ATLANTA - Rosemary Ofume and Donatus Iriele, the husband and wife owners of Medicine Center Pharmacy in Atlanta, Georgia, have been convicted after a three-week jury trial on federal drug and money laundering charges for illegally dispensing controlled narcotics to customers of the “pill mill” pain clinic across the street...

WESTON, Fla. - Hugo Margenat-Castro, 25, of Orlando, Florida, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, 100 grams or more of heroin and distribution of fentanyl that resulted in the death of another. He faces a mandatory minimum term of 20 years and up to life, in...

WESTON, Fla. - Eric C. Falkowski, 35, from Orlando, Florida, was sentenced to 15 years and 8 months in federal prison for conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute, 40 grams or more of fentanyl and for being a felon in possession of a firearm. Falkowski previously pleaded guilty...

GREENEVILLE, Tenn. - On March 6 Fitzroy Turner, 35, of Greeneville was sentenced by J. Ronnie Greer, U.S. District Court Judge, to serve 127 months in federal prison following a conviction for his leadership role in a conspiracy to distribute large quantities of cocaine base “crack” in the Eastern District...

GREENEVILLE, Tenn. - On February 7 Barry Moore, 40, of Greeneville, Tennessee was sentenced by the Honorable J. Ronnie Greer, U.S. District Court Judge, to serve 210 months in federal prison following a conviction for his leadership role in a conspiracy to distribute large quantities of cocaine base “crack” in...

ATLANTA - Dr. Romie Earl Roland has been sentenced to ten years and ten months for conspiring to distribute Schedule II controlled substances by illegally prescribing prescription painkillers for no legitimate medical purpose. Also indicted and sentenced for their respective roles in the operation of the pain clinic were seven...

ATLANTA - Kevin Bristol Patterson, 35, of Blairsville, Georgia, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Eleanor L. Ross to 18 years and four months in federal prison to be followed by five years of supervised release, and a $600 special assessment. Patterson’s sentence was a result of his role...

ORMAND BEACH, Florida - The Drug Enforcement (DEA) Central Florida Region Office arrested Howard Perch near his residence in Ormond Beach, Florida, on charges of obtaining controlled substances by fraud and providing false info to obtain them. Perch is the Executive Director of Florida Hospital Oceanside in Ormond Beach, Florida...

GREENEVILLE, Tenn. - Tommy Allen, aka “Bert”, 30, of Kingsport, Tennessee, formerly of Forrest City, Arkansas, was sentenced today by U.S. District Court Judge R. Leon Jordan, to serve 240 months in federal prison for distributing crack cocaine. Upon his release from prison, he will be on supervised release for...

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - Cornelius Q. Hill, 29, of Chicago, was sentenced to 90 months in prison today by U.S. District Judge Travis R. McDonough for possession with intent to distribute heroin, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, and being a felon in possession of a...