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Dark Web Drug Vendor and Clandestine Lab Manufacturer Sentenced to Prison for Trafficking in Meth and Fentanyl

May 21, 2024
MIAMI – On May 17, an Orange County, California, resident, Tenzin Orgil, 24, was sentenced to 168 months in federal prison for participating in a drug trafficking enterprise that included the sale of methamphetamine and fentanyl on the dark web, as well as the manufacture of ecstasy (also known as...
May 21, 2024
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Darknet Vendor Who Sold Millions of Fake Xanax Pills Sentenced

May 01, 2024
ST. LOUIS – U.S. District Judge Matthew T. Schelp on Wednesday sentenced a man who sold millions of counterfeit Xanax pills on the Darknet to two years in prison, fined him $10,000 and ordered him to forfeit nearly $1 million. Brandon Adams, 27, will also be on supervised release for...
May 01, 2024
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Seattle Man Sentenced for Buying 630,000 Counterfeit Pills on the Dark Web

April 12, 2024
ST. LOUIS – U.S. District Court Judge Stephen R. Clark on Thursday sentenced a man who bought 630,000 counterfeit Xanax and other pills on the dark web to five years in prison and ordered him to pay a $10,000 fine. Maximillian Gregory Verbowski will also be on supervised release for...
April 12, 2024
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Dark Web Dealer of Meth, Heroin Heads to Prison

February 29, 2024
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Kansas City, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for selling methamphetamine and heroin on the dark web. John M. LeCoque, 35, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Greg Kays to 10 years in federal prison without parole. The court also ordered LeCoque to...
February 29, 2024
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