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Armed Drug Trafficker is Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison

February 27, 2025
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Bryan Torres, 24, of Cherryville, N.C., was sentenced today to 10 years in prison and four years of supervised release on drug and gun charges, announced Lawrence J. Cameron, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. According to court documents and court proceedings, between...
February 27, 2025
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El Paso Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Dealing Fentanyl

February 27, 2025
EL PASO, Texas – An El Paso man was sentenced in a federal court to 180 months in prison for trafficking fentanyl and other illicit drugs. According to court documents, Victor Arellano, 40, delivered 1,000 fentanyl pills to an undercover agent in exchange for $1,500 on or about Nov. 28...
February 27, 2025
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Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 15 Years After Agents Seize Deadly Fentanyl Pills and Cache of Firearms from Phoenix Residence

February 26, 2025
PHOENIX, Ariz. – Jefferson Alejandro Lopez Alcaraz, 45, of Phoenix, was sentenced on February 13, 2025, by United States District Judge John T. Tuchi to 180 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release, to run consecutive to the 60-month sentence Lopez Alcaraz is currently serving in CR-21-00451-TUC-JCH...
February 26, 2025
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Life Sentence for Omaha Man Convicted of Selling Fentanyl Resulting in the Death of a Four-Year-Old

February 26, 2025
Acting United States Attorney Matthew R. Molsen announced that Michael Reis, 29, of Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced on February 25, 2025, in federal court in Omaha, for distributing fentanyl that resulted in death and for sex trafficking of a minor. United States District Judge Brian C. Buescher sentenced Reis to...
February 26, 2025
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Maryland Man Convicted of Fentanyl Distribution

February 25, 2025
Greenbelt, Maryland – After a seven-day trial, a federal jury returned a verdict against OJ Rashad Green, also known as “Ice” age 36, of Accokeek, finding him guilty of knowingly and intentionally distributing fentanyl, a controlled substance, on multiple occasions. The guilty verdict was announced by Phil Selden, Acting United...
February 25, 2025
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Fresno County Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Distribute Fentanyl

February 24, 2025
FRESNO, Calif. — Lakota Tehya Wakley, 21, of Clovis, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute fentanyl, Acting U.S. Attorney Michele Beckwith and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Bob P. Beris announced. According to court documents, between Nov. 18, 2024, and Dec...
February 24, 2025
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Leader of Large-Scale Drug Trafficking Organization Pleads Guilty in Federal Court

February 23, 2025
CONCORD, N.H. – A Boston man pleaded guilty in federal court in Concord to conspiring to distribute fentanyl and cocaine in New Hampshire, Acting U.S. Attorney Jay McCormack announces. Juan Ramon Soto Baez, 55, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, namely, cocaine and fentanyl. U.S...
February 23, 2025
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Dominican National Sentenced to 4 Years in Federal Prison for Fentanyl Trafficking Offense

February 23, 2025
HARTFORD, Conn. - Marc H. Silverman, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that OVIDALIS JIMINEZ PUJOLS, 39, a citizen of the Dominican Republic last residing in New York, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Vernon D. Oliver in Hartford to 48 months of imprisonment for...
February 23, 2025
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Hartford Man Sentenced to 11 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking, Gun Possession Offenses

February 23, 2025
HARTFORD, Conn. - Marc H. Silverman, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that LUIS DeJESUS, 30, of Hartford, has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 132 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for narcotics distribution and...
February 23, 2025
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Illegal Immigrant Sentenced to More Than 2 Years for Trafficking Drugs at a Public Housing Development in Portsmouth

February 23, 2025
CONCORD, N.h. – A Dominican man has been sentenced in federal court for trafficking drugs at a public housing development in Portsmouth, Acting U.S. Attorney Jay McCormack announces. Maikol Jordan Saldivar-Diaz, 28, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Samantha Elliott to 30 months in federal prison and 3 years...
February 23, 2025
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