It takes a sophisticated criminal network to move methamphetamine and firearms halfway across the country, but federal prosecutors say Brian Joaquin Alvarado managed to do it while already sitting in a prison cell. On Tuesday, a federal judge ensured the 40-year-old California man will remain in cus tody permanently, handing down a life sentence for his […] California Prisoner Kingpin: Inmate Gets Life For Running Iowa Meth Empire From Behind Bars ...read more read less