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A group of 21 people accused of illegally growing and distributing marijuana in Colorado has been indicted in an alleged money-laundering scheme, county and federal officials said Thursday.
Denver The U.S. Attorney s Office for the District of Colorado announces that Eber Uriel Perez-Ramirez of Aurora, CO, was sentenced to 10.5 years in federal prison following his prior guilty plea to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute controlled substances, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846.
According to the plea agreement and court documents, the defendant acted as a lieutenant in a drug trafficking organization from October of 2019 until February 12, 2020, when he was arrested by agents working with the Federal Bureau of Investigation assigned to the Denver OCDETF Strike Force. The drug trafficking organization brought to Colorado large quantities of illegal drugs from Mexico, including methamphetamine, heroin, cocaine, and fentanyl. The organization employed a network of interstate load runners, local couriers, multi-pound drug customers, and lieutenants, including the defendant, to coordinate its activities.
6 men arrested in Colorado Springs for soliciting children for prostitution
6 men arrested in Colorado Springs for soliciting children for prostitution
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) - On Monday the Colorado Springs Police Department released information about 6 people arrested for soliciting child prostitution.
According to the CSPD, in February 2021, a joint Law Enforcement operation conducted an investigation into several people who allegedly were seeking to pay to have sex with children under the age of 18.
Colorado Springs Police identified the suspects as: Patrick Martin (32), Nicholas Fernandez (42), Nathanael Martens (27), Johnathan Guenther (67), James Harry (31), and Joseph Dimes (31).
Police said the operation was comprised of members from the Colorado Springs Police Department s Human Trafficking Investigations Unit, El Paso County Sheriff s Office, the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, Colorado State Patrol, the District Attor
Plains man sentenced on child pornography charges
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MISSOULA â A Western Montana man who admitted creating and transporting child pornography videos was sentenced today to 240 months in prison following by 10 years of supervised release, Acting U.S. Attorney Leif Johnson said.
David Paul Farrar, 58, of Plains pleaded guilty on Aug. 4 to sexual exploitation of a child and transportation of child pornography.
âHomeland Security Investigations special agents are proud to work closely with the Sanders County Sheriffâs Department to target and arrest individuals who prey on women and children in what should be the safety of their own homes,â said Steven Cagen, Special Agent in Charge, HSI Denver.