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Federal jury finds two Tampa doctors guilty

… and Santos were the medical directors at Health and Pain Center, a pain management clinic in Tampa, from June 2011 through …
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Registered nurse sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for stealing opioids from elderly patient

… to 18 months in federal prison for stealing prescription pain medication from his patient between April and August, … and prescribed controlled substance medication for her pain. Between April 2018 and August 2018, Vang fraudulently … oxycodone and hydrocodone from the patient and replaced her pain medication with similar-looking loratadine and …
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Ohio Lawyer Steven Hillman, Indicted On Money Laundering And Conspiracy In Large Alleged Pill Mill Investigation

… Ohio, alleging that he conspired with the owner of three pain clinics in Ohio to illegally divert prescription drugs … illegal distribution of controlled substances issued by the pain clinics owned and controlled by Bias and others. The …
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Former Georgia Physician Pleads Guilty To Illegally Prescribing Controlled-Substances To Kentucky Residents

… federal court that he conspired with the owner of a Georgia pain clinic and others, to unlawfully distribute thousands … with Joel Shumrak, the owner of a Tucker, Georgia, pain clinic, and others, to illegally distribute large … had no formal training or experience in prescribing adult pain medication, prior to being hired by Shumrak. According …
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Operation Pill Nation II Doctor Sentenced To 20 Years In Federal Prison

… of 2011, Heromin was the prescribing physician at several pain management clinics in the Tampa Bay and Miami areas, including Gulfshore Pain Management on Habana Avenue, the Tampa Bay Medical …
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Husband And Wife “Pill Mill” Operators Sentenced To Prison

… in early 2010, the Golds became the owner-operators of a pain (“Clinic”) located in the Middle District of Florida. … Golds knew that many of the patients were not legitimate pain patients. Rather, most of these “patients” were seeking … They also used proceeds from the Clinic to promote their pain business. Among other ways, the Golds used profits to …
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Equitable Sharing Funds Distributed To Participating Law Enforcement Partners

… to court documents, Rose opened and operated illegitimate pain clinics in Jacksonville and elsewhere. At these … clinics, purported patients were prescribed high dosages of pain medications without appropriate medical examinations … were traveling from Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee to obtain pain pills. Pursuant to the Department of Justice Equitable …
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Pill Mill Doctor Pleads Guilty To Oxycodone Conspiracy

… earned as a result of his involvement as a physician at All Pain Management in Dania Beach.  As set forth in the plea … 17, 2010, Becker was employed as a clinic doctor at All Pain Management which, at the time, was owned by … According to a review of medical records, while at All Pain Management, Becker prescribed 932,259 oxycodone, 30 …
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Lake Worth Doctor Arrested On Fifty-Five Counts Of Illegal Distribution Of Oxycodone At Lake Worth Clinic

… Worth, for his participation in the illegal distribution of pain killers. This prosecution is part of Operation Pill … and local law enforcement agencies are investigating rogue pain clinics, known as “pill mills,” in South Florida, for … hiding behind a medical license.” “South Florida’s rogue pain clinics exist because of doctors who change their …
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Doctor Pleads Guilty In White Plains Federal Court To Illegal Distribution Of Oxycodone

… or patients for illegally distributing prescriptions for pain killers to individuals he never examined. Rodriguez … a deal with the devil and profited by the sale of powerful pain medication for illegitimate use. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention painkillers now take the lives of more Americans than heroin …
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Operation Fraud Street Mafia Results Announced: Nine Arrested for Drug Trafficking and Attempted Tax Fraud

… rings to massive fraud schemes aimed at stealing pandemic relief funds meant for struggling American businesses, the …
EVENT
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Community Event
August 02, 2019
August 02, 2019

10th Annual Community Drug Awareness Day Conference focuses on opioid addiction

1:00 AM - 7:30 AM (EDT)
Houston , TX
Today, our country’s most pervasive drug threat is the opioid overdose epidemic, which has been spurred on by the nonmedical abuse of prescription pain medications and heroin. This widespread outbreak is devastating and destroying communities throughout our country. It cuts across all demographics and socio-economic classes, including adults and adolescents...
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Pawankumar Jain Pleads Guilty To Unlawfully Dispensing Prescription Painkillers And Health Care Fraud

… Jain Pleads Guilty To Unlawfully Dispensing Prescription Painkillers And Health Care Fraud February 11, 2016 El Paso … physician with a neurology subspecialty who operated a pain management medical practice in Las Cruces.  Jain’s … charged Jain with unlawfully dispensing prescription painkillers, primarily Oxycodone and methadone, to patients …
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Two Convicted for Roles in Drug Trafficking Organization with Ties to Mexican Cartel

… money launderers. In August 2020, Castillo coordinated the delivery of $200,000 to a separate New York-based money laundering organization, as well as the delivery of $100,000 to an undercover officer in December 2020. In January 2021, Castillo coordinated the delivery of $150,000 which was ultimately seized from Heraux …
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St. Louis man sentenced to 60 months

… to the truck and Robinson approached the driver to request delivery of the package. Robinson said that he was picking … package in an effort to determine the correct address for delivery of the package. A plastic tote was inside the … and informed Robinson that the package was out for delivery. On January 23, 2019, Robinson returned to the UPS …
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High Level Drug Trafficker Sentenced to Ten Years in Prison for Leadership Role in Drug Distribution Conspiracy

… and often directed other drug ring members to make the deliveries or made the deliveries himself. In intercepted phone calls, Vazquez-Limon was heard arranging delivery of thousands of fentanyl pills and multi-pound …
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Thirteen charged, eight search warrants, more than a thousand grams of fentanyl, three firearms seized in Project Safe Neighborhoods investigation

… alleged that within the next several weeks two additional deliveries of fentanyl were delivered jointly by Ferrer and Rivera. Each delivery of fentanyl was immediately seized by law … that drugs were allegedly being stored and prepared for delivery by members of the conspiracy in at least two …
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Federal & state charges announced in long-term methamphetamine investigation

… repeater; 3. Mai Xiong, 32, Wausau, is charged with delivery of methamphetamine (10 to 50 grams), as a party to … has been charged in Marathon County Case 19CF1033 with delivery of methamphetamine (3 to 10 grams) and delivery of methamphetamine (10 to 50 grams), both as a …
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Narcotics Charges Against New York City Department Of Education Employee

… of several of these packages. Once Paulino received delivery of the packages, he brought them to Rodriguez’s … At least three of these packages were intercepted prior to delivery and found to contain in excess of five kilograms of … the Bronx using the DOE IP Address. After Paulino accepted delivery of the package, he was observed delivering the …
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Two Spokane men sentenced for their roles in unlawfully distributing opioids

… having pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute opioid pain medications, hydrocodone and tramadol, without a … her and prescribed her hydrocodone when she complained of pain in the lower left side of her jaw with a lump. Shelby … to prosecuting medical professionals who may prescribe pain medications to individuals for no legitimate medical …
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Kentucky Pharmacy Owner Sentenced To Ten Years In Prison For Role In Conspiracy To Distribute Controlled Substances

… Kerry B. Harvey. "In so doing, he inflicted a great deal of pain on his community-one already hard hit by the scourge of … cash for eastern Kentuckians who had traveled in groups to pain clinics in Georgia and Tennessee and returned to visit … Tenhets' customers as being visibly high, lacking physical pain symptoms and appearing destitute and unemployed. …
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Three Sentenced In Opioid "Pill Mill" Case, Including Dallas Doctor

… of misprision of felony.   “These diverted prescription pain pills kill more people in this country than heroin, … started down that dark, steep path by abusing prescription pain pills first. Those who divert legitimate drugs from … in a scheme to illicitly obtain prescriptions for pain medications, such as oxycodone and hydrocodone, and …
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Pharmacist Charged In Pill Mill Case Sentenced To 24 Months In Federal Prison

… our communities”, said SAC Shelley.  “Diverted prescription pain pills kill more people in this country than heroin, … percent of heroin users started by abusing prescription pain pills first.  Those who divert legitimate drugs from … in a scheme to illicitly obtain prescriptions for pain medications, such as oxycodone and hydrocodone, and …
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Six Defendants Charged In Controlled Substance Dispensation Conspiracy

… for roles in operation of purported Garden City, Georgia pain clinic SAVANNAH, Ga. - A federal indictment, unsealed … oxycodone, hydrocodone and other drugs through a purported pain clinic known as East Health Center, which operated in … to aggressively investigate those who dispense addictive pain medication under the pretext of a Doctor’s care as …
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Operation Snake Oil Seized Vehicles Sold For Over $1.9 Million At Local Miami Auction

… previously seized from Vincent Colangelo, a rogue pain clinic owner, were auctioned off in Miami, Florida. The … from the diversion of prescription drugs and to ensure that pain medicines get into the hands of legitimate patients.” … Snake Oil, who was identified as the owner of six rogue pain clinics in South Florida was sentenced to 20 years in …
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Kerrville Doctor Sentenced To Six Years In Prison For Prescribing Controlled Substances Without A Legitimate Medical Purpose

… Debenedetto was one of the top prescribers in Texas for the pain cocktail that consisted of Hydrocodone, Alprazolam, and … is determined to shut down and bring to justice rogue pain clinic operators and individuals who push drugs under … to all the honorable doctors who legitimately treat chronic pain.”  This joint law enforcement investigation was led by …
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Chattanooga Pill Mill Operator Sentenced To 280 Years In Prison

… distribute drugs through Elite Care, another Chattanooga pain clinic that she operated.  Additionally, she pleaded … Division stated, “The dispensing of addictive prescription pain medication under the guise of a doctor’s care is not … to many people over a long period of time. Illegal opioid pain medication distribution organizations, such as this, …
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Baton Rouge Man Convicted Of Possession With The Intent To Distribute Heroin

… the distribution of heroin pills disguised as prescription pain medication. The resulting conviction and sentencing … relating to heroin pills pressed to resemble a prescription pain medication. Leaders in our community recognize the … do so in a form that leads users to believe that they are pain killers prescribed by medical professionals. We, as a …
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Santa Barbara Methamphetamine Distributor Sentenced to 180 Months in Prison

… Reno - (775) 327-8900 Guam Hagatna - (671) 472-7384 Buy-bust narcotics.jpg Seized narcotics  IMG_0455.JPG Seized …
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Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Death Resulting from Gun Crimes

… of his mother, Lynn Hooks, and his friend, Dakota Carr, to buy a gun for himself and one for his girlfriend from Piazza … pawn shop, and he, Hooks and Carter conspired to have Hooks buy the guns to get around a background check requirement … Hooks lied on a form and falsely claimed to be the guns’ buyer. Carr processed that form, knowing that it contained …