BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Sept. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama issued the following news release: A former oncologist in Decatur has pleaded guilty to illegally prescribing drugs, including oxycodone and hydrocodone, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Steven L. Hofer. Sammy Fuad Becdach, 57, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Madeline H. Haikala to two counts of unlawful distribution  more

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Sept. 12 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's New Orleans Division issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2024: Today, Acting United States Attorney Kevin P. Davidson announced the sentencing of a Montgomery, Alabama man for his role in a conspiracy to bring illegal drugs into a prison. On September 9, 2024, a federal judge sentenced 46-year-old Henry Guice, Jr., a former correctional officer with the Alabama Department of Corrections (  more

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Sept. 12 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's New Orleans Division issued the following news release: On September 9, 2024, a federal judge ordered that 30-year-old Teaira Nishara Robbins, from Tuscaloosa, Alabama, receive a sentence of 87 months in prison for possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine, announced Acting United States Attorney Kevin P. Davidson. Following her prison sentence, Robbins will be on supervised release f  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Sept. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island issued the following news release: A Providence man has admitted to a federal judge that he participated in an international fraud scheme to defraud the federally-funded pandemic unemployment compensation program of more than $70,000, and to defraud an Alabama-based property title company of an additional $80,000, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha. Obryan Poku, 29, pleaded gui  more