ALBANY, NEW YORK – On November 4, 2026, Eric Hines, age 28, of Watervliet, New York, was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison for possessing fentanyl with the intention to distribute. U.S. District Judge Anne M. Nardacci also imposed an 8-year term of supervised release to follow his release...

MACON, Ga. – The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Georgia, together with law enforcement partners, today announced significant developments in three Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) investigations targeting cartel-linked drug trafficking organizations responsible for the armed distribution of large quantities of fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine and resulting...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Drug Enforcement Administration’s Caribbean Division, alongside the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Puerto Rico and its Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) partners, announced that three defendants pleaded guilty and two were sentenced in federal cases during the week of October 26–30, 2026...

ALBANY, NEW YORK – On November 4, 2026, Emery Moore, age 57, of Schenectady, New York, was sentenced to 180 months in federal prison for distributing methamphetamine, possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, and possession of a firearm as a felon. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) New...

NEW YORK — The Justice Department announced today the unsealing of charges against, and the arrests of, five Ecuadorian nationals who conspired to import vast quantities of cocaine into the United States for more than a decade. The defendants include a former member of Ecuador’s National Assembly, a former Ecuadorian...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A federal jury has convicted Renford Stephenson Williams of being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition and possession of a machinegun. The trial, which spanned three days, ended on Thursday, October 29, 2026, with guilty verdicts on all counts for Williams, 36, of Jacksonville...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A federal jury has convicted Elbert Nichols of drug trafficking, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, and assault on a federal law enforcement officer. The trial, which spanned four days, ended on Thursday, October 29, 2026, with guilty verdicts on all...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Drug Enforcement Administration’s Caribbean Division joins the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Puerto Rico and its Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) partners in announcing three guilty pleas and two sentences in federal cases during the week of October 26–30, 2026. The...

NEW ORLEANS – United States Attorney David I. Courcelle announced that IVORY CARTER (“CARTER”) age 44 , DONNISHA BROWN (“BROWN”) age 42 , AND CHRISTOPHER LEHMANN (“LEHMANN”) age 30, were charged in a recently unsealed four-count indictment on October 1, 2026. Count One charged CARTER, BROWN, and LEHMANN with conspiracy...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Drug Enforcement Administration’s Caribbean Division joins its Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) partners in announcing the sentencing of Luis N. Isaac-Sánchez, also known as “Chimbo,” “CDobleta,” and “Dobleta,” to 45 years in federal prison for drug trafficking and firearm offenses related to his participation...