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Doctor Convicted of Illegally Prescribing Opioids to Patients

… course of professional practice and not for legitimate medical purpose. The controlled substances affect the central nervous system and may only be prescribed when medically required. Evidence introduced at trial showed that … Squad, the California Department of Justice, Bureau of Medi-Cal Fraud and Elder Abuse Drug Diversion Team, the …
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National Health Care Fraud Takedown Results in Charges against 601 Individuals Responsible for over $2 Billion in Fraud Losses

… districts, including 165 doctors, nurses and other licensed medical professionals, for their alleged participation in … and their families), and private insurance companies for medically unnecessary prescription drugs and compounded medications that often were never even purchased and/or …
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DEA Gears Up for National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… to 2 p.m.  This event offers anonymous disposal of unneeded medications at more than 4,000 local drop-off locations … everyone across the country to dispose of unneeded medications to help keep our communities safe and healthy,” …
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Boston Physician Resolves Allegations Of Improper Prescribing Practices Involving Controlled Substances

… Brian O’Keefe 508-509-1844 Brian.OKeefe@dea.gov Diversion/Medical Practitioner: 571-362-9171 Division Contacts … and the DEA work to ensure that doctors prescribe dangerous medications only when they are acting within the scope of …
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Palomar Hospital Pays $250,000 for Diverting Fentanyl

… of fentanyl were diverted from Pyxis machines—automated medication dispensing machines often used in hospital … said Diversion Program Manager Rostant Farfan. “Keeping medications, like fentanyl, off of the street is the … To report a tip directly to a DEA representative regarding medical personnel writing suspicious opioid prescriptions …
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DEA Raleigh Holds 22nd National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to prevent addiction and reduce overdose deaths

… bi-annual event offers free, anonymous disposal of unneeded medications at more than 4,000 local drop-off locations … public may now use drop boxes at Veterans Administration medical centers to dispose of controlled substance …
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Sarasota Meth Trafficker Pleads Guilty

… thrown inside, agents discovered approximately 22 pounds of marijuana and 647 grams of methamphetamine. They also …
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Brooklyn doctor pleads guilty to illegal distribution of narcotics

… prescribed narcotics to patients without a legitimate medical purpose in exchange for cash payments BROOKLYN, N.Y. … today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Kesler Dalmacy, a medical doctor, pleaded guilty to illegal distribution of controlled substances. Dalmacy, who operated his medical practice out of an office in East Flatbush, …
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Former Union General Hospital CEO and two Blairsville doctors sentenced to federal prison for illegally prescribing and obtaining pain pills

… and obtaining more than 15,000 doses of prescription pain medications outside the usual course of professional practice and for no legitimate medical purpose.  In addition, Heaton was convicted of 27 …
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Two Sentenced for Distributing Fentanyl Resulting in Death

… which is approximately 10,000 usage units, 13 pounds of marijuana, digital scales, a pill press, a kilogram press …
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H Block Gang Member Pleads Guilty To Drug Conspiracy

… Brian O’Keefe 508-509-1844 Brian.OKeefe@dea.gov Diversion/Medical Practitioner: 571-362-9171 Division Contacts …
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St. Augustine Man Who Led a Police Helicopter on High-Speed Chase Sentenced to Ten Years in Federal Prison for Drug and Firearms Offenses

… abandoned vehicle, they located approximately 74.5 grams of marijuana and a loaded Taurus .380 pistol.  Having …
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Eastern Washington Fentanyl Trafficker Sentenced to More Than Six Years in Prison

… two plastic bags containing methamphetamine, and a bag of marijuana. Garza has a significant criminal history which …
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National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Results in DEA and Partners Collecting Hundreds of Thousands of Pounds

… - (601) 965-4400 Oxford - (662) 234-8542 of Unneeded Medications in an Effort to Prevent Addiction and Reduce … Day by dropping off more than 720,000 pounds of unneeded medications at 5,144 collection sites. Since 2010, DEA, …
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National Health Care Fraud Enforcement Action Results in Charges Involving over $1.4 Billion in Alleged Losses

… including 42 doctors, nurses, and other licensed medical professionals, in 31 federal districts across the … to prevent the misuse and over-prescribing of controlled medications.” “This nationwide enforcement action …
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Out of State Trucker Ordered to Prison for Carrying Cocaine

… discovered 75.5 kilograms of cocaine and 400 kilograms of marijuana in his tractor trailer. The trailer contained …
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Member And Associate Of Barrio Azteca Gang Plead Guilty To Racketeering Conspiracy

… documents, the BA profits by importing heroin, cocaine and marijuana into the United States from Mexico. BA members and …
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Sharp Increase in Fake Prescription Pills Containing Fentanyl and Meth

… This alert does not apply to legitimate pharmaceutical medications prescribed by medical professionals and dispensed by pharmacists. DEA and … and distributing these deadly fake pills. The only safe medications are ones prescribed by a trusted medical …
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Jefferson County Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Possessing Fentanyl

… of counterfeit pills and urges all Americans to take only medications prescribed by a medical professional and dispensed by a licensed pharmacist. …
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National Health Care Fraud Takedown: Charges Against Over 412 Individuals Responsible For $1.3 Billion In Fraud

… districts, including 115 doctors, nurses and other licensed medical professionals, for their alleged participation in … and veterans of the armed forces and their families) for medically unnecessary prescription drugs and compounded medications that often were never even purchased and/or …
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Lockport man going to prison for possessing cocaine with the intent to distribute it

… approximately 29 grams of cocaine, a grinder with suspected marijuana residue, and two digital scales. The sentencing is …
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More than 700,000 Pounds Collected at DEA Drug Take Back Day

… Think Twice Domestic DEA and Partners Collected Unneeded Medications in an Effort to Prevent Addiction and Reduce … Day by dropping off more than 720,000 pounds of unneeded medications at 5,144 collection sites. Since 2010, DEA, …
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Woman Sentenced to 7 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Cocaine

… Brian O’Keefe 508-509-1844 Brian.OKeefe@dea.gov Diversion/Medical Practitioner: 571-362-9171 Division Contacts …
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OptumRx Agrees to Pay $20M to Resolve Allegations that It Filled Opioid Prescriptions in Violation of the Controlled Substances Act

… the prescriptions may not have been intended for legitimate medical use and could lead to abuse or diversion of highly … the public from potentially dangerous and addictive medications,” said U.S. Attorney Tara McGrath for Southern … to ensure that they fill prescriptions only for legitimate medical purposes,” said Principal Deputy Attorney General …
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Queens Man Convicted of Laundering Bitcoin and Operating Unlicensed Money Transmitting Business

… part of the UC’s business he sold oxycodone, Adderall, and marijuana. The transactions occurred in the defendant’s …
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Doctor pleads guilty to unlawful drug distribution and identity theft

… the course of professional practice and for no legitimate medical purpose, and to misusing personal information in the … Administration, New York Division. In 2019, McMahon had a medical practice in Clifton Park, New York, having … dispense controlled substances under the pretense that the medication was for the children. The patient picked up these …
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Minnesota Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Cocaine Trafficking

… Claire, Wisconsin. After the trooper detected the odor of marijuana, the vehicle was searched. Officers found a large …
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Jamestown Woman Pleads Guilty to Drug Conspiracy

… 3,157 grams of fentanyl, 2,241 grams of cocaine, and marijuana products. While Martinez was detained on Illinois …
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… July 12, 2007 Two New Britain Men Indicated On Federal Marijuana Charges July 12, 2007 Former Pharmacy Student … Cocaine Distribution Charge January 11, 2007 Bridgeport Marijuana Trafficker Sentenced To 10 Years In Federal Prison …
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Former Gadsden Pharmacist and City School Board Member Sentenced for Drug Distribution Conspiracy and Tax Crimes

… Byerley. "It is particularly disappointing when trusted medical professionals engage in the diversion of controlled … can get the care they need in the event a doctor or medical facility is unable to provide treatment due to … among patients who lose access to a prescriber of opioids, medications for opioid use disorder, or other controlled …