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East Windsor Man Admits Role In Oxycodone Prescription Fraud Scheme

July 19, 2022
… made in court, Kemp obtained blank prescription paper from employees of various Connecticut medical practices.  He … co-conspirator then sold the pills to individuals suffering from opioid addictions. Kemp, Welborn and their …
July 19, 2022
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Former Doctor Sentenced To 46 Months In Prison For Illegally Prescribing Controlled Substances

May 27, 2022
… practitioner practicing psychiatry and neurology/psychiatry from an office located at 4 Corporate Drive in Shelton.  In … The DEA’s Tactical Diversion Squad includes personnel from the DEA and the Bristol, East Windsor, Glastonbury, …
May 27, 2022
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West Warwick Man Sentenced for Trafficking Thousands of Fentanyl Pills

May 25, 2022
… Additionally, 700 fentanyl additional pills were seized from Delsanto’s residence during a court-authorized search … Rhode Island DEA Drug Task Force is comprised of personnel from the DEA; United States Postal Service Office of …
May 25, 2022
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Waterbury Man Involved In Connecticut-To-Maine Drug And Gun Trafficking Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison

May 04, 2022
… for the narcotics, Joyner received money or firearms from his customers.  On September 27, 2017, a … The DEA New Haven Task Force includes participants from the U.S. Marshals Service, Internal Revenue Service – …
May 04, 2022
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Wethersfield Man Pleads Guilty To Fentanyl Trafficking Charge

May 02, 2022
… Guilty To Fentanyl Trafficking Charge May 02, 2022 New England Contact Info Contact Us 617-557-2100 (617) 557-2100 … surveillance of Vargas-Gonzalez as he drove a minivan from Connecticut to New Jersey and then back to … The DEA’s Hartford Task Force includes personnel from the DEA Hartford Resident Office, the Connecticut State …
May 02, 2022
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Stratford Man Sentenced to 4 Years in Federal Prison for Role in Heroin Trafficking Operation

March 22, 2022
… Role in Heroin Trafficking Operation March 22, 2022 New England Contact Info Contact Us 617-557-2100 (617) 557-2100 … that Eddy Antonio Torres Morel was trafficking narcotics from Big Daddy’s Deli and Jamal’s Market, two stores he … made two controlled purchases of a half-kilogram of heroin from Torres, first at Jamal’s Market on October 29, 2019, …
March 22, 2022
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Syracuse Man Sentenced to 151 Months in Federal Prison for Possessing and Intending to Distribute Fentanyl and Unlawfully Possessing a Firearm

November 01, 2023
… possession of a controlled substance prevented Cintron from legally possessing a firearm in New York. United States … by the DEA Syracuse Resident Office, with assistance from the United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, …
November 01, 2023
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Buffalo Man Going to Prison for 12 1/2 Years for Selling Fentanyl that Led to Two Deaths

October 25, 2023
… in Erie County Supreme Court, and is legally prohibited from possessing a firearm and ammunition. On December 30, … $3,798.00, and a 9mm semi-automatic pistol and ammunition from Alexander’s apartment. On February 18, 2021, an …
October 25, 2023
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Utica Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Conspiracy and Distribution of Fentanyl

August 04, 2023
… York Field Office. In pleading guilty Morales admitted that from May 2020 through October 2021, he acquired quantities of fentanyl from co-conspirators, which he then re-distributed to others …
August 04, 2023
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Syracuse Man Sentenced to Serve 157 Months for Possessing Fentanyl for Distribution and for Possessing Firearms in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking

August 25, 2023
… a 4-year term of supervised release following his release from prison. DEA and USPIS investigated the case, with assistance from the Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigation …
August 25, 2023
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Elmira Man Sentenced for Methamphetamine Offense

June 23, 2023
… that on February 12, 2022, he drove a rental vehicle from his residence in Elmira to Cortland, New York. He … York State Police investigated the case, with assistance from the Elmira Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney …
June 23, 2023
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Buffalo Man Going to Prison for Selling Heroin Which Lead to the Death of a 24-Year-Old Man

May 16, 2023
… she and the deceased male used some of the heroin purchased from the defendants. The girlfriend went to sleep, and when … investigators conducted six controlled purchases of heroin from Arroyo and Cruz. On April 19, 2019, a federal search …
May 16, 2023
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New Jersey Doctor Admits Health Care Fraud Targeting Amtrak

April 26, 2023
… documents filed in this case and statements made in court: From April 2017 through June 2022, Mirza and his … prison and a $250,000 fine, or twice the gross gain or loss from the offense, whichever is greatest. Sentencing is …
April 26, 2023
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New York City Man Indicted for Drug and Gun Offenses

March 02, 2023
… his drug trafficking crimes.  Federal law prohibits Mingues from possessing the firearm as a result of a prior felony … State Police are investigating the case with assistance from the Utica Police Department, Syracuse Police …
March 02, 2023
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Dominican Citizen Pleads Guilty to Selling Cocaine while Illegally in the United States

March 27, 2023
… Campusano admitted that, at some point after being deported from the United States in 2009, he returned without … (ICE-ERO) are investigating the case with assistance from the New York State Police, Oneida County Sheriff’s …
March 27, 2023
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Elmira Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Crime

February 21, 2023
… that on February 12, 2022, he drove a rental vehicle from his residence in Elmira to Cortland, New York. He … State Police and DEA investigated the case, with assistance from the Elmira Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney …
February 21, 2023
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Utica Man Sentenced to 33 Months for Fentanyl Conspiracy and Distribution

November 14, 2022
… release, which will start after Perkins is released from federal prison, and ordered Perkins to pay a $200 … Investigations Unit (NYSP-SIU), investigators from the Oneida County District Attorney’s Office, members …
November 14, 2022
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Utica Woman Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl-Trafficking Conspiracy

August 19, 2022
… As part of her guilty plea yesterday, Muminovic admitted from at least January 2021 through July 2021, she agreed … State Police-Special Investigations Unit, investigators from the Oneida County District Attorney’s Office, members …
August 19, 2022
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Syracuse Man Sentenced to 84 Months in Prison for Drug Conspiracy

August 02, 2022
… in the amount of $5,760, which represented the proceeds from drug sales. This case was investigated by the … Resident Office, which includes Task Force Officers from the City of Auburn Police Department, the City of …
August 02, 2022
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New York City Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Federal Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

June 27, 2022
… he distributed multiple kilograms of heroin and cocaine from 2014 through January 2019.  Cruz further admitted that … co-conspirators arranged for the drugs to be transported from New York City to Lewis County, New York, where the …
June 27, 2022
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Arizona Man Sentenced to Fifteen Years in Prison for Methamphetamine Trafficking and Possession of a Firearm

June 17, 2022
… 20 kilograms (approximately 44 pounds) of methamphetamine from Arizona to Syracuse, where it was to be sold. DEA … Firearms and Explosives, and DEA Task Force Officers from the New York State Police, U.S. Department of Homeland …
June 17, 2022
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Niagara Falls Man Pleads Guilty to Drug and Gun Charges

June 07, 2022
… 31, 2020, law enforcement officers intercepted a package from California, which contained approximately 837 grams of … on drug charges in California and is legally prohibited from possessing firearms and ammunition. The plea is the …
June 07, 2022
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Ulster County Dentist Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Acquiring and Obtaining Oxycodone

April 14, 2022
… and date of birth. Letizia then obtained that oxycodone from a pharmacy in Woodstock, New York, for her own … license. She also agreed that she would be prohibited from re-applying for a DEA registration number that would …
April 14, 2022
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New York City Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

January 25, 2022
… he distributed multiple kilograms of heroin and cocaine from 2014 through January 2019.  The defendant further … co-conspirators arranged for the drugs to be transported from New York City to Lewis County, New York, where they …
January 25, 2022
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Fentanyl Trafficker Going to Prison for 15 Years

January 14, 2022
… Merewether and others sold quantities of fentanyl from the house in 2018 and 2019. Merriwether admitted to … there was a substantial risk that she would have died from fentanyl toxicity. The sentencing is the result of an …
January 14, 2022
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Man Who Received Commuted Sentence Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking while on Supervised Release

March 01, 2021
… offices located in New York City, Albany, Buffalo, Long Island, Plattsburgh, Rochester, Syracuse and Westchester County … At that location, probation officers recovered plastic bags from a backpack that contained approximately 750 grams of … of his arrest, Bullock was on federal supervised release from a previous federal drug conviction for which he was …
March 01, 2021
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Buffalo woman arrested on fentanyl and crack cocaine charges in the Southern Tier

January 22, 2021
… An investigator noticed the odor of marijuana emanating from the vehicle. Hooks and two passengers were then removed from the vehicle and the vehicle was searched. Investigators …
January 22, 2021
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Federal Grand Jury indicts two Buffalo men on cocaine conspiracy charges

December 15, 2020
… a U.S. Postal Service Priority Express Mail parcel shipped from Puerto Rico and addressed to an apartment in which … USPIS transmitting device, which was broken and recovered from the roof top of the rear porch at the premises. The …
December 15, 2020
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Federal Grand Jury indicts two Buffalo men of cocaine conspiracy charges

December 15, 2020
… a U.S. Postal Service Priority Express Mail parcel shipped from Puerto Rico and addressed to an apartment in which … USPIS transmitting device, which was broken and recovered from the roof top of the rear porch at the premises. The …
December 15, 2020
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Elmira methamphetamine trafficker going to prison for more than 16 ½ years

October 27, 2020
… who handled the case, stated that the charges stem from a long-term, multi-agency investigation into the … the apartment at 916 Grand Central Avenue. The cash seized from McKinney has been forfeited as drug proceeds by the …
October 27, 2020