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  • John Balazs is an attorney in Sacramento, California, specializing in criminal defense, including appeals, habeas corpus, pardons, expungements, and civil forfeiture actions. After graduating from UCLA Law School in 1989, he clerked for Judge Harry Pregerson of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. John was an Assistant Federal Defender in Fresno and Sacramento from 1992-2001. Please email EDCA items of interest to [email protected]. Follow me on twitter @balazslaw.

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February 16, 2018

Synthetic Drug Conspiracy Nets Man 3-Year Prison Sentence

According to a DOJ Press Release, Judge Drozd in Fresno sentenced a man on Monday to three years imprisonment after he pled guilty to conspiring to ship misbranded synthetic drugs (i.e., "spice") in interstate commerce with intent to defraud.  U.S. v. Ortiz, No. 1:14-CR-101-DAD.

Posted by at 07:29 AM in Drug Prosecutions, Sentencings |

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