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Texas health care fraud and opioid takedown results in charges against 58

… C. Leardo-Houston Domestic Austin, Beaumont, Brownsville, Corpus Christi, Del Rio, Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, … Beaumont - (409) 981-7400 Brownsville - (956) 504-7000 Corpus Christi - (361) 887-1200 Del Rio - (830) 778-7886 … to unlawfully distribute and dispense controlled substance without a legitimate medical purpose through S&S Pharmacy of …
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More Than 50 Guns Seized And Four Men Charged In Illegal Firearms Trafficking Operation

… in the business of manufacturing and dealing in firearms without a license; Bautista and Tovar are charged via … Registration and Transfer Record. All but Martin were held without bond, pending upcoming detention hearings. Martin … OF CHARGE - Engaging in the Business of Dealing in Firearms without a License, in violation of 18 USC 922(a)(1)(A) …
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Doctor Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Selling Opioid Prescriptions

… on charges for selling opioid prescriptions to customers without legitimate medical need for powerful pain … counts of conspiracy to dispense, distribute, and possess with intent to distribute controlled substances, • eight …
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Meth in Cans Behind Sentences for Two Missouri Residents

… White was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison without parole. Huddleston was sentenced to two years and six months in federal prison without parole. White and Huddleston each pleaded guilty to … sentenced on Sept. 7, 2023, to 18 years in federal prison without parole after pleading guilty to his role in the …
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Third Defendant Sentenced in Meth Conspiracy

… U.S. District Judge Greg Kays to 10 years in federal prison without parole. On Nov. 16, 2022, Paulson pleaded guilty to … sentenced on May 16, 2023, to 15 years in federal prison without parole. Kurt Thomas Kingsley, 41, of Independence, … on April 6, 2023, to seven years in federal prison without parole. Williamson sold bulk quantities of …
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Ozark Nurse Convicted of Illegally Providing Prescriptions to Clinic Patients

… count of conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance without a legitimate medical purpose.  At the time of the … the visit and issue the pre-signed prescriptions, all without Halley conducting an examination of the patient. … subject to a sentence of up to 24 years in federal prison without parole. The maximum statutory sentence is prescribed …
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Jury Convicts St. Louis Man of Meth Trafficking

… distribute. Matthews has been detained in federal custody without bail since his arrest on March 9, 2019. Law … a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years in federal prison without parole, up to a sentence of life in federal prison without parole. The maximum statutory sentence is prescribed …
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Meth Conspiracy Charges Land Four Men in Prison

… Phillips. Ball was sentenced to 14 years in federal prison without parole. Jackson and Amador were each sentenced to 11 years and three months in federal prison without parole. Sweaney was sentenced eight years in federal prison without parole. According to court documents, conspirators …
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St. Louis Man Pleads Guilty to Heroin Trafficking in Springfield

… agent. Simpson was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison without parole after pleading guilty to his role in the … mandatory minimum sentence of five years in federal prison without parole, up to a sentence of 40 years in federal prison without parole. The maximum statutory sentence is prescribed …
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New Jersey Man Pleads Guilty After Suitcase with Three Kilos of Cocaine is Found on Bus

… case and was sentenced to six years in federal prison without parole. Under federal statutes, Cordero is subject … mandatory minimum sentence of five years in federal prison without parole, up to a sentence of 40 years in federal prison without parole. The maximum statutory sentence is prescribed …
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Nixa Woman Pleads Guilty to Meth Trafficking After High-Speed Chase

… travelling at speeds in excess of 100 miles per hour, without headlights, into Greene County. The Greene County, … mandatory minimum sentence of five years in federal prison without parole, up to a sentence of 40 years in federal prison without parole. The maximum statutory sentence is prescribed …
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California man pleads guilty to drug trafficking

… to distribute. Villanueva has been in federal custody without bond since his arrest on Oct. 3, 2019. According to … a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years in federal prison without parole, up to a sentence of life in federal prison without parole. The maximum statutory sentence is prescribed …
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Virginia dentist running elaborate prescription scheme, reported to DEA tip line, sentenced

… distribute prescription opioids and muscle relaxant pills without a legitimate medical purpose. According to court … dentists. Hartman would write prescriptions for oxycodone without a legitimate medical purpose, the friends would fill … his co-conspirators that enabled him to write prescriptions without actually seeing the co-conspirators as patients. To …
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South Bay doctor sentenced to two years in prison for unlawfully distributing hydrocodone and committing health care fraud

… outside the scope of his professional practice and without a legitimate medical need, announced United States … drug dealer when he prescribed highly addictive painkillers without a physical examination or legitimate medical need,” … by illicitly pushing controlled substances to persons without need. The FBI, along with our local, state and …
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Two Spokane men sentenced for their roles in unlawfully distributing opioids

… opioid pain medications, hydrocodone and tramadol, without a legitimate medical purpose and outside the usual … guilty to three separate counts of distributing hydrocodone without a legitimate medical purpose and outside the usual … that he was distributing hydrocodone and tramadol, without a legitimate medical purpose and outside the usual …
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Carrizo Springs doctor and office manager arrested on federal drug, health care fraud and identity theft charges

… short or perfunctory office visits, and to have issued them without performing the examination necessary to justify the … Federal authorities arrested both defendants Thursday without incident. Both defendants had their initial … bonds pending trial. “A doctor who prescribes opioids without just cause is no different than a street corner drug …
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Kentucky Pain Clinic Owners Plead Guilty To Unlawfully Dispensing Controlled Substances

… two doctors to dispense Oxycodone to eastern Kentuckians without a legitimate medical purpose. Court records state … day.  In many instances, the doctors wrote prescriptions without seeing patients or signed blank prescriptions for … conspiring to distribute and dispense controlled substances without a legitimate medical purpose. He also agreed to …
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Northern Ohio Doctor Pleads Guilty To Illegally Prescribing Hundreds Of Thousands Of Opiate Painkillers And Other Pills

… outside the usual course of professional practice and without any legitimate medical purpose, according to court … “prescriptions” for addictive prescription medications without being examined by Harper and often without seeing him at all, according to the court documents. …
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Tinley Park Couple Indicted For Illegally Dispensing Controlled Substances And $750,000 In Tax Fraud

… Phendimetrazine and Phentermine to patients without a physician performing a physical examination or any medical tests, and without reviewing patients’ records, obtaining a thorough … substances for weight reduction or to control obesity without performing the required medical services and …
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MGH To Pay $2.3 Million To Resolve Drug Diversion Allegations

… physician had prescribed controlled substances for patients without seeing them and without maintaining medical records; several nurses were able to divert prescription drugs for many years without being detected; and medical staff had failed to …
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Six Defendants Charged In Controlled Substance Dispensation Conspiracy

… be prescribed more than 4 million milligrams of oxycodone without any legitimate medical purpose. During this same … to dispense controlled substances, including oxycodone, without a legitimate medical purpose.   Konstantinos … to dispense controlled substances, including oxycodone, without a legitimate medical purpose. Assistant United …
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Houston Doctor Convicted For Distributing Prescription Narcotics

… were told they could obtain a new prescription in 30 days without an office visit as long as the patient sent a money … were also told they could obtain a third prescription without an office visit as long as they again sent the … Evans signing off on prescriptions the nurse wrote without any examination or questioning of the patient. They …
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Former Alexandria Doctor Receives 70 Months In Prison For Conspiring To Distribute Oxycodone

… each month. Wade frequently issued these prescriptions without conducting a physical examination, without reviewing prior medical records, and without establishing a treatment plan. During this time, …
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The Drug Situation in the Chicago Division (DIR-004-20)

November 15, 2019
… to be smuggled across the United States–Mexico border. Availability and abuse of these drugs is high, with opioids …
November 15, 2019
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The Opioid Threat in the Chicago Field Division

June 01, 2017
… Field Division Publication Intelligence June 01, 2017 All available indicators—including investigative intelligence, …
June 01, 2017
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2018 Fentanyl Remains the Most Significant Synthetic Opioid Threat in US

May 01, 2018
… in the Midwest and Northeast United States, and fentanyl availability continues to be primarily by itself or with …
May 01, 2018
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Heroin Cocktail: An Analysis of Pennsylvania Laboratory Drug Seizure Data

February 01, 2018
… Program maintains situational awareness of drug availability, abuse, trafficking patterns, adulterants, …
February 01, 2018
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2014 National Drug Threat Assessment

November 01, 2014
… referred to as pill mills) also contribute to the extensive availability of illicit pharmaceuticals in the United …
November 01, 2014