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Five Indicted in Scheme to Defraud Investment Banking Firm

April 20, 2006
… of a FBW customer, with directions to forward money from that customer’s account to a bank account to … knowledge or consent, directing the transfer of $90,000 from the customer’s FBW account to an account in the name of Ugochukwu Onwudiegwu. Leslie Reynolds faxed the order from a fax machine in Maryland to Tonya Tyson at FBW in …
April 20, 2006
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Silver Spring Man Sentenced to More Than 12 Years in OCDETF Cocaine Conspiracy

March 06, 2006
… of facts presented at his guilty plea on August 8, 2005, from 2001 through February, 2004 numerous individuals … intent to distribute cocaine and heroin by procuring drugs from Guatemala for redistribution in and around Maryland and … in 2001 and continuing into 2003, Alma obtained cocaine from members of this conspiracy for resale in the District …
March 06, 2006
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Leaders of Baltimore Drug Conspiracy Plead Guilty

August 25, 2006
… provided to the court as part of their plea agreements, from about December 2003 until February 2006, Leonardo Wells obtained kilogram quantities of cocaine from various sources, and distributed these quantities to … Wells when he went to meet one of his wholesale customers from Hagerstown, MD. Leonardo became aware of law …
August 25, 2006
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Federal Grand Jury Returns Superceding Indictment Against Members of Major Drug Organization

December 13, 2003
… Bascom and Smith primarily arranged for the shipment of PCP from other areas for later distribution to the District of … Belmont Street, N.W., who is alleged to have obtained PCP from the local Maryland man, and who was the major … that has seized multi-gallon quantities of PCP from the members – PCP that has been valued at nearly $1 …
December 13, 2003
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DEA’s Fifth National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Results in Another Big Haul

October 04, 2012
… 488,395 pounds (244 tons) of prescription medications from members of the public. When added to the collections from DEA’s previous four Take- Back events, more than 2 … (1,018 tons) of prescription medications were removed from circulation. According to the 2011 Substance Abuse and …
October 04, 2012
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Cocaine Dealer In St. Mary’s County Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Sentenced To 14 Years In Prison

July 28, 2014
… entered an order requiring Allen to forfeit $14,706 seized from his residence during the execution of a search warrant, … D.C. Field Office.    According to his plea agreement, from February 2012 to April 2013, Allen obtained cocaine and heroin from co-conspirator Jamar Holt, for distribution to …
July 28, 2014
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Oxon Hill Felon Exiled To 7 Years In Prison For A Heroin Distribution Conspiracy And Being A Felon In Possession Of A Gun

September 28, 2015
… DEA Seized an Uzi submachine gun from defendant’s residence GREENBELT, Md. - U.S. District … Sheriff Tim Cameron. According to Bruce’s plea agreement, from July 2013 until approximately July 2014, Bruce … and Saint Mary’s Counties, Maryland.  Bruce obtained heroin from one or more suppliers, and used his residence on …
September 28, 2015
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Cocaine Dealer Exiled To Over 10 Years In Prison

October 17, 2012
… Arranged for cocaine to be smuggled from California to Maryland in concealed vehicle “traps” … that once the cocaine arrived in Maryland, it was removed from the cars at co-defendant Tommy Heard’s home. During the … learned that a vehicle containing drugs was being driven from California to Baltimore. On May 14, 2012, law …
October 17, 2012
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Two Brothers From Des Plaines Among 24 Defendants Charged With Trafficking Large Quantities Of Cocaine And Heroin

July 29, 2015
… Two Brothers From Des Plaines Among 24 Defendants Charged With … distributing it in the Chicago area and Wisconsin. Agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Drug …
July 29, 2015
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More Than A Million Dosages Of Heroin Removed From The Streets Before Fourth Of July Holiday Weekend

July 01, 2016
… More Than A Million Dosages Of Heroin Removed From The Streets Before Fourth Of July Holiday Weekend July … the seizure of 64 kilograms of packaged (140 lbs.) from a single-family private residence located in the …
July 01, 2016
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Drug Kingpin And Eight Others Indicted For Smuggling Millions Of Dollars In Heroin From Colombia To New York City

March 06, 2013
… Others Indicted For Smuggling Millions Of Dollars In Heroin From Colombia To New York City March 06, 2013 New York … ran the international heroin trafficking operation from his home at 2059 Saint Raymond Ave., Apt. 2F, in the …
March 06, 2013
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49 From Two Bronx Drug Trafficking Organizations Charged In Joint DEA/NYPD/HSI Investigation

March 15, 2017
… 49 From Two Bronx Drug Trafficking Organizations Charged In … are entitled to the peaceful enjoyment of their homes, free from the devastating effects of drugs and the violence that …
March 15, 2017
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Career Offender From Clovis Sentenced To 77 Months For Selling 20 Grams Of Heroin To Undercover Agents

January 06, 2017
… Career Offender From Clovis Sentenced To 77 Months For Selling 20 Grams Of … prosecution with the goal of removing repeat offenders from communities in New Mexico for as long as possible …
January 06, 2017
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Miami-Based Crack Cocaine Distribution Organization Sentenced From Three Years To Life In Prison

May 16, 2013
… Crack Cocaine Distribution Organization Sentenced From Three Years To Life In Prison May 16, 2013 Miami …
May 16, 2013
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Cumberland County man admits conspiring to distribute opioids, launder millions of dollars in drug proceeds

December 15, 2020
… suspended Chatmon’s pharmacist license for two years. From January 2017 until August 2018, Chatmon obtained large … filling the orders for the customers of the unlicensed online pharmacy, knowing that the customers did not have …
December 15, 2020
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Newport News Pharmacy Agrees to Pay Civil Penalty under the Controlled Substances Act

June 21, 2022
… to pay $125,000 to settle civil penalty claims stemming from alleged record-keeping violations associated with … are designed to protect the health and safety of the public from dangers posed by highly addictive or dangerous … to take a number of measures to prevent the violations from reoccurring. The resolution obtained in this matter was …
June 21, 2022
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Member of Meth Conspiracy Sentenced to 25 Years for Narcotics Trafficking & International Money Laundering

March 18, 2022
… Texas, and South Carolina to traffic methamphetamine from Mexico into Southwest Virginia and then launder the … Texas to pick up large quantities of methamphetamine from accomplices who acted as a conduit from multiple sources in Mexico. In order to launder the …
March 18, 2022
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Roanoke Man Sentenced for Conspiring to Traffic Methamphetamine, Fentanyl, Heroin, and Cocaine

February 28, 2022
… for conspiring with others to traffic dangerous drugs from sources across the country into the Roanoke Valley. … of methamphetamine and opioids, including fentanyl, from drug sources in both the Northeastern United States as … Virginia State Police investigated the case with assistance from the region’s High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area …
February 28, 2022
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Federal Jury Convicts Baltimore Defense Attorney for Money Laundering Conspiracy

December 28, 2021
… Office.  The United States Attorney has recused himself from this case. The trial evidence proved that Ravenell received drug proceeds from clients and associates who engaged in drug … Ravenell also received substantial cash payments derived from drug sales as compensation for laundering money.  The …
December 28, 2021
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DC Man Sentenced for Multi-Kilogram Cocaine Conspiracy

December 15, 2021
… to the greater Washington, DC area through parcels shipped from California where his source of supply was located. … the CS that he wanted to purchase 15 kilograms of cocaine from the CS. In June 2021, the CS advised Saturne that a … soon. Saturne agreed to purchase 10 kilograms of cocaine from that shipment. Saturne was arrested after agreeing to …
December 15, 2021
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California Methamphetamine and Firearm Dealer Sentenced to Seven Years in Federal Prison

August 31, 2021
… 2019. Law enforcement officers intercepted the parcels from a Spencerville, Maryland post office, where they were … in person. As stated in the plea agreement, Dub traveled from California to the Washington National Airport where Dub … unknowingly met with an undercover officer. While en route from the airport to Rockville, Maryland, Dub not only stated …
August 31, 2021
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Three Indicted on Federal Drug Distribution Charges

June 10, 2021
… CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va . –  A husband and wife from Fairfax and their cousin from Spotsylvania were indicted last month for conspiring to … and Gang Task Force is comprised of investigative personnel from the Culpeper, Fauquier, Orange, Rappahannock Sheriff's …
June 10, 2021
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Richmond Man Sentenced for Fentanyl Trafficking

May 25, 2021
… inside cooperator, completed two controlled drug purchases from Pair. The cooperator, at the direction and under the supervision of law enforcement, purchased from Pair one ounce of heroin on October 30, 2019 and two … November 12, 2019. Upon analysis, both substances purchased from Pair were found to be fentanyl. Pair was subsequently …
May 25, 2021
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DEA Washington Division Announces 20th Drug Take Back Day To Help Local Families

March 01, 2021
… record number of expired or unused prescription medications from members of the community across the area. Over the … indicating a majority of abused prescription drugs come from family and friends, including from home medicine cabinets, clearing out unused medicine is …
March 01, 2021
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DEA Washington Division Commemorates African American History Month

February 11, 2021
… integral part of our unique history as a nation. It spans from some of America’s darkest days – the time of slavery – … These differences reflect where each individual comes from, the current world we all live in, and the great places … As a team, we will work to protect our fellow citizens from the threat of violent crime, deadly drugs, and …
February 11, 2021
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Virginia Man Pleads Guilty to Dealing Fatal Doses of Fentanyl-laced Heroin

January 20, 2021
… fentanyl.  Because the recipient of the distribution died from overdose by ingesting the fentanyl within, Sovereign … today that in the fall of 2017 he made regular trips from Front Royal, Virginia to Baltimore, Maryland in order … in Front Royal. E.R. purchased a small packet of heroin from Sovereign which contained fentanyl. Later that night, …
January 20, 2021
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New Hampshire businessman pleads guilty to spice distribution & fatal overdose

January 28, 2021
… two shops in Seabrook—“Up N Smoke” and “The Smoking Monkey”—from which he sold retail quantities of spice, along with … pipes. Walsh ordered the spice that he sold in his stores from a California-based wholesale spice manufacturing and … Walsh ordered thousands of dollars of spice per week from his California-based co-conspirators, whose illicit …
January 28, 2021
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Silent No More Overdose Symposium brings opioid crisis experts to Virginia Commonwealth University to discuss real solutions

January 14, 2020
… of law enforcement efforts to keep these dangerous drugs from hitting the streets.” The symposium brought together … law enforcement, Diversion, and Intelligence experts from the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Washington … Justice Services; and Medical and education experts from VCU Medical Center, Substance Abuse & Mental Health …
January 14, 2020
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Iowa woman distributes fentanyl and heroin across Virginia, pleads guilty

December 04, 2019
… a mixture of heroin and fentanyl for $125,000 to Best from Prather’s home-based day care service in Des Moines. … and analysts traced approximately $100,000 in cash deposits from Best to Prather. In January 2018, Prather travelled from Des Moines to Virginia Beach, VA where she met with …
December 04, 2019
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Virginia dentist running elaborate prescription scheme, reported to DEA tip line, sentenced

October 02, 2019
… for his personal use and the use of his co-conspirators from 2014 to 2018. Hartman crafted careful, elaborate plans … Hartman coached his office staff to send any phone calls from pharmacies with questions about prescriptions directly to him. He would then call the pharmacy from his personal cellphone and verify the prescription. …
October 02, 2019