announced United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown. Chief United States District Judge Terry A. Doughty sentenced the defendants as follows: Adrien Marcel Brown, 44, of St. Joseph, Louisiana was sentenced...
January 10, 2025
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