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Former High School Dean Convicted of 2010 Murder

July 20, 2023
NEW YORK CITY – Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that Israel Garcia, a/k/a “Shorty Rock,” the former leader of the Get Money Gunnaz set of the Young Gunnaz street gang (the “GMG YGz”), was found guilty at trial of the October...
July 20, 2023
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Gloucester County Man Convicted of Drug Conspiracy and Firearms Offenses

July 19, 2023
NEWARK, N.J. – A federal jury convicted a Gloucester County, New Jersey, man for narcotics trafficking and firearms offenses, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division Cheryl Ortiz and U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. Javier Osorio, 43, of Deptford, New Jersey, was convicted...
July 19, 2023
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Massachusetts Man Charged with Drug and Gun Trafficking in Bennington Area

July 18, 2023
BURLINGTON, Vt. – The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Keniel Santiago (a.k.a. “Kas”), 20, of Springfield, Massachusetts, was arraigned yesterday on drug and firearms trafficking charges. A federal grand jury, sitting in Rutland, charged Santiago with five counts: one count of conspiracy...
July 18, 2023
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Convicted Felon Pleads Guilty to Possessing Heroin, Fentanyl, Firearms and Ammunition

July 18, 2023
CONCORD, N.H. – A Lebanon man pleaded guilty in federal court to possessing with intent to distribute controlled substances, and firearms crimes, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announces. Marshall Dimick, 32, pleaded guilty to possessing with intent to distribute heroin and fentanyl, as well as being a felon in...
July 18, 2023
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Three Men Pled Guilty to Federal Charges Involving Maintaining a Drug-Involved Premises

July 17, 2023
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and Gregory M. Millard, Special Agent in Charge for the DEA El Paso Division, announced today that Kamal Bhula, Pragneshkumar Patel and Johnathan Craft pled guilty to drug and firearms charges arising from a drug...
July 17, 2023
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Indiana Man Charged with Engaging in an Unlicensed Firearms Dealing Business After Selling More than 500 Guns for Over $350,000

July 11, 2023
INDIANAPOLIS - 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 that a federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging David Joseph Mull, 51, of North Vernon, Indiana, on one count of unlicensed...
July 11, 2023
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Violent Gang Member Convicted of Drug and Firearms Conspiracy Involving Six Shootings

July 08, 2023
BOSTON – The last remaining defendant in a multi-phase investigation targeting drug trafficking and gang violence in communities north of Boston has been found guilty of operating a large-scale drug trafficking conspiracy that manufactured and distributed over 10 kilograms each of fentanyl, methamphetamine and cocaine in Boston, the North Shore...
July 08, 2023
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Armed Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 24 Months in Prison

July 08, 2023
BURLINGTON, Vt. – The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced today that Edgar Correa, aka “Joker,” 35, of Springfield, Massachusetts was sentenced today to serve 24 months of imprisonment after his conviction for possession with intent to distribute cocaine and cocaine base, to be...
July 08, 2023
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Meth Distributor Sentenced to Over 10 Years in Prison

July 07, 2023
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – Jeremy P. Devaisher, 42, of Brighton, IL, was sentenced to 10 years and 10 months in prison for methamphetamine-related charges on July 6, 2023. Devaisher was arrested in Alton in January 2022 while on mandatory supervised release from the Illinois Department of Corrections for unlawful...
July 07, 2023
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Six Defendants Indicted for Meth Conspiracy, Illegal Firearms

July 07, 2023
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Six southern Missouri residents have been indicted by a federal grand jury for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine as well as illegally possessing firearms. Robert Jason Smith, 47, Terry M. Schenks, 53, Randy L. Johns, 45, and Jill M. Matthews, 45, all of Ozark...
July 07, 2023
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