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Second-in-Command of Drug Distribution Organization Tied to Aryan Prison Gang Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison

December 16, 2024
Tacoma – A 61-year-old Auburn, Washington, man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to twelve years in prison for his leadership role in a multi-state drug distribution ring announced U.S. Attorney Tessa M. Gorman. Thomas Carver has a lengthy criminal history that includes multiple prior convictions related...
December 16, 2024
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Drug Trafficker Who Assisted Stepson with Trafficking Ring Tied to Aryan Prison Gangs Sentenced to Over Six Years in Prison

December 12, 2024
Tacoma – A 66-year-old Tacoma man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to 75 months in prison for his leadership role in a drug distribution ring tied to the white supremacist Aryan Family prison gang, announced U.S. Attorney Tessa M. Gorman. Ronnie Griffin is the stepfather of...
December 12, 2024
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Three New Haven County Residents Charged with Trafficking Counterfeit Pills and Firearms

December 08, 2024
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Robert Fuller, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, announced that on November 25, 2024, a federal grand jury in New Haven returned a nine-count indictment...
December 08, 2024
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U.S. Attorney's Office, DEA and HSI Announce Charges Against Fourteen Individuals in Major Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

November 07, 2024
ALBUQUERQUE – This week, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), and the U.S. Marshal Service, the Las Cruces Police Department, and the Doña Ana Sheriff’s Office, conducted a coordinated operation to dismantle a significant drug trafficking network in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The operation targeted 15...
November 07, 2024
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Son of Sinaloa Cartel Member Sentenced to Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking

October 31, 2024
Spokane, Washington – On October 30, 2024, United States District Judge Thomas O. Rice sentenced Brian Jesus Zazueta, age 23, of Sunnyside, Washington, to 160 months in federal prison on drug trafficking charges. Judge Rice also imposed 5 years of supervised release. According to court documents and information presented at...
October 31, 2024
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Washington Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Role as “Right Hand Man” in Deadly Drug Distribution Ring

October 25, 2024
Seattle – A 42-year-old Monroe, Washington resident was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Seattle to ten years in prison for conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, announced U.S. Attorney Tessa M. Gorman. Humberto Garcia was convicted in April 2024 following a week-long trial. Garcia was arrested in December 2020 with...
October 25, 2024
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New Haven Resident Sentenced to 42 Months in Federal Prison for Role in Narcotics Distribution Ring

October 23, 2024
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that LISA FAUSEL, 61, of New Haven, formerly of Milford, has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Omar A. Williams in Hartford to 42 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release...
October 23, 2024
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Three Lawrence Men Arrested On Drug Charges

October 15, 2024
BOSTON – Three Lawrence men have been arrested for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute drugs. Ronald Odelyn Tejeda, 38; Erick Pimentel-Cabrera, 27; and Carlos M. Rodriguez, 36, have been charged with conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances. Pimentel-Cabrera and Rodriguez...
October 15, 2024
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Spokane Man Involved in Robbery of Large Amount of Methamphetamine and Fentanyl Sentenced to Federal Prison

October 10, 2024
SPOKANE, Wash. - Brady Baughman, age 34, of Spokane, Washington, was sentenced after pleading guilty to one count of Robbery Affecting Commerce and one count of Possession with Intent to Distribute 30 Grams or More of Fentanyl. United States District Judge Mary K. Dimke imposed a sentence of 120 months...
October 10, 2024
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Eastern Idaho Attorney Sentenced to 42 Months in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

October 10, 2024
POCATELLO, Idaho – Robin Dwain Dunn, 69, of Rigby, was sentenced to 42 months in federal prison for his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy in Eastern Idaho. Senior U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill also ordered Dunn to pay a $50,000 fine and to serve three years of supervised...
October 10, 2024
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