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Doctor who operated oxycodone and fentanyl diversion scheme sentenced to 5 years in prison

July 02, 2019
… serves as a message that a doctor who doles out narcotics without regard to his patients’ medical needs and addictions …
July 02, 2019
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Montgomery Nurse Practitioner receives 10-year sentence

May 30, 2019
… announced Assistant Special Agent in Charge Clay Morris with the Drug Enforcement Administration, United States … stated Assistant Special Agent in Charge Clay Morris with DEA.  “Anyone who preys on the addiction of others will … prescription refills on Schedule II controlled substances without a physician’s approval.  Akwuba skirted this rule …
May 30, 2019
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Downey Man Arrested on Federal Charges Alleging He Sold Fake Prescription Pills that Caused Fatal Fentanyl Overdose

August 26, 2022
… A federal magistrate judge ordered Limas-Reyes held without bond pending trial.           The indictment alleges …
August 26, 2022
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DEA announces 19th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

October 21, 2020
… other ways they can dispose of unwanted prescription drugs without having to leave their homes. Both the U.S. Food and …
October 21, 2020
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Colorado Attorney General, DEA Task Force Dismantle Major Drug Trafficking Ring

February 12, 2021
… investigation of this magnitude couldn’t be accomplished without the support of our local law enforcement partners …
February 12, 2021
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Kansas City Man Sentenced for Meth Conspiracy, Illegal Firearm

April 17, 2024
… April 16, to 13 years and six months in federal prison without parole. On Sept. 20, 2023, Caylor pleaded guilty to … pills, a quantity of bulk cash, five firearms, a 3D printer with manufactured ghost gun parts, and a liquid …
April 17, 2024
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Lebanon Man Sentenced to 20 Years for Meth Conspiracy

October 17, 2022
… Judge M. Douglas Harpool to 20 years in federal prison without parole. On March 3, 2022, Ward pleaded guilty to …
October 17, 2022
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Kansas City Man Sentenced for $1 Million Meth Conspiracy Near Elementary School

August 04, 2022
… Judge Stephen R. Bough to 10 years in federal prison without parole. The court also ordered Ortiz-Vieyra to …
August 04, 2022
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Kansas City Woman Sentenced For Illegal Firearm

January 21, 2022
… District Judge Greg Kays to nine years in federal prison without parole. On June 22, 2021, Graham pleaded guilty to …
January 21, 2022
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Laurence Doud, Former CEO of Pharmaceutical Distributor, Sentenced to 27 Months in Prison for Conspiring to Unlawfully Distribute Controlled Substances and Defrauding the DEA

March 08, 2023
… to the DEA, RDC opened new customer accounts without conducting due diligence and supplied those …
March 08, 2023
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Former Suffolk County Legislator Pleads Guilty to Tampering with Public Records and Patronizing a Prostitute

October 17, 2022
… of two 30-milligram oxycodone pills which he possessed without a prescription. Following his arrest, the …
October 17, 2022
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Eleven Defendants Arrested for Federal Drug Trafficking Indictment

February 24, 2021
… all appeared in court today and were ordered held without bail pending detention hearings scheduled for next …
February 24, 2021
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Criminal homicide charges announced in the disappearance of Jose Herran

February 10, 2020
… Corlett. “This case would not have resulted in an arrest without the ongoing collaboration and cooperation of law …
February 10, 2020
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Staten Island doctor pleads guilty to illegally distributing oxycodone

October 04, 2019
… streets of New York.  Anderson often held “patient visits” without appointments in the middle of the night – sometimes …
October 04, 2019
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Boston Gang Member Pleads Guilty to Drug Conspiracies

February 05, 2025
… on Jan. 21, 2025 to two counts of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and one count of possession with intent to distribute cocaine. U.S. District Court Judge … a member shot a Boston Police officer at point blank range without warning or provocation.  Lewis was a long-time …
February 05, 2025
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Alleged Sinaloa Cartel Leader Extradited from Mexico, Appears in Court

January 23, 2025
… granted the government's request that the defendant be held without bond pending trial. His next court appearance is … Sinaloa Cartel. The memo said Leal-Hernandez was aligned with the Beltran-Leyva faction of the Sinaloa Cartel, …
January 23, 2025
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Court Orders North Carolina Pharmacy to Pay $500,000 Penalty and Enters Injunction to Prevent Filling Illegal Controlled Substance Prescriptions

December 06, 2024
… from dispensing controlled substances, including opioids, without taking steps to help ensure the drugs will not be … Elk Pharmacy Inc. had a corresponding responsibility, along with the prescribing practitioners, to only dispense …
December 06, 2024
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Hospital in Washington Agrees to Pay $15,000 Penalty and Implement Corrective Actions to Address Theft of Controlled Substances

November 18, 2024
… practitioner, but a corresponding responsibility rests with the pharmacist who fills the prescription to ensure … by the Pharmacy Director, he routinely filed them away without reviewing them, which enabled Lombardi to continue …
November 18, 2024
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DEA Hosts the 27th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday to Remove Unneeded Medications from Homes

October 25, 2024
… Renton PD.jpg National Prescription Drug Take Back Day with Renton Police. SEATTLE  –The Drug Enforcement Administration, in collaboration with more than 4,000 law enforcement partners across the … Prescription Drug Take Bay Day would not be possible without our incredible local and state law enforcement …
October 25, 2024
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Final Defendant Arrested in 41-Person Drug Trafficking Scheme Enters Guilty Plea

August 02, 2024
… in U.S. District Court in Seattle to possession of fentanyl with intent to distribute and unlawfully possessing a … magazine. Each of the firearms was purchased in Arizona within the previous two weeks by a man later prosecuted in Arizona for dealing firearms without a license.  The arrest of Hawkins came midway …
August 02, 2024
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OptumRx Agrees to Pay $20M to Resolve Allegations that It Filled Opioid Prescriptions in Violation of the Controlled Substances Act

June 27, 2024
… filled certain opioid prescriptions in combination with other drugs such as benzodiazepines and muscle … that raised red flags but filled those prescriptions without always resolving the red flags. OptumRx reports that …
June 27, 2024
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Baltimore Drug Dealer Sentenced for Distributing Fentanyl, Cocaine, Heroin & Gun Possession

March 18, 2022
… another male subject.  Shaheed proceeded to exit the store without making any purchases. Believing that a drug deal had …
March 18, 2022
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Defendant Charged with Distributing Fentanyl that Resulted in Overdose Deaths of Two People

April 26, 2024
… Defendant Charged with Distributing Fentanyl that Resulted in Overdose Deaths … person also overdosed but survived. Sargent is also charged with conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and methamphetamine. At today’s hearing, Sargent was detained without bond. San Diego Police officers along with …
April 26, 2024
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Lawrence Jackson of Rutland Convicted of Federal Drug and Firearm Charges

April 18, 2024
… which has not been scheduled. Jackson has been held without bail since his arrest in November 2021. According to … At the time The Judge was seized, the revolver was loaded with both .45-Long Colt bullets and .410 shotshells. Jackson …
April 18, 2024
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Montgomery County Drug Dealer Pleads Guilty to Distribution of Fentanyl that Led to an Overdose Death

May 06, 2022
… later, Victim 1’s car left the area and went straight home, without making any other stops. At about 10:00 p.m. on …
May 06, 2022
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“NFL” Gang Member Sentenced to 13 Years in Federal Prison for Racketeering Charges

June 27, 2022
… the heroin with fentanyl or sold fentanyl to customers without any heroin. As detailed in his plea agreement, law …
June 27, 2022
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Final Defendant in a Harford County Drug Conspiracy Sentenced to Six Years in Federal Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Crack Cocaine

February 09, 2022
…  Once the conspirator quickly exited Murphy’s vehicle without the backpack, Murphy subsequently traveled to …
February 09, 2022
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Final Defendant in a Harford County Drug Conspiracy

February 09, 2022
…  Once the conspirator quickly exited Murphy’s vehicle without the backpack, Murphy subsequently traveled to …
February 09, 2022
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Physician Assistant Sentenced for Conspiring to Distribute and Dispense Oxycodone, Fentanyl, Methadone, and Alprazolam

August 26, 2021
… Soyke issued prescriptions for these drugs to patients without a legitimate medical need and outside the bounds of …
August 26, 2021
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Baltimore man sentenced to prison after agents recovered fentanyl he hid in an illegal taxi

February 05, 2020
… and the driver told him there was not, then consented without hesitation to a search of the vehicle. While the …
February 05, 2020