A federal grand jury recently charged five defendants with narcotics and money laundering conspiracy crimes involving multiple kilograms of drugs in at least eight states and nearly $25 million of allegedly laundered proceeds.
A federal grand jury indicted six individuals with conspiring to commit an offense against the United States by making false statements on federal firearms forms. The individuals allegedly conspired to use stolen credit card information to place orders online for straw purchase firearms.
A leader in a case with 23 defendants involved in narcotics and human trafficking conspiracies pleaded guilty in federal court recently to drug, gun, human trafficking and money laundering crimes.