ALBANY, NEW YORK – Greene Pharma LLC, dba Greene Medical Arts Pharmacy (Greene Pharma), a pharmacy in Catskill, New York, agreed to pay $65,000 to resolve allegations that it failed to comply with the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and Special Agent in Charge Frank...

LAREDO, Texas – A 31-year-old man has pleaded guilty to his role in a conspiracy to distribute cocaine and launder money, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Elizardo Vasquez Jr. admitted to being the courier of...

EAST HARTFORD, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Brian D. Boyle, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, announced that OMARI LEWIS, 24, of East Hartford, has been arrested on an indictment charging him with fentanyl distribution...

BURLINGTON, Vt. – The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Terry Catchings, Jr., aka “Biggs,” 28, of Detroit, Michigan, appeared before United States Magistrate Judge Kevin J. Doyle for arraignment on a federal drug charge. In March 2023, a federal grand jury returned...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Providence man admitted to a federal judge on Tuesday that he possessed nearly 449 grams of methamphetamine and 64 grams of fentanyl that was intended for distribution, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha. According to information presented to the court, John Walker, 51, was detained...

BOSTON – A Methuen man was arrested today for allegedly trafficking counterfeit prescription pills containing fentanyl and unlawfully possessing ammunition. Shawn Hart, 45, was charged with one count distribution of and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and one count of being a felon in possession of ammunition. He will...

CONCORD, N.H. – A former Concord man was sentenced today in federal court for possessing fentanyl and cocaine, and distributing fentanyl in New Hampshire, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces. Juan Abud, 39, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Joseph N. Laplante to 36 months in prison and 2...

CONCORD, N.H. – U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces today that Cheshire Medical Center (CMC) in Keene will pay $2 million to resolve allegations that it violated the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) by failing to keep accurate records of controlled substances, including opioids. “Cheshire Medical Center’s failure to fulfill its...

BURLINGTON, Vt. – The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that on June 20, 2023, Raymond Rivera, 33, of Hartford, Connecticut, was sentenced in United States District Court in Burlington, Vermont, to serve 66 months in prison after his guilty plea to one count...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross joined with law enforcement partners at the federal, state, and local levels today to announce the return of an indictment of the leader and members of a violent drug trafficking organization and to discuss ongoing efforts aimed at reducing violence, in particular...