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DEA and partners announce results of 20th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

April 30, 2021
… its law enforcement partners, has now collected 14,524,391 million pounds of medications since the inception of the …
April 30, 2021
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Paterson Man Admits Distributing Heroin That Caused Death of New York Resident

April 22, 2021
… carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $1 million fine. Sentencing is scheduled for Sept. 14, 2021. …
April 22, 2021
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Essex County Man Admits Drug Conspiracy and Distribution of Crack

April 27, 2021
… a maximum of 40 years in prison, and a maximum fine of $5 million. Sentencing is scheduled for Sept. 21, 2021. Acting …
April 27, 2021
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Essex County Man Indicted for Possessing Firearm, Ammunition, and Heroin

April 21, 2021
… potential penalty of 30 years in prison, and a fine of $2 million. Acting U.S. Attorney Honig credited members of the …
April 21, 2021
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Passaic County man admits participating in heroin conspiracy

January 25, 2021
… penalty of 20 years in prison and a fine of at least $1 million. Sentencing is scheduled for June 1, 2021. Acting …
January 25, 2021
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Doctor admits soliciting sexual favors from patients in exchange for opioids

December 09, 2020
… carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $1 million fine. Sentencing is scheduled for April 12, 2021. …
December 09, 2020
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Philadelphia man admits role in Fentanyl distribution conspiracy

October 30, 2020
… a maximum penalty of life in prison and a fine of up to $10 million. Sentencing is scheduled for March 5, 2021. U.S. …
October 30, 2020
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Irvington fire academy trainee arrested for manufacturing illegal pills

January 31, 2020
… carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $1 million fine. U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito credited special …
January 31, 2020
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Three New Jersey men arrested for possession of kilograms of heroin and cocaine

January 09, 2020
… in prison, a maximum sentence of life in prison, and a $10 million fine. U.S. Attorney Carpenito credited special …
January 09, 2020
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Atlantic City woman sentenced to 78 months for money laundering

November 15, 2019
… 26 kilograms of heroin, and laundering between $1.5 and $3 million in drug proceeds. Tutis was aided by Vega, who …
November 15, 2019
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Passaic County man convicted in heroin trafficking conspiracy

May 07, 2019
… sentence of life imprisonment, and a maximum fine of $10 million per count. Sentencing is scheduled for September 4, …
May 07, 2019
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Bergen County, New Jersey, man charged with conspiracy to distribute heroin

December 19, 2018
… years in prison, a maximum of life imprisonment, and a $10 million fine. U.S. Attorney Carpenito credited special …
December 19, 2018
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DEA celebrates Red Ribbon Week with special guest Mika Camarena

October 29, 2018
… The news of his death touched the nation, and today, millions of young people wear red ribbons and sign pledges …
October 29, 2018
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Two Lawrence Men Plead Guilty to Conspiring to Distribute Fentanyl at Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Bedford

July 25, 2023
… three years of supervised release and a maximum fine of $1 million. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court …
July 25, 2023
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Leominster Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Offense

July 14, 2023
… three years of supervised release and a fine of up to $1 million. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court …
July 14, 2023
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New York Man Pleads Guilty To Fentanyl Trafficking

July 08, 2023
… up to six years of supervised release and a fine of $5 million. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court …
July 08, 2023
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Man Pleads Guilty To Conspiring To Traffic Kilograms Of Fentanyl

May 31, 2023
… to a lifetime of supervised release and a fine of up to $1 million. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court …
May 31, 2023
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Two Indicted For Narcotics Offenses Involving 20 Kilograms Of Cocaine

May 23, 2023
… five years of supervised release, and a fine of up to $10 million. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court …
May 23, 2023
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Leominster Man and Woman Charged with Drug Offenses

May 11, 2023
… three years of supervised release and a fine of up to $1 million. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court …
May 11, 2023
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Providence Man Indicted for Selling Oxycodone to Undercover Officer

April 11, 2023
… three years of supervised release and a fine of up to $1 million. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court …
April 11, 2023
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Mexican Man Pleads Guilty To Illegally Re-Entering The United States And Trafficking Fentanyl

March 24, 2023
… up to life of supervised release, and a fine of up to $1 million. The charge of unlawful reentry of a deported alien …
March 24, 2023
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Worcester Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing Fentanyl and Methamphetamine

December 07, 2022
… to a lifetime of supervised release and a fine of up to $1 million. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court …
December 07, 2022
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Boston Man Arrested for Distributing 7,000 Pills Containing Fentanyl and Fentanyl Analogue

November 29, 2022
… to a lifetime of supervised release and a fine of up to $1 million. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court …
November 29, 2022
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California Woman Pleads Guilty To Trafficking Fentanyl

June 15, 2022
… and up to a lifetime supervised release and a fine of $10 million. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court …
June 15, 2022
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Springfield Man Arrested For Fentanyl Distribution

May 25, 2022
… prison, four years of supervised release and a fine of $2 million. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court …
May 25, 2022
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Lawrence Man Arrested for Fentanyl Distribution

May 20, 2022
… to a lifetime of supervised release and a fine of up to $1 million. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court …
May 20, 2022
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New York Man Indicted For Fentanyl Trafficking

May 13, 2022
… up to six years of supervised release and a fine of $5 million. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court …
May 13, 2022
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Rome Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing with the Intent to Distribute Fentanyl

May 24, 2023
… term of imprisonment of 20 years, a fine of up to $1 million, and a term of supervised release of at least 3 …
May 24, 2023
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New Jersey Doctor Admits Health Care Fraud Targeting Amtrak

April 26, 2023
… claims that caused Amtrak losses of more than $1.3 million. The charge of conspiracy to commit health care …
April 26, 2023
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IRS Agent charged with cocaine distribution

October 21, 2020
… a maximum penalty of life in prison and a fine of up to $10 million.  U.S. Attorney Carpenito credited special agents of …
October 21, 2020