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22 Charged In The Southern District Of Texas As Part Of Largest National Medicare Fraud Takedown In History

… in health care fraud schemes involving approximately $900 million in false billings. Twenty-three state Medicaid Fraud … both in terms of the number of defendants charged and loss amount.   “As this takedown should make clear, health care … between pharmacist and doctor; between taxpayer and government - and pervert them to their own ends. The …
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More Than A Million Dosages Of Heroin Removed From The Streets Before Fourth Of July Holiday Weekend

… More Than A Million Dosages Of Heroin Removed From The Streets Before … run out the rear of the house and attempt to climb over a fence.   Members of T-21 detained are Carlos Cabrera, … of heroin, as well as approximately $300,000. A substantial amount of packaging equipment was also recovered, including …
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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

… as containing “Sea Cucumbers.” Evidence presented by the Government at trial showed that sea cucumbers are commonly … invoices to make it look like Western New Yorkers were buying sea cucumbers at astounding rates and quantities. The … •           8.5 kilograms of fentanyl Using standard dosage amounts, the seized drugs potentially represented over …
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Bronx Man Indicted Following Seizure of Approximately $2.5 Million Worth of Powdered Fentanyl and Fentanyl Pills

… Bronx Man Indicted Following Seizure of Approximately $2.5 Million Worth of Powdered Fentanyl and Fentanyl Pills … seizure of approximately 8 kilograms of powdered fentanyl (over 17 pounds) and up to 10,000 counterfeit pills allegedly … seizures of deadly fentanyl suggests an alarming amount is entering New York City. Loads of lethal drugs are …
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13.5 Million Lethal Doses Of Fentanyl: California Man Indicted In DEA-Kansas Highway Patrol Investigation

… 13.5 Million Lethal Doses Of Fentanyl: California Man Indicted In … potent opioids, like fentanyl. This seizure alone prevented over 13.5 million lethal doses of this very potent and dangerous drug …
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Two Charged With Attempting To Smuggle Half A Million In Heroin Through LAX

… Two Charged With Attempting To Smuggle Half A Million In Heroin Through LAX May 04, 2017 Los Angeles … and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Anthony Chrysanthis … enterprises that use the aviation system to transport large amounts of illicit drugs throughout the United States, and …
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CVS Pharmacy, Inc. to pay $1.5 million to settle Civil Penalty Claims for violation so the Controlled Substance Act

… CVS Pharmacy, Inc. to pay $1.5 million to settle Civil Penalty Claims for violation so the … (“CDC”), on average 46 Americans died every day from an overdose involving prescription opioids in 2016. In response … highly addictive drugs, and that they prescribe limited amounts.  This case is the latest in a series of federal …
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Two Defendants Admit Roles In $65 Million Stolen Identity Income Tax Refund Fraud Scheme

… Two Defendants Admit Roles In $65 Million Stolen Identity Income Tax Refund Fraud Scheme … Tax Refund Treasury Checks to Rodriguez and others. After buying the Tax Refund Treasury Checks, Rodriguez and others …
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Groundbreaking Extradition Lands ELN Members in Texas for Narco-Terrorism and International Cocaine Distribution

… Antonio - (210) 442-5600 Waco - (254) 297-0300 Possible $5 Million Reward for Alleged Leader HOUSTON – Two alleged … asked to contact the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI or submit tips online at tips.fbi.gov. The U.S. Department of State, …
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Two Shreveport Business Owners/Operators Forfeit $1.3 Million For Assisting Drug Traffickers In Money Laundering/Wire Fraud Scheme

… Two Shreveport Business Owners/Operators Forfeit $1.3 Million For Assisting Drug Traffickers In Money … proved that the defendants readily accepted large amounts of money thought to be drug proceeds and skimmed … indicative of money laundering, including cash transactions over $10,000 on a Form 8300.  The indictment charges five …
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Alaska Woman Sentenced to 10 Years for Trafficking Drugs to Savoonga, a Rural Alaska Community

… 374-3444 Yakima - (509) 454-4407 The Defendant is One of Over 60 Charged in Large-Scale Drug Trafficking Ring … yesterday to 10 years in prison for trafficking large amounts of illegal drugs into her small community on behalf …
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Maryland Man Sentenced to Eight Years in Federal Prison for Distribution of Fentanyl

… distributed a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of fentanyl and 4-Anilino-N-phenethlpiperdine …
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Illegal Alien with Serious Criminal History Sentenced to over 19 Years in Prison for Conspiracy to Traffic Fentanyl and Meth

… Illegal Alien with Serious Criminal History Sentenced to over 19 Years in Prison for Conspiracy to Traffic Fentanyl …
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The United States and Montgomery County Based Pharmacy and Pharmacist Reach a Consent Decree Over Allegations of Illegally Dispensed Controlled Substances

… County Based Pharmacy and Pharmacist Reach a Consent Decree Over Allegations of Illegally Dispensed Controlled … to patients causing their MME levels to be many times that amount—and upwards of 1800 daily MME.  The government …
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Sixteen indicted for trafficking large amounts of heroin and methamphetamine in Seattle area

… Sixteen indicted for trafficking large amounts of heroin and methamphetamine in Seattle area … criminal group began in September 2018, and utilized undercover purchases as well as various types of surveillance.  Of …
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Dealer Heads to Prison for Possessing Over 5,000 Grams of Pure Meth

… Dealer Heads to Prison for Possessing Over 5,000 Grams of Pure Meth May 06, 2024 Houston Contact …
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Over $1.1M in Civil Settlements Reaffirm DOJ’s Commitment to Preventing Opioid Abuse

… Over $1.1M in Civil Settlements Reaffirm DOJ’s Commitment to … to using all available tools to combat our nation’s opioid overdose crisis and reduce the illegal diversion of … this affirmative civil enforcement matter on behalf of the government.  Ascension Seton Pays $379,500.00 Ascension …
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Orlando Man Found Guilty of Conspiring to Distribute Fentanyl that Resulted in Death

… distribute a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of fentanyl, resulting in N.K.’s death, as described … After some time, N.K. realized that the pills she was buying from them contained fentanyl. Specifically, on … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
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DEA Honolulu statement regarding practitioner scam

… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Anthony Chrysanthis … number and other practitioner-related sensitive information over the telephone.   Most recently, the DEA in Honolulu was … or, in some instances, in the form of untraceable gift cards taken over the phone. Callers falsify the number on …
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Largest Fentanyl Bust in DEA History: Authorities Seize Over 400 Kilograms of Fentanyl in Record-Shattering Operation

… Largest Fentanyl Bust in DEA History: Authorities Seize Over 400 Kilograms of Fentanyl in Record-Shattering … and more of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of cocaine, conspiracy to commit drug trafficking, …
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Attorney General Sessions And Acting DEA Administrator Patterson Announce New Tools To Address Opioid Crisis

… during a press conference at the Department of Justice: over $12 million in grant funding to assist law enforcement in … Task Force (AHTF) award recipients, including funding amounts, can be found here . The complete list of COPS …
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Kansas City Man Sentenced for $1 Million Meth Conspiracy Near Elementary School

… Kansas City Man Sentenced for $1 Million Meth Conspiracy Near Elementary School August 04, … court for his role in a conspiracy that converted large amounts of liquid methamphetamine into crystal …
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Alleged Newark Drug Dealer And Associates Indicted In Heroin Distribution Conspiracy

… information revealed that Pender was distributing large amounts of heroin in and around New Jersey during the course … During the calls, agents overheard Pender agreeing to buy heroin from Bassett. They also observed Pender meet with … a maximum potential penalty of life in prison and a $10 million fine on each count of the Indictment. To date, 18 …
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Ocean Bank Enters Into Deferred Prosecution Agreement And Forfeits More Than $10 Million

… Deferred Prosecution Agreement And Forfeits More Than $10 Million August 22, 2011 Miami Contact Info Contact Us (571) … Beach - 561-684-8000 Agrees to Pay $10,988,136 to U.S. Government MIAMI - , FL. - Ocean Bank, the largest …
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Fentanyl distributor who used the dark web and crypto currency sentenced to 30 years in federal prison

… Waco - (254) 297-0300 Fentanyl distribution resulted in the overdose of a U.S. Marine HOUSTON -- In what is believed to … Senior U.S. District Judge David A. Ezra entered a $14.32 million money judgment against Allawi based on his online dark net sales profit. Judge Ezra also ordered that …
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Eleven Defendants Charged With Distributing Multi-Kilogram Amounts Of Heroin Or Cocaine Following DEA-Led Investigation

… Eleven Defendants Charged With Distributing Multi-Kilogram Amounts Of Heroin Or Cocaine Following DEA-Led Investigation … of 10 years to a maximum of life in prison and a $10 million fine, while defendants Beltran, Macedo, …
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DEA Washington Warns of Deadly Counterfeit Drugs on Social Media

July 23, 2021
… are reporting these counterfeit pills causing tragic overdose deaths across the region. Embraced by drug dealers, … of small-time dealers who sell both large and small amounts of drugs to individual users in local communities. … they are seeing kids, teens, and young adults ordering online. SAC Jarod Forget says these sales often involve …
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Global investigation of Dark Web drug network leads to arrest of 3 German Nationals

… Just Think Twice Domestic Wall Street Marketplace allowed over 5,400 illicit vendors to sell to over 1 million customers WASHINGTON – After a two-year … vendors and their customers.  Annibale, who used the online monikers “MED3LIN,” also acted as a public relations …
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Two Drug Trafficking Co-Conspirators Sentenced to 15-Year Prison Terms

… search warrants conducted at various residences, agents recovered six firearms, more than 2.5 kilos of PCP, more than … at Cunningham’s residence on 13th Street, NE, and recovered large quantities of narcotics: over 1,500 grams of PCP, over 50 grams of cocaine, over 50 …
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Dominican National Pleads Guilty To Trafficking Tens Of Thousands of Fentanyl Pills

… large-scale drug trafficker distributing various narcotics. Over the course of the investigation, Andujar distributed … fentanyl, cocaine and crystal methamphetamine to undercover law enforcement.  Bernabel was identified as a … to a lifetime of supervised release and a fine of up to $10 million. The charges of distribution of 40 grams or more of …