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Physician Assistant At Orange County Clinic Convicted Of Federal Drug Charges For Issuing Prescriptions Without Medical Need

September 20, 2017
… died of drug overdoses after obtaining prescriptions from Nguyen.             On the eve of Nguyen’s trial last … illegally prescribing oxycodone, methadone and alprazolam from the beginning of 2009 through early 2015.  Siew, 66, of …
September 20, 2017
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DEA Investigations Lead To Largest Treasury Kingpin Designation Against Mexican Cartel

August 09, 2017
… are frozen, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them. The Government of … for violations of the Kingpin Act range from civil penalties of up to $1,437,153 per violation to …
August 09, 2017
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West Hollywood Doctor Indicted On Federal Charges For Writing Prescriptions For Narcotics After Being Ordered To Stop

May 13, 2013
… Eisenberg also issued “medical marijuana” recommendations from these West Hollywood locations, according to court … agent, posing as a patient, obtained a prescription from Eisenberg for hydrocodone and (the generic form of a …
May 13, 2013
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18 Sentenced To Federal Prison For Roles In Austin-Based Drug Distribution Operation

August 28, 2015
… and close to $100,000 in U.S. currency. This case resulted from an investigation conducted by the Austin High Intensity … The Austin HIDTA Task Force is made up of investigators from the Drug Enforcement Administration, Federal Bureau of …
August 28, 2015
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Bandidos Outlaw Motorcycle Organization Leaders Arrested National President, Vice President And Sergeant At Arms Indicted On Federal RICO And VICAR Charges

January 06, 2016
… alleges that in 2014, Portillo received methamphetamine from Colorado-area Bandidos members and that Forster was … commitment to prevent gang violence and criminal activity from poisoning our communities, but it also sends a clear …
January 06, 2016
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Harris County Residents Arrested On East Texas Drug Trafficking Charges

February 25, 2016
… jury on Feb. 3, 2016.  According to one of the indictments, from December 2010 until June 30, 2015, the defendants … Danielle Garamillo, 21. According to the other indictment, from March 2014 until present, the defendants conspired to …
February 25, 2016
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Seven Ordered To Federal Prison For Extensive Marijuana Grow House Operation

March 04, 2016
… uniformly equipped with covered windows to prevent light from coming in or interior lights shining out. The houses … electric current and also prevented the utility provider from noticing the excessively high power consumption that …
March 04, 2016
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Another Ordered To Prison In Large Drug And Money Laundering Conspiracy

May 02, 2016
… drug trafficking organization that received marijuana loads from Mexico and arranged to transport the marijuana to the … drivers used by the organization to transport marijuana from Laredo to Dallas. He was a commercial truck driver …
May 02, 2016
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Authorities Arrest 24 In Maverick And Zavala Counties On Federal Charges

August 18, 2016
… Pass and seven in Crystal City-alleged as proceeds derived from the illegal drug trafficking activities. The indictment … judgement which represents the alleged proceeds derived from, and the value of property involved in, the criminal …
August 18, 2016
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DEA And Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announce Charges Against Senior South American Counterterrorism Figure For Attempting To Support Hezbollah

November 08, 2013
… ten kilograms of cocaine on a commercial flight departing from Suriname. Bouterse personally verified the arrangements … to assist with their applications for visas to travel from South America into the United States. In addition, in …
November 08, 2013
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Felon Pleads Guilty To Impersonating An Armed Federal Agent

June 09, 2015
… At that point, Harbison returned to his car and fled from the scene. Doraville and Dunwoody Police Officers then … Harbison’s residence and ultimately, officers arrested him. From the defendant’s residence, police officers recovered …
June 09, 2015
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Four Additional Defendants Sentenced On A-PVP (A.K.A. “Gravel” Or “Flakka”) Conspiracy Charges

August 14, 2015
… trafficking. A-PVP is a synthetic drug, primarily ordered from China, which is commonly referred to on the street as … handgun. A few months later, in early May 2014, he escaped from the Greene County Jail. In numerous jail recorded …
August 14, 2015
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Mexican Drug Kingpin Sentenced To 11 Years In Prison For Trafficking Black Tar Heroin

August 26, 2015
… network and oversaw all aspects of his drug operation, from production in Mexico, to smuggling the narcotics across … him in that district. Castro-Rocha’s prosecution stems from “Operation Dirty Girl II,” which is the local portion …
August 26, 2015
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Felon Sentenced To Federal Prison For Impersonating An Armed Federal Agent

August 27, 2015
… At that point, Harbison returned to his car and fled from the scene. Doraville and Dunwoody Police Officers then went to Harbison’s residence and arrested Harbison. From Harbison’s residence, police officers recovered several …
August 27, 2015
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Mexican National Sentenced To Lengthy Prison Term For Trafficking Large Quantities Of Crystal Methamphetamine

April 21, 2016
… to filed court documents and statements made in court, from at least March 2015 to May 2015, Sanchez was … into crystal methamphetamine. Law enforcement also seized from the residence several firearms, ammunition and $3,200 …
April 21, 2016
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Distributors Of Synthetic Cannabinoids Plead Guilty To Federal Charges

April 03, 2015
… to acquire quantities of synthetic cannabinoids directly from Costello. When the undercover officers expressed an … of approximately 15 kilograms of synthetic cannabinoids from Hurley and Costello on March 18, 2014, the undercover …
April 03, 2015
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Twelve Individuals Arrested In Taunton Heroin Ring

July 29, 2015
… Mejia Ramos’ organization through court authorized wiretaps from January through July of this year.  The charging … documents, Mejia Ramos purchased large quantities of heroin from several wholesale suppliers, including Soto-Peguero and …
July 29, 2015
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“Pill Mill” Operators Plead Guilty To Drug Distribution And Money Laundering Charges

March 04, 2016
… March 3, 2016 in federal court to charges stemming from their operation of a “pill mill” in Opelika, Alabama.  … Division investigated the case, with assistance from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Opelika Police …
March 04, 2016
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Two Central Arkansas Men Sentenced For Federal Drug And Firearms Violations

January 12, 2017
… that he located the gun underneath his seat during the trip from Little Rock to Fayetteville and that he had grabbed it … at least one prior felony conviction and were prohibited from possessing firearms. Atkins and Goston were indicted by …
January 12, 2017
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Bronx “YGz” Gang Member Sentenced To More Than 33 Years In Prison For Murdering An Innocent Bystander And Other Crimes

June 27, 2017
… a member of the Bronx-based street gang known as the YGz.  From at least 2005 to 2016, members and associates of the … of July holiday.  Moments later, while Williams was fleeing from the area, he fired gunshots at a group of bystanders, …
June 27, 2017
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Los Angeles Men Convicted In Northern New York For Running Nationwide Synthetic Drug Trafficking Ring

July 26, 2017
… the hospital or to a worse fate.  The defendants, operating from Los Angeles, made millions by spreading this poison … up shell companies, using P.O. boxes to divert attention from the warehouse where they manufactured their product, …
July 26, 2017
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Marc Henry Johnson Sentenced For Helping Drug Dealer Cover Up Role In Woman’s Cocaine Overdose

August 15, 2017
… related court proceedings: JOHNSON regularly bought cocaine from James Holder, who lived in and sold cocaine from a third-floor apartment in Chelsea.  During the night …
August 15, 2017
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Eleven Defendants Taken Into Custody Following Early Morning Roundup, A 12th Defendant Still Being Sought By Police

September 29, 2017
… or more of cocaine. The cocaine, which was trafficked from Puerto Rico, was being sold in the Buffalo area. DEA … in such behavior outweigh any benefits. Short-term profits from drug-dealing mean long-term sentences in federal …
September 29, 2017
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Methamphetamine Producers Targeted In Syracuse, New York

November 15, 2017
… to dismantle deadly threats and protect our towns from the perils of drug abuse.” Acting U.S. Attorney Grant … the Village of Endicott Police Department, with assistance from the New York State Department of Corrections and …
November 15, 2017
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Four Charged With Trafficking Heroin And Heroin Laced With Fentanyl

March 12, 2015
… defendant Haak revealed that the man had received heroin from Haak shortly before his body was discovered. Further … revealed that Haak delivered bags of heroin, purchased from defendant Tessina, to the deceased man late in the …
March 12, 2015
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Former Hip-Hop Manager James Rosemond Sentenced In Manhattan Federal Court To Life Plus 20 Years In Prison For Ordering The Murder Of Rap Group Associate Lowell Fletcher

March 24, 2015
… court to life plus 20 years in prison for offenses arising from his role in ordering a crew of men to murder Lowell … recruited a crew of men to murder Fletcher upon his release from prison - men with whom Rosemond had developed criminal …
March 24, 2015
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Former New York City Police Officer Sentenced To 240 Months For Conspiring To Commit Robberies And To Distribute Heroin

June 07, 2011
… Department and New York State Police; with assistance from the Durham, North Carolina Police, Special Operations … Attorney Jeremy Shockett, an Assistant District Attorney from the Bronx County District Attorney’s Office. The …
June 07, 2011
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10 Arrested In Major Narcotics Roundup On Buffalo's East Side

June 16, 2011
… in 2010, the defendants conspired to obtain cocaine from sources in Columbus, Ohio and Detroit, Michigan. This … stated, “The ‘Camp Street Crew’ has been dismantled. From the top to the bottom, law enforcement has successfully …
June 16, 2011
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International Narcotics Trafficker And Money Launderer Sentenced In Manhattan Federal Court To 20 Years In Prison

August 12, 2011
… trial, and statements made during yesterday’s sentencing: From 2006 to June 2009, Dominguez-Gabriel orchestrated an … back into Mexico where his company was based. Working from Mexico, Dominguez-Gabriel sent at least 300 kilograms …
August 12, 2011
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20 Charged With Conspiracy To Distribute Synthetic Drug “Molly”

August 16, 2011
… any period of incarceration. These prosecutions resulted from an investigation first undertaken in the Spring of 2009 … kilograms of “Molly” during the course of the conspiracy from March 2010 through April 2011. The “Molly,” believed to …
August 16, 2011