DEA Archived Press Releases

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Rochester man pleads guilty to selling cocaine

BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr., and DEA New York Division Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan announced today that Raul Matos, 45, of Rochester, N.Y., pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute, and distribution of, cocaine before Chief U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr...
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Man sentenced to 46 months for role in drug pipeline from Puerto Rico to Tonawanda, N.Y.

BUFFALO, NY – U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr., and DEA New York Division Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan announced today that Osvaldo Rivera-Amaro, 46, of Tonawanda, N.Y., who was convicted of attempted possession with intent to distribute cocaine, was sentenced to serve 46 months in prison by U.S...
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Former medical doctor sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment for unlawful distribution of opioids and causing the overdose death of a patient

BROOKLYN, N.Y. – Martin Tesher, a former family medical doctor, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Raymond J. Dearie to 20 years’ imprisonment for nine counts of unlawful distribution of oxycodone without a legitimate medical purpose and one count of unlawful distribution of oxycodone and fentanyl that resulted...
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Rochester man sentenced on gun and drug charges

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr., and DEA New York Division Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan announced today that Ramon Perdomo, 38, of Greece, N.Y., who was convicted of possession with intent to distribute 28 grams or more of crack cocaine, and being a felon in...
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Buffalo couple charged with selling heroin linked to overdose

BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr., and DEA New York Division Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan announced today that Orlando Albert-Arroyo, 24, and Genesis Tolentino-Cruz, 25, both of Buffalo, N.Y., were arrested and charged by criminal complaint with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and...
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney’s Office and DEA announce charges against Rochester Drug Co-operative and two executives for unlawfully distributing controlled substances

MANHATTAN – DEA New York Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan and United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York Geoffrey S. Berman announced today criminal charges against Rochester Drug Co-Operative, Inc., one of the 10 largest pharmaceutical distributors in the United States; Laurence F. Doud III, the...
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Former medical practice office manager charged with stealing controlled substances

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – DEA New York Division Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan and U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr., announced today that Kristy Brucz, 33, of Buffalo, N.Y., was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with obtaining controlled substances by fraud. The charge carries a maximum penalty of four...
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North Tonawanda man pleads guilty to drug charge after officers find 30 kilograms of cocaine in his car

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr., and DEA New York Division Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan announced that Edgar Joel Jimenez-Rodriguez, 39, of North Tonawanda, N.Y., pleaded guilty before Chief U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr., to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and...
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Former pharmacist sentenced for prescription fraud

BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr., and DEA New York Division Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan announced today that Patrick R. McQuade, 29, of North Tonawanda, N.Y., who was convicted of obtaining controlled substances through fraud, was sentenced to two years’ probation and ordered to pay...
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Guilty plea for man caught with white and blue checkered glassines filled with fentanyl

BUFFALO, N.Y. – DEA New York Division Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan and U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr., announced that Myles Scales, 27, of Buffalo, N.Y., pleaded guilty before Chief U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr., to possession with intent to distribute butyryl fentanyl. The charge carries...