Two Essex County Men Charged with Unlicensed Firearms Trafficking

October 03, 2023

NEWARK, N.J. – Two Essex County, New Jersey, men were charged today with unlicensed dealing in firearms and trafficking firearms in interstate commerce; one of the defendants was also charged with conspiracy to sell fentanyl, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) New Jersey Division Cheryl Ortiz…

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Snohomish Man Sentenced to 17 Years in Prison for Drug, Gun, and Murder-for-Hire Related Charges

October 02, 2023

TACOMA, Wash. – A Snohomish, Washington, man who was rearrested following his sentencing in a drug trafficking scheme, was sentenced to 17 years in prison for charges including attempting to hire a hitman to kill a witness in his case. Michael John Scott, 44, was sentenced Friday to 17 years…

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Ferry County Hospital District Agrees to Pay $15,000 Penalty and Implement Corrective Actions to Address Improper Opioid Dispensing Practices at Republic Pharmacy

October 02, 2023

SPOKANE, Wash.– The Ferry County Hospital District agreed to pay a $15,000 Controlled Substances Act penalty and to institute corrective actions in regards to opioid prescribing practices at Republic Drug Store, a pharmacy in Republic, Washington, that Ferry County Hospital District purchased in January 2021 and has continued to operate…

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Southbridge Man Sentenced For Distributing Methamphetamine

October 02, 2023

BOSTON – A Southbridge man was sentenced today in federal court in Worcester for methamphetamine distribution. Christopher Williams, 35, was sentenced by U.S. Senior District Court Judge Timothy S. Hillman to one year in prison, followed by a term of two years supervised release. In September 2021, Williams pleaded guilty…

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Physician Charged with Distributing a Controlled Substance Appears in Federal Court

September 29, 2023

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A North Carolina physician appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Susan C. Rodriguez this morning on charges related to the alleged unlawful distribution of a controlled substance, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. A criminal indictment charging Henry Ronald Emery, Jr…

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Former Chief Operating Officer of Area Pain Clinics Indicted

September 29, 2023

CHARLOTTESVLLE, Va. – A federal grand jury returned an indictment this week charging the former chief operating officer of area pain clinics with three conspiracy counts for her alleged involvement in health care fraud and illegal drug distribution. Jennifer Ann “Jen” Adams, 50, of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, is charged…

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Over 40 Pounds of Fentanyl Seized from Drug Mill Six Blocks Away from Bronx Daycare

September 29, 2023

NEW YORK CITY – As part of an ongoing investigation into fentanyl trafficking in New York City, federal, state and local law enforcement officers recovered over 40 pounds of suspected fentanyl, carrying an estimated street value of $1.5 million, in the Bronx on Tuesday evening. This seizure occurred six blocks…

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Repeat Offender Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison

September 29, 2023

RICHLAND, Washington – On August 24, 2023, United States District Judge Mary K. Dimke sentenced Zachary Robert Cordova, age 30, to 10 years in in federal prison after his guilty plea to possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of pure methamphetamine. Cordova, who is from Richland, WA…

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15 Kansas City Residents Indicted for PCP Trafficking, Illegal Firearms

September 28, 2023

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Fifteen Kansas City, Mo., area residents have been indicted by a federal grand jury for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute PCP and for illegally possessing firearms. Russell L. Spencer II, also known as “Russ,” 44, Charles N. Hill, also known as “Chuck Wagon,” 42…

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Fourth Defendant Charged with Federal Narcotics Offenses Resulting in Death in Connection with Poisoning of Four Children at a Bronx Daycare

September 28, 2023

NEW YORK CITY – Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Anne Milgram, the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration, and Edward A. Caban, the Commissioner of the New York City Police Department, announced today the unsealing of a criminal Complaint in Manhattan federal…

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