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Franklin Man Sentenced For Manufacturing Methamphetamine

CONCORD, N.H. - Jeremy Clough, 33, of Franklin was sentenced today in United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire to 63 months in prison and three years of supervised release for conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine, announced Steven W. Derr, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement...
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Woonsocket Man Charged In Alleged Large Scale Heroin Trafficking Operation

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A Woonsocket, R.I. man was ordered detained Tuesday after making an initial appearance in federal court in Providence charged with possession of more than a kilogram of heroin and 500 grams or more of cocaine with the intent to distribute. Andres Jiminez, 37, was arrested Sunday after...
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Career Drug Trafficker Sentenced To Seven Years In Federal Prison

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A Newport, R.I., man previously convicted and sentenced in Rhode Island state courts on three occasions since 2002 for drug trafficking has been sentenced to 84 months in federal prison, having pled guilty in May 2010 to again trafficking in cocaine, announced Steven W. Derr, Special Agent...
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Oxford Man Sentenced To 14 Years In Federal Prison For Leading Marijuana Growing And Distribution Conspiracy

NEW HAVEN , CT - Steven W. Derr, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and David B. Fein, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Cheyne Mazza, 29, of Oxford, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant...
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Two Mexican Nationals Plead Guilty To Cocaine Conspiracy Charges In Kentucky

BOWLING GREEN, KY - Two Mexican Nationals pled guilty in United States District Court on August 26 to charges of possession and conspiracy to possess five kilograms or more of cocaine, announced David J. Hale, United States Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky. Dagoberto Garcia-Guillen, age 21, and his...
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Prosecution Of Oxycodone Distribution Conspiracy Involving Larry Bushey, Jr., And Others Heads To Conclusion

BURLINGTON, VT - Steven W. Derr, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and United States Attorney Tristram J. Coffin announced today that with the guilty plea of Marcus Morales, 26, of New York City, this week, to conspiracy to distribute Oxycodone, the prosecution that...
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Three Sentenced To Federal Prison In Marijuana Growing And Distribution Conspiracy

BOSTON, MA - Steven W. Derr, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and David B. Fein, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that three individuals involved in a marijuana growing and distribution conspiracy were sentenced today by United States District Judge...
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Government Reaches Settlement With Middleton Physician

BOSTON, MA - Steven W. Derr, Special Agent in Charge of the United States Drug Enforcement Administration, Boston Field Division and United States Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz announced two civil settlement agreements with a Middleton doctor by which he will pay the government $50,000 in civil penalties and will forfeit...
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Doctor, Physician Assistant Charged With Fraudulently Obtaining And Distributing Prescription Medicines

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A Rhode Island orthopedic surgeon and an orthopedic assistant made initial appearances in federal court in Providence Tuesday, charged with fraudulently obtaining, distributing and dispensing prescription drugs; announced Steven W. Derr, Special Agent in Charge of the New England field division of the Drug Enforcement (DEA) and...
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Drug Distribution Investigation Uncovers Massive Health Care Fraud

An indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Detroit was unsealed today, charging 26 individuals for their participation in a large-scale health care fraud and drug distribution scheme, United States Attorney Barbara L. McQuade announced today. McQuade was joined in her announcement by Special Agent in Charge Robert L...