DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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Final Defendant in St. Louis Fentanyl Drug Ring Sentenced to 20 Years

ST. LOUIS – U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Clark on Thursday sentenced a St. Louis County, Missouri, man involved in a fentanyl distribution ring to 20 years in prison. Anthony “Peta Man” Caldwell, 27, was the final defendant to be sentenced out of 11 people who distributed multiple kilograms of...
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Missouri Doctor Sentenced to Prison for Healthcare Fraud

ST. LOUIS – U.S. District Judge E. Richard Webber sentenced on Thursday a doctor from Town and Country, Missouri, to a year in prison for a health care fraud scheme and ordered him and his wife to repay $235,977. On over 1,000 occasions spanning nearly a decade, Dr. Abdul Naushad...
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Six Defendants Plead Guilty to Scheme to Transport Stolen Catalytic Converters Across State Lines

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Six Springfield, Mo., and Rogersville, Mo., residents have pleaded guilty in federal court to their roles in a scheme to transport tens of thousands of stolen catalytic converters across state lines as part of a multi-million-dollar business. Evan Marshall, 24, of Rogersville, pleaded guilty today before U.S...