North Adams Couple Charged in Case of Fatal Drug Distribution And Subsequent Arson
Damiane Buehrer and Kristy Bumpus (aka “Kristy Buehrer”), have been indicted on federal arson charges related to the January 11, 2017, burning of the body and car of a former North Adams, Michigan, resident More...
Colombian Police Officer, Santiago Silva-Ortiz Sentenced to 12 Years for Cocaine Smuggling
U.S. District Judge Susan C. Bucklew today sentenced Santiago Silva-Ortiz (28, Colombia) to 12 years and 7 months in federal prison for conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute five kilograms or more More...
Johnstown Woman, Alissa Mosley Pleads Guilty to Heroin Possession
A resident of Johnstown, Pa., pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today. Alissa N. Mosley, 30, pleaded guilty to one count More...
Long Island Bloods Gang Leader, Michael Smith Sentenced to 20 Years for Narcotics and Shootings
Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Central Islip, Michael Smith, also known as “Bum Jew,” a high-ranking member of the Nine Trey Bloods street gang, was sentenced by United States District Judge Joseph More...
Madera Pharmacist, Ifeanyi Ntukogu Arrested on Drug Trafficking Charges
A Madera pharmacist and two others were arrested today in connection with a conspiracy to distribute oxycodone and hydrocodone, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced. On April 11, a federal grand jury returned More...
Vague Science; How Drugs Like Oxy and Valium Can Lead to Addiction
Oxycontin and valium are prescription drugs that doctors prescribe for legitimate healthcare concerns. The pain reliever oxycontin provides relief for up to 12 hours. However, it contains a strong narcotic property More...
Albuquerque Man, Ernie Ortiz Faces Federal Charge of Harboring a Fugitive, Jeyden Barnhill
Ernie Thomas Ortiz, 45, of Albuquerque, has been charged in a federal complaint with harboring a fugitive for allegedly being the driver of a vehicle in which Jeyden Bailey Barnhill was found last weekend. Ortiz More...
Manchester Man, Chris Minarcin Sentenced to 76 Months for Cocaine Trafficking
United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today that Chris Minarcin, 34, formerly of Manchester, New Hampshire, was sentenced to serve 76 months in federal prison for distributing cocaine and possessing over More...
Portland Man, Paul Thomas Pleads Guilty for Role in Interstate Marijuana Trafficking
On Thursday, April 10, 2019, Paul Eugene Thomas, 38, of Portland, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring to manufacture, possess with intent to distribute, and distribute marijuana and maintaining drug involved More...
Bexar County Jail Guard, Ruben Hernandez Sentenced for Conspiring to Smuggle Narcotics to Inmates
In San Antonio today, a federal judge sentenced a former detention officer at the Bexar County Adult Detention Center (BCADC) to 18 months in prison for his scheme to smuggle methamphetamine to inmates, announced More...
Sampson County Meth Dealer, Eric Hernandez Received 8 Years in Federal Prison
United States Attorney Robert J. Higdon, Jr. announced that today in federal court, United States District Judge James C. Dever III sentenced ERIC HERNANDEZ, 24, of Sampson County to 102 months’ imprisonment, More...
Former Kenmore Police Chief, Peter Breitnauer Sentenced for Possession of Hydrocodone
U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Peter Breitnauer, of Kenmore, NY, who was convicted of possession of hydrocodone, was sentenced to 12 months’ probation and a $1,000 fine by U.S. Magistrate More...
FBI Releases Wanted Poster on Jeyden Bailey Barnhill
The FBI has released a wanted poster on Jeyden Bailey Barnhill, who is wanted for violation of the conditions of her pretrial release in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The poster can be found at https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/additional/jeyden-bailey-barnhill Barnhill More...
Flat Woods Woman, Kimberly Moore Sentenced to 120 Months for Heroin charges
Kimberly Dawn Moore, 26, of Flat Woods, Kentucky, was sentenced today, to 120 months in federal prison, by United States District Court Judge David L. Bunning, for conspiracy to distribute heroin. In August 2017, More...
Bakersfield Man, Noel Carter Sentenced for Conspiring with Police Officers to Sell Drugs
Noel Carter, 45, of Bakersfield, was sentenced today for conspiring with Bakersfield police officers Damacio Diaz and Patrick Mara to distribute methamphetamine and marijuana that Diaz and Mara seized in the course More...
Noe Montes-Bobadilla, Leader of Honduran Cocaine Trafficking Organization Sentenced
Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia. “The resources and collaborative efforts used to investigate this massive drug trafficking organization is a prime example of the extraordinary investigative capabilities More...
District Man, Kelby Gordon Sentenced to 10 Years for Role in Drug Trafficking Organization
Kelby Gordon, 32, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for distributing narcotics in Washington, D.C. – a prison term that he must serve in addition to the 37-year prison term he More...
Chicago Man, Michael Terrell Sentenced for Marathon County Heroin Conspiracy
Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Michael A. Terrell Jr., 33, Chicago, Illinois, was sentenced on April 2 by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 6 More...
Multi Agency Law Enforcement Investigation Targets Violent Crime in Albuquerque
A multi-agency law enforcement investigation targeting firearm-related violent crime in southeast Albuquerque concluded on March 29, 2019, with an operation that included the execution of two federal arrest warrants, More...
Omaha Woman, Valeria Ramirez Sentenced to Prison for Laundering Drug Money
On April 2, 2019, Valeria Ventura Ramirez, age 48, of Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced to 24 months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release for conspiracy to launder money, announced United States More...
