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Three Idaho Men Sentenced For Drug Trafficking

… enforcement. In March 2010, Salto-Vivanco coordinated the delivery of two pounds of methamphetamine to Fruteria y …
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Klamath County Meth Ring Broken Up In Major Drug Bust

… them with multiple counts of racketeering and unlawful delivery of methamphetamine.  During the course of the …
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Fairbanks Man Sentenced To 87 Months In Prison For Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

… the area in Fairbanks where he was scheduled to pick up the delivery of cocaine. Mustovich was a member of a drug …
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Albany Man Sentenced To 37 Months For Possessing And Intending To Distribute Synthetic Cannabinoids

… City, and paid between $7,000 and $9,000 in cash for each delivery. Synthetic cannabinoids - often marketed as “Spice” …
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Fresno Man Receives Five Years In Prison For Interstate Marijuana Trafficking

… of marijuana. Law enforcement officials then supervised the delivery of the marijuana to Merisier, Meca, and Pimentel in …
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Coordinated opioid fentanyl outreach initiative for the greater Spokane and Tri-Cities communities announced

… Washington.  This initiative has a multi-pronged approach with the focus on educating our communities and directing … our residents, our parents, and our youth are all faced with the growing and continued influx of deadly fentanyl … about the fentanyl problem is being produced and will be available.  Another resource available to educators and the …
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Repeat Drug Offender Sentenced to 15 Years for Meth Conspiracy

… sentenced to 15 years and eight months in federal prison without parole. On April 15, 2024, Dame pleaded guilty to … sentenced on Sept. 30, 2024, to 25 years in federal prison without parole. Jill M. Matthews, 46, of Ozark, was …
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Man on Parole for Drug Trafficking Sentenced for Trafficking Meth

… 61, was sentenced July 16 to 15 years in federal prison without parole. Durbray admitted that he participated in a … from Durbray in April 2019. On April 24, 2019, a deputy with the Greene County, Mo., Sheriff’s Department stopped a …
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Four Co-defendants Sentenced for Meth Conspiracy

… Wimes. Naylor was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison without parole. Schull was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison without parole. Hern was sentenced to five years in federal prison without parole. Hagan was sentenced to two years of …
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Guns and Heroin Result in 10+ Years in Prison

… Greg Kays to 10 years and six months in federal prison without parole. On May 31, 2022, Hicks pleaded guilty to … sentenced on Oct. 10, 2023, to 17 years in federal prison without parole after pleading guilty to his role in the … sentenced on Oct. 26, 2023, to 12 years in federal prison without parole after pleading guilty to his role in the …
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Previously Convicted Felon Sentenced for Trafficking Fentanyl, Heroin

… Previously Convicted Felon Sentenced for Trafficking Fentanyl, Heroin June 15, 2023 St. Louis … June 14, to 12 years and 11 months in federal prison without parole. On Nov. 8, 2022, Stewart pleaded guilty to … sentenced on Dec. 2, 2022, to 34 years in federal prison without parole. Co-defendant Antwanae L. Morgan, 32, of …
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Kansas City Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Meth Trafficking, Illegal Firearms

… Judge Greg Kays to 15 years and one month in federal prison without parole. On Jan. 6, 2022, Snow pleaded guilty to one … sentenced on Jan. 21, 2022, to nine years in federal prison without parole. Larson pleaded guilty and was sentenced on April 15, 2022, to five years in federal prison without parole. The Drug Enforcement Administration …
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Springfield woman sentenced to 17 years for meth conspiracy, illegal firearms

… Judge M. Douglas Harpool to 17 years in federal prison without parole. Law enforcement officers seized a total of … and was sentenced to 204 months in federal prison without parole. Co-defendant Jacob B. Piatchek, 26, of … guilty and was sentenced to four years in federal prison without parole. Co-defendants Jason L. Thomas, 42, Robin L. …
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Maryland Nurse Practitioner Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute and Dispense Oxycodone

… employment with PTMS, Aburime wrote oxycodone prescriptions without a legitimate medical need and outside the scope of … oxycodone to patients when there was no legitimate need and without considering alternative treatment options.  Aburime … also agreed that she increased oxycodone dosage over time without a medical justification. Co-defendant Thomas Charles …
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Bowie Maryland Nurse Practitioner Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute and Dispense Oxycodone

… employment with PTMS, Aburime wrote oxycodone prescriptions without a legitimate medical need and outside the scope of … oxycodone to patients when there was no legitimate need and without considering alternative treatment options.  Aburime … also agreed that she increased oxycodone dosage over time without a medical justification. Co-defendant Thomas Charles …
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South Florida pain management doctor sentenced to 17 ½ years in prison for illegally dispensing opioid drugs and bond jumping

… South Florida pain management doctor sentenced to 17 ½ years in … now serve years in prison for dispensing pain medications without a legitimate medical purpose and fueling the opioid … dispensing controlled substances, opioid pain medications, without a legitimate medical purpose. According to evidence …
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Former Georgia Medical Examiner And Seven Others Federally Indicted For Opioid Distribution

… For example, Burton prescribed opioids to individuals without thoroughly examining them, and on occasion, without ever meeting them at all.  Co-defendants Jennifer … of the normal course of professional practice and without a legitimate medical purpose-from July 2015 to …
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Doctor Operating Pill Mill In Pompano Beach Arrested

… one count of conspiracy to dispense a controlled substance without authorization by law. If convicted, each of the … and provided prescriptions of controlled substances without proper medical examination for which he received … and 64,000 morphine pills. All pills were prescribed without medical necessity.  DEA agents obtained an …
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Perry County Pharmacist Arrested On Federal Drug Charge

… Arrested On Federal Drug Charge January 28, 2015 New Orleans Contact Info Contact Us (504) 840-1100 571-362-2805 … of prescription medications to persons who obtained them without a valid prescription. When a pharmacist knowingly …
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Doctor And Wife Guilty Of Tax Evasion; Millions Of Amphetamine Based Pills Illegally Dispensed At Area Weight Loss Clinics

… substances as weight loss medications to patients without performing physical examinations or any medical tests, and without reviewing patients’ records, obtaining a complete … level, purchased controlled substances at the clinics without any of the appropriate medical protocols. The guilty …
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Merrick Doctor Arrested For The Illegal Distribution Of Oxycodone To An Undercover Police Officer

… Westchester - (914) 682-6256 Doctor issues prescription without legitimate medical need BROOKLYN, N.Y. - Michael … for oxycodone to an undercover Nassau County Police Officer without a legitimate medical purpose in exchange for … to pad his bank account. Doctors who issue prescriptions without a legitimate medical need are violating the law and …
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Former Alexandria Doctor Pleads Guilty To 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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National Health Care Fraud Takedown Results in Charges against 601 Individuals Responsible for over $2 Billion in Fraud Losses

… Results in Charges against 601 Individuals Responsible for over $2 Billion in Fraud Losses June 28, 2018 … and conspiring to distribute hydrocodone and tramadol without a legitimate medical purpose. In the Eastern … documents related to this announcement will shortly be available here:  …
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Operation Avalanche

… “if she’d send one more patient to pain management without my personal knowledge, she’ll have a big problem … investigation will have a significant impact on the availability of diverted prescription pills which are …
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Louisiana Man Sentenced to 25 years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking and Firearms Violations

… Santana Deangelo Powell, 33, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and carrying a … of cash.  Powell told law enforcement he was planning to buy a vehicle with the money.  A large, concealed compartment was …
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Lockport man convicted by a federal jury of narcotics conspiracy tied to the Sinaloa Cartel going to prison for 25 years

… invoices to make it look like Western New Yorkers were buying sea cucumbers at astounding rates and quantities. The …
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Staten Island man sentenced to nine years’ imprisonment for international arms trafficking and money laundering

… business spanned the globe. By ‘cleaning’ drug money and buying and selling high powered weapons, he was able to …
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South Texas Dealer Sentenced for Selling Fentanyl to Teenager Resulting in Death

… in his bed unresponsive and holding a rolled-up dollar bill with a white powder on it. The white powder later tested … revealed text messages which showed the victim wanting to buy “pase” from Carlos. “Pase” was code for cocaine. Carlos … later identified as Carlos handed the victim a small baggie with a white powder inside it. The driver then dropped off …
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OCDETF Investigation Results in Convictions of Six Defendants for Nearly 100 Combined Years in Prison for Meth and Heroin Trafficking Conspiracy

… in prison after being convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession of … in prison after being convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute heroin. Donterrian M. Lavender , … Airport (“DFW”) to Los Angeles International Airport to buy drugs. Agents seized from inside one of their suitcases …
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Business Owner Who Trafficked Pounds of Meth and Cocaine Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison

… ammunition. As part of his guilty plea, Johnson admitted to buying a motorcycle worth approximately $17,000, using drug …