WASHINGTON D.C. Alleged Sinaloa Cartel leader and lead sicario, or assassin, Néstor Isidro Pérez Salas, also known as El Nini, 32, of Mexico, was extradited Saturday from Mexico to the United States…
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Man Who Led Ring That Trafficked Cocaine From California to Alaska Facing Life in Prison
LOS ANGELES A Compton man who led a Southern California-based drug trafficking organization that shipped kilogram quantities of cocaine to Alaska via commercial flights and U.S. mail pleaded guilty Thursday to a…
Calif. Man Who Gave Fentanyl to Victim Who Died Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison
LOS ANGELES A Riverside County man was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison on Tuesday for selling fentanyl to a 33-year-old man who overdosed and died after ingesting the deadly synthetic…
Pharmaceutical Co. Ordered to Pay $1 billion in Criminal Fines for Introducing Misbranded Drugs
Endo Health Solutions Inc. (EHSI) was ordered Friday to pay a billion dollars in criminal fines and an additional $450 million in criminal forfeiture — the second-largest set of criminal financial penalties…
Man Who Had Anti-Semitic Hate Sentenced to Prison for Illegally Possessing Machine Guns
LOS ANGELES A San Fernando Valley man associated with a racially motivated violent extremist group was sentenced Friday to four years and nine months in federal prison for being a convicted felon…
Two Doctors Sentenced for $4M Fraudulent Urine Drug Testing Scheme
The owner and the medical director of a Kentucky pain clinic were sentenced this week for their respective roles in a scheme that defrauded Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial insurance companies of over…
Calif. Man Indicted for Allegedly Distributing Fentanyl to Two Who Suffered Fatal Overdoses
RIVERSIDE, California A Riverside County man was taken into federal custody Friday on a grand jury indictment alleging he distributed fentanyl to two victims – one of whom was under 21 years…
Man Who Arranged Large Shipments of Methamphetamine to Maine Facing Up to Life in Prison
BANGOR, Maine A Corona, California resident pleaded guilty Thursday in U.S. District Court to his role in a methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy in Downeast Maine. According to court records, between May 2022 and…
Mexican Man Sentenced to 21 Years and Ten Months in Prison for His Role in Transporting Thousands of Pounds of Cocaine into U.S.
WASHINGTON D.C. A Mexican man was sentenced Friday to 21 years and ten months in prison and ordered to forfeit $280 million for his role in an international conspiracy to transport tens…
Fourteen Members of Major Drug Organization Were Sentenced for Drug Smuggling
NORTH CAROLINA After a two-year investigation spearheaded by the DEA, authorities announced on Wednesday the sentencing of fourteen individuals linked to a prominent drug syndicate. The organization was involved in the trafficking…
Another Defendant Convicted for Laundering Money for Drug Trafficking Organization
LOS ANGELES A federal jury on Tuesday convicted Gustavo Adolfo Aldana-Martinez, 57, of conspiracy to launder money, which involved transferring millions of dollars in narcotics-related funds from the US to international drug…
Houston Pharmacist and Clinic Owner Sentenced for Roles in Pill Mill Scheme
A Houston pharmacist and clinic owner were sentenced Wednesday for their roles in a pill mill scheme. Sokari “Momma” Bobmanuel, 63, was sentenced to 14 years in prison following her conviction at…