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New Jersey Pharmacist Pleads Guilty In Illegal Pharmaceutical Drug Distribution Scheme

… tax years 2008 and 2009 which failed to report his proceeds from the scheme. In connection with his guilty plea, Hsia, … in the names of fictitious patients. Data obtained from the Automation of Reports and Consolidated System, … by law enforcement at the time of his arrest was derived from the scheme. Hsia also admitted that he willfully …
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New Orleans Man With Ties To Texas Drug Associates Pleads Guilty To Drug Conspiracy

… the Honorable Stanwood Duval, Jr. Tyler’s charges stem from a 2009 Drug Enforcement Administration investigation of … the deal could take place and confiscated almost $400,000 from the house.  Of the money confiscated, $100,000 was … guilty in this multi-defendant case having been a fugitive from his initial indictment on November 5, 2010 until August …
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Pontchatoula Man Sentenced For Drug Trafficking

… the trafficking of more than five kilograms of cocaine from the Houston, Texas area, to Bogalusa, Louisiana.In … Derek Moss for the purposes of obtaining cocaine from drug source Luis Colon.  During the investigation, … of the occasions, agents followed Smith, Moss and Mark back from Texas to the Laplace, LA area.  Smithwas stopped as he …
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Former Immigration Officer Admits Leading Interstate Methamphetamine Distribution Ring

… admitted coordinating shipments of crystal methamphetamine from interstate suppliers and providing them to retailers in … Jersey. Freehauf admitted that he arranged the shipments from California, Arizona and elsewhere and repackaged the … in Charge Maria L. Kelokates; law enforcement officers from the N.J. National Guard Counter Drug Task Force, under …
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Essex County, New Jersey, Man Pleads Guilty To His Role In Oxycodone Distribution Ring

… prescriptions for oxycodone and other controlled substances from various doctors in New Jersey, filled them at … the drug trafficking organization. Policarpio admitted that from Feb. 5, 2014, to Aug. 13, 2014, he personally purchased pills containing oxycodone from conspirators and then sold the pills to others. …
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New Jersey Doctor Indicted On Charges He Sold Oxycodone Prescriptions To Patients With No Legitimate Need For The Drug

… Christopher S. Porrino announced the indictment of a doctor from Passaic County for selling prescriptions of Oxycodone … Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs Enforcement Bureau.  From June 2010 through April 2016, Kang allegedly sold …
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Leader Of Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced In Federal Court Defendant Receives 25 Years In Prison

… for the movement and sale of methamphetamine and cocaine from Mexico into the United States, and the distribution … and at times used a minor female to transport drugs to and from Mexico to Louisiana. The defendant’s couriers were … in this trade. We are committed to holding drug dealers, from couriers to leaders, accountable.” This case was …
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The New Orleans Field Division DEA Office Is Taking Back Unwanted Prescription Drugs April 30, 2011

… Oxford - (662) 234-8542 NEW ORLEANS, LA. - On April 30 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Drug Enforcement (DEA) has … that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet. In addition, Americans are …
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Freeport Physician Pleads Guilty To Health Care Fraud And Unlawful Dispensing Charges

… were reversed on appeal in 2012.  He was released from custody, and a retrial was scheduled.  On October 31, … 2012, Ignasiak faked his own suicide and became a fugitive from justice.  Almost a year later, in September 2013, he … and 10 years for failure to appear. The case resulted from a four-year investigation by the North Florida Health …
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Four Crewmen Indicted For Drug Trafficking On The High Seas

… Fleet (RFA) Wave Knight.  The USCG helicopter launched from the RFA Wave Knight when the 25-foot go-fast boat was … and detained the crewmen and retrieved 45 bales of cocaine from the debris field, where the packages had been thrown … Express Strike Force, comprised of agents and analysts from the DEA, Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. …
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DEA Miami Field Division Along With The Attorney General Of Florida Announce Arrests Of International Drug Traffickers

… for their involvement in a drug smuggling ring spanning from South America to New York. This week, DEA agents from the Orlando District Office served arrest warrants in … were trafficking large amounts of cocaine and heroin from South America, through Puerto Rico and the Dominican …
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Eight More Individuals Sentenced In Operation Sooner Or Later

… roles in an international cocaine conspiracy that spanned from Mexico, McAllen and Mission, Texas, and into Ocala and … groups were based in Guerrero and Tamaulipas, Mexico.  From early 2007 until late 2011, they were responsible for …
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Tommy Allen Sentenced To 240 Months In Prison For Distributing Crack Cocaine

… prison for distributing crack cocaine.  Upon his release from prison, he will be on supervised release for five … “Grill,” distributed crack cocaine and fielded phone calls from customers ordering crack cocaine from the organization.  Tommy Allen admitted to being …
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Physician And Owner Of Atlanta Pain Clinic Sentenced For Illegally Prescribing Painkillers

… distances to obtain prescriptions for controlled substances from the clinic, including more than a dozen regular patients who traveled nearly 200 miles from Vidalia and Hazlehurst. Nisar Piracha, 63, of Norcross, … also agreed to the forfeiture of over $425,000 in proceeds from his pill mill operation.  Piracha was convicted on this …
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DEA’S Fourteenth Prescription Drug Take Back Day Yields Fruitful Results In Tennessee

… remove ever-higher amounts of opioids and other medicines from the nation’s homes, where they could be stolen and … that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet. DEA launched its …
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DEA’S Fourteenth Prescription Drug Take Back Day Yields Fruitful Results In Georgia

… remove ever-higher amounts of opioids and other medicines from the nation’s homes, where they could be stolen and … that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet. DEA launched its …
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DEA’S Fourteenth Prescription Drug Take Back Day Yields Fruitful Results In North Carolina

… remove ever-higher amounts of opioids and other medicines from the nation’s homes, where they could be stolen and … that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet. DEA launched its …
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DEA’S Fourteenth Prescription Drug Take Back Day Yields Fruitful Results In Georgia

… remove ever-higher amounts of opioids and other medicines from the nation’s homes, where they could be stolen and … that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet. DEA launched its …
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Stamford Crack Dealer Sentenced To 46 Months In Federal Prison

… in a crack cocaine distribution ring. This matter stems from Operation Big Loot, a six-month investigation … over a court-authorized wiretap ordering crack cocaine from co-defendant Carlos Marte Santos, also known as “Cesar” … with law enforcement subsequently purchased crack cocaine from Thomas. Thomas was arrested on December 3, 2009. A …
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Puerto Rico Man Sentenced To 46 Months In Federal Prison For Role In New Haven Drug Trafficking Ring

… in a narcotics trafficking ring that operated in New Haven from 2005 to 2009. On May 7, 2010, TORRES-RIOS pleaded … quantities of prepackaged “bundles” of heroin, principally from a New York source-of-supply. The heroin, and also crack … Enforcement Task Force, including DEA agents and officers from the New Haven, West Haven, Meriden, Shelton, Hamden, …
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Canadian Man Sentenced For Marijuana Smuggling

… a major marijuana smuggling and money laundering scheme. From 1998 to his arrest in July 2002, Cusson led an … that smuggled tons of high grade Canadian marijuana from Canada into the United States and smuggled millions of …
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Federal Grand Jury Indicts Boston Attorney On Money Laundering Charges

… evade reporting requirements. The indictment alleges that from early 2009 to 2011, GEORGE - and a co-conspirator … (CW) represented that he had large amounts of cash from drug trafficking to both GEORGE - and his … referring GEORGE - clients, GEORGE - took $25,000 in cash from an undercover agent posing as a drug dealer client, and …
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DEA New England Collects Over Nineteen Tons Of Prescription Medication

… agencies that collected the unwanted medications from the public. Nationally DEA collected 376,593 pounds of … that teens who abuse prescription drugs often obtain them from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet. In addition, many Americans …
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New Haven Man Sentenced To 57 Months In Federal Prison For Distributing Heroin

… in a narcotics trafficking ring that operated in New Haven from 2005 to 2009. On December 16, 2009, COTTO pleaded … quantities of prepackaged “bundles” of heroin, principally from a New York source-of-supply. The heroin, and also crack … Enforcement Task Force, including DEA agents and officers from the New Haven, West Haven, Meriden, Shelton, Hamden, …
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New Haven Man Sentenced To More Than Seven Years In Federal Prison For Distributing Crack

… release, for distributing crack cocaine. This matter stems from a joint law enforcement investigation conducted by the … According to court documents and statements made in court, from June through August 2010, JACKSON purchased crack cocaine from members of the drug trafficking organization and then …
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Hartford Cocaine Dealer Sentenced To 75 Months In Federal Prison

… with intent to distribute cocaine. This matter stems from “Operation All In,” a long-term Drug Enforcement … wiretap ordering distribution quantities of cocaine from Peter Maylor of Newington. On March 3, 2009, federal … East Central Narcotics Task Force, which includes members from the Manchester, South Windsor, Glastonbury, and Vernon …
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Former PIN Rx Pharmacist Indicted On Kickback And Tax Charges

… in May 2006, Gracie solicited and received kickbacks from persons associated with six internet companies that … In total, Gracie received about $120,717 in kickbacks from the six companies between May and November 2006. The … of Pharmacy. It was conducted by agents and investigators from the Drug Enforcement Administration, U.S. Food and Drug …
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New Haven Man Sentenced To Three Years In Federal Prison For Distributing Crack

… release, for distributing crack cocaine. This matter stems from a joint law enforcement investigation conducted by the … According to court documents and statements made in court, from August through October 2010, Moore, an admitted member … a wiretap ordering distribution quantities of crack cocaine from other members of the drug trafficking organization, …
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Two Men Involved In Hartford-Area Narcotics Ring Sentenced To Federal Prison

… by four years of supervised release. This matter stems from “Operation All In,” a long-term Drug Enforcement … wiretap ordering distribution quantities of crack cocaine from Peter Maylor of Newington. On March 3, 2009, federal … East Central Narcotics Task Force, which includes members from the Manchester, South Windsor, Glastonbury, and Vernon …
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Charges Filed Against Chicago-Area Man For Multi-Million-Dollar Theft Of Prescription Pain Relieving Medications

… stressed the importance of guarding prescription drugs from being diverted in the home to those they were not … plug a gaping hole of powerful prescription pain medication from allegedly being diverted for illegal mass … Sheriff’s Police and Assistant State’s Attorneys from the Narcotics Bureau for their joint work on the case. …