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Federal grand jury in Madison, Wis., returns indictment against heroin drug trafficker

November 20, 2019
MADISON, Wis. -- A federal grand jury in the Western District of Wisconsin, sitting in Madison, returned the following indictment today. James Britton, 31, Madison, Wisconsin, is charged with three counts of distributing heroin and one count of possessing heroin with the intent to distribute. The indictment alleges that he...
November 20, 2019
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Kokomo, Indiana members of drug trafficking organization convicted by jury

November 19, 2019
INDIANAPOLIS – DEA Indianapolis Assistant Special Agent in Charge J. Michael Gannon and the United States Attorney Josh J. Minkler of the Southern District of Indiana announced today that Michael O’Bannon, 35, Michael Jones, 37, Jason Reed, 50, and Shaun Myers, 37, all from Kokomo, Indiana, were convicted on drug...
November 19, 2019
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Chicago resident sentenced to 84 months for possessing heroin with intent to distribute

November 13, 2019
MADISON, Wis. – DEA Chicago Division Special Agent in Charge Robert J. Bell, and United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin Scott C. Blader announced that Fred McGee, 46, of Chicago, was sentenced on Nov. 8, 2019, by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 84 months in...
November 13, 2019
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Chicago man sentenced to three years of prison for trafficking heroin-fentanyl substances in Madison area

August 30, 2019
MADISON, Wis. – Robert J. Bell, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the United States Drug Enforcement Administration’s Chicago Field Division, and Scott C. Blader, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Corey D. Douglas, 28, of Chicago was sentenced Thursday, August 29 by U.S. District Judge...
August 30, 2019
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Fort Wayne man sentenced to 159 months in prison

August 27, 2019
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Juan DeLaCruz, 29, of Fort Wayne, Ind., was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Holly Brady after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute controlled substances and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, announced United States Attorney Thomas L. Kirsch...
August 27, 2019
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Auburn man sentenced to 60 months in prison

August 27, 2019
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – David Lee Wirges, 39, of Auburn, Ind., was sentenced by U.S. District Court Chief Judge Theresa L. Springmann after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute heroin and selling a firearm to a felon, announced United States Attorney Thomas L. Kirsch II. Wirges was sentenced...
August 27, 2019
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Fifteen defendants charged in federal court with heroin trafficking and possession of firearms in Milwaukee

July 16, 2019
MILWAUKEE – United States Drug Enforcement Administration Chicago Field Division Associate Special Agent in Charge Robert A. Bell and U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin Matthew D. Krueger announced that federal, state and local law enforcement officers engaged in a significant operation in Milwaukee today that targeted a...
July 16, 2019
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Two Dane County men charged with drug crimes Involving heroin, fentanyl & cocaine

June 27, 2019
MADISON, Wis. - Cortez Jackson, 39, of Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, and Van Williamson, 42, of Madison, Wisconsin, are charged with conspiring to distribute a mixture of heroin and fentanyl, and cocaine. The indictment alleges that the amount of the mixture of heroin and fentanyl involved in the conspiracy that was...
June 27, 2019
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High-level member of Chicago gang arrested on federal drug charges

May 30, 2019
CHICAGO — A high-level member of the Four Corner Hustlers street gang has been arrested on federal drug charges for allegedly selling wholesale quantities of heroin on the West Side of Chicago. Raymond Betts, 52, of Riverdale, is charged with conspiracy to possess a controlled substance with the intent to...
May 30, 2019
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