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San Antonio Physician Agrees to Pay $350,000 to Resolve Allegations that he Pre-Signed Prescriptions and Issued Prescriptions Without Appropriate Examinations

March 09, 2021
… San Antonio Physician Agrees to Pay $350,000 to Resolve Allegations that he Pre-Signed … P.A., and Family Clinics of San Antonio, has agreed to pay $350,000.00 under a civil settlement to resolve allegations … practitioners employed by Dr. Rojas. A portion of the $350,000.00 settlement includes restitution to Medicare for …
March 09, 2021
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Five Defendants Charged in San Jose Drug Distribution Schemes

February 11, 2021
… contact with the confidential source, Lozano negotiated the price, and Alvarez made the delivery in a parking lot in San … was completed, Torres Cruz offered to reduce the price of the methamphetamine if the source were willing to buy larger quantities.  Like De La Cruz, Torres Cruz is …
February 11, 2021
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Third Convicted Cuban Cocaine Smuggler Sentenced To Prison For 151 Months

December 14, 2011
… immigrants lawfully residing in the United States, about price and quantity. By April 9, 2009, the three suspects had … location in Tucson. Law enforcement agents swarmed the buy-site and all suspects were arrested without incident. …
December 14, 2011
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Woman Arrested with Over 350,000 Fake M30 Fentanyl Pills

September 30, 2022
… Woman Arrested with Over 350,000 Fake M30 Fentanyl Pills September 30, 2022 Phoenix …
September 30, 2022
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Indiana Man Charged with Engaging in an Unlicensed Firearms Dealing Business After Selling More than 500 Guns for Over $350,000

July 11, 2023
… Dealing Business After Selling More than 500 Guns for Over $350,000 July 11, 2023 Chicago Contact Info Contact Us (312) … for selling more than 500 firearms in exchange for over $350,000 to Individual A, and 90 firearms in exchange for …
July 11, 2023
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Sands Point Cardiologist Sentenced For Vicious Assault-for-Hire Plot Against Rival Doctor

January 31, 2017
… weapons.  The investigation included six undercover drug buys from the seller.  During this period of time, the drugs … to the building instead.  During one of the undercover drug buys, a conversation ensued about a Feb. 25, 2015, arson …
January 31, 2017
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Three More Synthetic Drugs Become Illegal For At Least Two Years

November 15, 2013
… (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 …
November 15, 2013
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J-CODE announces 61 arrests in its second coordinated law enforcement operation targeting opioid trafficking on the Darknet

March 26, 2019
… J-CODE is the global tip of the spear in the fight against online opioid trafficking,” said FBI Director Christopher … safe.”   “The Darkweb is not as dark as you think. When you buy or sell illegal goods online, you are not hidden from law enforcement and you are …
March 26, 2019
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Treasury Designates Columbian Narcotics Trafficker

February 19, 2014
… alprazolam, and Diazapam, to others by way of a large on-line pharmaceutical operation.  A federal indictment was … communities here in North Texas of the sweeping epidemic of on-line prescription drug fraud and abuse,” said Daniel R. … and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Stevan Buys. On …
February 19, 2014
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Two Madison Men Sentenced to Federal Prison for Fentanyl Trafficking

March 14, 2024
… the Madison Police Department conducted two undercover buys of fentanyl pills involving Pollard. During the two controlled buys, Pollard assisted with selling an undercover officer …
March 14, 2024
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Ringleader of Major Drug Trafficking and Money-Laundering Conspiracy in St. George Sentenced to Prison

July 28, 2023
… 200 phone calls in which Rubio-Quintana negotiated drug prices and quantities with his Mexican drug suppliers. Agents conducted at least 13 controlled buys to include the purchase of methamphetamine and …
July 28, 2023
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Grand Jury Returns 77-Count Indictment Against Nassau Cardiologist For Murder-for-Hire Plot Against Rival Doctor

November 09, 2015
… in December 2014, when the first of six undercover drug buys from the seller was conducted.  During this period of … to the building instead.  During one of the undercover drug buys, a conversation ensued about a Feb. 25 arson that …
November 09, 2015
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Joint Investigation Leads To Arrest Of Doctor For Selling Assault Weapons & Drugs During Course Of Murder-for-Hire Plot

April 15, 2015
… to December 2014, when the first of six undercover drug buys from the seller, until March 2015, was conducted.  … a professional dispute. During one of the undercover drug buys, a conversation ensued about a Feb. 25 arson that …
April 15, 2015
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Luxury car purveyor extradicted on fraud and money laundering charges

October 14, 2020
… allegedly recruited straw purchasers – people who would buy luxury cars in their names, but had no intention of … Mani Chulpayev, 43, together with Lyle Stephen Livesay, 33, and Kimberly Ann Reiss, 35, on November 15, 2018, on one …
October 14, 2020
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Eighteen Defendants Charged With Operating A Large Scale Drug Organization In Anne Arundel And Howard Counties

January 16, 2013
… Blair Thomas, age 31, of Glen Burnie; Sae Hyong Hwang, age 33, of Odenton, Maryland; and Charles Michael Thomson, age … Dayi’s innermost, trusted circle of lieutenants, who either buy/sell drugs, participate in the laundering of money …
January 16, 2013
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33 Defendants Charged In Oxycodone Conspiracy

October 23, 2014
… 33 Defendants Charged In Oxycodone Conspiracy October 23, … of 27 defendants in a 78-count indictment charging 33 defendants with prescription drug charges. One defendant, … network demonstrates that commitment.” Thirty-one of the 33 defendants have been arraigned this week.  Twenty-seven …
October 23, 2014
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Indictments target north sound drug trafficking ring distributing 2 kilos of heroin a week

July 20, 2018
… arrests on July 17, 2018. Agents and officers served 33 search warrants which resulted in the seizure of 18 … Garcia, 34, Seattle, Washington Julio Cesar Fierro-Vega, 33, Mount Vernon, Washington Ivan Valdez Soto, 34, Salem, … people working with law enforcement some of whom made drug buys from members of the organization.  The charges …
July 20, 2018
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Brevard County Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Offense

April 21, 2023
… From March through September 2022, during undercover drug buys and pursuant to a search warrant at Keel’s home. law … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
April 21, 2023
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DEA issues warning over counterfeit pills

August 05, 2019
… Field Division, warns that a current investigation into on-line drug sales has turned up a batch of counterfeit … Evans said.   Counterfeit medicine that U.S. consumers can buy online poses a serious hazard to consumers’ health, …
August 05, 2019
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Delaware Doctor Charged With Illegally Selling Controlled Substances On The Silk Road Drug Marketplace

November 21, 2013
… Internet marketplace.  Silk Road was utilized as an online criminal marketplace designed to enable its users to buy and sell drugs and other illegal goods and services … platform for vendors and buyers to conduct transactions online. Between June 13, 2013, and August 20, 2013, DEA …
November 21, 2013
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Judge Sentences St. Louis Drug Dealer Known to Carry a Gun During Drug Deals

April 01, 2021
… distributor known to carry a firearm. One source confirmed buying methamphetamine daily from Burns-Jackson over a six-month period. The other source confirmed buying methamphetamine from Burns-Jackson over a two-month …
April 01, 2021
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South Texas Dealer Admits to Selling Fentanyl to Teenager Resulting in Death

January 04, 2024
… revealed text messages which showed the victim wanting to buy “pase” from Carlos. “Pase” was code for cocaine. Carlos indicated the price and provided an address off Longoria Loop. On the …
January 04, 2024
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Drug dealer who sold out of his home sentenced to 72 months

September 06, 2018
… the Niagara County Drug Task Force conducted a controlled buy at Thompson’s residence on Elmwood Avenue. The drug sold … March 4, 2015, the task force conducted a second controlled buy at Thompson’s residence. The drug sold by the defendant during the second buy tested positive for heroin. On March 10, 2015, a New …
September 06, 2018
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Lockport Man Pleads Guilty To Selling Fentanyl

May 10, 2018
… the Niagara County Drug Task Force conducted a controlled buy at Thompson’s residence on Elmwood Avenue. The drug sold … March 4, 2015, the task force conducted a second controlled buy at Thompson’s residence. The drug sold by the defendant during the second buy tested positive for heroin. On March 10, 2015, a New …
May 10, 2018
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Charges Against Bitcoin Exchangers, Including CEO Of Bitcoin Exchange Company, For Scheme To Sell And Launder Over $1 Million In Bitcoins Related To Silk Road Drug Trafficking

January 27, 2014
… 720-431-8836 Defendants sold Bitcoins to be used to buy and sell illegal drugs anonymously on the Silk Road drug … Road," the underground website that enabled its users to buy and sell illegal drugs anonymously and beyond the reach … form of payment accepted on Silk Road - to users seeking to buy illegal drugs on the site. Upon receiving orders for …
January 27, 2014
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Brevard County Man Sentenced to More Than 16 Years for Fentanyl Distribution

March 29, 2024
… the Drug Enforcement Administration. From these controlled buys, Flewellen was responsible for distributing 27.96 grams … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
March 29, 2024
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Fentanyl Dealer’s Product Kills a Man — Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison

October 18, 2022
… 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 …
October 18, 2022
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Couple Who Murdered Government Witness Sentenced to Life in Prison

April 21, 2022
… cooperate with law enforcement and conducted a controlled buy of $40 worth of methamphetamine on January 19, 2016. … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
April 21, 2022
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President Obama Adds NEFD International Drug “Kingpin” To OFAC List

May 31, 2013
… Karner has also used drug trafficking profits to buy, among other things, a ski lodge in the Austrian Alps, …
May 31, 2013
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Justice Department Sues Stockton-based Nurse Practitioner to Stop Her Sale of Illegal Opioid Prescriptions

January 14, 2025
… conversations over the encrypted messaging application Telegram. The complaint alleges that Rubinger provided her customers with price lists that invited them to select their own …
January 14, 2025