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Federal Tipoffs Involving New York Newsletter for Thursday February 20, 2025 ( 3 items )  

California Man Sentenced for Distributing Methamphetamine
SYRACUSE, New York, Feb. 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York issued the following news release: * * * California Man Sentenced for Distributing Methamphetamine SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - Troy Alexander Mendez, age 25, a resident of California, was sentenced today to 66 months in federal prison for distributing controlled substances. Acting United States Attorney Daniel Hanlon and Craig L. Tremaroli, Special Agent in Charge of the Albany Field Office of the Fe  more

Capital Region Man Indicted on Drug and Gun Charges
SYRACUSE, New York, Feb. 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York issued the following news release: * * * Capital Region Man Indicted on Drug and Gun Charges ALBANY, NEW YORK - Devere Williams, age 36, of Troy, New York, was charged last week by indictment for possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Acting United Stat  more

Recidivist Drug Trafficker Sentenced To 12 Years In Prison For Causing Fatal Fentanyl Poisoning Of 66-Year-Old Victim
NEW YORK, Feb. 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York issued the following news release: * * * Recidivist Drug Trafficker Sentenced To 12 Years In Prison For Causing Fatal Fentanyl Poisoning Of 66-Year-Old Victim Matthew Podolsky, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that RAUL SILVA was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge P. Kevin Castel to 12 years in prison for selling thousands of doses of deadly narcotic  more