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Medical Doctor Convicted Of Federal ‘Structuring’ Charges

November 18, 2016
… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Brian M. Clark … from thousands of prescriptions that he issued for narcotic painkillers and HIV medications out of his Brentwood … while he continued to routinely prescribe high dosages of painkillers to patients - most of whom paid $500 in cash …
November 18, 2016
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Santa Barbara Doctor Known As ‘Candy Man’ Pleads Guilty To Illegally Writing Prescriptions For Huge Quantities Of Dangerous Narcotics

January 09, 2014
… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Brian M. Clark … trafficking charges for writing prescriptions for powerful painkillers for “patients” who were drug addicts. Julio … Attorney André Birotte Jr. “The diversion of powerful painkillers from legitimate medical uses to the hands of …
January 09, 2014
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Cigarette And Alcohol Use At Historic Low Among Teens

December 14, 2011
… non-medical use of prescription drugs. Abuse of the opioid painkiller Vicodin was reported by 8.1 percent of 12th … in 2010. However, no such declines were seen for the opioid painkiller OxyContin. In 2011, the non-medical use of the … teen blog, Sara Bellum, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, or email. Overall, 46,773 students from 400 public and private …
December 14, 2011
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DEA St. Louis Collects 27 Tons Of Unwanted, Expired Medications In Final Takeback

October 08, 2014
… of prescription medications, including 16,651 from narcotic painkillers, says the Centers for Disease Control and …
October 08, 2014
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Drug Enforcement Administration Encourages Open Conversations on Dangers of Drugs and Social Media as Students Return to School

August 11, 2025
… are encouraged to emphasize the dangers associated with buying pills online. In Nebraska, DEA has seized fentanyl … on the tough topics including the use of social media for buying and selling drugs. One pill can kill. Let’s raise …
August 11, 2025
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Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Death Resulting from Gun Crimes

November 19, 2024
… of his mother, Lynn Hooks, and his friend, Dakota Carr, to buy a gun for himself and one for his girlfriend from Piazza … pawn shop, and he, Hooks and Carter conspired to have Hooks buy the guns to get around a background check requirement … Hooks lied on a form and falsely claimed to be the guns’ buyer. Carr processed that form, knowing that it contained …
November 19, 2024
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Major Meth Distributor Pleads Guilty

March 22, 2023
… A confidential informant assisted in the controlled buy of 413 grams (approximately one pound) of … $1,400. A confidential informant assisted in the controlled buy of 431.27 grams of methamphetamine from Hall on June 22, …
March 22, 2023
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Mt. Pleasant doctor found guilty in federal court of opioid trafficking after Columbia pharmacy visit

July 23, 2019
… as a patient at the clinic, and Hargrave issued her the painkillers. He was fired within hours.   The seven counts … County has distributed a higher concentration of opioid pain pills than any other county in the nation, and in 2017, …
July 23, 2019
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MGH To Pay $2.3 Million To Resolve Drug Diversion Allegations

September 28, 2015
… public health and safety.  The diversion of prescription pain killers, in this case oxycodone, contributes to the … stole nearly 16,000 pills, mostly oxycodone, an addictive painkiller.  Both nurses stole from automated dispensing …
September 28, 2015
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Gramercy Physician Convicted In 39 Illegal Prescription Sales

May 28, 2015
… of Manhattan, illegally sold prescriptions for the potent painkiller oxycodone for $125 each. The doctor acted other … the prosecution and described developing an addiction to pain medication. Two recounted how they subsequently …
May 28, 2015
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$200,000 In Civil Penalties Recovered From Upper East Side Pharmacy

April 30, 2013
… procedures, especially the oversight of addictive pain medications. In New York City, the number of painkiller-related emergency room visits increased over the …
April 30, 2013
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East Islip Doctor Pleads Guilty To The Illegal Distribution Of Oxycodone

September 19, 2014
… distribution of oxycodone, a highly addictive prescription pain killer. Mandarano entered his plea before United States … from other medical professionals, and was abusing painkillers. Oxycodone is a scheduled controlled substance …
September 19, 2014
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Visalia Doctor Pleads Guilty To Illegally Dispensing Oxycodone

July 08, 2014
… Oxycodone, also known as “oxy,” is a narcotic analgesic or painkiller and is classified as a Schedule II controlled … substance. Demand for oxycodone-based prescription pain medication has grown to epidemic proportions in the …
July 08, 2014
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Department of Justice Files Nationwide Lawsuit Against Amerisource Bergen Corp. and Subsidiaries for Controlled Substances Act Violations

December 29, 2022
… The Justice Department seeks civil penalties and injunctive relief. “For years, AmerisourceBergen put its profits from … dollars in penalties. The court also may award injunctive relief to prevent AmerisourceBergen from committing future …
December 29, 2022
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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
… epidemic. Drug traffickers will be held accountable for the pain and death they cause, regardless of what technology … safe.”   “The Darkweb is not as dark as you think. When you buy or sell illegal goods online, you are not hidden from …
March 26, 2019
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Drug Trafficker Unlawfully Residing in the United States Sentenced to Federal Prison for His Leading Role in Distributing Fentanyl and Heroin and Laundering Millions in Drug Proceeds

September 05, 2025
… Laundered Money Through A Tualatin Beauty Salon and By Buying Real Estate PORTLAND, Ore.— Luis Antonio Beltran … the Mazatlán Beauty Salon in Tualatin, Oregon, and by buying real estate that they converted into …
September 05, 2025
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SoCal Doctor Sentenced To Over 5 Years In Federal Prison

January 06, 2015
… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Brian M. Clark … Outreach: Ruth Morales (571) 387-6555 Distributed addictive painkillers and laundered millions in illegal proceeds LOS …
January 06, 2015
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U.S. Attorneys And Federal Law Enforcement Leaders Convene At Detroit Summit To Target Opiate Pain Pill And Heroin Trafficking

August 26, 2015
… Leaders Convene At Detroit Summit To Target Opiate Pain Pill And Heroin Trafficking August 26, 2015 Detroit …
August 26, 2015
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Doctor indicted on Manslaughter and Reckless Endangerment Charges in Three Overdose Deaths

June 07, 2018
… narcotics. Choy, 65, allegedly prescribed addictive painkillers and other controlled substances in potentially …
June 07, 2018
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Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)

July 30, 2025
… Witness Order Regarding Hemp for Victory's Motion for Relief Related to Witness Presentation and Proposed Exhibits …
July 30, 2025
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Three Baton Rouge Individuals Sentenced to Federal Prison in Connection with The Department of Justice's 2024 National Health Care Fraud Enforcement Action

August 20, 2025
… Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) Program, and Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act unemployment …
August 20, 2025
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Operators of Three Texas Pharmacies and Two Pain Clinics Arrested for Illegally Dispensing Nearly Four Million Opioid Pills

December 21, 2021
… Operators of Three Texas Pharmacies and Two Pain Clinics Arrested for Illegally Dispensing Nearly Four …
December 21, 2021
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Former Health Minister Of Guyana, Dr. Noel Blackman, Sentenced For Running “Pill Mill” In Long Island

May 12, 2017
… distributing oxycodone, a highly addictive prescription painkiller. Additionally, United States District Judge … more than 365,000 30-milligram oxycodone pills from “pain management” clinics that he worked out of in Elmhurst, …
May 12, 2017
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Felon who Supplied Fentanyl that Resulted in One Fatal and Two Nonfatal Overdoses Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison

November 24, 2025
… men who were at a gas station and offered to take them to buy cocaine. The victims gave Mora $140 and asked for $100 … spotted Mora, who told the detective to meet him later to buy drugs. Mora was arrested later that day. Capsules …
November 24, 2025
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Father and Son Admit Trafficking Cocaine to St. Louis

January 09, 2024
… Jr. and/or Dixson III would send couriers to Texas to buy kilograms of cocaine from Miguel Angel Gonzalez, who … 2021, Quintin Deforest Adkins drove to Texas with cash to buy six kilograms of cocaine. That vehicle was seized, and …
January 09, 2024
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Six Albuquerque Residents Indicted On Federal Robbery, Firearms And Prescription Drug Trafficking Crimes Arising Out Of Pharmacy Robberies

April 29, 2015
… obtain Oxycodone and other highly addictive opioid painkillers. U.S. Attorney Damon P. Martinez opened the … often at gunpoint, to obtain Oxycodone and other opioid painkillers with the intention of illegally selling the …
April 29, 2015
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Registered nurse sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for stealing opioids from elderly patient

November 27, 2019
… to 18 months in federal prison for stealing prescription pain medication from his patient between April and August, … and prescribed controlled substance medication for her pain. Between April 2018 and August 2018, Vang fraudulently … oxycodone and hydrocodone from the patient and replaced her pain medication with similar-looking loratadine and …
November 27, 2019
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Doctor Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Selling Opioid Prescriptions

May 24, 2024
… to customers without legitimate medical need for powerful pain medications. According to court documents, Steven R. … and August 2015, Henson admits to examining illegitimate pain patients at his clinic in Wichita and writing them …
May 24, 2024
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Doctor Arrested On Charges He Conspired To Illegally Distribute Thousands Of Highly Addictive Oxycodone Pills By Writing Fraudulent Prescriptions For People He Never Treated Or Examined

January 21, 2015
… distribute thousands of high-dose pills of the addictive painkiller oxycodone by writing fraudulent prescriptions for … professionals cash in on the black market for opiate pain pills by fraudulently prescribing and diverting …
January 21, 2015
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Conviction Of Doctor And Owner Of Bronx Clinic Involved In Illegal Distribution Of More Than Five Million Oxycodone Pills

May 05, 2015
… which more than five million tablets of the prescription painkiller oxycodone were unlawfully distributed over a … narcotic-strength opioid used to treat severe and chronic pain conditions.  Oxycodone prescriptions, once written, …
May 05, 2015