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DEA Issues Public Safety Alert on Sharp Increase in Fake Prescription Pills Containing Fentanyl and Meth

… networks and are made to look like real prescription opioid medications such as oxycodone (Oxycontin®, Percocet®), … This alert does not apply to legitimate pharmaceutical medications prescribed by medical professionals and dispensed by licensed pharmacists. …
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DEA Issues Public Safety Alert on Sharp Increase in Fake Prescription Pills Containing Fentanyl and Meth

… networks and are made to look like real prescription opioid medications such as oxycodone (Oxycontin®, Percocet®), … This alert does not apply to legitimate pharmaceutical medications prescribed by medical professionals and dispensed by licensed pharmacists. …
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DEA Issues Public Safety Alert on Sharp Increase in Fake Prescription Pills Containing Fentanyl and Meth

… networks and are made to look like real prescription opioid medications such as oxycodone (Oxycontin®, Percocet®), … This alert does not apply to legitimate pharmaceutical medications prescribed by medical professionals and dispensed by licensed pharmacists. …
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DEA Issues Public Safety Alert on Sharp Increase in Fake Prescription Pills Containing Fentanyl and Meth

… networks and are made to look like real prescription opioid medications such as oxycodone (Oxycontin®, Percocet®), … This alert does not apply to legitimate pharmaceutical medications prescribed by medical professionals and dispensed by licensed pharmacists. …
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Federal Grand Jury Charges Owner Of Several North Texas Pill Mills With Drug Distribution Conspiracy And Firearm Charges

… instance, Ware and James owned and operated Great Southwest Medical Clinic on Great Southwest Parkway in Dallas; Arlington Oaks Adult Medical Clinic on Billings Street in Arlington, Texas; and …
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Long Island Doctor Convicted of Illegal Distribution of Oxycodone

… a guilty verdict this afternoon against Frank Parasmo, a medical doctor with an office in Deer Park, on 31 counts of … distributing hydrocodone, all without a legitimate medical purpose. The verdict followed four weeks of trial … prescribing painkillers in the absence of any recognized medical need, the defendant not only betrayed his oath as a …
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Warren County doctor sentenced for illegally distributing opioids and Medicare fraud

… today to two felony charges, illegally distributing opiate medications and making a false statement to the Medicare … According to his plea agreement, Dr. Dean operated a medical office in Warren County, Missouri. Dr. Dean had …
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Community Event
December 16, 2019 - December 17, 2019
December 16, 2019 - December 17, 2019

Practitioner Diversion Awareness Conferences (PDAC)

3:00 AM - 12:00 PM (EST)
Birmingham, AL
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will be hosting two regional one-day Practitioner Diversion Awareness Conferences (PDAC) on Monday, December 16, and Tuesday, December 17, 2019. The same conference will be held both days. Participants can attend either day. The conferences will be held at the Hyatt Regency Birmingham, 1000 Riverchase...
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Federal Court Shuts Down San Joaquin County Pharmacy and Orders $1 Million in Civil Penalties

… pursuant to prescriptions that were not for a legitimate medical purpose. Specifically, the injunction states that … purported prescriptions and were not concerned if those medications caused patient harm. Bernal is charged with … provided controlled substances without a legitimate medical purpose,” said DEA Special Agent in Charge Brian M. …
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Jamestown woman pleads guilty to selling meth

… and possession of drug paraphernalia. At the jail, a bag of marijuana was found in the defendant’s sweatshirt pocket, …
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Two Bronx Men Charged with 2014 Harlem Murder

… in connection with a conspiracy to distribute heroin and marijuana. Laureano, 33, and Ben-Jochannan, 28, both of the …
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Maryland Nurse Practitioner Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute and Dispense Oxycodone

… the scope of professional practice and not for a legitimate medical purpose at Personal Touch Medical Spa, LLP (PTMS), a Largo, Maryland pain management …
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Bowie Maryland Nurse Practitioner Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute and Dispense Oxycodone

… the scope of professional practice and not for a legitimate medical purpose at Personal Touch Medical Spa, LLP (PTMS), a Largo, Maryland pain management …
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Physician Assistant Sentenced for Conspiring to Distribute and Dispense Oxycodone, Fentanyl, Methadone, and Alprazolam

… the scope of professional practice and not for a legitimate medical purpose. The sentence was announced by Jarod Forget, … Soyke had privileges to prescribe controlled substance medications but was required to operate under a delegation …
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San Diego Doctor Pays $200,000 to Resolve Allegations that He Wrote Illegitimate Opioid Prescriptions

… may write prescriptions for opioids only for a legitimate medical purpose while acting in the usual course of their … wrote opioid prescriptions to patients without a legitimate medical purpose and/or outside the usual course of his … that overdose risk is elevated in patients receiving medically prescribed opioids, particularly those receiving …
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Texas Man Sentenced To Four Years For Bribing Public Official At San Francisco Airport

… instances described in his plea agreement, he had smuggled marijuana through SFO.  Napier acknowledged making payments …
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DEA One Pill Can Kill Social Media Campaign

July 01, 2026
… of counterfeit pills and urges all Americans to take only medications prescribed by a medical professional and dispensed by a licensed … Learn more at www.dea.gov/onepill The only safe medications are ones that come from licensed and accredited …
July 01, 2026
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Kentucky Anesthesiologist Sentenced To 8+ Years For Unlawful Distribution Of Controlled Substances, Health Care Fraud And Money Laundering

… health care benefit programs.    Guerrero, 48, formerly a medical physician with offices in Louisville, Kentucky, and … diversion and abuse of controlled substance prescription medications is a top priority of the DEA.  In this instance, …
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Jamestown man pleads guilty to meth charge

… baggies with skull and Viking hat logos, methamphetamine, marijuana, three suspected alprazolam pills, two cellular …
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New Charges For Former NY State Assemblyman Brook-Krasny

… charges are based on the continuing investigation into two medical clinics in Brooklyn allegedly involved in Medicaid … account associated with the office manager of Parkville Medical, a primary care clinic in Midwood, Brooklyn. …
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Community Event
August 19, 2019 - August 20, 2019
August 19, 2019 - August 20, 2019

Practitioner Diversion Awareness Conference

4:00 AM - 1:00 PM (EDT)
Practitioner Diversion Awareness Conference August 19 & 20, 2019 DoubleTree by Hilton Manchester Downtown Manchester, NH 03101 The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will be hosting two regional one-day Practitioner Diversion Awareness Conferences (PDAC) on Monday, August 19, and Tuesday, August 20, 2019. The same conference will be held both days...
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National healthcare fraud takedown results in charges against over 600 individuals responsible for over $2 billion in fraud losses

… including 150+ 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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Boston Man Pleads Guilty to Distribution of Methamphetamine and Fentanyl

… Brian O’Keefe 508-509-1844 Brian.OKeefe@dea.gov Diversion/Medical Practitioner: 571-362-9171 Division Contacts …
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New Britain Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl

… Brian O’Keefe 508-509-1844 Brian.OKeefe@dea.gov Diversion/Medical Practitioner: 571-362-9171 Division Contacts …
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Taxi Driver From Lawrence Convicted of Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

… Brian O’Keefe 508-509-1844 Brian.OKeefe@dea.gov Diversion/Medical Practitioner: 571-362-9171 Division Contacts …
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Maine Man Charged with Trafficking Multiple Kilos of Cocaine Delivered in Rhode Island

… Brian O’Keefe 508-509-1844 Brian.OKeefe@dea.gov Diversion/Medical Practitioner: 571-362-9171 Division Contacts …
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Southington Man Convicted of Firearm and Drug Offenses Stemming from 2020 Shooting in Hartford

… Brian O’Keefe 508-509-1844 Brian.OKeefe@dea.gov Diversion/Medical Practitioner: 571-362-9171 Division Contacts …
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Albany Doctor Admits to Violating the Controlled Substance Act

… he prescribed controlled substances without a legitimate medical purpose or outside the usual course of a … they swore to protect.” “Prescription pads are for the medication patients need, not drugs they want,” said … Adderall, suggesting that those prescriptions were not medically necessary or that the medication was being …
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Overland woman sentenced for possessing methamphetamine for distribution

… Police Department.  Arresting officers found six baggies of marijuana and crystal methamphetamine on Stephan’s person.  …
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Mexican National Sentenced to 12 Years for Conspiracy to Distribute More Than 2,600 Kilos of Cocaine

… found $111,995 that he admitted was illicit drug proceeds, marijuana, a drug ledger, and a loaded XD 9mm semi-automatic …