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Man Sentenced To 35 Years For Meth Trafficking From Houston To Louisiana

… Man Sentenced To 35 Years For Meth Trafficking From Houston To Louisiana September 26, 2017 Houston Contact … this investigation, law enforcement discovered Lavergne was buying large quantities of methamphetamine from suppliers in …
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Sentencing And Guilty Plea In Conspiracy Involving Steroids

… and others were receiving shipments of steroid ingredients from China and manufacturing and distributing wholesale … cocaine.  CHICKOS and KENYHERCZ purchased anabolic steroids from Santucci and distributed them to others.  KENYHERCZ … medication, including Roxicodone, Oxycodone, Suboxone and Opana.  At the time of the offense, CHICKOS was employed as …
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Medical Doctor Arrested On Federal ‘Structuring’ Charges For Making Cash Deposits To Avoid Federal Reporting Requirements

… four separate accounts for the purpose of preventing banks from reporting the deposits to the federal government, which … the cash for the purpose of concealing income he receive from thousands of fraudulent prescriptions that he issued … the brand name OxyContin) and (also known by the brand name Opana).  Since 2006, Medicare has paid more money to …
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Fentanyl Dealer’s Product Kills a Man — Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison

… with fentanyl later that evening.  The next day, officers from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office responded to a … undercover operation at a gas station in Lantana, Fla., to buy 58 grams worth of fentanyl for $4,200. The transaction … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
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Couple Who Murdered Government Witness Sentenced to Life in Prison

… cooperate with law enforcement and conducted a controlled buy of $40 worth of methamphetamine on January 19, 2016. … Fey and Gunter conspired to murder her to prevent her from acting as a witness against them.  Specifically, on … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Arrest And Unsealing Of Charges Against Senior Adviser To The Operator Of The “Silk Road” Website

… the owner and operator of the “Silk Road” website, an online illicit black market that operated from January 2011 until October 2, 2013.  Clark is alleged … unlawful goods and services to well over a hundred thousand buyers, and to launder hundreds of millions of dollars …
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Northern Ohio Doctor Pleads Guilty To Illegally Prescribing Hundreds Of Thousands Of Opiate Painkillers And Other Pills

… purpose, even after he learned some customers had died from overdose-related deaths, law enforcement officials … medications-including Oxycontin, Percocet, Roxicet, Opana, and others-from Adolph Harper’s medical offices in Akron between 2009 …
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San Diego Resident Sentenced to 13 Years in Prison for Distributing Fentanyl that Resulted in 15-Year-Old’s Death

… officials and paramedics responded to a 911 call from a home in Coronado. Salveron was found deceased in his … to actively take steps to ensure that your children are not buying drugs online. We invite you to review the Fentanyl Toolkit which …
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Guilty Plea from Dealer Who Sold Fatal Dose of Fentanyl

… Guilty Plea from Dealer Who Sold Fatal Dose of Fentanyl June 14, 2024 … 387-5067 StLouisDiversionOutreach@dea.gov ST. LOUIS – A man from St. Peters, Missouri, on Friday admitted selling the … another person. That woman would testify that she wanted to buy oxycodone from Hovis and that Hovis said he was …
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Postal Carrier Indicted for Cocaine Distribution Stemming from Her Official Position

… Postal Carrier Indicted for Cocaine Distribution Stemming from Her Official Position October 12, 2022 Miami Contact … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
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Former Bordentown physician charged with narcotics distribution and fraud

… hydrocodone (Vicodin, Norco, Lorcet, Lortab), oxymorphone (Opana), hydromorphone (Dilaudid), morphine and fentanyl. One … consideration of whether his patients were benefitting from the prescription painkillers he routinely and … BCPO Gang, Gun and Narcotics Task Force, with assistance from the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs Enforcement …
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Michigan Doctor Receives Nearly 5 Year Federal Prison Sentence For Drug Distribution And Health Care Fraud

… going on by medical professionals.” Following his release from federal prison, Dr. Linares will serve three years of … Dr. Linares also forfeited approximately $236,000 seized from bank accounts; jewelry, luxury vehicles, two boats, and … and IV narcotics, including opiates such as Oxycontin and Opana.  For sentencing purposes, the defendant admitted to …
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34 Individuals From St Johns County Arrested For Methamphetamine Production And Distribution

… 34 Individuals From St Johns County Arrested For Methamphetamine Production … were able to identify over 200 individuals who were buying large amounts of (a key ingredient in the production …
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DEA issues warning over counterfeit prescription pills from Mexico

… DEA issues warning over counterfeit prescription pills from Mexico November 04, 2019 New England Contact Info … involved in more deaths than any other illicit drug.  “Buying drugs from street dealers is deadly especially when fentanyl is …
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Statement from DEA Administrator Anne Milgram on Done Global Inc.

June 14, 2024
… Statement from DEA Administrator Anne Milgram on Done Global Inc. DEA … “The defendants in this case operated Done Global Inc., an online telehealth website that prescribed Adderall and other …
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Colombian National Extradited from Panama Pleads Guilty to Drug Charges in the United States

… Colombian National Extradited from Panama Pleads Guilty to Drug Charges in the United … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
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Defendants Convicted and Sentenced in Long-Term Methamphetamine Drug Trafficking Investigation in Franklin and Gulf Counties

… obtaining up to 20–25 kilograms of methamphetamine per week from Atlanta, Georgia, and reselling it in North Florida, along with a web of methamphetamine dealers buying and selling methamphetamine in Franklin and Gulf … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
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San Francisco man pleads guilty to crimes related to illegal fentanyl pill manufacturing operation

… Johnson 571-387-5018 Defendant admits advertising pills online as oxycodone while manufacturing and distributing … agreement, Zolfaghari, 42, of San Francisco, admitted that from May of 2014 until June of 2016 he agreed with others to … admitted that his role in the conspiracy included buying a pill press, using it to manufacture pills and …
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23 Years In Prison For “Dr. Khan”

… and two counts of money laundering. The convictions arose from the operation of the defendant’s fraudulent medical … operated Compassionate and related health care corporations from 2006 until 2013.   Ashrafkhan was responsible for … over 200,000 dosage units of (including Oxycontin) and Opana, powerful Schedule II opiates. He was responsible for …
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Detroit Area Doctors Charged With Illegal Distribution Of Prescription Drugs And Health Care Fraud

… The 68-count superseding indictment charges that from December 2010 through 2012, Dr. Awada and … the highly addictive drugs Oxycodone, Roxicodone, and Opana ER, outside the course of usual medical practice and … McQuade said “Health care fraud diverts taxpayer dollars from needy patients to greedy criminals. We hope that our …
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Three More Synthetic Drugs Become Illegal For At Least Two Years

… (CSA) for the next two years.  These drugs are marketed online and through illicit channels as illicit hallucinogens … themselves of their current stocks and to cease making or buying more.  During the next two years, DEA will work with …
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60 Year-Old Former Shelter Counselor Sentenced To Over 11 Years In Prison

… WashingtonDiversionOutreach@dea.gov Sold Heroin From Women’s Shelter GREENBELT, MD - . - U.S. District Judge … October 2009 to February 2010, officers used sources to buy heroin from Barnes, twice at the shelter’s parking lot …
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DEA Arrests Local Doctor For Illegally Dispensing And Distributing Controlled Substances By Prescriptions

… oxycontin HCL, oxymorphone HCL, hydromorphone, opana, fentanyl, suboxone, and morphine sulfate, a Schedule …
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Charges Against 10 Individuals In Multi-Million Dollar Internet Pharmacy Fraud Scheme Two Pharmacists Were Allegedly Paid At Least $13 Million By Bogus Online Pharmacy Operators For Filling Invalid Prescriptions Issued By

… Were Allegedly Paid At Least $13 Million By Bogus Online Pharmacy Operators For Filling Invalid Prescriptions … by Riccio and Lasher, and others. The Internet Fraud Scheme From 2010 until November 2012, customers seeking certain …
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Leader of Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy Sentence to More Than Eight Years in Federal Prison

… Division Office. According to his plea agreement, from October 2017 to June 2018, Quander conspired with … and a confidential source to conduct several controlled buys of cocaine and crack cocaine from Quander, or at Quander’s direction, from his …
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Salisbury Cocaine Dealer Sentenced To Over 11 Years In Prison

… Matthew Maciarello. According to their plea agreements, from July 2013 through August 27, 2013, Nelson conspired … overheard conversations in which Nelson agreed to buy one kilogram of cocaine from Brown.  Brown delivered the cocaine to Nelson at his …
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Hagerstown Drug Dealer Exiled To 10 Years In Prison

… According to evidence presented at the three day trial, from November 2009 to January 2010, an individual made four controlled buys of crack cocaine supplied by Hernandez.  After the … to Hernandez’ previous felony conviction, he was prohibited from possessing a gun. United States Attorney Rod J. …
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Eight Arrested On Federal Steroid And Prescription Narcotic Distribution Charges

… that members of the conspiracy allegedly imported steroids from China. The following individuals were arrested on a … was a steroid distributer who obtained his steroids from Kenyhercz.  Wiretap interceptions over cellular … prescription (including Roxicodone, Oxycodone, Suboxone and Opana).  Gentile is alleged to be a steroid distributer, and …
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Catonsville Dentist Sentenced To 30 Months In Prison For Selling 140,000 Hydrocodone Pills

… an order of forfeiture of $157,350, the amount of proceeds from Riley’s drug dealing, and ordered Riley to pay a … investigated and prosecuted.” According to his guilty plea, from at least 2005 to May 2010, Riley illegally sold … from Riley for $1 a pill. In 2007, the drug dealer began buying an average of 500 pills a week for $1.30 a pill. The …
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Annapolis Man Sentenced to Over 12 Years in Prison in Drug Conspiracy

… others. On May 21, 2003 Warren Young contacted  Thorpe to buy crack cocaine. Thorpe advised that he only had powder … sample the drugs, because the last time he made a purchase from Thorpe, the cocaine was not good quality.  The …