Shu Jun Zhen, 31, of New York, was sentenced today in the Western District of North Carolina to nine years in prison and ordered to forfeit nearly $23 million for her role in a Chinese money laundering organization (CMLO) that laundered over $92 million in illicit funds, including proceeds from...

MINNEAPOLIS – United States Attorney Daniel N. Rosen announced that Cartrelle Smith, aka “Poo Moe,” pleaded guilty for his role in a Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) conspiracy. He pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Patrick J. Schiltz on October 21, 2026. Smith is one of 14 defendants in...

Tallahassee, Fla. – Johnny L. Robinson, 34, of Melbourne, Fla., was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison after previously pleading guilty in federal court to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. The plea was announced by John P. Heekin, United States Attorney...

Tallahassee, Fla. – Mario Swanston, 45, of Miami; Santana Wyvonne Harris, 41, of Panama City, Fla.; Shannon Jarbar Clayton, 46, of Panama City; Elizabeth Gray, 37, of Panama City; and Shontell Fedd, 49, of Panama City, each were sentenced by U.S. District Judge Mark E. Walker in federal court after...

Jacksonville, Fla. – Jamal Jason James (40, Jacksonville) has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for participating in a drug trafficking conspiracy and possessing MDMA with the intent to distribute it. James pleaded guilty on December 12, 2025. U.S. Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe made the announcement. According to...

PLANO, TEXAS – A Serbian national has been sentenced to federal prison as part of a Homeland Security Task Force investigation into cocaine trafficking in the Eastern District of Texas. Milan Tanovic, 59, also known as Marco, a Serbian national living in Spain, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with...

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – On Oct. 7, 2026, Kumar Bishop, 47, of South Bend, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Damon R. Leichty after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing methamphetamine . Bishop was sentenced to 121 months in...

Note: A copy of the 2021 indictment can be found here and a copy of the 2019 indictment can be found here. A Colombian national charged in two separate federal indictments involving the alleged laundering of more than $2 billion in connection with Venezuelan government bribery schemes will make his...

Tallahassee, Fla. – Tedrick Childs, 46, of Tallahassee, has been sentenced to 21 years and six months in federal prison after pleading guilty to one count of distribution of cocaine and one count of distribution of methamphetamine. Childs, who was on supervised release for a 2018 federal drug conviction, was...

Pensacola, Fla. – Kawana D. Gamble, 46, of Fort Walton Beach, Fla., pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute and possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine and 28 grams or more of cocaine base. John...