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Former Pain Clinic Doctor Sentenced to Two Years in Federal Prison for Money Structuring

March 17, 2022
TAMPA, Fla. – On March 16, 2022, Dr. Zachary Bird (51, Tampa) was sentenced to 24 months in federal prison, followed by 1 year of supervised release, for structuring cash transactions to evade bank reporting requirements. As part of his sentence, the Court also entered a money judgment in the...
March 17, 2022
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California Man Charged with Fentanyl Trafficking

March 17, 2022
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A California man was charged in federal court today with smuggling more than four kilograms of counterfeit pills that contain fentanyl aboard a bus traveling through Kansas City, Missouri, from Los Angeles, Calif. Matthew John Gomez, 27, was charged with one count of possessing fentanyl with...
March 17, 2022
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Dominican National Sentenced to Prison for Heroin Trafficking and Immigration Offenses

March 17, 2022
EAST HARTFORD, Conn - Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ANGEL DeJESUS-CONCEPCION, 40, a citizen of the Dominican Republic last residing in East Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to 80 months of imprisonment for heroin...
March 17, 2022
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Meth Dealer Who Sold to Undercover Officer Pleads Guilty

March 16, 2022
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Kansas City, Missouri, woman pleaded guilty in federal court today to her role in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine after she sold more than three kilograms of methamphetamine to an undercover law enforcement officer. Megan M. Massie, 32, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Stephen...
March 16, 2022
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Wisconsin Meth Trafficker Sentenced to 7 Years in Federal Prison

March 16, 2022
MADISON, Wis. – John G. McGarry, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration-Wisconsin, and Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Levonte C. Scales, 29, Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to...
March 16, 2022
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Bridgeport Heroin Distributor Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison

March 16, 2022
BRIDGEPORT, Conn - Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that RAY FONTANEZ, also known as “Pun,” 34, of Bridgeport, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in Hartford to 60 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release...
March 16, 2022
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Federal Jury Convicts Anchorage Man on Murder and Drug Charges

March 16, 2022
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Following a three-week trial in U.S. District Court, a federal jury convicted an Anchorage man on charges of murder in furtherance of a continuing criminal enterprise, using a firearm to commit murder in a drug trafficking crime, drug conspiracy and money laundering conspiracy. According to court documents...
March 16, 2022
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Nine Defendants Indicted for Drug and Firearms Conspiracies

March 15, 2022
NEWARK, N.J. – Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division Susan A. Gibson and U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger announced nine people were arraigned today on illegal drug and firearms charges contained in a 17-count indictment. Gilbert Bermudez, aka...
March 15, 2022
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Baltimore Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Trafficking Charges

March 15, 2022
Baltimore, Md., – Juawan Davis, age 25, of Baltimore, Maryland, pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise and possession of a firearm in relation to a drug trafficking crime. The guilty plea was announced by Jarod Forget, Special Agent in Charge of the DEA Washington Division...
March 15, 2022
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KC Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Meth Conspiracy, Illegal Firearms

March 14, 2022
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Kansas City, Missouri, man has been sentenced in federal court for his role in a conspiracy that, in total, distributed more than 150 kilograms of methamphetamine and more than 10 kilograms of heroin, valued at more than $1.7 million. Matthew John Fabulae, 33, of was...
March 14, 2022
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