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Overseer Of Manatee County Marijuana Grow Houses Convicted At Trial

TAMPA, Fla. - Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, and A. Lee Bentley III, Acting United States Attorney for the Middle District of Florida, announces that yesterday a federal jury found Do (39, Bradenton) guilty of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute...
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West Hollywood Doctor Pleads Guilty To Distributing Painkillers After Being Ordered To Stop Writing Prescriptions By DEA

LOS ANGELES - A West Hollywood doctor pleaded guilty this afternoon to a federal drug trafficking charge for writing hundreds of prescriptions for various controlled substances after a federal order revoked his authority to prescribe drugs. James William Eisenberg, 72, who resides in the Venice district of Los Angeles, pleaded...
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Two Former Sheriff’s Deputies Arrested And Charged With Possession Of Anabolic Steroids

TAMPA, Fla. - Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in (SAC), Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, and W. Brad Steube, Sheriff, Manatee County Sheriff’s (MCSO), announce today the arrest of two former Manatee Sheriff’s deputies, Tom Frank, 45, and Christopher Tucker, 39. Both Frank and Tucker were charged with Possession...
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Ten Overtown Defendants Indicted On Drug Conspiracy And Distribution Charges

MIAMI - Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in (SAC), Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Michael B. Steinbach, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of (FBI), Miami Field Office, Hugo J. Barrera, Special Agent in Charge, Bureau of...
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13 Linked To Mexican Mafia And La Familia Indicted After Investigation Reveals Plot To Join Forces To Expand Drug Cartel’s Presence In U.S.

LOS ANGELES - A coalition of federal, state and local authorities this morning arrested eight defendants named in a federal grand jury indictment that outlines an alliance between the Mexican Mafia prison gang and the La Familia Michoacána drug cartel that sought to protect and expand the cartel’s drug trafficking...
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Leader Of Sarasota Oxycodone Distribution Ring Pleads Guilty

TAMPA, Fla. - Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in (SAC), Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, and A. Lee Bentley III, Acting United States Attorney for the Middle District of Florida, announced today that Robert (44, Sarasota) pleaded guilty to a one count information charging him with conspiring with others...
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Jury Convicts Two Doctors Of Conspiracy To Commit Money Laundering Resulting From Pill Mill Operation In Broward And Palm Beach Counties

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in (SAC), Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Michael B. Steinbach, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of (FBI), Miami Field Office, and Michael J. De Palma, Special...
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Five Arrested For Methamphetamine Manufacturing In Vero Beach

VERO BEACH, Fla. - Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in (SAC), Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and Deryl Loar, Sheriff, Indian River County Sheriff’s Office, announce the arrest of five Vero Beach residents: Edward McElhenny, 50, Clinton...
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Melbourne Man Convicted Of Firearm And Drug Offenses

ORLANDO, Fla. - Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in (SAC), Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, and A. Lee Bentley, III, Acting United States Attorney for the Middle District of Florida, announces today that a federal jury found Lander Carlton (39, Melbourne) guilty of possession with intent to distribute cocaine...
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Owner Of Nine Marijuana Stores In Orange And Los Angeles Counties Sentenced To 262 Months For Drug Trafficking And Tax Evasion

SANTA ANA, Calif. - A San Clemente man who owned and operated a string of nine illegal marijuana stores that generated at least $25 million in profits was sentenced today to 262 months in federal prison. John Melvin Walker, also known as “Pops,” 56, of San Clemente, was sentenced by...