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Sioux Falls Woman Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Distribution of Fentanyl Resulting in Death

SIOUX FALLS- A Sioux Falls woman, Regan Lehr, convicted of Distribution of a Controlled Substance Resulting in Death was sentenced October 5, to 20 years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release and ordered to pay a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund. Lehr...
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Antelope Valley Man Sentenced to 16 Years in Federal Prison for Possessing Fentanyl, The Use of Which Resulted in Two Deaths

LOS ANGELES – A Palmdale man was sentenced today to 192 months in federal prison for knowingly possessing with the intent to distribute fentanyl, the use of which resulted in the fatal overdose of two victims, the Drug Enforcement Administration Los Angeles Field Division announced. Christopher Morales, 24, was sentenced...
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DEA Assists ATF With Operation 11th Hour Which Nets 42 Defendants in Eastern Washington

MOSES LAKE, WA – Yesterday, ATF and the Moses Lake Police Department Street Crimes Unit, with assistance from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and other law enforcement partners, arrested six suspects and executed eight simultaneous search warrants between Moses Lake and Spokane, Washington. Floyd Young, Eutimio De Padua Contreras, Wilmer...
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23 Skid Row Drug Dealers Arrested as Part of Homeland Security Task Force Takedown Targeting High-Crime Areas of Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES – Law enforcement today arrested 23 defendants out of a total of 28 individuals, including residents of West Covina and Studio City, charged in federal criminal complaints with trafficking drugs, including fentanyl and methamphetamine, in and around the Skid Row neighborhood of downtown Los Angeles, an area notorious...
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Former Anchorage Attorney Sentenced to 20 Years for Drug Trafficking in Homeland Security Task Force Case

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A former Anchorage defense attorney was sentenced yesterday to 20 years in prison for possessing fentanyl and methamphetamine with the intent to distribute the drugs in Alaska. According to court documents, Justin Facey, 46, facilitated a drug trafficking organization run by a California prisoner, Heraclio Sanchez-Rodriguez, who...
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Sioux Falls Woman Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Distribution of a Controlled Substance Resulting in Death

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - A Sioux Falls woman convicted of Distribution of a Controlled Substance Resulting in Death was sentenced October 5, to 20 years in federal prison. Jessi Whaley, 27, was sentenced to 20 years, followed by three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay a $100 special...
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Career Criminal Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Possession with Intent to Distribute Meth

PORTLAND, Ore.—A Fairview, Oregon, man was sentenced to federal prison Thursday for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Matthew Moultrie, 41, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison and 4 years’ supervised release. “Mr. Moultrie showed a complete disregard for the law by trafficking deadly drugs while armed, despite...
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Wyoming Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 135 Months for Dealing Fentanyl & Carfentanil

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Timothy VerHey today announced that Ramico Jovon Earvin, a/k/a “Pooh,” 44, of Wyoming, Michigan was sentenced to 135 months in prison for trafficking in fentanyl and carfentanil. Earvin’s sentence was enhanced in part because, in addition to dealing...
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Trio Sentenced for Fentanyl, Heroin Trafficking near Laredo Elementary School

LAREDO, Texas – The final defendant in a three-person drug trafficking conspiracy has been ordered to federal prison for distributing fentanyl and heroin. Freddy Serano, 42, pleaded guilty April 7. On Sept. 16, U.S. District Judge Marina Garcia Marmolejo ordered Serano to serve 18 months in federal prison to be...
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HSTF Investigation Leads to 17 Years in Prison for Tucson's "Queen of the South," Bringing Her Reign to a Close

TUCSON, Ariz. – On Sep. 22, 2026, Senior United States District Judge Raner C. Collins sentenced Amanda Rachelle Miller, 35, of Tucson, to 204 months (17 years) in prison, followed by 36 months of supervised release, for leading a large-scale drug trafficking organization that distributed fentanyl, methamphetamine, and other dangerous...

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