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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

November 06, 2020
… Bergen County man sentenced to 14 years in prison for role in $7 million fraud … using bogus litigation support companies to obtain millions from two law firms where his wife was a partner and for his …
November 06, 2020
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DEA and partners hold National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 27, 2019

April 23, 2019
… Recruiter Name SA Lorie Valdez 571-324-7440 DallasSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us … remove ever-higher amounts of opioids and other medicines from the nation’s homes, where they are vulnerable to …
April 23, 2019
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Three north bay defendants charged in fentanyl overdose death case

December 11, 2019
… Three north bay defendants charged in fentanyl overdose death case December 11, … in Santa Rosa after coming into contact with fentanyl from the Tenderloin District of San Francisco SAN FRANCISCO …
December 11, 2019
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Member of Bronx gang pleads guilty to ordering 2009 murder

August 06, 2019
… York Contact Info Contact Us (212) 337-3900 862-373-3557 Kenneth.M.Heino@dea.gov Kenneth M. Heino Recruiter Name SA … guilty plea shows that no passage of time will stop us from bringing perpetrators of violence to justice.” …
August 06, 2019
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Queens pharmacist indicted for illegal distribution of oxycodone and filing false tax returns

January 23, 2020
… Queens pharmacist indicted for illegal distribution of … York Contact Info Contact Us (212) 337-3900 862-373-3557 Kenneth.M.Heino@dea.gov Kenneth M. Heino Recruiter Name SA … over $1 million in cash earnings, most of it generated from his oxycodone distribution scheme. More than a dozen …
January 23, 2020
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Han Gil Hotel demolished, was a "safe haven" for drug distributors

June 03, 2020
… Han Gil Hotel demolished, was a "safe haven" for drug distributors June 03, 2020 Dallas Contact Info … for years, the hotel – which was located diagonally across from a local elementary school – served as home base for …
June 03, 2020
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South Bay drug trafficker sentenced to 45 months prison

April 15, 2019
… South Bay drug trafficker sentenced to 45 months prison April 15, 2019 San Francisco … Pin possessed one kilogram of methamphetamine he obtained from co-defendant Oscar Andrade, 32, from San Jose. Pin also …
April 15, 2019
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Third member of cocaine conspiracy sentenced

July 31, 2019
… Third member of cocaine conspiracy sentenced July 31, 2019 Chicago Contact Info Contact Us (312) … that Gregory Smith mailed packages containing cocaine from Houston, Texas, to Joseph Harper in Madison. Postal …
July 31, 2019
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Local trafficker distributing methamphetamine in North San Diego County sentenced to 10 years

December 23, 2019
… distributing methamphetamine in North San Diego County sentenced to 10 years December 23, 2019 San Diego Contact … for a one-year period, he obtained bulk methamphetamine from a broker in Mexico and subsequently sold smaller …
December 23, 2019
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CEO of Nigerian Airline indicted for bank fraud and money laundering

November 22, 2019
… Atlanta.Division.Recruiting@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 2920 Brandywine Road Atlanta , GA 30341 United … fraud and money laundering for moving more than $20 million from Nigeria through United States bank accounts in a scheme …
November 22, 2019
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65 people charged in Operation Double Dippin

April 18, 2019
… 571-387-5079 Steffan W. Tubbs Recruiter Name Special Agent Seth McMullen (571) 387-3643 … HIDTA Southern Colorado Task-Force is comprised of members from the Pueblo Police Department, Pueblo County Sheriff’s …
April 18, 2019
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Federal jury convicts two for multiple violent crimes

September 09, 2019
… Federal jury convicts two for multiple violent crimes September 09, 2019 Houston Contact Info Contact … they also attempted to rob multiple kilograms of cocaine from a vehicle traveling through Mission and McAllen Feb. …
September 09, 2019
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Guatemalan national living in Rhode Island sentenced to 42 months in federal prison for trafficking heroin

April 09, 2019
… Guatemalan national living in Rhode Island sentenced to 42 months in federal prison for trafficking … documents and statements made in court, this matter stems from an investigation that began after several heroin …
April 09, 2019
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Rochester man going to prison for his role in fentanyl delivery service

January 14, 2020
… Rochester man going to prison for his role in fentanyl delivery service January 14, 2020 New York Contact … used a phone provided by a co-conspirator to take calls from drug customers. After receiving orders from the …
January 14, 2020
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Bronx Man Admits Role in Distributing Heroin and Fentanyl, Causing Death of 15-Month-Old Child

January 17, 2024
… Bronx Man Admits Role in Distributing Heroin and Fentanyl, Causing Death of 15-Month-Old Child January 17, … admitted distributing heroin and fentanyl into New Jersey from two drug mills in the Bronx, which resulted in the …
January 17, 2024
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Albuquerque career criminal sentenced to life imprisonment for heroin distribution resulting in death of Cameron Weiss

January 23, 2020
… Albuquerque career criminal sentenced to life imprisonment for heroin distribution … Michelle.Rincon@dea.gov La Cueva High School student died from overdose in 2011 after becoming addicted to opioids …
January 23, 2020
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Southern District Of Texas Investigation And Personnel Win National Award

December 03, 2014
… Recruiter Name Kimball L. Hardeman 571-324-8227 SpecialAgentRecruiter.Houston@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 1433 West Loop South Suite 600 Houston , TX … investigation was Assistant U.S. (AUSA) Mary Lou Castillo from the Laredo Division. Also honored today in a separate …
December 03, 2014
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Grand jury charges Ponca City pair in steroid conspiracy

June 13, 2019
… Recruiter Name SA Lorie Valdez 571-324-7440 DallasSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us … steroids, which are Schedule III controlled substances, from March 2018 until Nov. 1, 2018. The charges also include …
June 13, 2019
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Fresno man found guilty of distributing fentanyl resulting in first reported fentanyl overdose deaths in Fresno and Madera Counties

January 27, 2020
… Fresno man found guilty of distributing fentanyl resulting in first reported fentanyl overdose deaths … that the cause of death for the individual was overdose from fentanyl. The other two individuals survived and were …
January 27, 2020
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International fugitive/Cuban national extradited

July 16, 2019
… Miami.Recruiting@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 2100 North Commerce Parkway Miami , FL 33326 … indictment charging Nelson Pablo Yester-Garrido, age 62, from Cuba, with conspiracy to distribute large amounts of …
July 16, 2019
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Head of Albuquerque Fentanyl Trafficking Organization Sentenced

December 16, 2025
… Head of Albuquerque Fentanyl Trafficking Organization Sentenced December 16, 2025 … responsible for moving tens of thousands of fentanyl pills from Mexico into Albuquerque, along with alien smuggling and …
December 16, 2025
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Pill distributor and executives, pharmacists charged with unlawfully distributing painkillers

July 19, 2019
… (571) 362-1498 Brian McNeal (571) 362-1858 DetroitSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 431 … prescription pills to be illegally sold and dispensed from their facilities,” said DEA Assistant Administrator …
July 19, 2019
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International Scheme To Extort Americans By Impersonating DEA Special Agents Foiled

May 28, 2014
… Scheme To Extort Americans By Impersonating DEA Special Agents Foiled May 28, 2014 Headquarters Contact Info Contact … authorities in the Dominican Republic, acting on requests from the United States, located and arrested 17 of the …
May 28, 2014
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Hartford cocaine dealer sentenced to 46 months in prison

September 09, 2020
… Hartford cocaine dealer sentenced to 46 months in prison September 09, 2020 New … documents and statements made in court, this matter stems from an investigation conducted by the Drug Enforcement …
September 09, 2020
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Rhode Island man faces up to life imprisonment for trafficking heroin into southeastern Connecticut

February 20, 2019
… Rhode Island man faces up to life imprisonment for trafficking heroin into southeastern Connecticut … the evidence introduced during the trial, this matter stems from an investigation that began after several heroin …
February 20, 2019
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Major Black Tar Heroin Supplier Sentenced To Over 24 Years In Prison

January 19, 2011
… Major Black Tar Heroin Supplier Sentenced To Over 24 Years In Prison January 19, 2011 … “Huntington has suffered a number of tragic deaths from heroin overdoses. We can’t bring back the lives that …
January 19, 2011
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Third Portland-area man sentenced in methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy

July 30, 2019
… Third Portland-area man sentenced in methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy July 30, … for obtaining hundreds of pounds of methamphetamine from a supplier for distribution in and around Portland. He …
July 30, 2019
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Former Mexican governor extradited on money laundering charges

October 29, 2019
… Recruiter Name Kimball L. Hardeman 571-324-8227 SpecialAgentRecruiter.Houston@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events … transaction, the property constituted or was derived from proceeds traceable to offenses including bribery of a …
October 29, 2019
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Catonsville Dentist Sentenced To 30 Months In Prison For Selling 140,000 Hydrocodone Pills

January 25, 2011
… Catonsville Dentist Sentenced To 30 Months In Prison For Selling 140,000 … an order of forfeiture of $157,350, the amount of proceeds from Riley’s drug dealing, and ordered Riley to pay a …
January 25, 2011
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Former Police Detective And His Wife Sentenced In Drug Conspiracy

January 09, 2013
… Former Police Detective And His Wife Sentenced In Drug Conspiracy January 09, 2013 Philadelphia … phones utilized by Gary Moorefield. The wiretaps, conducted from the end of July 2010 through mid-September 2010, …
January 09, 2013