DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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Organizer Of Madison Marijuana Conspiracy Sentenced To 2 A½ Years In Federal Prison

- MADISON, Wis. - John W. Vaudreuil, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Amadou Camara,Sun Prairie, Wis., was sentenced yesterday by Chief U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 30 months in prison for conspiring with others to import and distribute marijuana in the Madison...
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Three-Week Trial In Manhattan Leads To Conviction Of Jose Luis Gracesqui On Murder-for-Hire Charges

NEW YORK - James Hunt, the Special Agent in Charge of the New York Division of the Drug Enforcement (DEA) Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, William J. Bratton, the Police Commissioner of the City of New (NYPD), and Joseph D’Amico, Superintendent of...
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Fourth Madison-Area College Student Sentenced For Conspiracy To Import & Distribute Marijuana In Wisconsin

MADISON, Wis. - John W. Vaudreuil, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Kevin Ha, 24, Madison, Wis., was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge William Conley to three years of probation for conspiring with others to distribute marijuana in the Madison area. Ha pleaded guilty...
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Amherst Doctor Pleads Guilty To Obtaining Controlled Substances By Fraud And Health Care Fraud

BUFFALO, N.Y. - In the second case this week involving a doctor illegally prescribing narcotics, Special Agent in Charge James J. Hunt, U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA), New York Division and U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Dr. Albert R. Cowie, 37, of Amherst, NY, pleaded guilty to...
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Truck With 100 Pounds Of Heroin Seized

NEW YORK - James J. Hunt, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s New York (DEA), Bridget G. Brennan, New York City’s Special Narcotics Prosecutor, New York City Police Commissioner William J. Bratton and Joseph A. D’Amico, Superintendent of the New York State Police, announced the arrest...
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Third Madison College Student Sentenced In Conspiracy To Import And Distribute Marijuana In Wisconsin

MADISON, Wis. - John W. Vaudreuil, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Joseph Ramsey, 21 of Madison was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge William Conley to three years of probation for conspiring with others to distribute marijuana in the Madison area. Ramsey pleaded guilty...
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Surgeon Receives 78 Months In Prison For Distributing Oxycodone

ALBANY, N.Y. - Jeffrey Gundel, age 51, an orthopedic surgeon from Gansevoort, New York, was sentenced today to 78 months in prison for illegally authorizing the distribution of tens of thousands of oxycodone pills. The announcement was made by Special Agent in Charge James J. Hunt, U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA)...
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Former Doctor Sentenced For Illegally Prescribing Pain Medication

BUFFALO, N.Y. - Senior U.S. District Judge William M. Skretny sentenced Pravin Mehta, 78, of Amherst, NY, to 24 months in prison and a fine totaling $500,000, this in addition to $125,000 previously forfeited in this case. The sentence was based on Mehta’s conviction for conspiring to illegally dispense controlled...
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Jury Convicts Constable Woman Of Marijuana Conspiracy

ALBANY, N.Y. - A jury on Thursday convicted Stacie Demers, age 53, of Constable, New York, of a drug conspiracy involving 1,000 kilograms or more of marijuana. The announcement was made by United States Attorney Richard S. Hartunian and Special Agent in Charge James J. Hunt, New York Division, U.S...
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Two Colombian Drug Traffickers Charged With Smuggling Narcotics To New York Aboard Famed Spanish Navy Ship

NEW YORK - James Hunt, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’(DEA) New York Division, Bridget G. Brennan, New York City’s Special Narcotics Prosecutor, New York City Police Commissioner William Bratton, and Joseph A. D’Amico, Superintendent of the New York State Police, announced today the arrest of...