DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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Biogenesis Founder Sentenced Today For His Role In Conspiracy To Distribute Testosterone And Human Growth Hormones To Underage High School And Professional Athletes

MIAMI - Anthony Bosch, 50, of Key Biscayne, was sentenced today to four years imprisonment, to be followed by three years of supervised release for his role in administering testosterone and human growth hormone to underage high school and professional athletes. The court also ordered Bosch to perform 200 hours...
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Ohio Doctor Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison For Illegally Prescribing Painkillers

CLEVELAND, Ohio - On February 13th, 2015, an Akron physician was sentenced to 10 years in prison for illegally prescribing hundreds of thousands of doses of painkillers and other pills to customers for no legitimate medical purpose. These illegal prescribing patterns occurred even after at least eight customers died from...
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Pharmacy Owner Pleads Guilty To Drug And Money Laundering Offenses

FORT MYERS, Fla. - A.D. Wright, Acting Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, and A. Lee Bentley, III, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Florida, announces that Jorge (53, Cape Coral) has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to...
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Two Michigan Doctors Plead Guilty To Unlawful Distribution Of Controlled Substance Painkillers And Health Care Fraud

DETROIT - Two physicians who practiced in Warren, Michigan, pleaded guilty today to writing prescriptions for oxycodone without medical justification, and one also pleaded guilty to health care fraud, U.S. Attorney Barbara L. McQuade announced today. McQuade was joined in the announcement by U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in...
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Kalamazoo Man Receives Life Sentence In Federal Prison For Methamphetamine And Witness Tampering Conspiracy

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - U.S. Attorney Patrick Miles announced today that Francis Block, 45, of Kalamazoo, Michigan, was sentenced to life in prison by Chief U.S. District Judge Paul Maloney for various drug and witness tampering charges. Block was convicted following a four-day jury trial that concluded on October 2...
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California Source Of Crystal Meth Sentenced To Federal Prison

PENSACOLA, Fla. - A.D. Wright, Acting Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, and Pamela C. Marsh, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida, announced that Javier E. (35, San Francisco, CA), was sentenced today for conspiracy to traffic methamphetamine. Senior United States District Judge...
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Two Highlands County Men Sentenced For Firearm And Drug Trafficking Offenses

MIAMI - A.D. Wright, Acting Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, Wifredo A. Ferrer, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Amos Rojas, Jr., U.S. Marshal, U.S. Marshals (USMS), Hugo Barrera, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and (ATF), John Burke and Troy Walker, Special Agents...
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Kentucky Physician Charged With Prescribing Pain Meds That Resulted In The Death Of Five Of His Patients

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - A Kentucky physician was charged today by a federal grand jury with prescribing pain medications that resulted in the deaths of five patients. He was also charged with health care fraud and unlawful distribution or dispensing of controlled substances. The charges were jointly announced by Acting U.S...
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California Man Sentenced To 22 Years In Federal Prison For Trafficking Cocaine In Ohio

CLEVELAND - A California man was sentenced to more than 22 years in federal prison for cocaine trafficking. Dwight Erwin Herrera, 40, was convicted by a jury in November of conspiracy to distribute and distribution of cocaine greater than five kilograms. Herrera and others were arrested in Cleveland on December...
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Federal Jury Finds Orlando Men Guilty Of Conspiracy To Distribute Cocaine And Possession Of Firearms

ORLANDO, Fla. - A.D. Wright, Acting Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, and A. Lee Bentley, III, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Florida, announces that a federal jury has found Orlando residents Shawn Lamonte (42) and Corey Jamaal (37) guilty of conspiracy to...