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Brooklyn Gang Leader Convicted Of Murder For Hire And Marijuana Trafficking

BROOKLYN, N.Y. - Earlier today, following a two-week trial, a federal jury in Brooklyn returned guilty verdicts against Ronald Williams on five counts, including murder-for-hire conspiracy, conspiracy to commit obstruction of justice murder, and conspiracy to distribute marijuana. Williams, a leader of a street gang in Brooklyn known as the...
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Local Medical Doctor Sentenced To 10 Years For Illegally Distributing Controlled Substances And Money Laundering

NEW ORLEANS - Dr. Frederick Floyd, age 58, a medical physician who practiced and resided in New Orleans, was sentenced today after previously pleading guilty to a two-count Bill of Information charging him with illegally dispensing controlled substances and money laundering, announced Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Stephen...
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Pennsylvania Man Convicted Of Distributing Fentanyl Analogue That Killed Orlando Woman

(WESTON, Fla.) - A federal jury today found Jeremy (43, of Bethlehem, PA) guilty of conspiracy to distribute and distribution of controlled substance analogues. He faces a mandatory minimum penalty of 20 years up to life in federal prison. His sentencing hearing is scheduled for April 13, 2018. Achey was...
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Mission, Texas Man Sentenced To Federal Prison For Role In Drug Trafficking / Money Laundering Conspiracy

SAN ANTONIO - In San Antonio, a federal judge sentenced 46-year-old Reymundo Villarreal-(aka “Mundo”) of Mission, TX, to 20 years imprisonment followed by five years of supervised release for his role in a drug trafficking and money laundering conspiracy occurring in South Texas, Central Texas and Oklahoma announced United States...
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Buffalo Man Indicted On Cocaine Charges

BUFFALO, N.Y. - James J. Hunt, the Special Agent in Charge of the New York Division of the Drug Enforcement (DEA), and U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced that a federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Larry Smith, Jr., 39, of Buffalo, NY, with possession with intent...
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Woman On Parole Indicted On Heroin Charge In Case Involving Overdose Death

BUFFALO, N.Y. - James J. Hunt, the Special Agent in Charge of the New York Division of the Drug Enforcement (DEA), and U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced that a federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Brittney Ridgeway, 29, of Buffalo, NY, with possession with intent to...
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Man Who Sold Drugs Across The Street From A School Convicted And Sentenced

BUFFALO, N.Y. - James J. Hunt, the Special Agent in Charge of the New York Division of the Drug Enforcement (DEA), and U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced that that Thomas Cox, 50, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of possession with intent to distribute, and distribution of, cocaine...
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Taft Drug Trafficker Receives 10-year Prison Sentence Distribution Of Heroin, Cocaine And Methamphetamine

FRESNO, Calif. - Mario Alvarez-Muniz, aka Cirilio Cardenas-Alvarez, 49, a citizen of Mexico and former resident of Taft, was sentenced on Monday to 10 years and one month in prison for conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute heroin, cocaine, and methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott and...
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Second Man Sentenced To Prison For Distributing Heroin On Dark Web Marketplace AlphaBay

FRESNO, Calif. - Chaudhry Ahmad Farooq, 25, a Pakistani national residing in Brooklyn, New York, was sentenced Monday by U.S. District Judge Dale A. Drozd to 23 months in prison for conspiring to distribute heroin, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge John J...
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Man Convicted On Gun And Witness Tampering Charges

ROCHESTER, N.Y. - James J. Hunt, the Special Agent in Charge of the New York Division of the Drug Enforcement (DEA), and U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced that James E. Sandford, III, 29, of Penn Yan, NY, who was convicted of possessing a stolen firearm, being a felon...

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