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DOJ: Members of a Large-Scale Nationwide Fentanyl Trafficking Organization Sentenced in Washington D.C. 2026-04-09

WASHINGTON – Andrew Henrry Rodriguez, 24, of Ontario, California, Santos Balmore Martinez, 23, of Los Angeles, California, Jose Anthony Contreras, 32, of Fullerton, California, Anthony Guadalupe Olgui...

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DOJ: Members of Richmond-area cocaine conspiracy sentenced to prison 2026-04-01

RICHMOND, Va. – Two Richmond men and a woman from Colonial Heights are the latest defendants sentenced to prison for their roles in a cocaine trafficking conspiracy investigated by the FBI’s Richmond ...

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DOJ: Members of the “Shorty” Drug Trafficking Group Sentenced to Federal Prison 2026-03-11

The final defendant in a group charged with drug trafficking crimes in the Cedar Rapids area was sentenced today to twenty-seven years in federal prison.Lavelle Davies, age 32, from Chicago, Illinois,...

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DOJ: Members of a York County Drug Conspiracy Sentenced to Federal Prison 2026-02-26

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Cory Martin, 32, of Rock Hill; Travis Queen, 33, of Rock Hill; Brandon Ramsey, 23, of Clover; and Wesley Huffstetler, 31, of York have been sentenced to federal prison for their roles...

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DOJ: Members of Jacksonville Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to Prison for Roles in Drive-By Shooting on I-95 2026-02-23

Jacksonville, Florida – James Toney (20, Jacksonville) has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Harvey Schlesinger to 16 years in federal prison for conspiring to distribute and possess with the inte...

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DOJ: Members of Tacoma street gang are indicted for drug and gun trafficking 2026-02-06

Seattle – Law enforcement fanned out to some 17 locations in Washington, Oregon, and California, on Wednesday February 4, 2026, making 14 arrests following a wiretap investigation of a drug and gun tr...

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DOJ: Members of Dangerous Human Smuggling Organization Extradited from Colombia 2025-12-19

Two Colombian nationals made their initial appearance in court in El Paso, Texas yesterday after being extradited from Colombia to face charges relating to their roles in a dangerous human smuggling c...

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DOJ: Members of Drug Trafficking Organization Associated with Bloods Street Gang Sentenced to 108 Months’ Imprisonment 2025-09-18

NEWARK, N.J. – Three members of a drug trafficking organization associated with the Sex, Money, Murder subset of the Bloods street gang street gang were each sentenced to 108 months in prison, Acting ...

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DOJ: Members of Tacoma street gang indicted in fentanyl trafficking conspiracy 2025-08-21

Tacoma – Over the last 36 hours, law enforcement executed 13 search warrants and arrested eight of nine people charged in an indictment for conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, announced Acting U.S. Att...

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DOJ: Members of Violent ‘21st and Vietnam’ Crew Sentenced for Fentanyl Trafficking, Shooting 2025-06-26

WASHINGTON – Jamiek Bassil, 32, and Charles Manson, 34, of the District of Columbia, were sentenced today in U.S. District Court to 135 months in prison and 175 months, respectively, for their roles i...

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DOJ: Members of a Drug Trafficking Organization Run by Murder Convict at the Spokane County Jail Sentenced to Federal Prison 2025-05-20

Yakima, Washington – Acting United States Attorney Richard R. Barker announced that United States District Judge Mary K. Dimke sentenced Alexandro Aguilar 33, to 30 years in prison, Kassandra M. Monte...

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DOJ: Members of trafficking ring sent to prison for high-caliber weapons purchases 2025-04-29

McALLEN, Texas – Two men have been ordered to federal prison for firearms trafficking and related charges, announced U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.Mexican national Juan Antonio Cantu-Cavazos, 37, p...

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DOJ: Members of a Massive International Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering Ring Indicted in Atlanta 2025-04-15

ATLANTA – On April 1, 2025, seven individuals in Georgia and Mexico were indicted by a federal grand jury seated in the Northern District of Georgia related to a drug trafficking and money laundering ...

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DOJ: Members of a Massive International Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering Ring Indicted in Atlanta 2025-04-15

On April 1, seven individuals in Georgia and Mexico were indicted by a federal grand jury seated in the Northern District of Georgia related to a drug trafficking and money laundering ring tied to a M...

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DOJ: Members of methamphetamine drug ring in Casper are sentenced 2025-04-04

A drug trafficking case involving three people from Casper and their source of supply from Thornton, Colorado, was recently closed after all the parties involved were sentenced.William J. Varney, 57 o...

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DOJ: Members of Hampton Roads drug trafficking organization sentenced to prison 2025-04-01

NORFOLK, Va. – The final member of a Hampton Roads drug trafficking conspiracy was sentenced today to 35 years in prison.According to court documents, Donte Demille Hampton, aka Messiah, 38, of Suffol...

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DOJ: Members of Newport News mail theft and bank fraud ring sentenced to prison 2025-02-27

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – Four people have been sentenced to prison for their roles in a conspiracy in the Newport News area to steal mail and deposit counterfeit checks.According to court documents, on Jul...

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DOJ: Members of illegal alien rip crew convicted in armed robbery conspiracy 2025-02-20

HOUSTON – Two Honduran brothers who had been illegally residing in Houston after numerous removals have been found guilty of conspiracy to commit armed robbery and related offenses, announced U.S. Att...

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DOJ: Members of prolific fentanyl distribution conspiracy sentenced to prison 2025-02-14

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Three Virginia men have been sentenced to prison for distributing copious quantities of fentanyl.According to court documents, from at least July 2023 through April 2024, Xavier Elij...

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DOJ: Members of Massive Methamphetamine Conversion and Trafficking Ring Sentenced 2024-11-22

ROME, Ga. - Rosa Elena Rangel Pantoja, Dustin Burgess, and Berzain Leal Batrez have been sentenced to federal prison for their roles in operating a large methamphetamine conversion and distribution or...

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DOJ: Members of Shreveport Street Gang and Others Receive Federal Prison Sentences for their Involvement in Defrauding the United States through the CARES 2024-11-21

SHREVEPORT, La. – United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announces the sentencing of 24 defendants in a case involving a scheme by these defendants to defraud the United States by fraudulently applyi...

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DOJ: Members of U.S. Attorney’s Office Join Local Law Enforcement and the Community for National Night Out 2024-08-06

WASHINGTON – Members of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia joined law enforcement partners, along with community organizers and neighbors, at Sycamore & Oak in the District’s Cong...

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DOJ: Members of a Cargo Theft Ring Sentenced to Prison 2024-06-26

ROME, Ga. – Yunior Hernandez a/k/a “Yunior Hernandez Guzman,” Roberto Quesada Lopez, Carlos Alberto Valdes, and Yubani Millares Vera have been sentenced to prison for multiple cargo thefts throughout ...

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DOJ: Members of Brooklyn-Based “Bully Gang” Convicted of Racketeering, Murder and Gang-Related Crimes 2024-06-18

On Thursday and today, a federal jury in Brooklyn convicted Moeleek Harrell, Derrick Ayers, Franklin Gillespie and Anthony Kennedy on 21 counts of an eighth superseding indictment charging them variou...

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DOJ: Members of religious-based company charged in elder fraud scheme against WWII veteran 2024-05-15

HOUSTON – Five individuals are now in custody following allegations they tricked an elderly man in his 90s out of over $300,000 in retirement funds, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Authori...

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DOJ: Members of Brooklyn-Based Hyena Crips Gang Charged with Multiple Murders and Racketeering Activity Spanning Nearly a Decade 2024-05-14

Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, a superseding indictment was partially unsealed variously charging seven members of the Brooklyn-based Hyena Crips gang with racketeering and using a firea...

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DOJ: Members of Fredericksburg drug trafficking organization sentenced for distributing cocaine, fentanyl and “Molly” 2024-04-04

RICHMOND, Va. – Two men were sentenced today after pleading guilty to their participation in a large-scale drug trafficking organization operating in and around the Fredericksburg, Virginia, area. Acc...

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DOJ: Members of U.S. Attorney's Office Honored at Attorney General's Awards in Washington D.C. 2024-02-01

BOSTON –Members of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts were recognized yesterday by Attorney General Merrick B. Garland at the 70th and 71st Annual Awards Ceremony in Washingt...

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DOJ: Members and Associates of Grape Street Crips Gang Admit Roles in Drug Trafficking Organization 2024-01-18

NEWARK, N.J. – A Newark man admitted his role in a conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute narcotics, including fentanyl, heroin, and cocaine; and possessing with intent to dist...

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DOJ: Members of Drug Trafficking Conspiracy in the Natchitoches, Louisiana Area Receive Federal Prison Sentences Totaling over 109 Years 2024-01-03

ALEXANDRIA, La. – Seven members of a drug trafficking conspiracy in the Natchitoches, Louisiana area have all been sentenced, announced United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown. United States District ...

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DOJ: Members of deadly alien smuggling ring convicted 2023-09-27

BROWNSVILLE, Texas – Several members of a deadly alien smuggling ring have pleaded guilty to conspiring to smuggle illegal aliens resulting in multiple deaths, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamda...

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DOJ: Members of Area Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking 2023-09-18

United States Attorney Ronald C. Gathe, Jr. announced the sentencing of three individuals as the result of an extensive federal, state, and local investigation by the Middle District Organized Crime a...

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DOJ: Members of Charlotte-Based Auto Theft Ring Are Charged In Federal Court 2023-08-23

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A criminal indictment was unsealed in federal court today, charging five individuals with stealing dozens of high-end vehicles worth millions of dollars from dealerships located acro...

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DOJ: Members of Multi-State Credit Card Fraud Ring Sentenced for Conspiracy, Credit Card Fraud, and Aggravated Identity Theft 2022-10-06

INDIANAPOLIS – Seven individuals have been sentenced for conspiracy to commit access device fraud, with some also being sentenced for access device fraud and aggravated identity theft. The defendants ...

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DOJ: Members of the "Bully Gang" Charged in Superseding Indictment with Murders, Racketeering, Arson, Narcotics Trafficking, Money Laundering, an 2022-09-20

A superseding indictment was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging 26 defendants, including nine members and associates of the violent New York City-based street gang known as the “Bull...

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DOJ: Members of Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to Decades in Prison for Selling Methamphetamine and Marijuana in Muncie, Anderson, Gosport, and Br 2022-05-25

INDIANAPOLIS – Seven individuals have now been sentenced for conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, including methamphetamine and marijuana. The defendants had previously been indicted on the...

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DOJ: Members of Darrin Southall Drug Organization Sentenced in Federal Court 2022-05-16

MOBILE, AL –Two members of Darrin Southall’s drug trafficking organization were sentenced in federal court on May 13, 2022, making a total of six defendants sentenced thus far. Joining Southall, Eric ...

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DOJ: Members of U.S. Attorney’s Office Recognized for Excellence 2022-05-10

Members of the U.S. Attorney’s Office were recently recognized by the Federal Executive Board with 2022 Excellence in Government Awards, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. “The Federal Executive B...

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DOJ: Members of Darrin Southall Drug Organization Sentenced in Federal Court 2022-05-09

MOBILE, AL –Three members of Darrin Southall’s drug trafficking organization have been sentenced in federal court. Two of them will serve 10 years in federal prison and one of them will serve 5 years ...

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DOJ: Members of Brooklyn-Based "Bamalife" Gang Charged with Racketeering and Multiple Gang-Related Shootings 2022-04-26

A 35-count, second superseding indictment was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging Darrius Sutton, also known as “Blizz Meecho,” Trava Selby, also known as “Stoney,” Andrew Simpson, al...

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DOJ: Members of Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Receive Sentences Totaling 75+ Years in Federal Prison 2022-03-02

SHREVEPORT, La. – Seven members of a drug trafficking conspiracy were recently sentenced by Chief United States District Judge S. Maurice Hicks, Jr., with the lead defendant having been sentenced toda...

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DOJ: Former Members of Tribal Leadership Sentenced for Multimillion Dollar Embezzlement Scheme 2022-02-25

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Three former leaders of the Paskenta Tribe of Nomlaki Indians were sentenced today for a conspiracy to embezzle or steal from a tribal organization, as well as tax fraud and tax e...

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DOJ: Members of Retail Theft Organization Face Federal and State Charges 2022-01-13

Members of a large-scale theft ring have been charged by Federal and State prosecutors for their roles in an organization whose operations crossed state lines and caused more than $10 million in losse...

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DOJ: Members and Associates of Violent Newark Criminal Enterprise Charged with Firearms and Controlled Substance Offenses 2022-01-05

NEWARK, N.J. – Two members of a violent street gang operating in Newark were arrested today on charges of possession with intent to distribute controlled substances and possession of firearms in furth...

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DOJ: Members and Associates of El Grupo De Los 27 Prison Gang Indicted For Violating The Rico Act In Puerto Rico 2021-09-16

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – A federal indictment was unsealed today in the District of Puerto Rico charging twenty-nine defendants with racketeering—drug trafficking, money laundering, bribery, extortion,...

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DOJ: Members of a Drug Trafficking Ring That Operated in Haughville Have Been Sentenced 2021-09-09

INDIANAPOLIS - A drug trafficking ring consisting of at least 24 people have been sentenced in federal court. The organization operated in and around the historic Haughville neighborhood in Indianapol...

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DOJ: Members of Brooklyn-Based “Ninedee Gang” Indicted for Racketeering and the Murder of a Former Federal Witness 2021-08-09

Earlier today, a nine-count superseding indictment was unsealed in federal court in Brooklyn charging four members of the Ninedee Gang, a violent street gang based at the Louis H. Pink Houses (“Pink H...

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DOJ: Members of Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to Over Nine Years in Federal Prison for Baltimore County Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy 2021-06-30

Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge George L. Russell,III sentenced Tony Lee Bauer age 39, of Baltimore, Maryland to 110 months in federal prison followed by five years of supervised release, fo...

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DOJ: Members of Albuquerque drug trafficking organization charged with possessing, trafficking methamphetamine and fentanyl 2021-06-17

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – John Seibel, 25, Robert Pettit, 51, and Barbara Dockery, 64, all of Albuquerque, appeared in federal court today for their parts in a drug trafficking organization run by Seibel (t...

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DOJ: Members of Harrison County Drug Ring Sentenced for Methamphetamine Trafficking 2021-03-12

MARSHALL, Texas – Two Harrison County men were sentenced to prison today for federal drug trafficking and firearms crimes in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. G...

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DOJ: Members of White Supremacist Prison Gang Plead Guilty to Federal Charges of Violent Crime in Aid of Racketeering 2021-03-05

BEAUMONT, Texas – Two Texas men pleaded guilty this week to violent gang-related activities in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei and Nicholas L. McQuaid,...

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DOJ: Members of Identity Theft Ring Plead Guilty to Fraud Targeting Virginia ABC Stores 2021-02-26

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – Two Norfolk men pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity theft as part of a scheme to purchase alcohol for resale from Virginia Alcoholic Bev...

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DOJ: Members and Associates of Violent Newark Street Gang Charged for Roles in Drug Conspiracy 2020-08-06

NEWARK, N.J. – Three members and associates of a violent street gang operating in Newark made their initial court appearances today on charges of conspiring to distribute narcotics, U.S. Attorney Crai...

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DOJ: Members of Jersey City Gangs Charged in Connection with Shooting of Child 2020-07-15

NEWARK, N.J. – Three members of allied Jersey City gangs were charged with the July 7, 2020, shooting of a 12-year old child, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced today. Marc Taylor, a/k/a “Bando,”...

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DOJ: Members of Anderson and Indianapolis drug trafficking organization indicted by federal grand jury 2020-02-07

Indianapolis – United States Attorney Josh J. Minkler announced federal charges against five individuals, who are alleged to have operated a drug trafficking organization, in Anderson, Ind. and Indian...

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DOJ: Members of $11 Million International Telemarketing Scheme Sentenced to Prison 2020-01-23

Three individuals were sentenced to prison for their roles in an $11 million telemarketing scheme that defrauded primarily elderly victims in the United States from call centers in Costa Rica. Assista...

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DOJ: Members of cartel-connected drug trafficking ring sentenced to federal prison 2019-12-20

WAYCROSS, GA: Two drug traffickers connected with a Mexican cartel that supplied a south Georgia methamphetamine conspiracy have been sentenced to federal prison. Enio Camacho-Pineda, a/k/a “Tony,” a/...

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DOJ: Members of Newark’s ‘Famous Boyz’ Street Gang Admit Drug and Firearms Offenses 2019-11-26

NEWARK, N.J. – Members of the “Famous Boyz” street gang have admitted to firearms and narcotics distribution offenses as part of a drug trafficking conspiracy, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced ...

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DOJ: Members of Nationwide Child Exploitation Enterprise Sentenced to Prison 2019-09-25

PHILADELPHIA – First Assistant United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced today that the following sentences were handed down this week for defendants’ participation in a nationwide ...

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DOJ: Former Members of Ohio Militia Group Plead Guilty to Conspiring to Possess Unregistered Explosives 2019-08-16

CINCINNATI – Two former members of an Ohio militia group heave pleaded guilty to violating the National Firearms Act by conspiring to possess destructive devices. Ryan D. King, 37, of Franklin, Ohio a...

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DOJ: Members of International Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Sentenced to Prison 2019-06-18

Three members of an international drug trafficking organization were sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to prison terms ranging from 24-32 months for distributing more than a thousand k...

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DOJ: Members of Jersey City Gang Charged with Shooting 2019-05-21

NEWARK, N.J. – Two members of a Jersey City gang have been charged with the Jan. 9, 2019, shooting of two people and the attempted shooting of a third person, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced t...

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DOJ: Members of Ouachita Parish methamphetamine distribution ring plead guilty 2019-04-12

MONROE, La. – United States Attorney David C. Joseph announced that Matthew A. Beaudion, 30, and Jessica N. Davis, 34, both of Monroe, entered guilty pleas Wednesday before U.S. Magistrate Judge Karen...

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DOJ: Members of Fraudulent Prescription Drug Ring in St. John The Baptist Parish Plead Guilty 2019-03-28

NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced that SHALLON DAVIS DUNMILES, together with LASHONDA MELANCON, DANYELLE TUCO, ANDREA STALKS, EBONY STEWART, CORTAZ WILLIAMS, and DANIELLE ANDERSO...

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DOJ: Members of International Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Plead Guilty 2019-03-25

Three members of an international drug trafficking organization pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to distributing more than a thousand kilograms of illegal marijuana, announced U....

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DOJ: Members of Ohio Militia Group Charged with Possessing Unregistered Explosives 2019-02-12

CINCINNATI – A federal grand jury has charged two members of an Ohio militia group with violating the National Firearms Act in an indictment unsealed here today. Ryan D. King, 37, of Franklin, Ohio an...

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DOJ: Members of Hacker Collective Face Federal Charges for Attacking Computer Systems, Emailing Mass Hoax Bomb and Shooting Threats 2019-02-12

LOS ANGELES – Federal authorities today arrested one of two defendants charged in a federal indictment with making false threats of violent attacks at many locations – including Los Angeles Internatio...

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DOJ: Members of Counterfeit Ticket Rings Indicted for Trafficking Counterfeit Tickets for Marquee Events, Including the Super Bowl 2019-01-31

ATLANTA, GEORGIA – United States Attorney William M. McSwain announced six separate indictments charging 13 individuals with a multitude of crimes, including conspiracy to traffic in counterfeit goods...

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DOJ: Members of Drug Trafficking Organization Indicted On Dozens of Charges 2018-12-13

BRUNSWICK, GA – Two dozen people have been indicted on federal drug trafficking and firearms charges related to a distribution ring operating in south Georgia and northern Florida. A superseding indic...

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DOJ: Members and Associates of the Gambino and Bonanno Organized Crime Families Sentenced for Racketeering 2018-12-13

Earlier today, in federal court in Central Islip, Frank “Frankie Boy” Salerno, a soldier in the Bonanno organized crime family of La Cosa Nostra (the “Bonanno family”), was sentenced to 60 months’ imp...

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DOJ: Members of International Movie Piracy Ring Indicted in Scheme to Steal and Sell Pre-Release Hollywood Films and TV Shows 2018-12-12

LOS ANGELES – A federal grand jury today indicted five men in four countries on federal charges alleging they distributed or offered for sale stolen digital versions of hundreds of motion pictures and...

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DOJ: Members of Eastern European Organized Crime Syndicate Convicted Of Racketeering and Other Violent Crimes 2018-08-28

Earlier today, following more than three weeks of trial, a federal jury in Brooklyn returned guilty verdicts against Leonid “Lenny” Gershman and Aleksey Tsvetkov on charges of racketeering, including ...

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DOJ: Members of Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy Charged with Drug Distribution Resulting in Death, Money Laundering, and Firearms Offenses 2018-07-13

Concord – United States Attorney Scott W. Murray and Brian D. Boyle, the Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), New England Field Division, announced that additional cha...

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DOJ: Members of Two Different Methamphetamine Trafficking Rings Arrested in South Sound Law Enforcement Action 2018-05-08

Coordinated teams of more than 150 law enforcement officers and agents fanned out across the Puget Sound region early today to dismantle two drug trafficking organizations, announced U.S. Attorney Ann...

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DOJ: Members of Family-Run Drug Trafficking Organization Charged with Selling Heroin and Fentanyl Resulting in Two Fatal and Four Non-Fatal Overdoses 2018-04-06

PITTSBURGH, PA - Five Allegheny County residents have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of violating federal narcotics and firearms laws, United States Attorney Scott W. B...

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DOJ: Members and Associates of 18th Street Gang Indicted for Murder of Fellow Gang Member They Suspected of Being an Informant 2018-03-22

Earlier today, a federal grand jury in Brooklyn returned a four-count indictment charging 18th Street gang members and associates Yanki Misael Cruz-Mateo, Israel Mendiola Flores and Sergio Gerardo Her...

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DOJ: Members of Multi-State Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced 2018-03-14

Columbia, South Carolina --- United States Attorney Beth Drake announced today that Jimmy Hallums, age 40, and Christine Wellwood, age 34, were sentenced to 188 months (or 15 ½ years) imprisonment and...

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DOJ: Members of Wilmington Bloods Gang Sentenced in Federal Court 2018-03-09

RALEIGH – The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Robert J. Higdon, Jr., announced that yesterday, TYKE’EKE MONTE HINES, 19, of Wilmington, North Carolina, was sentenced...

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DOJ: Members of Coney Island Street Gang Indicted for Murder, Racketeering Conspiracy and Unlawful Use of Firearms 2017-11-20

Four members and one associate of the West End Enterprise, a street gang based in three apartment complexes in Coney Island, New York, will be arraigned this afternoon in federal court in Brooklyn on ...

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DOJ: Members and Associates of Gambino and Bonanno Organized Crime Families Arrested in Coordinated U.S.-Canadian Takedown 2017-11-09

Earlier today, three indictments were unsealed in United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York charging four defendants with narcotics trafficking, loansharking and firearms offen...

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DOJ: Members of International Bank Fraud Ring Sentenced to Prison for Role in Scheme 2017-11-07

Four members of an international fraud syndicate have been sentenced to federal prison for conspiracy to commit bank fraud and aggravated identity theft in connection with their scheme to manufacture ...

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DOJ: Members of International Bank Fraud Ring Sentenced to Prison for Role in Scheme 2017-11-07

TUCSON, Ariz. – Four members of an international fraud syndicate have been sentenced to federal prison for conspiracy to commit bank fraud and aggravated identity theft in connection with their scheme...

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DOJ: Members of Marijuana And Money Laundering Conspiracy Sentenced 2017-10-20

RALEIGH – Robert J. Higdon, Jr., United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, announced that in federal court on October 18 and October 19, 2017, United States District Judge Ter...

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DOJ: Members and Associates of Dove Springs Gangstas in Austin Face Federal Drug Trafficking and Racketeering Charges 2017-10-04

In Austin, members and associates of the Dove Springs Gangstas (aka “DSG”) face federal charges in connection with the death of Darian Longoria in December 2015 announced United States Attorney Richar...

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DOJ: Members of Puerto Rico-based cocaine trafficking operation charged 2017-09-26

ATLANTA – Vladimir Collazo-Florido, a/k/a “Cannabis,” Marlon Matthew Pittman, a/k/a “Marlo Pittman,” and Carlos Gonzalez-Catala, a/k/a “El Electrico,” each with prior federal convictions for drug traf...

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DOJ: Members of Eastern European Organized Crime Syndicate Charged with Arson of Occupied Building in Brooklyn 2017-09-06

A 33-count superseding indictment was unsealed today in United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York charging six defendants with new racketeering predicate acts including assault...

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DOJ: Members of Columbus, Ohio Clique of MS-13 Arrested and Charged 2017-08-15

Thirteen individuals alleged to be members and associates of MS-13 were arrested in Central Ohio and Indiana this morning. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, U.S. Attorney Benjamin C. Glassman of the Sou...

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DOJ: Members of Columbus Clique of MS-13 Arrested and Charged 2017-08-15

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Thirteen individuals alleged to be members and associates of MS-13 were arrested in Central Ohio and Indiana this morning. A federal grand jury charged 10 individuals with conspiracy ...

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DOJ: Members of Duquesne Heroin Trafficking Ring Guilty of Conspiracy to Distribute 2017-06-27

PITTSBURGH - United States District Court Judge Reggie B. Walton found Anthony Pryor and Lance Yarbough guilty of one count each of Conspiracy to Distribute Heroin, Acting United States Attorney Soo C...

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DOJ: Members of Credit Card Theft Ring at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Airport arrested 2017-06-06

ATLANTA - Quentin Pickett and Cornelius Henderson have been arraigned on federal charges of wire fraud, wire fraud conspiracy, and aggravated identity theft. Pickett, Henderson, and three other indivi...

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DOJ: Members of International Child Exploitation Conspiracy Plead Guilty 2017-04-14

A Wichita, Kansas man and a Chicopee, Massachusetts man pleaded guilty today to production of child pornography for their participation in a group of individuals who operated two websites for the purp...

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DOJ: Members of the Gangster Disciples Have Pleaded Guilty to Violent Crimes 2017-03-09

Memphis, TN – Seven members of the Gangster Disciples have pleaded guilty to committing violent crimes in aid of racketeering activity. Lawrence J. Laurenzi, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Western Distr...

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DOJ: Members and Associates of the Westside Crips and Hotel Manager Indicted in Racketeering Conspiracy Involving Drug Trafficking, Prostitution and Other 2017-02-10

Assistant U. S. Attorneys Alessandra P. Serano (619) 546-8104 or Joseph Orabona (619) 546-7951 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – February 10, 2017 SAN DIEGO – Eleven alleged gang members and associates of the We...

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DOJ: Members of Credit Card Fraud Ring Sentenced 2017-01-26

Four Detroit men have been sentenced to federal prison for roles they played in a credit card fraud ring, announced U.S. Attorney Barbara L. McQuade. On January 25, 2017, U.S. District Judge Mark A. G...

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DOJ: Members of Taos County-Based Heroin Trafficking and Money Laundering Ring Enter Guilty Pleas 2016-12-09

ALBUQUERQUE – Ivan Romero, 40, the leader of a heroin trafficking organization based in Taos County, N.M. pled guilty earlier this week to federal heroin and money laundering charges filed as the resu...

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DOJ: Members of Drug Trafficking Organization That Trafficked Multiple Thousands of Kilograms of Marijuana from El Paso to Dumas, Texas, and Elsewhere Plea 2016-09-21

AMARILLO, Texas — Two men from Moore County, Texas, pleaded guilty yesterday afternoon to federal offenses stemming from their respective roles in a marijuana trafficking organization, announced U.S. ...

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DOJ: Members of a Mexican Drug-Trafficking Organization Convicted and Sentenced to Federal Prison 2016-08-23

ATLANTA – Genaro Anguiar-Guizar has been sentenced to 17 years and six months in prison for his leadership role in a cocaine and methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy. Anguiar-Guizar is the last of f...

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DOJ: Members of Mail Theft Conspiracy Operating in Upstate South Carolina Sentenced to Prison 2016-03-22

Contact Person: Bill Watkins (864) 282-2100 Columbia, South Carolina ---- United States Attorney Bill Nettles stated today that Shannon D. Ashworth, age 33, Wendy D, Sisk, age 45, and Danny Buford, ag...

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DOJ: Members of Portsmouth Cocaine Trafficking Organization Plead Guilty 2016-03-18

NORFOLK, Va. – LaCharles Hodges, a/k/a “Boogie,” 28, and Charles Battle, a/k/a “C.J.,” 37, of Portsmouth, Virginia, pleaded guilty this week for their involvement in a Portsmouth-based crack cocaine t...

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DOJ: Members of the Jamal Dean Getaway Team Sentenced 2015-08-13

Members of the Jamal Dean Getaway Team (made up of Jamal Dean’s friends, family, and fellow gang members) were sentenced today in federal court for their roles in obstructing a joint state-federal inv...

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DOJ: Members of Family-Based Alien Smuggling Organization Ordered to Prison 2015-08-11

McALLEN, Texas – A husband and wife have been ordered to prison along with two others for their roles in a conspiracy to transport undocumented aliens within the U.S. by means of a motor vehicle, anno...

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DOJ: Members of a Major Portsmouth Heroin Trafficking Organization Arrested in Simultaneous Execution of Warrants 2015-07-15

NORFOLK, Va. – Alonzo Outten, 35; Jerald Outten, 26; Jermaine Jones, 38; and Deyonta Hinton, 31, all from Portsmouth, Virginia, and Garnett Brown, 34, from Chesapeake, Virginia, were arrested today on...

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DOJ: Members and Associates of Various White Supremacist Organizations Get Hefty Sentences for Roles in Drug Trafficking Conspiracy 2015-06-26

DALLAS — Two individuals, who were arrested during a November 2014 law enforcement operation in which 37 individuals were charged with felony offenses stemming from their respective roles in a drug di...

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DOJ: Members of Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to Combined 46.5 Years in Federal Prison 2015-06-19

Fort Smith, Arkansas - Conner Eldridge, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced the final defendants tied to a large-scale drug trafficking organization that operated in...

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DOJ: Members of Phantom Outlaw Motorcycle Club Convicted of Violent Racketeering-Related Crimes 2015-05-27

Today, a federal jury in Detroit convicted two members of the violent Phantom Outlaw Motorcycle Club, one of whom also was a member of the Vice Lords street gang, on separate crimes of conspiracy to c...

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DOJ: Members of Floyd County Family Plead Guilty to Insurance Fraud 2015-03-17

PIKEVILLE — Three members of a Floyd County family admitted in federal court that they attempted to defraud insurance companies out of thousands of dollars. On Monday, Charles Ray Tackett, 42, his son...

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DOJ: Members of International Conspiracy Sentenced to Combined 60 Years for Multi-Million Dollar Internet Fraud Scheme 2015-03-11

LEXINGTON — The perpetrators of an international wire fraud scheme, involving the fraudulent sale of automobiles over the internet, have been sentenced to combined terms of imprisonment totaling more ...

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DOJ: Members of Young Melph Mafia (YMM) Neighborhood Gang Plead Guilty to Drug and Firearms Violations 2015-02-05

U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that RUBEN GEIGER, a/k/a “Rue,” age 21, and DARIUS WILLIAMS, a/k/a “D-Man,” age 23, both of New Orleans, pled guilty yesterday to federal drug and gun charges...

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DOJ: Members of Mail Theft Ring Sentenced to 42 Months in Prison 2015-01-29

Anchorage, Alaska – Acting U.S. Attorney Kevin Feldis announced today that an Anchorage woman has been sentenced in federal court in Anchorage for bank fraud and aggravated identity theft. Elizabeth I...

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DOJ: Members of Miami-Based Crack Cocaine Distribution Organization Sentenced From Three Years To Life In Prison 2015-01-26

Fort Myers, Florida - U.S. District Judge John E. Steele has sentenced the following individuals to federal prison for their participation in a conspiracy to manufacture, possess with intent to distri...

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DOJ: Members of Upstate Robbery Crew Plead Guilty to Federal Robbery and Firearms Charges 2015-01-26

Contact Person: Andrew Moorman (864) 282-2100 Columbia, South Carolina ---- United States Attorney Bill Nettles announced today that Juan Manuel Hernandez, age 39, and Arturo Mendez-Gomez, age 27, ple...

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DOJ: Members, associates of the bailey boys and LRGP gangs face murder and attempted murder charges in superseding indictments 2014-11-18

BUFFALO, N.Y.--U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that a federal grand jury in Buffalo has returned two superseding indictments in the ongoing investigations into the Bailey Boys and...

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DOJ: Members of Long-Running International Child Pornography Ring Convicted 2014-11-05

Two men have been convicted for their roles in a sophisticated conspiracy to distribute child pornography to a secret, world-wide network over the Internet. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwe...

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DOJ: Members of Three Different Android Mobile Device App Piracy Groups Charged 2014-08-29

Three federal indictments were unsealed today in the Northern District of Georgia charging six members of three different piracy groups – Appbucket, Applanet and SnappzMarket – for their roles in the ...

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DOJ: Members of International Sex Trafficking Ring Indicted 2013-05-21

Arturo Rojas-Coyotl, Odilon Martinez-Rojas, and Severiano Martinez-Rojas, all of Tenancingo in the state of Tlaxcala, Mexico have been indicted on charges of sex trafficking and alien harboring, annou...

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DOJ: Members of Rhino Smuggling Ring Arrested and Charged 2013-02-13

Three people have been charged this week in Newark, Miami and New York City with wildlife smuggling and related charges for their alleged roles in an international rhino horn smuggling ring, the Justi...

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DOJ: Members of Smuggling Ring Plead Guilty in Los Angeles to Crimes Relating to Illegal Trafficking of Endangered Rhinoceros Horn 2012-09-14

WASHINGTON – Three defendants pleaded guilty today to charges of conspiracy, smuggling, Lacey Act violations, money laundering and tax fraud for their roles in the international illegal trafficking of...

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DOJ: Members and Associates of Barrio Azteca Gang Plead Guilty and Are Sentenced in El Paso, Texas, for Roles in Racketeering Conspiracy and Related Crimes 2011-12-16

WASHINGTON – An associate of the Barrio Azteca (BA) gang was sentenced today for her participation in a money laundering conspiracy. Yesterday, a BA gang member pleaded guilty, and three additional ga...

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DOJ: Members of International Procurement Network Indicted for Supplying Iran with U.S. Military Aircraft Components 2011-06-23

MACON, Ga. – Seven individuals and five corporate entities based in the United States, France, the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) and Iran have been indicted in the Middle District of Georgia for their...

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DOJ: Members of U.S. Army Plead Guilty to Role in Scheme to Steal Equipment from the U.S. Military in Iraq 2009-05-18

Elbert Westley George III, 36, a U.S. Army captain who was stationed in Iraq, pleaded guilty today to participating in a scheme to steal U.S. government equipment and sell it to a local Iraqi business...

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