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El Paso Man Sentenced To Life In Prison In Connection With Murder-For-Hire Plot

March 23, 2017
EL PASO, Texas - Emmanuel Velasco Gurrola, 30, was sentenced to life in federal prison for his role in a murder-for-hire plot. The sentencing was announced by Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Will R. Glaspy, United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr., Homeland Security (HSI) Special Agent in...
March 23, 2017
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Dallas Man Convicted For Role In Methamphetamine Distribution Conspiracy

March 23, 2017
DALLAS - Following a four-day jury trial before U.S. District Judge David C. Godbey, a federal jury has convicted Gilberto Gomez, 37, on felony drug offenses. The conviction was announced by Clyde E. Shelley, Jr., DEA’s Special Agent in Charge for Dallas and U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern...
March 23, 2017
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Jury Convicts Two In Methamphetamine Distribution Conspiracy

March 23, 2017
FORT WORTH, Texas - Following a two-day jury trial before U.S. District Judge Reed C. O’Connor, a federal jury has convicted two Fort Worth men on felony drug offenses, announced U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas. David Piper, Jr., 52, and Carlos Cortinas, 39, were each...
March 23, 2017
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California Man Pleads Guilty To Operating Bi-Coastal Marijuana Distribution Ring

March 23, 2017
MAR 23 - Boston, Mass - A California man pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Boston in connection with a large-scale marijuana distribution and money laundering ring operating between California and the East Coast. Virayuth Chau, aka David Chau, 40, of Temecula, Calif., pleaded guilty to one count...
March 23, 2017
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New Haven Man Sentenced To 42 Months For Role In Fraudulent Oxycodone Prescription Scheme

March 23, 2017
MAR 23 - NEW HAVEN, Conn - Robert Williams, also known as “Bo,” “Positive” and “Shawn,” 37, of New Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in Hartford, Connecticut to 42 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for his role in a...
March 23, 2017
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Hartford Man Pleads Guilty To Heroin Distribution Charge Stemming From Enfield Overdose Death

March 23, 2017
MAR 23 - HARTFORD, Conn - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut announced that Aaron Gyambibi, also known as “E,” 26, of Hartford, pleaded guilty today in New Haven...
March 23, 2017
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Vermont Man Sentenced To 24 Months In Prison For Heroin Dealing

March 23, 2017
MAR 23 - BURLINGTON, Vt. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and the Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont, announced that Michael Prescott, 52, of Fairfax, Vermont, was sentenced to 24 months in federal prison...
March 23, 2017
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Houston Man Guilty In Beaumont IH-10 Drug Trafficking

March 22, 2017
BEAUMONT, Texas - A 41-year-old Houston man has pleaded guilty to federal drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced DEA Special Agent-in-Charge of the Houston Division, Joseph M. Arabit and Acting U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today. Fabian Paredes Alvarez, also known as Fabian Hernandez Alvarez, has pleaded...
March 22, 2017
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Two Michigan Physicians Convicted Of Illegally Distributing Powerful Painkillers At Ann Arbor Area Pill Mill

March 22, 2017
DETROIT, Mich. - Dr. Anthony Conrardy, age 61, and Dr. William McCutchen, III, age 46, were found guilty yesterday of unlawfully distributing Schedule II narcotics by a federal jury in Detroit, MI, acting United States Attorney Daniel L. Lemisch announced today. Dr. Anthony Conrardy was convicted of five counts of...
March 22, 2017
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Lawrence, Massachusetts Man Sentenced To 87 Months In Prison For Conspiring To Distribute Fentanyl

March 22, 2017
MAR 22 - CONCORD, N.H - Elgid Guzman, 46, of Lawrence, Massachusetts was sentenced to serve 87 months in federal prison for conspiring to distribute fentanyl, announced Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley...
March 22, 2017
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