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Bellingham, Washington, Drug Dealer Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Distributing Fentanyl While Possessing Firearms

March 29, 2024
SEATTLE, Wash. – A 39-year-old Bellingham, Washington, man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to ten years in prison for drug distribution and firearm crimes, announced U.S. Attorney Tessa M. Gorman. Daniel Faix was arrested in April 2023, and pleaded guilty in January to possession of controlled...
March 29, 2024
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Indianapolis Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced to a Decade in Prison

March 29, 2024
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind- Michael Gannon, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration-Indianapolis and U.S. Attorney Zachary A. Myers for the Southern District of Indiana announced Pierre Burnett III, 27, of Indianapolis, has been sentenced to ten years in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession with the intent...
March 29, 2024
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Four Gun Traffickers Plead Guilty to Conspiring to Traffic Firearms into Brooklyn

March 28, 2024
BROOKLYN, N.Y. - Earlier today, David Mccann and Calvin Tabron pleaded guilty at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, New York to conspiring to traffic firearms. Mccann also pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute fentanyl. Today’s proceedings took place before United States District Judge William F. Kuntz, II. Co-defendants Raymond Minaya...
March 28, 2024
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Member of Skagit and Whatcom Drug Distribution Ring Sentenced to Prison

March 27, 2024
SEATTLE, Wash. – A 38-year-old resident of Maple Falls, Washington was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to six years in prison for his role in distributing fentanyl and methamphetamine, announced U.S. Attorney Tessa M. Gorman. Jesse Witteveen was arrested November 1, 2022, when he fled at high...
March 27, 2024
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Albuquerque Man Sentenced for Maintaining a Drug-Involved Premises at Motel

March 27, 2024
ALBUQUERQUE – A federal judge sentenced an Albuquerque man to 57 months in federal prison for maintaining a drug-involved premises in southeast Albuquerque. As the manager of the Best Choice Inn, Kamal Bhula, 44, of Albuquerque, profited from in a kickback scheme that required drug traffickers and users to pay...
March 27, 2024
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Final Defendant in St. Louis Area Meth Ring Sentenced to 19+ Years in Prison

March 26, 2024
ST. LOUIS– U.S. District Judge District Court Judge Ronnie L. White on Tuesday sentenced the final defendant in a methamphetamine distribution ring to 19 years and seven months in prison. Dedrick Deshon Jordan, who was sentenced Tuesday, is one of 15 defendants who pleaded guilty in the case. Jordan, 35...
March 26, 2024
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Three Rutland Drug Traffickers Sentenced

March 21, 2024
BURLINGTON, Vt. – The United States Attorney’s Office announced that three defendants have been sentenced in connection with drug charges related to the trafficking of cocaine base in Rutland, Vermont, concluding yesterday with the sentencing of Danielle Richardson. The three defendants are: Christopher Moton, 29, of North Charleston, South Carolina...
March 21, 2024
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Arkansas Felon Who Possessed Ammunition Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison

March 21, 2024
LITTLE ROCK -- Quincy Martez Chambers, multi-convicted felon, will spend the next 30 years in federal prison for illegally possessing ammunition. Jonathan D. Ross, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, announced the sentence, which was handed down on Wednesday, March 20, 2024, by United States District Judge...
March 21, 2024
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Superseding Indictment Charges Hartford Man with Drug Trafficking, Gun Possession Offenses

March 19, 2024
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, has announced that a federal grand jury in New Haven has returned a superseding indictment charging LUIS DeJESUS, 29, of Hartford, with narcotics distribution and firearm possession offenses. As alleged in court documents and statements...
March 19, 2024
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Member Of Violent Gang Pleads Guilty To Racketeering, Firearm, And Drug Trafficking Offenses

March 19, 2024
BOSTON – A Boston area man has pleaded guilty to his role in Cameron Street, a violent Boston gang. Keiarri Dyette, a/k/a “Kemo,” 26, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise, dealing in firearms without a license and conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute...
March 19, 2024
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