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Owner Of Colorado Car Dealership Sentenced For Structuring And Money Laundering

… intent to evade the reporting requirements as required by law.  Daily cash receipts from the business Chopeque Auto … fail to file a Federal IRS From 8300, a report required by law for all currency transactions over $10,000 received by a … proceeds to hide illegal conduct.  Thanks to banking laws, it was one key way law enforcement was able to …
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Three Schaumburg Police Officers Accused Of Operating Drug Ring In Cook And DuPage Counties

… and John Cichy have each been charged with one count of Unlawful Delivery of a Controlled Substance, two counts of … of Calculated Criminal Drug Conspiracy, one count of Unlawful Criminal Drug Conspiracy, one count of Official … police officers are alleged to have broken the very laws they were sworn to uphold,” said Schaumburg Village …
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Two Men Arrested In Buncombe County Face Drug Trafficking Charges Following 1,400 Pound Marijuana Seizure

… and allegations contained in filed court documents:         Law enforcement officers were alerted to the pair’s drug … (DEA) and its task force members. On Friday, March 7, 2014, law enforcement conducted a traffic stop of …
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DEA Scam Alert -- Extortion Scheme

… about criminals posing as DEA Special Agents or other law enforcement personnel. This criminal activity continues … telephone) and identify themselves as DEA Special Agents or law enforcement officials from other agencies.  The … “Impersonating a federal agent is a violation of federal law” stated DEA Special Agent in Charge of the Houston …
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DEA Announces “360 Strategy” To Address Heroin, Prescription Drugs And Violent Crime

… announced Pittsburgh as the pilot city for a comprehensive law enforcement and prevention “360 Strategy” to help cities … federal agencies and organizations working in the fields of law enforcement, pharmacology and substance abuse prevention and treatment. “The work of law enforcement to remove the traffickers and the work of …
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Former Philadelphia Police Officer Convicted Of Corruption

… @DEAPhiladelphia Thomas Hodnett Domestic Pennsylvania and Delaware Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Frank J. McCartney (215) 861-1974 Division Contacts Delaware Dover - (302) 672-6383 Wilmington - (302) 395-4600 … Drug Trafficking ("DTOs"). Cordero provided sensitive law enforcement information about drug investigations to his …
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Last Member Of Drug Ring With Ties To Sinaloa Cartel Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison

… in February 2011. According to records filed in the case, law enforcement set up drug deals for both methamphetamine … of the investigation, Ramirez-Ventura was identified by law enforcement as a source of both the cocaine and …
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National Health Care Fraud Takedown Results in Charges Nationwide and in the Southern District Of Georgia

… DCIS, IRS-CI, Department of Labor, other various federal law enforcement agencies, and State Medicaid Fraud Control … particular focus on medical professionals involved in the unlawful distribution of opioids and other prescription …
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National Health Care Fraud Takedown Results in Charges Nationwide and in the Southern District Of Georgia

… DCIS, IRS-CI, Department of Labor, other various federal law enforcement agencies, and State Medicaid Fraud Control … particular focus on medical professionals involved in the unlawful distribution of opioids and other prescription …
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Victim Witness Assistance Program

May 08, 2025
… (DEA-VWAP) was implemented as a result of victims' rights laws.  These laws provide for fair and just treatment of …
May 08, 2025
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Four Men Charged with Trafficking Nearly Five Tons of Cocaine Hidden in Furniture

… ultimately destined for our communities. I applaud our law enforcement partners from the US Attorney’s Office in … demonstrate that the investigative efforts of New York City law enforcement are far-reaching, precisely-focused, and …
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Multiple white supremacist gang members among 54 defendants charged in RICO indictment

… and maiming two others suspected of cooperating with law enforcement,” said Assistant Attorney General … Benczkowski. “I want to thank our federal, state, and local law enforcement partners for vigorously investigating this … these gangs are charged in a RICO conspiracy as a result of law enforcement collaboration and a determined goal of …
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Upper Marlboro Man Sentenced to Eight Years in Federal Prison for Heroin and Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy

…  Between September 8, 2016, and February 10, 2017, law enforcement arranged controlled purchases of heroin from Stewart   on four occasions, totaling 23 grams.  Law enforcement also obtained court-authorized wiretaps for …
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Take Back Day

May 08, 2025
… Click here to locate an authorized collector in your area. Law Enforcement Agencies For law enforcement agencies that wish to host a collection …
May 08, 2025
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Multi-agency Investigation Dismantles Las Cruces-based Drug Trafficking Organizations

… and South Carolina. During the course of the investigation, law enforcement authorities seized approximately 3.6 … Paso, Texas, by teams of federal, state, county and local law enforcement officers during a law enforcement operation. … conspired to violate the federal narcotics trafficking laws and violated the federal narcotics laws in Dona Ana …
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Sixty Defendants Charged in Nationwide Takedown of Sinaloa Cartel Methamphetamine Network

… the last month, hundreds of federal, state, and local law enforcement agents and officers have arrested dozens of … continues for 16 defendants. In addition to these arrests, law enforcement has seized more than 220 pounds of …
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Leader of Wholesale Drug Distribution Network, Shipping Drugs Across Country & Laundering Millions, Sentenced

… For Human Consumption” in an attempt to avoid regulatory or law enforcement scrutiny. The products were, in reality, … and register businesses in her name to avoid detection by law enforcement or financial institutions.  In May 2019, law …
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Multi-agency investigation dismantles major drug trafficking organization in southeastern New Mexico

… Task Force.   Teams of federal, state, county and local law enforcement officers conducted a major law enforcement operation on Thursday leading to the arrest … of the defendants.  During the course of the investigation, law enforcement authorities seized approximately 53 …
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Indictment targeting massive international cocaine conspiracy unsealed with arrival in U.S. of extradited Colombian kingpin

… of an individual due to a drug caused death and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   … The extradition resulted from a coordinated, international law enforcement operation that has led to arrests of … dismemberment captured on a video that has been obtained by law enforcement authorities. “This organization is …
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Sweeping 2-day Operation Targets International Organized Crime In Sacramento Area Neighborhoods

… grow operations are illegal under federal and state law and are used to distribute marijuana all over the United … to the effective partnerships across the federal and local law enforcement community and our united commitment to … Field Office. “Our partnerships within the intelligence and law enforcement communities are essential to ensure …
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Member Of Eastern European Organized Crime Syndicate Sentenced To 46 Months’ Imprisonment For Racketeering

… and sentence demonstrate the resolve of this Office and our law enforcement partners to use all available tools to root … Russia and Israel. This conviction is a true testament to law enforcement’s tenacity and successful collaboration …
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Charges 50 Members And Associates Of Trinitarios Street Gang With Racketeering, Narcotics, And Firearms Offenses Defendants Include Seven Leaders Of Bronx-Based Gang

… Special Agent in Charge Wilbert Plummer stated, “Today, law enforcement has caught up with the drug trafficking … ‘Bronx Trinitarios Gang’ gang is yet another indication of law enforcement’s pledge to making our communities safer. … on violent gang members who have little regard for the law and degrade the quality of life in our communities. Our …
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Charges Against 16 Alleged Members Of Bronx Armed Robbery Crew That Impersonated Police Officers

… tactical gear, and a hydraulic ram similar to those used by law enforcement to break down doors. Manhattan U.S. Attorney … Bond style robbery crew, utilizing fake police equipment, law enforcement badges, replica vehicles complete with … the word “Police;” tactical vests similar to those used by law enforcement; a hydraulic ram similar to those used by …
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Former Olympian Wanted for Running Transnational Drug Enterprise and Ordering Several Murders Added to FBI’s List of Ten Most Wanted Fugitives

… of an individual due to a drug caused death and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   … a press conference in Westwood.    ADIC Davis was joined by law enforcement partners with the United States Department …
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Mercer County man charged with possessing heroin with intent to distribute

… afternoon before U.S. Magistrate Judge Douglas E. Arpert. A law enforcement investigation revealed that Bell was engaged … area. Based on information received from a reliable source, law enforcement officials determined that Bell was in …
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Hayesville, N.C. man sentenced to more than 21 years in federal prison for trafficking in methamphetamine

… also show that, over the course of the investigation, law enforcement conducted controlled buys and seized … from the drug conspiracy.  According to court records, law enforcement seized from Burch more than three pounds of … Georgia to North Carolina.  In addition to the narcotics, law enforcement seized 39 firearms from Burch’s residence, …
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Illegally Armed Methamphetamine Trafficker is Sentenced to 27 Years in Prison

… Purvis’s drug trafficking activities was initiated, after law enforcement learned that the defendant was acquiring … others in and around Haywood County. On November 2, 2021, law enforcement conducting surveillance observed Purvis …
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Former federal employee sentenced for cocaine distribution and threatening fellow agent

… conspiracy, abused and exploited his position of trust as a law enforcement officer in order to facilitate the offenses … longer with the federal government. "Every day, dedicated law enforcement officers across the nation risk their lives … Administration (DEA). “DEA will continue to work with our law enforcement partners to target all narcotics …
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Gustavo Falcon Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy To Possess With Intent To Distribute And To Distribute Cocaine

… cocaine trafficker. In 1986, the defendant’s brother-in-law told the defendant that he had a client in California … to supply with cocaine. The defendant gave his brother-in-law the names of two organization members working in the Los Angeles area and told his brother-in-law that one of them would be able to supply any cocaine he …
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Puerto Rico/U.S. Virgin Islands High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Program Receives National Recognition

… award. "Close collaboration with our federal and local law enforcement partners is critical to our efforts to … success is the close coordination and joint work with our law enforcement partners VIPD, ATF, FBI, HSI, IRS, CBP, and …