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Orlando Man Sentenced To Over 15 Years For Drug And Firearm Offenses

March 20, 2017
… mia032017_fig1.jpg WESTON, Fla. - Eric C. Falkowski, 35, from Orlando, Florida, was sentenced to 15 years and 8 … fentanyl, butyryl fentanyl, and other controlled substances from China in order to manufacture counterfeit prescription … As a previously convicted felon, Falkowski was prohibited from possessing a firearm or ammunition under federal law. …
March 20, 2017
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New Jersey Pharmacist Pleads Guilty In Illegal Pharmaceutical Drug Distribution Scheme

September 07, 2011
… 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 …
September 07, 2011
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New Orleans Man With Ties To Texas Drug Associates Pleads Guilty To Drug Conspiracy

June 28, 2013
… 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 …
June 28, 2013
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Pontchatoula Man Sentenced For Drug Trafficking

August 08, 2013
… 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 …
August 08, 2013
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Former Immigration Officer Admits Leading Interstate Methamphetamine Distribution Ring

March 09, 2015
… 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 …
March 09, 2015
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Essex County, New Jersey, Man Pleads Guilty To His Role In Oxycodone Distribution Ring

June 02, 2016
… 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. …
June 02, 2016
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New Jersey Doctor Indicted On Charges He Sold Oxycodone Prescriptions To Patients With No Legitimate Need For The Drug

March 02, 2017
… 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 …
March 02, 2017
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Leader Of Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced In Federal Court Defendant Receives 25 Years In Prison

January 23, 2011
… 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 …
January 23, 2011
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The New Orleans Field Division DEA Office Is Taking Back Unwanted Prescription Drugs April 30, 2011

March 31, 2011
… nofdoutreach@dea.gov 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 …
March 31, 2011
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Freeport Physician Pleads Guilty To Health Care Fraud And Unlawful Dispensing Charges

October 30, 2013
… 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 …
October 30, 2013
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Four Crewmen Indicted For Drug Trafficking On The High Seas

January 29, 2014
… 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. …
January 29, 2014
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DEA Miami Field Division Along With The Attorney General Of Florida Announce Arrests Of International Drug Traffickers

March 05, 2014
… 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 …
March 05, 2014
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Eight More Individuals Sentenced In Operation Sooner Or Later

April 29, 2014
… 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 …
April 29, 2014
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Tommy Allen Sentenced To 240 Months In Prison For Distributing Crack Cocaine

January 31, 2017
… 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 …
January 31, 2017
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Physician And Owner Of Atlanta Pain Clinic Sentenced For Illegally Prescribing Painkillers

March 29, 2017
… 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 …
March 29, 2017
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DEA’S Fourteenth Prescription Drug Take Back Day Yields Fruitful Results In Tennessee

November 07, 2017
… 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 …
November 07, 2017
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DEA’S Fourteenth Prescription Drug Take Back Day Yields Fruitful Results In Georgia

November 07, 2017
… 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 …
November 07, 2017
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DEA’S Fourteenth Prescription Drug Take Back Day Yields Fruitful Results In North Carolina

November 07, 2017
… 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 …
November 07, 2017
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DEA’S Fourteenth Prescription Drug Take Back Day Yields Fruitful Results In Georgia

November 07, 2017
… 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 …
November 07, 2017
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Stamford Crack Dealer Sentenced To 46 Months In Federal Prison

February 25, 2011
… 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 …
February 25, 2011
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Puerto Rico Man Sentenced To 46 Months In Federal Prison For Role In New Haven Drug Trafficking Ring

March 01, 2011
… 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, …
March 01, 2011
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Canadian Man Sentenced For Marijuana Smuggling

March 04, 2011
… 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 …
March 04, 2011
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Federal Grand Jury Indicts Boston Attorney On Money Laundering Charges

April 07, 2011
… 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 …
April 07, 2011
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DEA New England Collects Over Nineteen Tons Of Prescription Medication

May 10, 2011
… 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 …
May 10, 2011
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New Haven Man Sentenced To 57 Months In Federal Prison For Distributing Heroin

May 25, 2011
… 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, …
May 25, 2011
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New Haven Man Sentenced To More Than Seven Years In Federal Prison For Distributing Crack

May 27, 2011
… 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 …
May 27, 2011
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Hartford Cocaine Dealer Sentenced To 75 Months In Federal Prison

July 15, 2011
… 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 …
July 15, 2011
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Former PIN Rx Pharmacist Indicted On Kickback And Tax Charges

September 23, 2011
… 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 …
September 23, 2011
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New Haven Man Sentenced To Three Years In Federal Prison For Distributing Crack

October 05, 2011
… 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, …
October 05, 2011
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Two Men Involved In Hartford-Area Narcotics Ring Sentenced To Federal Prison

October 07, 2011
… 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 …
October 07, 2011