How the Media Should Cover Drug Addiction
Recovery can seem impossible for many Americans who struggle with addiction. The constant barrage of grim headlines contributes to this despair. As a former drug addict who now helps others recover, I know getting More...
Berkeley County man, Herman Govan sentenced to 12 years for selling fentanyl
Herman Terrell Govan, of Inwood, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 151 months incarceration for selling fentanyl, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced. “Fentanyl continues to kill people across the More...
Prostitute Angelina Barini arrested for three fentanyl related murders, including Chef Andrea Zamperoni
A New York prostitute named Angelina Barini has been arrested in connection to three deaths, charges of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute one or more substances containing fentanyl. Andrea More...
Florissant Man, Ryan Easter Pleads Guilty to Possessing 322 Capsules of Fentanyl
St. Louis –Ryan Easter, 27, of Florissant, MO, pleaded guilty to one felony count of possessing fentanyl. Easter appeared in federal court today before U.S. District Judge Henry E. Autrey who accepted his plea More...
Pittsburgh Man, Justin McBride Sentenced to 23 Years for Running Drug Trafficking Ring
A former resident of Pittsburgh, PA was sentenced to 23 years (276 months) in prison and six years of supervised release for violating federal narcotics laws, including three charges of distribution of heroin and More...
Providence Man, Jean Sajous Admits to Trafficking Fentanyl and Firearms
A Providence man appeared in federal court in Providence today and admitted to selling fentanyl and firearms on multiple occasions to an individual assisting the FBI Safe Streets Task Force during a Project Safe More...
Luzerne County Man, Michael Bogdon Pleads Guilty to Distribution of Fentanyl Resulting in Death
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania has announced that a Luzerne County man pleaded guilty on June 6, 2019, in United States District Court in Scranton, before United States More...
Laconia Man, Robert John Sentenced to 46 Months for Fentanyl Trafficking
Robert Saint John, 32, of Laconia, was sentenced to 46 months in prison for fentanyl trafficking, United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today. According to court documents and statements made in court, More...
Dominican National, Sergio Lara-Suarez Sentenced for Fentanyl Distribution
A Dominican national was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for his role in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl. Sergio Manuel Lara-Suarez, a/k/a Sergio Manuel Lara-Juarez, 42, a Dominican national residing More...
Toledo man, Jayvon Wynne serving 18 years for shooting at police officers
A Toledo man currently serving 18 years in state prison for shooting at police officers was indicted in federal court for his role in a conspiracy to traffic fentanyl and heroin. Jayvon Wynne, 23, was indicted on More...
TRANSCRIPT: President Trump’s 2019 State of the Union address
President Donald Trump’s second formal State of the Union address on Tuesday night used a theme of “Choosing Greatness.” Trump: Thank you very much madam speaker, vice president, members of Congress, More...
Lexington Man, Byron White Sentenced to 84 Months for Trafficking in Fentanyl
Byron White, 38, of Lexington, was sentenced yesterday to 84 months in federal prison, by Chief United States District Judge Karen K. Caldwell, for conspiracy to distribute Fentanyl. White previously admitted that More...
‘Boss of Bosses’, Juan Valdez Sentenced in International Drug Trafficking Operation
Juan Valdez, 51, of Milton, Mass., identified in court as the “boss of bosses” of a large scale international drug trafficking operation that repeatedly imported multiple kilograms of heroin and cocaine from More...
Transnational Drug Trafficker, Jese Casillas Sentenced to 25 Years for Drug Distribution
Joseph H. Harrington, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced that Jese Carillo Casillas, age 33, based out of Kennewick, Washington, was sentenced after having pleaded guilty on More...
Milton Man, Jeremy Kinder Pleads Guilty to Possessing Fentanyl laced Heroin
A Milton man caught with a heroin/fentanyl mixture that he intended to sell earlier this year pled guilty yesterday to a federal drug charge, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Jeremy A. Kinder, 39, More...
Lexington Man, Ansar McIver Sentenced to 290 Months for Drug Trafficking
Ansar I. McIver, 46, of Lexington, was sentenced last week to 290 months in federal prison, by United States District Judge Danny C. Reeves, for conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, cocaine, and heroin, and money More...
Pennsylvania Man, James Rough Charged with Distribution of Fentanyl Resulting in Death
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that James Eugene Rought, age 30, of Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania, was indicted on October 16, 2018, by a federal grand More...
Belmont Residents, Gardner and Langevin Plead Guilty for Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy
Luis Gardner, 41, and Heidi Langevin, 44, of Belmont, pleaded guilty in federal court on Tuesday to participating in a conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute fentanyl, United States Attorney More...
Brandon Hall, Aloysius Korieocha plead guilty to New Orleans drug trafficking, gun law violations
The U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Louisiana announced that BRANDON HALL, a/k/a “B-Hilly,” age 28, and ALOYSIUS KORIEOCHA, a/k/a “Madi,” a/k/a “Ball,” age 36, both of New Orleans, More...
Large Cache of Drugs Seized in Toronto in Two Separate Incidents
Two Toronto men and a third man from Peterborough are facing serious charges after Peterborough police seized fentanyl, cocaine, heroin and a substantial sum of cash from an apartment. The three men were initially More...