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Offices of the United States Attorneys   You are subscribed to USAO - Alabama, Southern news updates. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Dutch National Sentenced for Malbis Chevron Robbery and High-Speed Flight from Border Patrol Agents in Texas 07/08/2022 08:00 AM EDT MOBILE, AL – A Dutch national was sentenced to 27 months in prison for robbing a gas station in Daphne in March 2020 and engaging in high-speed flight from a U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint in Texas in June 2021. Mobile County Man Sentenced to Life in Overdose Death Case 07/06/2022 08:00 AM EDT MOBILE, AL – A Mobile man has been sentenced to life in prison for his role in a major drug conspiracy and distribution of fentanyl, methamphetamine, and heroin, including his actions resulting in an overdose death.  Armed Methamphetamine Dealer Sentenced to More Than 12 Years in Prison 07/01/2022 08:00 AM EDT MOBILE, AL – A Grand Bay man was sentenced to a total of 145 months in prison for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine. Selma Felon Sentenced for Illegally Possessing Converted Machinegun 07/01/2022 08:00 AM EDT MOBILE, AL – A Selma man was sentenced to seven years in prison for being a convicted felon in illegal possession of a pistol equipped with a machinegun-conversion device. Armed Foley Drug Dealer Sentenced to More Than Five Years in Prison 06/23/2022 08:00 AM EDT MOBILE, AL – A Foley man was sentenced to 61 months in prison for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine and marijuana and possession of firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking. Armed Meth Dealer Sentenced for Role in Drug Conspiracy 06/15/2022 08:00 AM EDT MOBILE, AL – A Mobile, Alabama, man was sentenced to 72 months in prison for his participation in a conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine ice and possession of a firearm in furtherance of the drug trafficking crime. Man Who Led Police on a Car Chase Trying to Destroy Evidence of Methamphetamine Smuggling Sentenced in Federal Court 06/13/2022 08:00 AM EDT MOBILE, AL – A Springdale, Arkansas, man who led Saraland police and other law enforcement officers on a high-speed chase on Interstate 65 on July 9, 2021, was sentenced today to 210 months in federal prison for his participation in a conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine ice.   Former Evergreen City Councilman Sentenced for Threatening to Injure a Police Officer During a Live Radio Broadcast 06/08/2022 08:00 AM EDT MOBILE, AL – An Evergreen man was sentenced today to three years of probation for threatening to injure an Evergreen police officer during a live radio broadcast. Frisco City Man Sentenced to 30 Years for Child Pornography Offenses 06/08/2022 08:00 AM EDT United States Attorney Sean P. Costello of the Southern District of Alabama announced that United States District Judge Callie V.S. Granade sentenced defendant Wesley Hodges, 24, to thirty years in prison for Production of Child Pornography and Distribution of Child Pornography offenses. Hodges entered a guilty plea to those offenses on March 3, 2022. Georgia Meth Supplier Sentenced in Federal Court 06/02/2022 08:00 AM EDT MOBILE, AL – A Gainesville, Georgia, man was sentenced on May 27, 2022, to 15 years in prison for his participation in a conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine ice. Kentucky Man Sentenced for Conspiracy to Intrude Protected Computer System of Competitor Business 06/01/2022 08:00 AM EDT MOBILE, AL – A Lexington, Kentucky man was sentenced today to two years of probation for conspiring to intrude into a competitor business's protected computer system to steal information for his commercial advantage and financial gain. Fomer Creola Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Depriving Arrestee of Civil Rights by Use of Unreasonable Force 05/25/2022 08:00 AM EDT MOBILE, AL – A former City of Creola police officer pleaded guilty today to depriving a man of his right to be free from the use of unreasonable force while in custody. Florida Felon Sentenced to More Than Four Years in Prison for Illegally Possessing Firearm During High-Speed Chase in Baldwin County 05/25/2022 08:00 AM EDT MOBILE, AL – A Florida man was sentenced today to 51 months in prison for being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm. Mobile County Woman Who Caused Death of Victim by Injecting Her with Fentanyl Sentenced to 15 Years Imprisonment 05/25/2022 08:00 AM EDT MOBILE, AL—A Mobile County woman, Jessica Defloren Tubb, aka "Allie," 37, was sentenced on May 12, 2022 to 15 years in prison for drug crimes, including actions that caused the overdose death of Kelsey Johnston. Virginia Man with Multiple Prior Felony Convictions Sentenced to Over Three Years in Firearms Case 05/24/2022 08:00 AM EDT MOBILE, AL – A Virginia man was sentenced today to three years and a month in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm. Birmingham Man Sentenced to 9 Years for Gulf Shores Arson 05/17/2022 08:00 AM EDT MOBILE, AL – United States District Judge Terry F. Moorer has sentenced Cameron Dashawn Ford, of Birmingham, Alabama, to 108 months' imprisonment on federal arson charges. Members of Darrin Southall Drug Organization Sentenced in Federal Court 05/16/2022 08:00 AM EDT MOBILE, AL –Two members of Darrin Southall's drug trafficking organization were sentenced in federal court on May 13, 2022, making a total of six defendants sentenced thus far. Irvington Man Convicted at Trial for Trafficking Pure Methamphetamine 05/13/2022 08:00 AM EDT MOBILE, AL – A federal jury convicted an Irvington man this week of conspiring to distribute methamphetamine and possessing methamphetamine with intent to distribute it. Members of Darrin Southall Drug Organization Sentenced in Federal Court 05/09/2022 08:00 AM EDT MOBILE, AL –Three members of Darrin Southall's drug trafficking organization have been sentenced in federal court. Two of them will serve 10 years in federal prison and one of them will serve 5 years in federal prison. Summerdale Woman Sentenced to Ten Years for Trafficking Methamphetamine 04/26/2022 08:00 AM EDT MOBILE, AL – On April 25, 2022, United States District Court Chief Judge Jeffrey U. Beaverstock sentenced Esmeralda Vidana to ten years imprisonment for methamphetamine trafficking. Semmes Man with Prior Robbery Conviction Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for Illegally Possessing Firearm 04/26/2022 08:00 AM EDT MOBILE, AL – A Semmes man was sentenced to seven years in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm. Federal Jury Returns Guilty Verdict Against Drug Trafficker With Ice Chest With Hidden Compartment 04/26/2022 08:00 AM EDT MOBILE, AL – After a two-day trial in United States District Court in Mobile, a federal jury on Wednesday, April 21, announced a guilty verdict against a man stopped on I-10 in Baldwin County in June 2020 and found in possession of about $400,000.00 worth of methamphetamine, also known as "ice". Former Air Force Officer Sentenced to More Than Five Years in Prison for Theft of Government Property and Bankruptcy Fraud 04/07/2022 08:00 AM EDT MOBILE, AL – A Maine man was sentenced to 63 months in prison for theft of government property and bankruptcy fraud. Fentanyl Supplier Convicted at Trial for Causing an Overdose Death 04/06/2022 08:00 AM EDT MOBILE, AL – A federal jury convicted a Mobile man for conspiracy and distribution of fentanyl, methamphetamine, and heroin. Loxley Man Sentenced to 235 Months for Attempting to Coerce a Child to Engage in Sexual Activity 03/25/2022 08:00 AM EDT United States Attorney Sean P. Costello of the Southern District of Alabama announced that United States District Judge Kristi DuBose sentenced defendant James Salac, 58, to 235 months in prison for Attempted Enticement of a Minor. Salac entered a guilty plea to those offenses on December 22, 2021. 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