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Former Physician is Sentenced to 30 Months after Conviction for Diverting Prescription Opioids

January 25, 2024
… Former Physician is Sentenced to 30 Months after Conviction for Diverting … after physicians and others who divert prescription drugs from their legitimate medical purpose to the streets.” DEA …
January 25, 2024
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Two Suburban Chicago Physicians Sentenced to Federal Prison for Health Care Fraud

December 20, 2023
… Two Suburban Chicago Physicians Sentenced to Federal Prison for Health Care Fraud December 20, … Nicholas Recchia was employed there as a physician. From 2015 to 2020, Demorest and Recchia agreed to dispense …
December 20, 2023
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Vermont Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute Crack Cocaine

December 21, 2023
… to Distribute Crack Cocaine December 21, 2023 New England Contact Info Contact Us 617-557-2100 (617) 557-2100 Kristen Govostes Recruiter Name Brian Tomasetta 617-557-2309 … drug distribution organization that obtained powder cocaine from New Jersey, “cooked” the cocaine to manufacture crack, …
December 21, 2023
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Resident Alien Sent to Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Meth and Fleeing While Out on Bond

December 20, 2023
… Resident Alien Sent to Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Meth and Fleeing … as the individual who hired them to transport the narcotics from Mexico.  The court permitted Avendano to be released on …
December 20, 2023
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Laredo Man Guilty of Drug Trafficking Violations in the Eastern District of Texas

December 04, 2023
… 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 … role in the conspiracy, distributing marijuana and cocaine from various sources which would then be provided to …
December 04, 2023
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Providence Man Admits to Trafficking Fentanyl

November 29, 2023
… Providence Man Admits to Trafficking Fentanyl November 29, 2023 New England Contact Info Contact … Rhode Island DEA Drug Task Force is comprised of personnel from the DEA; Rhode Island State Police; the Cranston, …
November 29, 2023
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Atlantic City Investigation Leads to Arrest and Recovery of Guns and Drugs.

November 17, 2023
… Contact Info Contact Us (571) 362-3700 (571) 362-6616 Kenneth M. Heino NewJerseySpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 80 … narcotics.  The department has received numerous complaints from residents and businesses regarding the possession and …
November 17, 2023
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Trafficker Sentenced to Prison for Smuggling $1.5M Worth of Cocaine in Produce Boxes

November 09, 2023
… Trafficker Sentenced to Prison for Smuggling $1.5M Worth of Cocaine in … kilograms with an estimated street value of $1.5 million. From March 2022 to Nov. 13, 2022, law enforcement arrested …
November 09, 2023
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Three More Sentenced in Laredo Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

November 01, 2023
… Three More Sentenced in Laredo Drug Trafficking Conspiracy November 01, … Jr. and Rafael Rodriguez would receive kilograms of cocaine from a source in Mexico and provide that cocaine to Mendiola …
November 01, 2023
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Car Battery Conspiracy: Three Men Convicted of Cocaine Trafficking

November 01, 2023
… Car Battery Conspiracy: Three Men Convicted of Cocaine Trafficking November 01, 2023 … Recruiter Name Kimball L. Hardeman 571-324-8227 SpecialAgentRecruiter.Houston@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events … coordinated the trip and arranged for Sheffield to travel from the Houston area to Brownsville to retrieve the …
November 01, 2023
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Providence Man Sentenced to Federal Prison in Seizure of More Than Twenty-Four Kilos of Heroin

October 25, 2023
… Providence Man Sentenced to Federal Prison in Seizure of More Than Twenty-Four … The seizure of more than twenty-four kilos of heroin from Figueroa is among the single largest seizures in Rhode …
October 25, 2023
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Lawrence Man Sentenced for Possessing Fentanyl Intended for Distribution

October 25, 2023
… Lawrence Man Sentenced for Possessing Fentanyl Intended for Distribution … During the arrest, over 65 grams of fentanyl was seized from Aybar-Franco’s person.  At the time of the conduct, …
October 25, 2023
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Corrections Officer Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking

October 23, 2023
… Corrections Officer Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking October … serve 5 years of federal supervision after she is released from federal custody. According to information disclosed in …
October 23, 2023
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Truck Driver Charged in Attempt to Smuggle Over Half-a-Ton of Cocaine Into the United States

October 05, 2023
… of Cocaine Into the United States October 05, 2023 Phoenix Contact Info Contact Us 571-362-5600 (571) 387-3289 Jodie Underwood 571-362-0582 PhoenixSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter … a semi-truck, applied for admission into the United States from Mexico at the Mariposa Port of Entry in Nogales. During …
October 05, 2023
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Missouri Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Drug, Gun Offenses

October 17, 2023
… Missouri Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Drug, Gun Offenses October 17, 2023 Chicago Contact Info Contact Us (312) … showed that Toth brought large amounts of methamphetamine from Missouri to Taylorville, Illinois, for his …
October 17, 2023
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Federal Court Orders San Antonio-Area Pharmacy and Pharmacist to Pay $275,000 Civil Penalty in Case Alleging Unlawful Opioid Distribution

October 11, 2023
… Antonio-Area Pharmacy and Pharmacist to Pay $275,000 Civil Penalty in Case Alleging Unlawful Opioid Distribution October … Recruiter Name Kimball L. Hardeman 571-324-8227 SpecialAgentRecruiter.Houston@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events … Supply #2, along with pharmacist-owner Jitendra Chaudhary, from dispensing certain opioid prescriptions, including …
October 11, 2023
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Passaic County Doctor Charged in Conspiracy to Distribute Opioids

October 04, 2023
… Contact Info Contact Us (571) 362-3700 (571) 362-6616 Kenneth M. Heino NewJerseySpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 80 … practiced internal medicine in Paterson, New Jersey. From January 2020 to Aug. 23, 2023, she participated in a …
October 04, 2023
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Two Essex County Men Charged with Unlicensed Firearms Trafficking

October 03, 2023
… Two Essex County Men Charged with Unlicensed Firearms Trafficking October 03, 2023 New Jersey … distribute fentanyl between about July and September, 2023. From July 2023 to September 2023, De Jesus sold four …
October 03, 2023
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Roosevelt Norris Charged with Drug Trafficking

September 26, 2023
… Norris Charged with Drug Trafficking September 26, 2023 New England Contact Info Contact Us 617-557-2100 (617) 557-2100 Kristen Govostes Recruiter Name Brian Tomasetta 617-557-2309 … however, would be determined by the Court with guidance from the advisory United States Sentencing Guidelines. …
September 26, 2023
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Pharmacist Convicted for Conspiring to Unlawfully Dispense Over 100,000 Opioid Pills

September 14, 2023
… Pharmacist Convicted for Conspiring to Unlawfully Dispense Over 100,000 Opioid Pills September 14, 2023 Houston … Recruiter Name Kimball L. Hardeman 571-324-8227 SpecialAgentRecruiter.Houston@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events … to court documents and evidence presented at trial, from January 2014 to January 2018, Deanna Winfield-Gates, …
September 14, 2023
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New York Man Admits Possessing Fentanyl with Intent to Distribute and Resisting Arrest

September 14, 2023
… New York Man Admits Possessing Fentanyl with Intent to Distribute and Resisting Arrest September 14, 2023 … and Jesus Higuera-Parra, 28, of Ontario, California, drove from New York City to Elizabeth, New Jersey, for the …
September 14, 2023
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Lancaster Man Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison for Drug Trafficking

September 12, 2023
… Lancaster Man Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison for Drug Trafficking September … our strong partnership with the U.S. Attorney’s Office.” From early-February through late-March, 2022, Greenlaw sold …
September 12, 2023
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Former Massachusetts Resident Sentenced to Federal Prison for Methamphetamine Trafficking in Rhode Island

September 12, 2023
… Former Massachusetts Resident Sentenced to Federal Prison for Methamphetamine Trafficking … 38, was arrested in May 2022, shortly after he drove away from a Cranston, RI, residence that was under surveillance …
September 12, 2023
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Three Indicted for Fentanyl and Methamphetamine Trafficking in Sacramento and Stockton

August 31, 2023
… Three Indicted for Fentanyl and Methamphetamine Trafficking in Sacramento and Stockton August 31, 2023 San Francisco Contact Info … and Homeland Security Investigations with assistance from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the California …
August 31, 2023
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Boston Man Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for the Intent to Distribute Fentanyl and Cocaine

August 25, 2023
… Boston Man Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for the Intent to Distribute Fentanyl and Cocaine August 25, 2023 New … and statements made in Court, Govan’s charges stem from a 2019 traffic-stop along I-95 in Portsmouth.  Govan …
August 25, 2023
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“Wrecking Ball” lands LPR in Federal Prison

August 15, 2023
… 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 … GALVESTON, Texas - A 44-year-old legal permanent resident from the Dominican Republic has been sentenced in a cocaine …
August 15, 2023
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Texans Guilty of Operating Major Drug Trafficking Enterprise

August 15, 2023
… Texans Guilty of Operating Major Drug Trafficking Enterprise August 15, 2023 Houston Contact Info Contact Us … Recruiter Name Kimball L. Hardeman 571-324-8227 SpecialAgentRecruiter.Houston@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events … the course of this conspiracy.   The defendants each face from 10 years to life in federal prison at sentencing.  The …
August 15, 2023
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Lawrence Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking

August 10, 2023
… Lawrence Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking August 10, … to distributing heroin, fentanyl, and methamphetamine. From February 12, 2020 through October 9, 2020, the …
August 10, 2023
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Massachusetts Man Sentenced for Conspiracy to Distribute Illegal Controlled Substances as well as Possession with Intent to Distribute Heroin

August 03, 2023
… Massachusetts Man Sentenced for Conspiracy to Distribute Illegal Controlled … as drug traffickers distributing fentanyl and cocaine base from the residence. A Special Agent with the Bureau of …
August 03, 2023
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Gresham Man Caught Transporting Methamphetamine to Central Oregon Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison

July 26, 2023
… Gresham Man Caught Transporting Methamphetamine to Central Oregon Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison July 26, 2023 Seattle … transporting large quantities of methamphetamine and heroin from the Portland area to Central Oregon for resale. …
July 26, 2023