DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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Defendant Convicted Of Drug And Attempted Witness Retaliation Charges

WILMINGTON, Del. - Charles M. Oberly, III, United States Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced today that a federal jury after less than four hours of deliberation over lunch found defendant William Boney guilty on charges of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine, in violation of Title...
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Philadelphia Pill Mill Doctor Sentenced To Seven Years In Prison

PHILADELPHIA - Richard Minicozzi, M.D., 79, of Philadelphia, was sentenced today to seven years in prison for conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and 17 counts of distribution of controlled substances for running a pill mill out of his office located at 731 Morris Street in Philadelphia. Minicozzi was distributing (“Vicodin”)...
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Former Police Officer Sentenced For Role In Steroid Distribution Case

PHILADELPHIA - Joseph McIntyre, 38, of Philadelphia, was sentenced today to six months incarceration for his role in a conspiracy to illegally distribute anabolic steroids. McIntyre, a former Philadelphia Police Officer, was charged in an indictment that named 14 others including fellow officers Keith Gidelson and George Sambuca. McIntyre pleaded...
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Former Police Detective And His Wife Sentenced In Drug Conspiracy

PITTSBURGH - Three residents of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, have been sentenced in federal court on their convictions of violating federal narcotics trafficking and firearms laws, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today. Senior United States District Judge Donetta W. Ambrose sentenced Gary Moorefield, 45, of 10434 Lindberg Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania...
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Former Police Detective And His Wife Sentenced In Drug Conspiracy

PHILADELPHIA - Keith Gidelson, 36, a former Philadelphia police detective, was sentenced today to four years in prison for operating an anabolic steroid and human growth (“HGH”) distribution organization in Philadelphia and throughout the United States. His wife, Kirsten Gidelson, was sentenced to three years of probation, with the first...