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Overland woman sentenced for possessing methamphetamine for distribution

June 01, 2020
ST. LOUIS –Emily Stephan, 19, of Overland, Missouri, was sentenced to 37 months in prison for possession with the intent to distribute just under 100 grams of methamphetamine. Stephan appeared in federal court today before United States District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh, Jr. According to court documents, on March 8...
June 01, 2020
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Four Alachua County residents arrested for federal drug-trafficking crimes

May 28, 2020
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -Four residents of Alachua, Florida, were arrested on federal criminal charges alleging an armed drug-trafficking conspiracy. The defendants arrested are: ● Lorenza Aaron Durr, Jr., 29, Alachua, Florida; ● Elboric Quadarius Robinson, 29, Alachua, Florida; ● Morris Robinson, 55, Alachua, Florida; and ● Roddrae Antonio Williams, 28, Alachua...
May 28, 2020
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Five indicted on federal charges for drug manufacturing, trafficking conspiracy

May 28, 2020
SAVANNAH, Ga - Five Savannah-area residents are charged in a seven-count federal indictment handed down by a U.S. District Court grand jury meeting in virtual session in accordance with the COVID-19 pandemic. The four men and one woman named in the indictment face charges with possible penalties of up to...
May 28, 2020
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Asheville man sentenced to more than nine years in prison for drug trafficking

May 28, 2020
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Today U.S. District Judge Martin Reidinger sentenced Shannon Dale Henson, 46, of Asheville, to 112 months in prison, announced Andrew Murray, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Judge Reidinger also ordered Henson to serve four years under court supervision upon completion of his prison...
May 28, 2020
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Thirteen individuals charged for their involvement in six fatal opioid overdoses across Hillborough, Pasco, and Pinellas Counties

May 28, 2020
TAMPA, Fla. – A federal grand jury returned six indictments and one arrest pursuant to a criminal complaint charging 13 individuals for their roles in six fatal opioid overdoses. The indictments also notify the defendants that the United States intends to forfeit any assets that are alleged to be traceable...
May 28, 2020
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Springfield, Missouri woman pleads guilty to meth conspiracy

May 26, 2020
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A Springfield, Missouri, woman pled guilty in federal court today to her role in a conspiracy that distributed at least 4.5 kilograms of pure methamphetamine in Laclede County, Missouri. Deidra C. Mathews, 44, pled guilty before U.S. District Judge M. Douglas Harpool to participating in a conspiracy...
May 26, 2020
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Southwest Honkys gang member pleads guilty to meth conspiracy

May 21, 2020
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A Fair Grove, Missouri man who is a member of the violent Southwest Honkys prison gang pled guilty in federal court today to his role in a drug-trafficking conspiracy in which investigators intercepted a shipment of nearly 9.5 kilograms of methamphetamine. William F. Jones, 45, pleaded guilty...
May 21, 2020
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Pensacola man sentenced to 15 years federal prison for possession of methamphetamine and firearms

May 21, 2020
PENSACOLA, Fla. - Samuel Gomez, 30, was sentenced to a 15 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to drug and weapons charges related to drug trafficking. Gomez pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of...
May 21, 2020
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Sumter County man indicted for distributing methamphetamine

May 21, 2020
OCALA, Fla. – A federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Brent O’Neal McCray (36, Coleman) with five counts of distributing methamphetamine. If convicted on all counts, McCray faces a minimum mandatory penalty of 10 years, and up to life in federal prison. According to court documents, on five separate...
May 21, 2020
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Springfield, Missouri man pleads guilty to meth conspiracy

May 20, 2020
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Jordan H. Williamson, 31, of Springfield, Missouri pleaded guilty in federal court today to his role in a conspiracy that distributed at least 15 kilograms of methamphetamine in a three-county area. The case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration St. Louis Division, along with the Springfield...
May 20, 2020
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