MANHATTAN, NY - James J. Hunt, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s New York Field (DEA), Joon H. Kim, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and James P. O’Neill, the Commissioner of the New York City Police (NYPD), announced today...

NEW YORK - James J. Hunt, Special Agent-in-Charge of the DEA’s New York Division; Bridget G. Brennan, New York City’s Special Narcotics Prosecutor; New York City Police Commissioner James P. O’Neill; Angel M. Melendez, Special Agent-in-Charge of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Homeland Security (HSI); and New York State Police Superintendent...

NEW YORK - James J. Hunt, Special Agent-in-Charge of the DEA’s New York Division; Joon H. Kim, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York; Angel M. Melendez, the Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security...

NEW YORK - James J. Hunt, Special Agent-in-Charge of the DEA’s New York Division, Bridget G. Brennan; New York City’s Special Narcotics Prosecutor; New York City Police Commissioner James P. O’Neill; George P. Beach II, Superintendent of the New York State Police, and Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced...

BROOKLYN, N.Y. - Earlier today before United States District Judge I. Leo Glasser in Brooklyn, New York, Carolyn Richardson was sentenced to 12 years’ imprisonment, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for operating a sophisticated scheme to fraudulently obtain and distribute thousands of Schedule II controlled substances...

NEW YORK - James J. Hunt, Special Agent-in-Charge of the DEA’s New York Division, Bridget G. Brennan; New York City’s Special Narcotics Prosecutor; New York City Police Commissioner James P. O’Neill; Angel M. Melendez, Special Agent-in-Charge of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Homeland Security (HSI); New York State Police Superintendent George...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - A federal jury in Syracuse voted today to convict Andrew Raymond and Brian Requena, both of Los Angeles, on drug trafficking and money laundering charges related to their operation of a nationwide synthetic drug trafficking ring. The announcement was made by Special Agent in Charge James J...

BUFFALO, N.Y. - Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that a federal grand jury has returned an eight-count indictment charging Aaron J. McDuffie, aka “G”, 22, of Buffalo, NY, with possessing with intent to distribute and distributing quantities of heroin, fentanyl, butyryl fentanyl, and furanyl fentanyl, and...

BUFFALO, N.Y. - Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that, following a week-long trial, a federal jury has convicted Jose Escalera, a/k/a Tank, 41, of Buffalo, NY, and Giovanni Cotto, a/k/a Monte, 36, of Springfield, Massachusetts, of retaliating against a witness. The charge carries a maximum sentence...

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. - Ten people have been indicted for their involvement in a heroin distribution ring operating in the Plattsburgh area. The announcement was made by Special Agent in Charge James J. Hunt, New York Division, U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA); Acting United States Attorney Grant C. Jaquith; and Clinton County...