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Madison Man Sentenced For Firearm Offense

January 04, 2011
EAST ST. LOUIS, IL - Stephen R. Wigginton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced that on January 3, 2011, Fontez Combs , age 37, of Madison, Illinois, was sentenced to 33 months in federal prison, a term of 3 years of supervised release, a fine of...
January 04, 2011
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Ninth Circuit Affirms Convictions Of Two Modesto Men For Growing And Selling Marijuana

January 04, 2011
FRESNO, CA - United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced today that the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed the convictions and sentences of Ricardo Montes, 29, and Luke Scarmazzo, 29, both of Modesto. On May 15, 2008, following a three-week trial, a federal jury found...
January 04, 2011
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Michigan Physician Sentenced To 6.5 Years In Prison For Role In Oxycontin Conspiracy

January 04, 2011
United States Attorney Barbara L. McQuade announced today that a former Michigan physician was sentenced today to 80 months in prison for unlawfully prescribing OxyContin. Additionally, a former Michigan pharmacist was sentenced on December 10, 2010, to 36 months in prison for his part in filling those unlawful prescriptions. Joining...
January 04, 2011
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Bridgeport Man Sentenced To Four Years In Federal Prison For Selling Narcotics

January 04, 2011
HARTFORD, CT. - Steven W. Derr, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and David B. Fein, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that TORRICK JOHNSON, 30, of Somers Street, Bridgeport, was sentenced today by Chief United States District Judge Alvin W...
January 04, 2011
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Cowlitz County Man Gets Ten Year Prison Term For Drug And Gun Crimes

January 03, 2011
SEATTLE, WASH - Michael J. Waddington, 24, of Silver Lake, Washington, was sentenced December 30, 2010, to ten years in prison and four years of supervised release for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and being armed with a firearm in connection with a drug crime. Waddington was arrested in June 2010...
January 03, 2011
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