DEA Archived Press Releases

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Doctor And Five Others Indicted In DEA Prescription Drug Investigation

(DENVER) - - Dr. Joseph Ferrara and five others were indicted by a federal grand jury in Denver this week on charges related to the illegal distribution of prescription medication and money laundering, U.S. Attorney John Walsh, Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Barbra Roach, and Stephen Boyd, Special...
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Baltimore Crack Dealer Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison

BALTIMORE - U.S. District Judge J. Frederick Motz sentenced Kenneth Robinson, 37, of Baltimore, Maryland, today to 20 years in prison followed by 10 years of supervised release for conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine. The sentence was announced by United States Attorney for the...
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Bellingham Woman Sentenced To Nine Years In Prison For Meth And Heroin Distribution

(BELLINGHAM, Wash.) - - A 37-year-old Bellingham woman who was a key player in a Whatcom County drug distribution ring was sentenced on May 21, 2013, in U.S. District Court in Seattle to nine years in prison and four years of supervised release for conspiracy to distribute controlled substances. Rosie...
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Corrupt Colombian Government Employee And Criminal Defense Attorney Extradited In Obstruction Of Justice Case

BROOKLYN, N.Y. - Yesterday, Freddy Mauricio Tellez-Buitrago and Adriana Gonzalez-Marquez were arraigned at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, New York, on obstruction of justice charges for stealing sensitive and confidential United States law enforcement information concerning prosecutions in the Eastern District of New York and selling that information to a...
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Wheat Ridge Doctor Pleads Guilty For The Illegal Distribution Of Oxycodone

DENVER - Dr. Kevin R. Clemmer, age 59, of Evergreen, Colorado, pled guilty today to illegally distributing oxycodone, a Schedule II controlled substance, and engaging in a monetary transaction in property criminally derived from proceeds of a specified unlawful activity, U.S. Attorney John Walsh, DEA Denver Division Special Agent in...
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Norwalk Man Sentenced To 57 Months In Federal Prison For Illegal Gun Possession

NORWALK Conn. - - John J. Arvanitis, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Deirdre M. Daly, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Leroy Pressley, 25, of Norwalk, was sentenced today by Senior United States District Judge Ellen Bree...
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Stockton Man Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison For Marijuana Warehouse Grow

SACRAMENTO - -Brandon A. Conley 31, of Stockton, was sentenced today to 10 years in federal prison by U.S. District Judge John A. Mendez for growing marijuana and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense, Drug Enforcement Administration Acting Special Agent in Charge Bruce C. Balzano...
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New Jersey Doctor Convicted By Federal Jury For Writing Illegal Oxycodone Prescriptions In Drug Distribution Conspiracy

NEWARK, N.J. - - Robert G. Koval, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the New Jersey Division of the Drug Enforcement (DEA) and Paul J. Fishman, the United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey, announced an internal medicine specialist who wrote illegal prescriptions for oxycodone was convicted today...
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Fort Myers Man Sentenced To Life In Prison For Selling Heroin

FT MYERS, Fla. - U.S. District Judge John E. Steele sentenced Epifanio H. (61, Fort Myers) yesterday to life in federal prison for selling heroin within 1,000 feet of Lee Middle School. The court also sentenced Benitez to a concurrent term of 15 years in prison for three counts of...
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Cincinnati Man Receives 13 Year Federal Prison Sentence For Heroin Conspiracy

May 22, 2013 Contact: Public Information Officer Number: (313) 234-4310 COVINGTON, Ky. - A Cincinnati man who previously admitted to participating in a conspiracy to distribute heroin was sentenced to 162 months in federal prison. U.S. District Judge David Bunning sentenced 43 year-old Lee Moore on Tuesday, May 21st, 2013...