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Juries Return Guilty Verdicts Against Couple for Murdering Government Witness

December 09, 2021
… Fey and Gunter conspired to murder her to prevent her from acting as a witness against them. Specifically, on … Administration Gainesville Resident Office with support from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and …
December 09, 2021
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Methamphetamine trafficker sentenced to nearly 4 years in prison

December 07, 2021
… Arellano-Hernandez had traveled to the Pacific Northwest from Mexico and was staying at a Tukwila hotel when agents … said U.S. Attorney Nick Brown. “Overdose deaths from methamphetamine are at record high levels. Those in the …
December 07, 2021
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Lake County Man Sentenced to 25 Years for Running Large-Scale Drug Conspiracy

November 17, 2021
… was arrested in Leesburg on June 25, 2021, by deputies from the Lake County Sheriff’s Office. At the time of his … Administration Orlando District Office, with support from the Lake County Sheriff’s Office, the U.S. Postal …
November 17, 2021
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Texas Physician Found Guilty for Unlawfully Prescribing Over 1.3 Million Doses of Opioids

October 18, 2021
… to and did unlawfully prescribe controlled substances from 2014 through February 2016 for patients at Spring … no known medical benefit. The clinic made over $4 million from prescriptions issued in the scheme, over $1.5 million …
October 18, 2021
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Illinois Man Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison for Trafficking Heroin

October 06, 2021
… holding individuals accountable for selling and profiting from others’ addiction to this extremely dangerous narcotic. … Rockford police and DEA agents prevented McClellan from delivering more than 675 grams of heroin and 320 grams …
October 06, 2021
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Tucson Drug Trafficker Sentenced to Five Years

August 06, 2021
… of methamphetamine and ten ounces of heroin. Martinez fled from law enforcement, leading them on a high-speed vehicle … conducted the investigation in this case with assistance from the Pima County Sheriff’s Office, the Tucson Police …
August 06, 2021
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Fentanyl Dealer Pleads Guilty to Distributing Narcotics Resulting in Death

April 28, 2021
… and Pinellas County determined that the individual died from fentanyl toxicity. The following day, December 17, … Office and the Pasco Sheriff’s Office, with assistance from the Pasco and Pinellas County Medical Examiner’s …
April 28, 2021
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DEA to hold 20th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

April 19, 2021
… indicating a majority of abused prescription drugs come from family and friends, including from home medicine cabinets, clearing out unused medicine is …
April 19, 2021
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Jury Convicts Cocoa Can of Conspiracy to Possess with the Intent to Distribute Fentanyl

December 11, 2020
… scales covered with fentanyl and cocaine, and firearms from Swanson’s bedroom.          This case was investigated … Administration Orlando District Office, with assistance from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Florida …
December 11, 2020
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Three Charged with Conspiring to Traffic Crystal Meth

January 25, 2021
… records, the defendants conspired to move methamphetamine from Atlanta, Georgia for distribution in West Palm Beach, … by the DEA West Palm Beach District Office with assistance from the DEA Milwaukee District Office, the Palm Beach …
January 25, 2021
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Pharmaceutical Distributor Vistapharm, Inc. Agrees To Pay $325,000 To Resolve Alleged Violations Of The Controlled Substances Act

February 02, 2021
… system of distribution and preventing dangerous drugs from being diverted and falling into the wrong hands,” said … falling into the wrong hands.” This settlement results from a coordinated effort by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for …
February 02, 2021
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Methamphetamine Distributors Sentenced to Federal Prison

October 22, 2020
… source to make a series of controlled purchases from Mattox, who is accountable for more than 600 grams of … revealed that Williams had purchased methamphetamine from Mattox. As a result, DEA and Clay County Sheriff’s …
October 22, 2020
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Dunedin woman pleads guilty to distributing heroin and fentanyl, causing death

March 04, 2020
… The individual injected himself with the substance from the bags and died. A medical autopsy revealed that the … and the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office, with assistance from the Pinellas County Medical Examiner’s Office. It is …
March 04, 2020
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Colombian national sentenced to more than 24 years for conspiring to send more than 12,000 kilograms of cocaine to the Sinaloa Cartel

January 10, 2020
… that dispatched self-propelled semi-submersible vessels from Colombia into the Pacific Ocean, destined for Sinaloa … Enforcement Task Force comprised of agents and analysts from the DEA, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. …
January 10, 2020
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Seven arrested in connection to RX drug distribution operation

June 27, 2019
… fraudulent identification to obtain multiple prescriptions from different doctors. The ring leader, Alexander … obtaining prescriptions. Alterman accepted payment from the drug dealers in exchange for the fraudulent …
June 27, 2019
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Two Colombian businessmen charged with money laundering in connection with Venezuela bribery scheme

July 25, 2019
… others to launder the proceeds of an illegal bribery scheme from bank accounts located in Venezuela to and through bank … Enforcement Administration Miami Division with assistance from the Federal Bureau of Investigation Miami Field Office …
July 25, 2019
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Winter Garden convicted felon pleads guilty

May 17, 2019
…   According to court documents, on Feb. 8, 2019, deputies from the Orange County Sherriff’s Office responded to a call … officers conducted an undercover purchase of cocaine from Smith. On March 6, 2019, officers executed a search …
May 17, 2019
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Fentanyl trafficker pleads guilty

July 12, 2018
… prescriptions in his own name, and in the names of others, from co-defendant Brandon Coburn, a nurse practitioner. … would also be paid for writing each prescription. In total, from July 2013 to May 2015, 253 prescriptions were issued by …
July 12, 2018
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District of Idaho Participated in National Health Care Fraud takedown

June 29, 2018
… in today’s arrests. In addition, HHS announced today that from July 2017 to the present, it has excluded 2,700 individuals from participation in Medicare, Medicaid, and all other …
June 29, 2018
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Georgia Opioid Abuse Prevention Public Service Announcement Released

June 28, 2018
… highlights Joseph Abraham, an 18-year-old teenager from Gwinnett County, Georgia, who struggled with drug addiction from an early age.  Joe began using drugs in middle school. …
June 28, 2018
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Georgia Opioid Abuse Prevention Public Service Announcement Released

June 28, 2018
… highlights Joseph Abraham, an 18-year-old teenager from Gwinnett County, Georgia, who struggled with drug addiction from an early age.  Joe began using drugs in middle school. …
June 28, 2018
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O.C. Psychiatrist arrested on federal charges alleging illegal prescriptions for opioids without medical need

July 02, 2018
… as well as to brokers who sold the drugs obtained from filling the prescriptions and split the profits with … both prescriptions written by Perez and the drugs filled from his prescriptions. Plumley already is in federal …
July 02, 2018
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Daly City drug trafficker sentenced to 10 years prison

June 13, 2018
… City, pleaded guilty on January 31, 2018. He admitted that from June 6, 2016, through August 15, 2016, he participated … drug transaction.  The authorities saw Maturana walk from his house to his car while carrying a brown shopping …
June 13, 2018
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North Tonawanda pharmacist arrested, charged with prescription fraud

June 03, 2018
… McQuade was previously employed by the Rite Aid Corporation from January 2015 until his firing in December 2017. The … conditions. One of those conditions prevents the defendant from continuing to dispense controlled substances.      The …
June 03, 2018
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Man given five-year sentence for selling crack cocaine

June 11, 2018
… at the residence.  On November 9, 2016, Special Agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), along with … 2016, and November 8, 2016, Hopson obtained crack cocaine from Carrier and then sold it to an undercover officer. A …
June 11, 2018
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Cocaine dealer pleads guilty

June 13, 2018
… Falls and Lockport.  Bradberry regularly purchased drugs from co-defendant Ramone Westbrook for the purpose of … obtaining approximately an ounce of cocaine per week from Westbrook with the intention of distributing it to …
June 13, 2018
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Manchester man sentenced to 20 years in prison for heroin trafficking

June 14, 2018
… a Manchester-based heroin trafficker who purchased heroin from a Massachusetts-based drug trafficking organization run … On July 10, 2016, surveillance agents followed Gonzalez from Manchester to a restaurant in Lawrence, where Gonzalez …
June 14, 2018
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California man pleads guilty to heroin conspiracy in Mississippi

June 07, 2018
… to conspiring to possess with intent to distribute heroin from August 2017 through December 13, 2017. He will be … Newell’s arrest, agents learned that he received the heroin from Zamora Gomez and Vincente Manuel Ruiz. Agents had …
June 07, 2018
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Madera and Fresno Men Sentenced for Interstate Drug Shipments

August 23, 2021
… 34, of Kingsville, Missouri. The first shipment was seized from Frazier during a traffic stop after Tien Van Phan, 56, … Drug Trafficking Area Task Force consisting of agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration, Homeland Security …
August 23, 2021
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DEA to accept electronic vaping devices and cartridges as part of National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

October 22, 2019
… remove ever-higher amounts of opioids and other medicines from the nation’s homes, where they are vulnerable to … more being added each day Collection sites will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time. The public can find a …
October 22, 2019