PRESS RELEASE

Doctor Pays $153,000 to Resolve Allegations of Overprescribing Opioids at his Escondido Clinic

December 11, 2020
… clinic in Escondido, California.  This settlement stems from the United States’ investigation into whether Dr. … Based on its investigation, the United States alleged that from January 1, 2014 to August 31, 2019, Dr. Chesler wrote … Health care providers treating patients who suffer from pain must still only prescribe opioids in accordance …
December 11, 2020
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North Tonawanda man arrested, caught with 30 kilograms of cocaine hidden in a car

July 23, 2018
… up to the car hauler while two men began to unload cars from the hauler. Jimenez-Rodriguez exited the vehicle for a time and watched as the vehicles were unloaded from the car hauler. Shortly after the black Mercury Mariner … who work tirelessly each day to protect our community from the harm caused by illicit substances. My Office will …
July 23, 2018
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North Tonawanda man caught, arrested with 30 kilos of cocaine hidden in a car

July 23, 2018
… up to the car hauler while two men began to unload cars from the hauler. Jimenez-Rodriguez exited the vehicle for a time and watched as the vehicles were unloaded from the car hauler. Shortly after the black Mercury Mariner … who work tirelessly each day to protect our community from the harm caused by illicit substances. My Office will …
July 23, 2018
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Fugitive Wanted For The Kidnapping And Murder Of A Federal Agent Is Added To The FBI’s “Ten Most Wanted Fugitives” List

April 12, 2018
… Fugitive Wanted For The Kidnapping And Murder Of A Federal Agent Is Added To The FBI’s “Ten … States and elsewhere and reflects his criminal activities from 1980 to 2017. (EDNY Docket No. 15-CO-208(S-2)   On July … extremely close to unlocking a million-dollar drug pipeline from Mexico to the U.S. in 1985. Before he was able to …
April 12, 2018
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Honduran Drug Kingpin Sentenced To Life In Prison

May 18, 2018
… Engage Ft. Lauderdale Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … the testimony of multiple co-conspirators and pictures from a seizure of over 2,000 kilograms of cocaine, showed … Guatemala that was part of a distribution chain spanning from Colombia to Mexico and the United States. In that role, …
May 18, 2018
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Indianapolis Meth Trafficking Leaders Sentenced to Decades in Federal Prison

December 16, 2021
… per day to various customers in the Indianapolis area from the summer of 2019 until March 2020. King had … the drug conspiracy and distributed his methamphetamine from a stolen vehicle. Granger served as one of King's … at a 100% purity level, and illegally possessed firearms from the streets, it is a big win. DEA remains committed to …
December 16, 2021
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Nurse Pleads Guilty to Tampering with Morphine at Moses Lake Clinic

December 07, 2021
… Confluence Health, Tuller used syringes to remove morphine from at least 17 vials, and then ingested that morphine as … to be in excruciating pain after receiving only saline from what was supposed to be morphine vials.  United States … law enforcement professionals to keep our communities safe from anyone who seeks to exploit the system designed to …
December 07, 2021
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Takedown Dismantles DTO Based In Parkersburg

September 22, 2021
… said Assistant Special Agent in Charge Erek Davodowich, from the DEA’s Louisville Division.  “The dedicated men and … commitment to keeping highly addictive and dangerous drugs from destroying lives.” “It is our hope that today's arrests … “This investigation and the subsequent arrests resulted from a collaborative effort between federal and State law …
September 22, 2021
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Five Perrine residents arrested for their involvement in a drug trafficking network

July 02, 2019
… to distribute narcotics.   The Criminal Complaint arises from a joint investigation conducted by the United States … conducted approximately 30 controlled narcotics purchases from the King Enterprise, including cocaine, marijuana, and … Miami Field Office, and the Miami-Dade PD, with assistance from the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office and Homestead …
July 02, 2019
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Tampa man on federal supervised release pleads guilty to laundering proceeds of synthetic marijuana conspiracy

June 10, 2019
… Engage Ft. Lauderdale Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … offense, Aljubeh was on federal supervised release stemming from a 2014 federal conviction for conspiring to traffic in … sent to Zatar instructing him where to deposit the proceeds from the drug sales. An investigation into the account, and …
June 10, 2019
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CVS Pharmacy, Inc. to pay $1.5 million to settle Civil Penalty Claims for violation so the Controlled Substance Act

June 28, 2018
… estimated that more than two million Americans will suffer from opioid addiction,” stated DEA Special Agent in Charge … Prevention (“CDC”), on average 46 Americans died every day from an overdose involving prescription opioids in 2016. In … and a pharmacy chain, the removal of prescription authority from numerous doctors and the expansion of information …
June 28, 2018
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“BMB” Gang member convicted in Manhattan Federal Court of murder, racketeering, narcotics, and firearms charges

June 06, 2018
… street gang that operated primarily on White Plains Road from 215th Street to 233rd Street in the Bronx. TYRELL was … law enforcement partners to prevent this type of violence from happening in our neighborhoods.” According to court … gang. After arriving at the party, TYRELL obtained a gun from an associate and passed it to another BMB member who …
June 06, 2018
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Three Indicted for Conspiracy to Illegally Distribute Almost $8 Million in Prescription Diet Drugs

June 13, 2008
… returned yesterday. The three-count indictment charges that from at least March 2005 until December 2006, the defendants … and mortar pharmacy operated by other co-conspirators, and from January to March 2006 Truby allowed the pharmacy to … premises. The indictment seeks forfeiture of $7,800,000, from Mendez and Riopedre, including funds held in numerous …
June 13, 2008
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New Castle, Virginia Pharmacist Indicted

February 16, 2005
… Virginia became concerned when her husband, who suffers from Alzheimer’s disease, became increasingly violent. She … Police after noting the medication her husband had received from Lineberry did not look right. These pills were sent to … for patients---that he did not have authorization from a qualified health care provider to do. These refills …
February 16, 2005
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Virginia Motorcycle Dealership Seized In Methamphetamine Bust

February 18, 2004
… Operation Engage DMV Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … the Bristol Virginia Area. The methamphetamine was sourced from Mexico, transported through Los Angeles, to the … to the LILLY DEALERSHIP in Abingdon, Virginia. Proceeds from the sales were laundered through the dealership and …
February 18, 2004
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Leader Of Mahdi Organization Convicted Of Federal RICO, Narcotics Conspiracy And Murder Charges; 20 Other Members Await Sentencing After Pleading Guilty

August 25, 2003
… in the same general area and who sold drugs to customers from Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia. From 1997 to the present, the organization was responsible …
August 25, 2003
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Loveland Meth Connection Broken

November 11, 2005
… DEA and the Larimer County Drug Task Force with assistance from the Loveland Police Department and Fort Collins Police … of the streets of Loveland, we also prevent other crimes from being committed.” The investigation has identified … County Drug Task Force i s comprised of representatives from the Colorado State University Police Department, Fort …
November 11, 2005
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Leader of Cartel Del Noreste and newphew of Los Zetas leaders receives two consecutive life sentences plus 20 years in federal prison

November 08, 2018
… money laundering. Evidence presented at trial revealed that from 2004 until September 2016, the defendant was a member … enforcement partners, a very significant drug trafficker from Mexico has been brought to justice," said DEA Special … Texas, on Sept. 28, 2016. This federal prosecution resulted from multiple Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task …
November 08, 2018
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DEA Alerts: Over one million deadly fentanyl pills seized by DEA Phoenix and Arizona law enforcement this year

August 22, 2019
… as the street fentanyl pills are nearly indiscernible from the legitimate pharmaceutical-manufactured oxycodone tablet. Overall, preliminary data from the Arizona Department of Health Services website shows approximately 344 Arizonans have died from the consumption of fentanyl since January of this year, …
August 22, 2019
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Owasso doctor guilty of pill-sharing conspiracies

November 26, 2018
… in five separate federal cases. Today’s guilty pleas stem from Thomas’ issuance of fraudulent prescriptions for the … personal use. “The number of Americans dying each day from opioid overdoses is alarming,” said Assistant Special … Office, and the DEA Tulsa Resident Office.”  Investigators from the Rogers County District Attorney’s Office played a …
November 26, 2018
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Western Slope man sentenced to 7 years in federal prison for marijuana conspiracy

October 07, 2019
… in Luong’s plea agreement, on September 18, 2016, agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration were informed of a … observed many of these individuals attempting to flee from the grow operation.  Agents detained a number of the … was investigated by the DEA, with substantial assistance from ATF, Two Rivers Drug Enforcement Team, Western Colorado …
October 07, 2019
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Eleven people charged In federal court with heroin and fentanyl trafficking in the Milwaukee area

January 16, 2020
… Two of the arrested defendants were undocumented aliens from Mexico and subject to immediate removal. The officers … investigate and arrest those individuals who profit from the pain and suffering of others,” said DEA Milwaukee … investigation led by law enforcement agents and officers from the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Internal …
January 16, 2020
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DEA Releases 2020 National Drug Threat Assessment

March 02, 2021
… continue to evolve. While fentanyl and fentanyl analogues from China have decreased substantially following the DEA’s … period ending in July of 2020, a significant increase from 2019, when more than 70,000 people died of … the first part of 2020. The assessment gathers information from many data sources such as drug investigations and …
March 02, 2021
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San Mateo doctor charged with unlawful distribution of opioids and health care fraud

March 03, 2020
… For example, according to a state government database, from about August 2014 through June 2018, Mulligan issued … who obtained medically unnecessary prescriptions from Mulligan used private insurance or Medi-Cal to cover … the result of an investigation by the DEA with assistance from the San Mateo District Attorney’s Office and the …
March 03, 2020
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Federal Judge in Waco issues several lengthy prison sentences

June 17, 2020
… Tx. - In Waco today, U.S. District Judge Alan Albright handed down lengthy federal prison sentences to multiple … During subsequent recorded telephone conversations from inside the detention facility, Dembinsky bragged to two … to distribute methamphetamine throughout the Waco area from September 2018 to April 2019. Judge Albright ordered …
June 17, 2020
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DEA-led operation nets more than 600 arrests targeting Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación

March 11, 2020
… Kareem.R.Vaughn@dea.gov WASHINGTON – The Justice Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration today announced the … “Menchito,” and second in command of CJNG, was extradited from Mexico to the United States on charges of alleged drug … impact on the fabric of our local communities. The proceeds from the local distribution of these narcotics are …
March 11, 2020
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DEA releases 2019 National Drug Threat Assessment

February 04, 2020
… even greater decreases – over 13 percent – in overdoses from controlled prescription opioids.  Many challenges … and homicide. Approximately 192 people died every day from drug poisoning in 2017. The National Drug Threat … traditional markets.”     The assessment factors in data from many sources, including drug seizures, drug purity, …
February 04, 2020
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Anchorage nurse practitioner and Soldotna doctor arrested on separate federal narcotics charges

October 10, 2019
… in Alaska, many of whom traveled hundreds of miles from Fairbanks, Utqiagvik, King Salmon and other remote … that people could obtain pain medication prescriptions from him even though they did not have a legitimate medical … of the Alaska Health Care Fraud Task Force, with assistance from the Department of Health and Human Services-Office of …
October 10, 2019
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Thirteen defendants charged in cross-bay drug trafficking conspiracy

August 07, 2019
… with Arteaga, took drug orders on a nearly daily basis from the individuals living in houses across the East … seizures of heroin, cocaine, fentanyl, and methamphetamine from houses where the redistributors lived as well as numerous seizures of drugs from the redistributors in the Tenderloin, including near …
August 07, 2019
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Dozens arrested in major law enforcement operation

March 20, 2019
… of countless hours of hard work by officers and agents from many different agencies,” said U.S. Attorney Patrick. … our communities in the greater Houston/Galveston area from those who prey on them.”   The indictment, which was … indictment, the drugs were smuggled into the United States from Colombia and Mexico.   Heroin and cocaine were then …
March 20, 2019