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Idaho Couple Sentenced to 133 and 96 Months in Federal Prison for Conspiring to Distribute Meth, Heroin, and Cocaine

April 18, 2025
BOISE – Michael Paul Lacasse, 48, and Venetia Dawn Trischan, 47, of Caldwell, were sentenced to 133 months and 96 months, respectively, in federal prison for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine, heroin, and cocaine. According to court records, in December 2023, law enforcement learned that Lacasse and Trischan were involved in...
April 18, 2025
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Bridgeport Man Pleads Guilty to Drug and Firearm Offenses

April 06, 2025
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - Marc H. Silverman, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, has announced that ERIC HERMAN, 32, of Bridgeport, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in New Haven to drug distribution and firearm possession offenses. According to court documents and statements made in...
April 06, 2025
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Hartford Man Charged with Narcotics Trafficking Offenses

April 06, 2025
HARTFORD, Conn. - Marc H. Silverman, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut and Stephen P. Belleau, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, have announced that a federal grand jury in Hartford has returned a three-count indictment charging JOSE BARET, 33...
April 06, 2025
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Pennsylvania Man Sentenced to 7 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Heroin and Cocaine into Connecticut

April 05, 2025
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - Marc H. Silverman, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ISRAEL MENDOZA, also known as “D-Nice” and “Israel Mandosa,” 45, formerly of Reading, Pennsylvania, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to 84 months of imprisonment, followed by...
April 05, 2025
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Riverside County Man Pleads Guilty to Trafficking 44 Kilograms of Cocaine and 10 Kilograms of Heroin

April 02, 2025
FRESNO, Calif. — Jose Miguel Perez, 42, of Corona, pleaded guilty to cocaine and heroin trafficking, Acting U.S. Attorney Michele Beckwith and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Bob P. Beris announced. According to court documents, Perez was pulled over by law enforcement officers while driving north on Interstate...
April 02, 2025
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Sacramento Man Sentenced to 46 Months in Prison for Heroin Trafficking

April 01, 2025
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Manuel Greenhalgh, 32, of Sacramento, was sentenced last week by Chief U.S. District Judge Troy L. Nunley to three years and 10 months in prison for possession with intent to distribute heroin, Acting U.S. Attorney Michele Beckwith announced and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Bob...
April 01, 2025
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Violent Drug Dealers Who Attempted to Shoot and Kill a Spokane Police Officer Sentenced to Decades in Prison

March 28, 2025
SPOKANE, Wash.- United States District Judge Mary K. Dimke sentenced Ray Anthony Wynecoop, age 24, to 30 years in prison and Isaac Anthony Ott, age 23, to 25 years in prison on federal drug and firearm charges. Judge Dimke also imposed 8 years of supervised release for both Wynecoop and...
March 28, 2025
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Pierce County Woman Sentenced to 84 Months in Prison for Role in Drug Ring Connected to Aryan Prison Gangs

March 24, 2025
TACOMA, Wash. – A high-level drug redistributor for a drug ring connected to Aryan prison gangs was sentenced to 84 months (24 months on count 1 consecutive to 60 months on count 2) in prison for drug and gun possession, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Teal Luthy Miller. C’La Morales, 39...
March 24, 2025
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Sampson County Illegal Alien Caught with 30 Kilograms and 9 Firearms Sentenced to 17 Years in Prison

March 19, 2025
RALEIGH, N.C. – A man from Sampson County was sentenced today to 17 years in prison after he was caught with 30 kilograms of drugs and 9 firearms. On November 7, 2024, Antonio Tamoya Mondragon pled guilty to his charges. According to court documents and other information presented in court...
March 19, 2025
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Sinaloa Cartel Leader in Idaho Sentenced to 22 Years in Federal Prison

March 14, 2025
BOISE, Idaho – A 44-year-old Honduran national suspected to be unlawfully in the United States and using the name “Hector Ojeda Manuel Aponte” was sentenced yesterday to 262 months in federal prison for distribution of methamphetamine, Acting U.S. Attorney Justin Whatcott announced. According to court records, Aponte was distributing approximately...
March 14, 2025
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