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Defendants Sentenced In Federal Court For Attempting To Send Firearms To Mexico Defendants Planned To Transport Assault Rifles Across Border

March 17, 2011
… of guilty. All three defendants were ordered to be turned over to immigration authorities for deportation upon …
March 17, 2011
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Corrupt Federal Officer Pleads Guilty To Smuggling Guns And Drug Money Through The Airport Former Officer And Wife Also Plead Guilty To Marriage Fraud Scheme

March 18, 2011
… Quillian Yates said, “Our citizens expect the federal government and its agents to protect the borders, and not use … officer, was charged in connection with three undercover sting operations with smuggling drug money and guns … International Airport. On November 3, 2010, an undercover officer, posing as a drug money launderer, gave SAMUELS …
March 18, 2011
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Sandy Springs Marijuana “Grow House” Operation Defendants Sentenced To Prison

May 04, 2011
… by Sandy Springs Police Officers. The officers discovered that TOWNSEND had over $20,000 in cash inside her jacket, and also found an … at LAUGHLIN’s house for one month. A search of the house uncovered a complex marijuana grow operation containing 853 …
May 04, 2011
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DEA News: 5 Extradited, Charged With North Korean Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

November 20, 2013
… in the global drug trade. I wish to thank the Thai Government for their outstanding efforts and partnership in … - members of a Hong Kong-based criminal organization - sold over 30 kilograms of methamphetamine that had been produced … because of recent international tensions, the North Korean government had destroyed some methamphetamine labs, leaving …
November 20, 2013
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Richford Vermont Man Sentenced In Cross-Border Marijuana Trafficking Conspiracy

February 19, 2015
… Fuels, 115 Troy Street, Montgomery, Vermont, which the government alleged was bought with McAllister’s drug … He has forfeited $250,000 in drug proceeds to the government and a Polaris ATV. Kirt Westcom, 48, of Fairfield, … a 24 month sentence. Westcom has forfeited $135,000 to the government, as well as a Harley Davidson motorcycle, and a …
February 19, 2015
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Texas Man Sentenced To 20 Years In Federal Prison For Drug Trafficking

April 14, 2016
… “It is disturbing when drug suppliers exert control over the lives of young people, enlisting them in the …
April 14, 2016
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Nurse-Practitioner Sentenced In High Profile Pill Mill Case

April 24, 2017
… Palmer testified that he regularly saw patients without any oversight from a doctor. He also admitted to forging Dr. … and estimated he did this approximately 25,000 times over a four year period. Evidence at trial showed that both …
April 24, 2017
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Buffalo Man Indicted For Selling Deadly “Heroin” Mixture That Resulted In Two Deaths

July 17, 2017
… serious bodily injury and death to two of his customers who overdosed and died from the drugs that McDuffie sold them. … Forks Volunteer Fire Company responded to a possible drug overdose at an address in Cheektowaga.  That individual, … as the person who sold him the drugs on the night he overdosed. Further investigation by investigators from the …
July 17, 2017
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Members Of Coney Island Street Gang Indicted For Murder, Racketeering Conspiracy And Unlawful Use Of Firearms

November 21, 2017
… of Coney Island to violent conduct, including murder, over a period of years,” stated Acting United States … The superseding indictment is the fifth indictment in the government’s ongoing investigation into gang violence in Brooklyn’s Coney Island neighborhood. The government’s case is being handled by the Office’s Organized …
November 21, 2017
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Alleged Leader Of A Mexican Drug Cartel Extradited To United States

November 17, 2014
… Homeland Security (ICE HSI) made the announcement. “Over the past two decades, the Beltran Leyva Cartel has … International Affairs.  The Justice Department thanks the government of Mexico for their assistance in this …
November 17, 2014
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Eight United States Postal Workers Arrested On Long Island For Mail Theft And Marijuana Distribution Conspiracy

December 03, 2014
… with intent to distribute more than 129 pounds of marijuana over a six-month period. The criminal complaint was unsealed … re-directing delivery to alternative addresses. After “overlabeling” the parcels, the defendants allegedly … federal agents obtained search warrants for 12 of the “overlabeled” parcels, which resulted in the seizure of some …
December 03, 2014
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New York City Police Officer Indicted On Narcotics Conspiracy And Official Misconduct Charges

December 04, 2014
… “Alright, let them know that I’m come, that I have to go over there so to, to ghost, to be gone.” ALSTON described …
December 04, 2014
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Staten Island Physician’s Assistant Pleads Guilty In Manhattan Federal Court To Massive Oxycodone Distribution Conspiracy

January 08, 2015
… of oxycodone out of a Staten Island-based medical clinic he oversaw. During a period of approximately three years, in … U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said “As Leonard Marchetta oversaw the day-to-day operations of the Staten Island … least 2012 until his arrest, Marchetta was employed by and oversaw the day-to-day operations of a Staten Island-based …
January 08, 2015
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Marijuana International Drug Ring Busted

December 07, 2011
… of a formal request for extradition by the United States Government. DEA Acting Special Agent in Charge Wilbert L. … with the arrests of these defendants, seizures of over one thousand pounds of marijuana and drug proceeds. …
December 07, 2011
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Second Superseding Indictment Unsealed Charging St. Charles Parish Narcotics Ring

November 06, 2017
… seizure of an AR-15 rifle, a half kilogram of heroin, and over $400,000 in cash. If convicted for violating federal …
November 06, 2017
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Montgomery Pill Mill Doctor Pleads Guilty To Drug Distribution, Health Care Fraud And Money Laundering Charges

November 28, 2017
… employees would then bill health insurance companies and government health insurance (including Medicare and Medicaid) … proud that he will face the consequences of placing profit over the well-being of his patients and our community.”  …
November 28, 2017
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26 Members Of Rockland County Drug Trafficking Ring Charged In White Plains Federal Court With Distributing More Than A Ton Of Marijuana

January 13, 2011
… as the “Foote Organization,” obtained and distributed over 1,000 kilograms of marijuana in and around Spring …
January 13, 2011
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Five Members Of A Staten Island-Based Narcotics Distribution Network Charged With Narcotics And Firearms Offenses

February 11, 2011
… quantities of crack and powder cocaine in Staten Island over the past ten years and used violence, and the threat of … face maximum sentences of life imprisonment. The government’s case is being prosecuted by Assistant United …
February 11, 2011
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DEA/NTF Arrest 10 Suspects; Indictment Unsealed

April 25, 2011
… and one 9-mm pistol. The weapons were then sold to undercover agents from the Drug Enforcement (DEA) in San Diego. In … 18, United States Code, Section 1957(a) - Money Laundering Over $10,(As to defendant Luis Earnest Morquecho) Maximum …
April 25, 2011
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DEA Announces Results Of Operation Knight Stalker

December 18, 2012
… conspiracy; and child endangerment. “When you arrest over 30 members of one cartel, you are making it difficult …
December 18, 2012
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DEA Launches New Initiative To Combat Illegal Prescription Drug Activity

October 22, 2014
… with the launch, DEA is sending educational packets to over 1200 pharmacies in Arizona. The packet includes a …
October 22, 2014
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DEA Takes Down Arizona Spice Manufacturer

April 06, 2015
… distributor known for the local spice brand “Headrush.”  Over 500 pounds of the synthetic cannabinoid was seized … 1000 packets of the illicit product during an undercover operation in Casa Grande.  DEA agents subsequently … in Phoenix, where 1.2 tons of damiana leaf1 was also discovered along with hydroponic marijuana.  The spice network …
April 06, 2015
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Sixteen Latin King Gang Members And Associates Arrested For Narcotics Trafficking In Long Beach, New York

March 09, 2016
… Office’s Task Force and LBPD for their assistance with the government’s investigation. “Today, 16 members and associates … together, great results are achieved.” As alleged in the government’s detention memorandum, the indictment is the … trafficking activities. The charged conspiracies involved over 50 kilograms of cocaine, five kilograms of crack …
March 09, 2016
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Final Defendant Pleads Guilty In Family Drug Conspiracy Which Sought To Control Two City Streets

July 11, 2013
… Attorney Melissa Marangola, who handled the case for the Government, stated that between 2000 and February 2012, the … All defendants were convicted via guilty pleas occurring over the past several weeks.       DEA Special Agent in … term of imprisonment, Anderson will forfeit to the Government a total of 10 properties including houses on …
July 11, 2013
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Leader Of Heroin Crew And 12 Members Arrested In A Two Day Enforcement Operation

August 28, 2013
… increased crime, violence, health care costs, and overdose deaths. I commend the men and woman from the NYSP, … make our communities safer from these heroin traffickers.”  Over a two day period, starting August 25, DEA Syracuse … of Syracuse and the Town of Clay that resulted in the recovery of $10,000 in cash and 3 illegal handguns.  In all, 14 …
August 28, 2013
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Fairbanks Drug Dealer Sentenced To More Than 10 Years In Prison

June 08, 2015
… James. “As a result of his illegal actions, he has received over 10 years in prison, a fitting punishment for the crimes …
June 08, 2015
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Seventeen Arrested In Connection With Lengthy Heroin & Meth Investigation

August 06, 2015
… seizure of pound quantities of methamphetamine and heroin.  Over the last 36 hours, teams of local, state and federal …
August 06, 2015
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Key Leader Of South American Drug Cartel Sentenced To Thirty-Four Years In Prison

September 26, 2011
… men who were extradited from Colombia following an undercover investigation into a multi-ton cocaine trafficking … 40, a transportation broker for the group, was sentenced to over 28 years in prison and five years of supervised … to finance their terrorist activity. In 2007, an undercover DEA agent posed as a shipping executive with offices …
September 26, 2011
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Long Island Doctor Sentenced To 10 Years’ Imprisonment For Conspiracy To Distribute Oxycodone And Distribution Of Oxycodone

July 22, 2014
… agencies for their assistance in this case. At trial, the government’s evidence established that Stambler provided … Police, along with other key federal, state, and local government partners, launched the Prescription Drug … So far, the Prescription Drug Initiative has brought over 160 federal and local criminal prosecutions, including …
July 22, 2014
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Latin King Gang Member Indicted For Murder Of CW Post Basketball Star Tafare Berryman

February 06, 2017
… of Police Krumpter. As detailed in the indictment and the government’s detention letter filed earlier today, on April … club, Berryman’s friend, who was driving, pulled the car over to the side of the road to tend to the laceration on … life in prison and is eligible for the death penalty. The government’s case is being handled by the Office’s Long …
February 06, 2017