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Seattle Doctor Settles Allegations

September 13, 2021
… Claims Act.  Specifically, the United States alleges that from January 2016 to September 2017, Dr. Lee violated the …
September 13, 2021
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Bradenton Man Convicted of Possessing Fentanyl with Intent to Distribute, and Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm

April 22, 2021
… As a previously convicted felon, Waiters is prohibited from possessing a firearm of ammunition under federal …
April 22, 2021
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Heroin and Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Drug Conspiracy Resulting in Death

April 08, 2021
… Administration Orlando District Office, with assistance from Homeland Security Investigations, the Orange County …
April 08, 2021
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Port Richey man sentenced to 12 years for drug dealing and gun possession

June 12, 2020
… in a residential neighborhood in Port Richey, Florida. From his own residence, Salvarezza sold a confidential …
June 12, 2020
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Five Tampa residents charged in $21 million money laundering conspiracy of drug trafficking proceeds

June 30, 2020
… $21,567,939 and forfeiture of approximately $167,008 seized from a bank account, which represents the proceeds of the …
June 30, 2020
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Pasco County man responsible for numerous overdoses at Pasco County jail sentenced to 27 years in federal prison

March 12, 2020
… On February 1, 2019, two additional inmates overdosed from the substances that CathCart had smuggled into the …
March 12, 2020
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Pain clinic owner pleads guilty to tax evasion and money laundering

February 04, 2020
… practice. Wynne used the illegal proceeds generated from PWC to purchase real property in the Tampa Bay, Florida …
February 04, 2020
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Pasco man pleads guilty to causing series of overdoses while incarcerated at the Pasco County jail

November 05, 2019
… overdosed, and suffered serious bodily injury.  Deputies from Pasco County and emergency personnel successfully …
November 05, 2019
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Former Jacksonville Beach doctor’s office employee pleads guilty to opioid distribution conspiracy

October 29, 2019
… who were not actually patients of Rader’s employer. Records from multiple pharmacies show that on certain occasions, …
October 29, 2019
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Georgia supplier sentenced to ten years in federal prison for drug charge

September 17, 2019
… on May 23, 2018, Jones traveled to Jacksonville, Florida from Atlanta, Georgia, after agreeing to deliver 15 pounds …
September 17, 2019
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Two men sentenced on Lake County heroin charge

September 30, 2019
… by the Drug Enforcement Administration with support from the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office and the Lake County …
September 30, 2019
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Federal jury finds two Tampa doctors guilty

May 29, 2019
… Health and Pain Center, a pain management clinic in Tampa, from June 2011 through March 2014, and April 2014 through …
May 29, 2019
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Fort Myers men indicted for a drug trafficking conspiracy that included the killing of an informant

November 30, 2018
… in this particular case. According to the indictment, from approximately 1996 to November 2018, Ward and McGriff …
November 30, 2018
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Leader of Drug Trafficking Organization Headed to Prison

August 24, 2021
… was also stealing loads of cocaine and marijuana from its sources of supply. As part of the scheme, the …
August 24, 2021
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Gang member sentenced to 120 months in prison for role in violent narcotics trafficking ring

July 11, 2018
… and marijuana. Travis met with, obtained cocaine shipments from, and delivered cocaine payments to representatives and …
July 11, 2018
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“Bitcoin Maven” sentenced to federal prison in virtual currency money laundering case

July 09, 2018
… for one individual who is suspected of receiving bitcoin from sales of drugs on the dark web. In the course of her …
July 09, 2018
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Two women arrested, charged with possession of suspected fentanyl

June 18, 2018
… defendants purchased tickets for a Greyhound bus departing from Philadelphia, PA, late in the evening of June 9, 2018, …
June 18, 2018
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Another Doctor pleads guilty in the Montgomery “Pill Mill” case

June 11, 2018
… is the ninth defendant to plead guilty in a case arising from the operation of this “pill mill.” In November of last …
June 11, 2018
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Man sentenced to 30 years in prison for fentanyl death

June 21, 2018
… Westland Police stated, “Westland Detectives and Officers from the Special Investigations Unit conducted a thorough …
June 21, 2018
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Record 7 Million Dollar Settlement

October 24, 2005
… and security for controlled substances included from the time they were ordered to the time they were …
October 24, 2005
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Three Area Men Indicted for Distribution of Opioids

August 20, 2021
… and one count of obtaining unauthorized health information from the Kerrville Veterans Administration Medical Center.  …
August 20, 2021
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California man sentenced to 13 years for shipping large quantity of methamphetamine to Wisconsin

July 24, 2019
… income as a long-haul truck driver after his 2016 release from prison. Judge Peterson agreed with the Assistant U.S. …
July 24, 2019
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Evansville man arrested in connection with fentanyl overdose death

May 31, 2019
… Service and other law enforcement agencies, with support from the Vanderburgh County Coroner’s Office.   As set forth …
May 31, 2019
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Lasalle County Doctor Sentenced for Dispensing Prescription Drugs to Addicts for Sex

October 16, 2018
… Perales. Dr. Perales also admitted in a plea agreement that from 2011 to 2013 he illegally dispensed opioids and other …
October 16, 2018
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Over 5 tons of RX drugs collected in DEA Take Back

May 08, 2019
… has finished calculating the amount of drugs collected from those agencies who participated in the April 27th …
May 08, 2019
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DEA agents serve warrants at pain management clinic and arrest naturopathic medical doctor

April 19, 2019
… and received additional operational support yesterday from the Arizona Department of Public Safety. The Ips face …
April 19, 2019
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Nogales, Sonora police officer sentenced to five years following DEA OCDETF Strike Force investigation

September 12, 2018
…  On May 30, 2017, Moreno-Miranda entered the United States from Mexico and drove to a hotel in the Tucson area, …
September 12, 2018
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More than four pounds of fentanyl lead to prison for two men

November 07, 2018
… and the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, with assistance from the District Attorney for Caddo, Grady, Jefferson, and …
November 07, 2018
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DEA and partners hold National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on October 27, 2018

October 25, 2018
… The event will be held on this Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time.  This one-day event will …
October 25, 2018
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Southern Ohio man sentenced for possessing carfentanil

March 27, 2019
… encountered by police in Springfield, Ohio. Gilbreath ran from officers and ultimately threw bags containing …
March 27, 2019