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Bergen County man sentenced to 14 years in prison for role in $7 million fraud scheme and cross-country drug distribution scheme

… County man sentenced to 14 years in prison for role in $7 million fraud scheme and cross-country drug distribution … for using bogus litigation support companies to obtain millions from two law firms where his wife was a partner and … 2 that Ravelo and Feliz later used for personal expenses. Over the course of the conspiracy, the law firms paid Vendor …
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DEA Releases New Rules That Create Convenient But Safe And Secure Prescription Drug Disposal Options

… Responsible Drug Disposal Act of 2010,was made available online for preview by the Federal Register at … theft, misuse, and abuse.  Almost twice as many (6.8 million) currently abuse pharmaceutical controlled …  Nearly 110 Americans die every day from drug-related overdoses, and about half of those overdoses are related to …
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Tacoma Resident Who Hid Guns & Heroin Sentenced To Over 10 Years In Prison

… Tacoma Resident Who Hid Guns & Heroin Sentenced To Over 10 Years In Prison September 23, 2014 Seattle Contact … More than $18,000 in cash, eleven cell phones and small amounts of methamphetamine and cocaine were also found …
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Mexican Fugitive and Co-Conspirator Arrested on U.S. Drug, Money Laundering Charges

… on a residence of Ye Gon’s and discovered more than $205 million in U.S. currency. Ye Gon owned and operated a … with and aided Ye Gon by knowingly laundering large amounts of drug proceeds, including U.S. currency. Wong is …
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Significant Synthetic Drug Seizure In D.C.

… in the District - with an estimated street value of $2.3 million.  On September 1, 2015, DEA Special Agents, MPD … illegal drugs at the source. The seizure of such a large amount of synthetic drugs is a relief to both the MPD and …
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces $10 Million Civil Penalty Recovery Against New York Pharmaceutical Distributor Kinray, LLC.

… Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces $10 Million Civil Penalty Recovery Against New York Pharmaceutical Distributor Kinray, …
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Mallinckrodt Agrees To Pay $35 Million Settlement

… Mallinckrodt Agrees To Pay $35 Million Settlement July 11, 2017 Headquarters Contact Info … formed a link in the chain of supply that resulted in millions of oxycodone pills being sold on the street.  …
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… well beyond Mexico’s borders, establishing a presence in over 40 countries. The cartel uses its vast financial … remains a fugitive and the subject of a reward of up to $15 Million for information leading to the arrest and/or …
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Supervising pharmacist sentenced to prison for diverting millions of dollars in oxycodone pills from a Queens pharmacy

… Supervising pharmacist sentenced to prison for diverting millions of dollars in oxycodone pills from a Queens … March of 2013 and May of 2018, Laperla allegedly filled over 855 oxycodone 30 mg prescriptions, totaling …
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Prisma Health Midlands to Pay $1 Million to Resolve Alleged Controlled Substance Act Violations

… Prisma Health Midlands to Pay $1 Million to Resolve Alleged Controlled Substance Act … DEA Diversion Investigators did an outstanding job of uncovering recordkeeping discrepancies for the controlled …
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DEA Announces Guilty Plea Of U.S. Congressman On Cocaine Charges

… says that, on Oct. 29, 2013, Radel met with an undercover police officer at a restaurant in the Dupont Circle … area of Washington, D.C. At this time, Radel agreed to buy about 3.5 grams of cocaine from the undercover officer.  … that a sitting Member of Congress was routinely using and buying cocaine.  Once this information was confirmed, law …
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Federal grand jury charges three men for distributing fentanyl-laced pills that caused death of rapper Mac Miller

… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Anthony Chrysanthis … pills, containing fentanyl that resulted in the overdose death of hip-hop artist Mac Miller.   Cameron James … law enforcement is using informants and undercover to buy them on the street do they can start putting ppl in …
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Career Offender Sentenced to 20 Years for Drug Offense

… than two months after his release from state custody.  “The amount of prison time Shedd received correctly reflects the … to his family and our community through his decisions over the years will never be known.” According to U.S. … digital scales, hypodermic needles, and Shedd’s prison ID card. Officers also seized $3,253 in cash. Shedd had only …
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Meth and Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced to Federal Prison

Meth and Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced to Federal Prison March 23, 2026 Omaha Contact Info Contact Us (402) 965-3600 (571) 387-3545 Emily Murray Recruiter Name Scott Kunkel (571) 362-7282 Omaha.Recruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 7300 World …
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Source of Supply for Major Drug Trafficking Ring Appears in U.S. District Court in Seattle Following Transfer from Mexico

Source of Supply for Major Drug Trafficking Ring Appears in U.S. District Court in Seattle Following Transfer from Mexico February 13, 2026 Seattle Contact Info Contact Us (206) 553-5443 (571) 387-3831 (571)-387-3193 SeattleSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov …
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Life In Prison For Racketeering Kingpin

… of 9 people and attempts on the lives of 10 more… ruling over his drug enterprise with an iron fist” NEW YORK -   - … to murder nearly 20 people, transported and laundered millions of dollars, obstructed justice and committed … suspected Kasse in the theft of a relatively small amount of marijuana from one of Rodriguez-Perez’s stash …
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Judge Sentences Caruthersville Man to 6 Years for Conspiracy to Distribute Meth

… others and sold methamphetamine through several controlled buys with an undercover agent. Black would agree to meet …
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Kansas City, Kansas, defendants sentenced to 20 years in meth lab fire

… as well as business surveillance video showing a defendant buying items found in the meth lab. The Drug Enforcement …
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Five Defendants, Including Two Doctors, Charged in Connection with Actor Matthew Perry's Fatal Overdose Death Last Year

… Charged in Connection with Actor Matthew Perry's Fatal Overdose Death Last Year August 19, 2024 Los Angeles Contact … and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Anthony Chrysanthis … or consent, and lied to wholesale ketamine distributors to buy additional vials of liquid ketamine that Chavez intended …
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Mid-Michigan Drug Trafficker Gets Over 21 Years In Prison For Distributing More Than A Ton Of Marijuana

… Mid-Michigan Drug Trafficker Gets Over 21 Years In Prison For Distributing More Than A Ton Of … to the government a home in Munith, Michigan, a substantial amount of jewelry, and automobiles. This sentence was …
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Dominican Man Charged for Allegedly Possessing Assault Rifle and Five Kilograms of Suspected Fentanyl

… a mandatory minimum of 10 years, and a fine of up to $10 million. The charge of unlawful possession of a firearm …
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Repeat International Drug Trafficker Sentenced to Almost 20 years in Prison for Trafficking

… of cocaine with an approximate wholesale value of $82 million. Lopez Mero previously had been convicted of and …
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Sacramento Man Pleads Guilty to Shooting at Federal Agents

… a maximum statutory penalty of life in prison and a $20 million fine. The plea agreement contemplates a sentence of …
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Voluntown Man Charged With Distributing Designer Drugs Over The Internet, Possessing LSD

… Voluntown Man Charged With Distributing Designer Drugs Over The Internet, Possessing LSD November 13, 2013 New … term of imprisonment of 20 years and a fine of up to $1 million on each count. Acting U.S. Attorney Daly stressed …
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DEA Safely Disposes 620,000 Pounds of Unused Medication on 28th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… Back Day has helped Americans safely remove nearly 19.8 million pounds of expired, unwanted, or unused medications … Take Back is all about the community. Responsibly discarding prescription meds is key to stopping misuse and …
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Columbus, Ohio Man Sentenced For Role In Large Marijuana Distribution Ring

… drug operation, the organization generated a significant amount of illegal proceeds from the sale of marijuana. On … until the vehicle was paid off. Whitely also used a credit card obtained in a nominee name as his personal credit card.  Whitely paid the nominee with cash earned from his …
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Salem Man Sentenced to Nine Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl

… investigation, investigators arranged a controlled buy of counterfeit oxycodone pills from Rigutto. …
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Tangipahoa Parish Resident Indicted for Fentanyl Distribution Resulting in Death

… with distribution of a substance containing a detectable amount of fentanyl, resulting in the death of a victim, in …
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Six Arrested at Fentanyl/Heroin Packaging Mill in the Bronx, New York

… of the Bronx. Approximately three kilograms of fentanyl (over six pounds), carrying an estimated street value of over $500,000, was seized during a court-authorized search. … caps onto bottles. Empty glass bottles were found in a cardboard box at the foot of the bed. A bag of glass bottles …
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Four charged in conspiracy to distribute over five kilograms of cocaine

… Four charged in conspiracy to distribute over five kilograms of cocaine February 22, 2019 New Jersey … a maximum potential penalty of life in prison, and a $10 million fine. U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito credited special …