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DEA Operation Adam Bomb Leads To Major Tax Fraud Investigation By The IRS And Issuance Of Federal “John Doe” Summonses

… that will assist the IRS in identifying U.S. taxpayers who, from the years 2005 through 2013, used Sovereign’s services … entity. As a result of a DEA-Los Angeles investigation of online narcotics trafficking known as OPERATION ADAM BOMB, … how outstanding investigative results can be derived from a culture of interagency cooperation.” According to the …
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Guatemalan Drug Trafficker Pleads Guilty To Using U.S. Registered Aircraft To Transport Thousands Of Kilograms Of Cocaine

… in Central and South America. “The plea agreement received from Chang-Monroy, a cocaine transporter in the … for the purpose of transporting large amounts of cocaine from clandestine airstrips in Venezuela to clandestine … drug trafficking organization in exchange for a percentage from the sale of the cocaine that was successfully …
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Leader Of A Baltimore Drug Organization Sentenced To Over 15 Years In Prison For Conspiring To Distribute Over 1,000 Kilograms Of Marijuana And To Launder Drug Proceeds

… in Canada in early August 2013, and D’Amico was extradited from Colombia, South America. The sentence was announced by … with other conspirators at a stash house in Baltimore. From 2007 through June 2009, Nicka, D’Amico, and Peterson …
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Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing Fentanyl in Petersburg

… A series of nine controlled purchases of fentanyl were made from Mitchell between April 2021 and October 2021. Mitchell …
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Abingdon Man to Serve More Than 17 Years for Trafficking Methamphetamine

… executed several controlled purchases of methamphetamine from Phillips in early 2021. While executing a search …
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Roanoke Woman Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Dealing Heroin

… controlled purchases of approximately four ounces of heroin from Davenport.  Jarod Forget, Special Agent in Charge of …
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Member of International Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Sentenced

… to assist him in a cocaine drug trafficking conspiracy. From that residence, Rodriguez-Preciado distributed …
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Bristol Man Sentenced to 19 Years for Role in Trafficking Methamphetamine

… Fabian DeJesus, 49, and others trafficked methamphetamine from sources in Atlanta to various locations in Eastern …
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Man Sentenced for Sale of Fentanyl and Illegal Possession of Firearms

… felony offenses in Virginia and was thus prohibited from possessing firearms at the time of this offense.   …
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Luray Woman Sentenced for Distributing Methamphetamine

… search of duffle bags that Stidham and Strate had removed from the residence prior to the search led to the discovery …
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South Carolina Man Pleads Guilty to Distribution of Methamphetamine, International Money Laundering, Gun Charges

… and 2021 to pick up large quantities of methamphetamine from sources of supply in those cities. Desorcy coordinated …
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Alexandria Man Convicted of Armed Fentanyl Trafficking

… According to court records and evidence presented at trial, from in or around June 2020, through at least December 2020, …
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International Drug Trafficking Organization Member Sentenced for Trafficking Over a Thousand Kilograms of Cocaine

… the maritime transportation of 1,500 kilograms of cocaine from the Pacific Ocean to mainland Guatemala, where the …
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Calvert County Felon Convicted After Four Day Trial for Illegal Possession of a Firearm

… convictions and knew that as a result, he was prohibited from possessing a firearm and ammunition.  This conviction …
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Charles County Pharmacist and Assistant Arrested

… of pharmaceutical controlled substances that she obtained from the pharmacy. The charges are the result of a yearlong …
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Bluefield Doctor Sentenced to Federal Prison on Misbranding Charge

… substances prescriptions, which they had received from Peterson. These “back door patients” were not actually …
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Pair Plead Guilty to Drug Testing Kickback Scheme

… used medication-assisted treatment for patients suffering from substance use disorder. In exchange for being paid …
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Three Men Plead Guilty to Smuggling Nearly 1,500 Kilos of Cocaine

… Post of Duty and the U.S. Coast Guard, with assistance from the Hampton Police Department, Newport News Police …
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Former Roanoke pharmacist sentenced for tampering with powerful narcotics

… down a pharmacist knowingly diverting and diluting drugs from suffering cancer and hospice patients in the area. …
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Man Sentenced for Multimillion-Dollar Cross-Country Cocaine Conspiracy

… Dixon and his co-conspirators would then ship cocaine from California in large crates to the Eastern District of …
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Couple sentenced to nearly 20 years for manufacturing and distributing crack across Hampton Roads area

… seized belonged to her. The search of the residence sprung from Littlejohn’s cohabitant, Walker, making an illegal …
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Virginia woman causes fatal, fentanyl-related overdose, admits guilt

… example of our efforts to keep our local communities safe from the spread of drugs. Heroin and fentanyl are extremely …
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Second Significant Sentence Handed Down in "Operation Director's Cut"

… Attorney’s Office also received considerable assistance from law enforcement authorities in the Netherlands and …
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Two Charged In Frederick County Meth Lab Bust

… law enforcement partners to keep our communities safe from this highly addictive illegal drug.”  “Methamphetamine …
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Baltimore District Office Presents $300K in Asset Forfeiture Checks to State and City Officials

… Office seizures for this year has increased over 59% from last year". Kotowski added that "the money seized …
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Bristol Trio Convicted In Crack Cocaine Conspiracy, Leader Of Conspiracy Faces Two Mandatory Life Terms

… During that time period, JONES distributed crack cocaine from numerous locations in Bristol, Virginia and Tennessee, …
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Baltimore Man Sentenced to Ten Years in Prison for RICO Charges

… for two years by Gross Sr. and Louis Colvin. Testimony from cooperating coconspirators and voluminous documentary …
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7 Defendants Indicted On Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering And Gun Charges

… owner. The indictment also alleges that the drug proceeds from the conspiracy were at least $1.5 million. The …
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Conspirator In Methadone Overdose Death Sentenced To Over Nine

… the distribution of drugs resulted in a drug user dying from an overdose. On December 20, 2010 Mark Alan Bryan, age …
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Supplier Of Non-FDA-Approved Chemotherapy And Cosmetic Drugs Sentenced To 15 Months

… and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, with assistance from the Arlington County Police Department and Interpol.  …