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Medical Doctor Convicted Of Federal ‘Structuring’ Charges

… deposits for the purpose of concealing income he received from thousands of prescriptions that he issued for narcotic … four separate accounts for the purpose of preventing banks from reporting the deposits to the federal government, which …
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Rite Aid Pays $834,200 Settlement For Alleged Controlled Substances Act Violations In Los Angeles

… penalties to the United States to settle claims stemming from alleged violations of the Controlled Substances (CSA).  … to control every facet of the handling of the substances, from their manufacture to their consumption. The CSA became …
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Four South Florida Men Sentenced In Heroin Trafficking Ring

… which charged them with conspiracy to distribute heroin from March 2009 through October 14, 2010, in violation of … and Miami-Dade Police Department with assistance from the Broward County Sheriff’s Office and Florida Highway …
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Destin Physician Convicted Of Drug Offenses Resulting In Patients’ Deaths

… patients were addicted to the drugs, had suffered overdoses from them, were doctor shopping to get more drugs, or were, … documents and objects, including two safes and a duffel bag from the residence she shared with Robert Bourlier while …
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Southern Nevada HIDTA Task Force Makes Record Seizure Of Methamphetamine

… in the Las Vegas Area. On July 12, 2011, investigators from the Southern Nevada HIDTA Task Force developed … Nevada Drug Task Force is comprised of officers and agents from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, the …
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Floridians Dispose Of Nearly 15 Tons Of Prescription Drugs In 12 Hours

… majority of teens who abuse prescription drugs obtain them from family and friends for free, including from the home medicine cabinet. Many Americans simply do not …
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Pharmacist Pleads Guilty To Federal Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering Charges

… representing the proceeds the co-conspirators obtained from the illegal drug conspiracy, and to forfeit to the United States a number of assets he accumulated from his illegal activities, including over $6.2 million in …
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Accused Drug Trafficker Arrested In Panama Appears In Miami Federal Court

… quantities of cocaine each year using aircraft originating from Venezuela and destined for Africa, and via maritime smuggling routes from Ecuador to Mexico,” said DEA Administrator Michele M. …
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Mexican Citizen Living In San Antonio Sentenced To Life In Federal Prison For His Role In Kidnapping Scheme

… 27, 2013, Jorge Luis Martin Cavazos Cantu was kidnapped from his Monterrey, Mexico residence by several men. While … in Mexico, Deleon Garza placed several phone calls from Bexar County to Cantu’s family seeking ransom. In each …
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Federal Jury In Austin Convicts Mexican Businessman In Money Laundering Conspiracy Involving Los Zetas Drug Distribution Proceeds

… disguise the source of the drug money and make the proceeds from the sale of quarter horses or their race winnings … and the Drug Enforcement Administration with assistance from the United States Marshals Service, Immigration and …
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Weslaco Man Heads To Prison For Trafficking Marijuana

… organization that purchased and transported marijuana from the United States-Mexico border to regional … in 300 to 500 kilogram loads, twice per month. Proceeds from the sale and transportation of this marijuana were …
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Houston Man Guilty In Beaumont IH-10 Drug Trafficking

… there after they picked it up in northwest Houston from Drawhorn’s supplier he knew as “Rob Bos.”  Drawhorn … one pound of methamphetamine per week that he obtained from “Rob Bos” to pay his bills.  Phone analysis identified …
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Leaders Of Clandestine Marijuana Grow House Organization Sentenced To Federal Prison

… 80 pounds of harvested hydroponic marijuana buds from six of the grow houses over the course of five days in … personnel and were sentenced previously to terms ranging from 22 months to 37 months in federal prison.    Nguyen and …
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6 To Prison For Laundering Millions For Drug Cartel Also Ordered To Forfeit Nearly $3 Million- Javier Rena Remains Fugitive

… at Faz’s direction. Contreras-Mata picked up drug proceeds from Faz on behalf of Javier Reyna. Bonilla-Torres handled … each agreed to forfeit the money seized directly from them in the course of the investigation as part of …
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Former Mexican Official, Wife Charged In Money Laundering Scheme Criminal Forfeiture Of An Estimated $50 Million In Assets Pending

… as the Secretary of Finance of the Mexican State of Tabasco from 2007 to 2012 under former Governor Andres Granier … The United States intends to seek a personal money judgment from the defendants in the amount of $50 million, according …
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Mexican Truck Driver And A Laredo Woman Sentenced For Trafficking Drugs

… to face deportation proceedings following his release from prison. The investigation began in 2014 when … Reyna was driving after it crossed in to the United States from Mexico via the World Trade Bridge. Law enforcement …
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Houston Man Gets Significant Sentence For Trafficking Meth

… contained approximately six kilograms of methamphetamine from two unknown male couriers working with him. The … kilograms and were 100% pure. The drugs had been imported from Mexico. The evidence in the case also revealed …
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DEA Leads Largest U.S. Strike Against La Familia Cartel Twenty-Month Series Of Investigations Lead To Nearly 2,000 Arrests, Over $60 Million Seized

… Operations Division, comprised of agents and analysts from the DEA, FBI, ICE, Internal Revenue Service, U.S. … Protection, U.S. Marshals Service, as well as attorneys from the Criminal Division’s Narcotic and Dangerous Drug …
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Santa Barbara Doctor Known As ‘Candy Man’ Pleads Guilty To Illegally Writing Prescriptions For Huge Quantities Of Dangerous Narcotics

… André Birotte Jr. “The diversion of powerful painkillers from legitimate medical uses to the hands of drug abusers is … prescription drugs that find their way to street users come from doctors who, like Julio Diaz, choose to betray their …
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Two Mexican Mafia Members Guilty Of Federal Racketeering Charges In Crackdown Targeting Ontario Street Gang

… of the two leaders of the Black Angels gang stem from an indictment that charged violations of the Racketeer … (HIDTA) program, and includes agents and officers from DEA, IRS-Criminal Investigation, U.S. Immigration and …
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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Provides Citizens Opportunity To Dispose Of Tons Of Medication

… In the Los Angeles area, local law enforcement agencies from Ventura, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Los Angeles, … (97 tons) of prescription medication have been removed from circulation in the greater Los Angeles area, Nevada and …
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Former Las Vegas Doctor Sentenced To Over 3a½ Years In Prison For Selling Prescription Painkillers To Undercover DEA Agent

… persons being able to easily acquire these dangerous drugs from corrupt doctors and pharmacists are coming to an … the possession of 2,038 oxycodone pills that were recovered from his vehicle on March 1, 2012, when he was arrested in …
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DEA Los Angeles Shuts Down Major Phony Prescription Printing Operation With Four Arrests

… partners will not tolerate creative rackets that profit from the epidemic of painkiller addiction,” said Anthony D. … were routed to criminal associates who would screen calls from pharmacies attempting to verify the prescription, often …
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CVS To Pay $11 Million To Settle Civil Penalty Claims Involving Violations Of Controlled Substances Act

… of controlled pharmaceuticals and listed chemicals from legitimate sources while ensuring an adequate and … required by the CSA.   The United States has alleged that from October 6, 2005 to October 5, 2011, CVS pharmacy retail …
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10 Arrested In Large-Scale Drug And Money Laundering Conspiracy

… CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - Several South Texas men and one from Houston have been arrested on charges including a … that the government is seeking a personal money judgment from the defendants in the amount of $250,000. If convicted …
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Treasury Sanctions Gulf Cartel Drug Trafficker Action Targets Mexican Cocaine Trafficker, Abel Briones Ruiz, And His Support Network

… are frozen, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them. “Abel Briones Ruiz … Penalties for violations of the Kingpin Act range from civil penalties of up to $1.075 million per violation …
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Former Tamaulipas Governor Indicted In Money Laundering Scheme With Brother-in-Law

… Flores was the governor of the Mexican State of Tamaulipas from 2005 to 2010. Gomez Guerra is married to his … U.S. government intends to seek a personal money judgment from both men in the amount of $30 million. Also included in …
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25 Arrested This Week In Round Up Centered On Alien Smuggling Operation

… to commit alien smuggling. The indictments allege that from January 2014 to October 2014, ringleader Jaime … transport and harbor hundreds of undocumented aliens from Laredo to San Antonio and Dallas. Defendants Omar …
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DEA Announces Barrio Azteca Lieutenant Who Ordered Consulate Murders In Ciudad Juarez Sentenced To Life In Prison

… as part of a cartel conflict over a drug trafficking route from Mexico into the United States,” said Acting Assistant … and $785,500 in forfeiture. After his extradition from Mexico on June 28, 2012, a federal jury found Gallegos …
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DEA And European Authorities Uncover Massive Hizballah Drug And Money Laundering Scheme

… collect and transport millions of euros in drug proceeds from Europe to the Middle East. The currency is then paid in … are frozen, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them. As part of its …