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Staten Island doctor pleads guilty to illegally distributing oxycodone

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

… 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 …
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Alleged Sinaloa Cartel Leader Extradited from Mexico, Appears in Court

… 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, …
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Court Orders North Carolina Pharmacy to Pay $500,000 Penalty and Enters Injunction to Prevent Filling Illegal Controlled Substance Prescriptions

… 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 …
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Hospital in Washington Agrees to Pay $15,000 Penalty and Implement Corrective Actions to Address Theft of Controlled Substances

… 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 …
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DEA Hosts the 27th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday to Remove Unneeded Medications from Homes

… 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 …
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Final Defendant Arrested in 41-Person Drug Trafficking Scheme Enters Guilty Plea

… 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 …
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OptumRx Agrees to Pay $20M to Resolve Allegations that It Filled Opioid Prescriptions in Violation of the Controlled Substances Act

… 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 …
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Baltimore Drug Dealer Sentenced for Distributing Fentanyl, Cocaine, Heroin & Gun Possession

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

… 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 …
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Lawrence Jackson of Rutland Convicted of Federal Drug and Firearm Charges

… 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 …
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Montgomery County Drug Dealer Pleads Guilty to Distribution of Fentanyl that Led to an Overdose Death

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

… the heroin with fentanyl or sold fentanyl to customers without any heroin. As detailed in his plea agreement, law …
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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

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

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

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

… and the driver told him there was not, then consented without hesitation to a search of the vehicle. While the …
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Baxley pharmacist sentenced to four years in federal prison for conspiracy involving healthcare fraud, opioids

… including oxycodone and hydrocodone, to several individuals without a legitimate prescription issued by a physician in …
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Two SCDC inmates sentenced to decades in federal prison for roles in separate drug trafficking rings

… sentenced in Berkeley County General Sessions Court to life without parole for trafficking methamphetamine, his third …
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Two South Carolina Department of Corrections inmates sentenced to decades in federal prison for roles in separate drug trafficking rings

… sentenced in Berkeley County General Sessions Court to life without parole for trafficking methamphetamine, his third …
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Convicted Felon Gets 38 Years in Federal Prison for Dealing Fentanyl Resulting in Death of Arkansas Man

… sentenced Friday to 456 months (38 years) in federal prison without the possibility of parole, followed by three years …
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Montgomery County Drug Dealer Sentenced to Over Nine Years in Federal Prison for Distribution of Fentanyl That Led to an Overdose Death

… time later, Victim 1 left the area and went straight home, without making any other stops. At about 10:00 p.m. on …
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Oakland Money Service Business Owner and Employees Charged with Laundering Drug Proceeds

… In Charge View Bob P. Beris Bio Bob P. Beris, Domestic Northern California in Bakersfield, Fresno, Oakland, Sacramento, San Jose, … did to assist drug traffickers who sent wire transfers without using their true names, showing identification, or …
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Oklahoma Prison-Based Drug Trafficking Organization Resulted in 21 Defendants Being Convicted

… Charge, IRS Criminal Investigation, Dallas Field Office. “Without these ill-gotten gains, the traffickers could not …
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24 Boston gang members, associates charged with cocaine trafficking

… over two dozen firearms, narcotics and cash along the way. Without the help of the Massachusetts State Police, the …
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Los Angeles Strike Force targets drug trafficking organizations that allegedly smuggled Sinaloa Cartel narcotics into U.S.

… 10 years in federal prison and potential sentences of life without parole. Heroin Cocaine Methamphetamine On …
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Jury finds Baldwin County kingpin guilty of all charges

… Division X Account @DEAAtlantaDiv Jae W. Chung Domestic Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina Additional Division Info … mandatory term of imprisonment of at least 125 years without parole. Mr. Goddard was the lead conspirator and is …
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San Jose Man Sentenced to More Than 16 years

… fled the scene and left behind a privately-made firearm without a serial number, also known as a “ghost gun.”  At …
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Pharmacy Owners Convicted of Illegally Selling 10 Million Hydrocodone Pills Over The Internet, Laundering $20 Million in Proceeds and Failing to Pay Taxes

… drugs are safe. The truth is that using any drugs without proper medical supervision can result in addiction, …
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American Express Bank International Enters Into Deferred Prosecution Agreement And Forfeits $55 Million To Resolve Bank Secrecy Act Violations

… message is loud and clear: due diligence-don't take money without it.” The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network …