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New Haven Psychiatrist to Pay More Than $450K to Settle False Claims Act and Controlled Substances Act Allegations

February 08, 2025
… SYED, M.D. has entered into a civil settlement agreement with the federal and state governments and agreed to pay … that Syed issued prescriptions for controlled substances without a legitimate medical purpose and not in the usual …
February 08, 2025
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Santa Clarita Man Charged with Distributing Opioid More Powerful than Fentanyl and Causing Victim’s Overdose Death

November 22, 2024
… Santa Clarita Man Charged with Distributing Opioid More Powerful than Fentanyl and … announced today. Benjamin Anthony Collins, 21, is charged with one count of distribution of protonitazene resulting in … A federal magistrate judge ordered Collins jailed without bond. According to the indictment, during the early …
November 22, 2024
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Physician, Physician Assistant, and Practice Pay $300K to Resolve Controlled Substances Act Allegations

October 23, 2024
… to reduce drug misuse. Visit Operation Engage Lowell Jarod Forget Special Agent In Charge View Jarod Forget Bio Jarod … P.C. have entered into a civil settlement agreement with the federal government and have paid a total of … government contends that these 43 prescriptions were issued without a legitimate medical purpose and were written …
October 23, 2024
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Member of Fentanyl Trafficking Ring is Sentenced for Distributing Deadly Fentanyl Pills to Members of the Lummi Nation

July 15, 2024
… addiction yet you still continued to distribute fentanyl without regard for the impact on the community.” “This drug … impact on the Lummi Nation – a tribe that is dealing with tragically high fentanyl overdose deaths,” said U.S. …
July 15, 2024
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Member of Violent Gang Sentenced for Racketeering, Firearm, and Drug Offenses

June 27, 2024
… in a racketeering enterprise, dealing in firearms without a license and conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine. …
June 27, 2024
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Bennington Man Convicted of Federal Gun and Drug Charges

May 17, 2024
… been scheduled for November 15, 2024. Moffitt has been held without bail since his arrest in June 2022.   According to … loaded, and the 9mm pistol had a bullet in its chamber, with its safety off. Moffitt also possessed over $16,000 in …
May 17, 2024
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Gang Member Admits to Role in Racketeering Conspiracy

April 23, 2024
… @DEANewJerseyDiv Towanda Thorne-James Domestic New Jersey with offices in Atlantic City, Camden, Monmouth/Ocean, … federal court to a superseding indictment that charged him with Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) … criminal organizations. Our neighborhoods deserve to exist without fear and intimidation inflicted by these violent …
April 23, 2024
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Owner of Fauquier County gas station pleads guilty to distributing spice

January 10, 2020
… obtaining them at gas stations and convenience stores without any idea how dangerous they can be.” According to …
January 10, 2020
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Norton doctor pleads guilty to illegally prescribing prescription drugs

December 20, 2019
… Moore issued prescriptions for opioids and benzodiazepines without a legitimate medical purpose and beyond the bounds …
December 20, 2019
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Virginia doctor prescribed half a million opioid and fentanyl pills in two years, sentenced to 40 years in prison

October 02, 2019
… she frequented in Florida where she received medication without any kind of physical exam or medical records. …
October 02, 2019
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Savannah Woman Pleads Guilty to Laundering ‘Pill Mill’ Money

December 06, 2021
… the illegal distribution of opiates that drive addiction without regard for the patient.” As described in the plea …
December 06, 2021
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Bulk trafficker of heroin and crystal methamphetamine sentenced to 20 years

January 31, 2020
… of a federal facility. All federal sentences are served without the possibility of parole. This case is part of the …
January 31, 2020
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Cocaine seizures bring recent port of Savannah totals to more than $53 million

June 11, 2019
… Fausto Mendez Ramos, 40, are charged in a federal complaint with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 5 kilograms or more of cocaine and … the public from the serious harm these criminals inflict without any regard for the violence and public health damage …
June 11, 2019
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Former Federal Officer Receives More Charges for Alien Smuggling

December 29, 2023
… into the United States from Mexico through the Laredo POE without inspection.  If convicted of the new human smuggling …
December 29, 2023
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Small Town Meth and Cocaine Traffickers Sent to Prison

June 05, 2023
… Eric Blanchard. “And, this tremendous outcome would not be without our close working relationship with our federal …
June 05, 2023
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Federal Jury Finds Venezuelan National Guilty of Trafficking $21 Million Of Cocaine on the High Seas

May 22, 2023
… three others onboard. The USCG determined the vessel to be without nationality, and therefore subject to U.S. …
May 22, 2023
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Santa Rosa Doctor Sentenced to More than Two Years in Prison for Unlawfully Prescribing Fentanyl and Oxycodone

April 09, 2023
… outside the scope of his professional practice and without a legitimate medical need, announced United States …
April 09, 2023
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Panamanian Attorney General Visits Coppell, Texas

September 21, 2021
… Salazar in sending a unified message to those, who without remorse, intend to gain profits by peddling their …
September 21, 2021
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Honduran Man Arrested in Portland Trafficking Rainbow Fentanyl and Firearms Is Charged in Federal Court

January 25, 2023
… room. After making entry into the room, Zuniga was arrested without incident. Investigators located and seized more than …
January 25, 2023
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Grand Junction Man Sentenced to Life in Federal Prison for Distribution of Fentanyl Resulting in Death

January 12, 2023
… Cole Finegan. “We could not have gotten to this point without the hard work and dedication from our law …
January 12, 2023
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Doctor and Office Manager Indicted in Scheme to Defraud Medicare, Manufacture and Distribute Fentanyl

December 16, 2022
… pain-pump medication, and installing pain pumps in patients without proper assessments for patient need. Smith then had …
December 16, 2022
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Five Aryan Brotherhood Members Charged in Superseding Indictment with Murder in Aid of Racketeering

December 09, 2022
… cannot hide behind bars and commit heinous act of violence without impunity,” said Drug Enforcement Administration …
December 09, 2022
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Selling Synthetic Drugs Results in $9.2M Forfeiture and Prison for Seven

September 07, 2022
… noted that the overall operation was fueled by greed and without regard for potential dangers to the community. He …
September 07, 2022
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El Paso Doctor Indicted for Distributing Controlled Substances and Health Care Fraud Resulting in Five Deaths

May 27, 2021
… oxycodone, outside the usual course of medical practice and without legitimate medical purpose, resulting in the deaths …
May 27, 2021
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DEA Omaha Division Special Agent in Charge Speaks with School Administrators about the Drug Threat Facing Nebraska

July 28, 2022
… drugs and help students reach their full potential in life without succumbing to drug addiction and possible overdose.” …
July 28, 2022
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DEA announces 19th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

October 19, 2020
… other ways they can dispose of unwanted prescription drugs without having to leave their homes. Both the U.S. Food and …
October 19, 2020
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Two suburban Chicago residents charged with illegally selling narcotics over the internet; law enforcement seizes websites

May 31, 2018
… to illegally sell fentanyl and other controlled substances without registering with federal or state authorities, …
May 31, 2018
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Publication Of Notice Of Proposed Rulemaking To Adjust Controlled Substances Registration And Reregistration Fees

March 05, 2003
… fees in 1993, the DCP has experienced significant growth without any associated increase in registration fees to …
March 05, 2003
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Leader Of Mahdi Organization Convicted Of Federal RICO, Narcotics Conspiracy And Murder Charges; 20 Other Members Await Sentencing After Pleading Guilty

August 25, 2003
… charges. The defendant faces a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole when he is sentenced by …
August 25, 2003
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Wife of Former U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer in El Paso extradited to the United States from Mexico

October 04, 2018
… to allow hundreds of kilograms of cocaine into the U.S. without inspection through the Paso de Norte Port of Entry. …
October 04, 2018