DEA Archived Press Releases

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West Hartford Doctor Pays $42,500 To Settle Allegations Under The Controlled Substances Act

WEST HARTFORD, 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, today announced that MURRAY WELLNER, M.D., with an office at 10 Dale Street, West Hartford, has entered into a...
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Stamford Man Found Guilty Of Federal Crack Cocaine Distribution Charges

STAMFORD, 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, today announced that a federal jury in Hartford has found CHARLES HANDY, 43, of Sherman Avenue, Stamford, guilty of one...
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Supplier To Stamford Drug Dealers Sentenced To More Than 10 Years In Federal Prison

STAMFORD, CT. - Steven W. Derr, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement (DEA) for New England and David B. Fein, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that CARLOS MARTE SANTOS, also known as “Julio Cesar Santos,” “Cesar” and “Shorty,” 40, a citizen of the Dominican...
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Former Corrections Officer Sentenced To Two Years On Drug Conspiracy Charges

BOSTON, MA. - A Bellingham man was sentenced today in federal court after pleading guilty to conspiring to distribute Oxycodone and cocaine. Steven W. Derr, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration - Boston Field Office and United States Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz announced that STEVEN J. MOGRASS...
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Federal Grand Jury Indicts Boston Attorney On Money Laundering Charges

BOSTON, MA. - A federal grand jury today indicted a Boston attorney, charging him with money laundering. Steven W. Derr, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration, Boston Field Division; United States Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz; and William Offord, Special Agent in Charge of the Internal Revenue Service’s...
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DEA Task Force Investigation Into Prescription Narcotics Trafficking Results In 13 Arrests

NEW HAVEN, CT. - Steven W. Derr, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration, New England Field Division and David B. Fein, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and announced that 13 individuals were arrested today for their alleged involvement in a New Haven-area prescription narcotics...
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DEA Task Force Operation Takes Down Alleged Bridgeport Drug Trafficking Ring

HARTFORD, 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, and Steven W. Derr, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration, New England Field Division, today announced that...
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Illinois Man To Plead Guilty To Illegal Distribution Of Prescription Drugs

BOSTON, MA. - An Illinois man was charged and has agreed to plead guilty in federal court to conspiracy to distribute prescription drugs. Steven W. Derr, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Boston Field Division; United States Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz; Mark Dragonetti, Special Agent in Charge...
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United States Attorney Announces Indictment Of Major Cocaine Distribution Organization

EAST ST. LOUIS, IL - . - Stephen R. Wigginton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois announced that a federal grand jury sitting in East St. Louis, has returned a 29 count indictment charging 23 individuals with being members of a large cocaine distribution organization. The indictment...
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Centralia Man Sentenced To 120 Months On Crack Cocaine Charges

EAST ST. LOUIS, IL - . - A Centralia, Illinois, man, convicted of distributing crack cocaine, was sentenced to 120 (10 years), in federal prison on March 24, 2011, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton, announced today. James M. Strowder, 21, of Centralia...