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Two Louisville Men Sentenced for Distribution of Over 21,000 Fentanyl Pills and Firearm Offenses

July 14, 2025
… Men Sentenced for Distribution of Over 21,000 Fentanyl Pills and Firearm Offenses July 14, 2025 Louisville Contact …
July 14, 2025
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Pill mill clinic manager sentenced to nine years in federal prison for illegal opioid distribution

June 10, 2019
… Pill mill clinic manager sentenced to nine years in federal … subsidize her county income by operating an illegal opioid pill mill. After DeMille arranged to lease an office for … some patients to kick back a portion of their prescribed pills to him for the “privilege” of returning to the clinic …
June 10, 2019
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California Man Pleads Guilty to Bringing Over 65,000 Fentanyl Pills to Syracuse for Distribution

April 27, 2023
… Man Pleads Guilty to Bringing Over 65,000 Fentanyl Pills to Syracuse for Distribution April 27, 2023 New York … pled guilty today to possessing over 65,000 fentanyl pills with the intent to distribute them. United States …
April 27, 2023
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Windsor Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Counterfeit Oxycodone Pills Containing Fentanyl

September 12, 2023
… in Federal Prison for Trafficking Counterfeit Oxycodone Pills Containing Fentanyl September 12, 2023 New England … supervised release, for trafficking counterfeit oxycodone pills containing fentanyl. According to court documents and …
September 12, 2023
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DEA Laboratory Testing Reveals that 6 out of 10 Fentanyl-Laced Fake Prescription Pills Now Contain a Potentially Lethal Dose of Fentanyl

November 21, 2022
… Reveals that 6 out of 10 Fentanyl-Laced Fake Prescription Pills Now Contain a Potentially Lethal Dose of Fentanyl …
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Arlington Doctor Sentenced to 12 Years in Pill Mill Case

March 25, 2022
… Arlington Doctor Sentenced to 12 Years in Pill Mill Case March 25, 2022 Dallas Contact Info Contact Us … Battle and his co-conspirators used their authority to push pills into our neighborhoods disregarding the inherent harm …
March 25, 2022
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Chattanooga Pill Mill Operator Sentenced To 280 Years In Prison

August 28, 2015
… Chattanooga Pill Mill Operator Sentenced To 280 Years In Prison August … health needs; it is about greed and those involved in “pill mill” activity are in fact drug dealers. The sentencing …
August 28, 2015
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Pill Mill Doctor Pleads Guilty To Drug Distribution Conspiracy, Money Laundering

January 30, 2017
… Pill Mill Doctor Pleads Guilty To Drug Distribution … distribute a controlled substance through operating a “pill mill” and money laundering scheme, announced Drug … from a drug manufacturer. Ritchea then distributed the pills directly out of his medical practice. This was …
January 30, 2017
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Two Charged with Connection with Scheme to Operate Industrial-Scale Illegal Narcotics Pill Pressing Operations Throughout New York City

April 08, 2024
… with Scheme to Operate Industrial-Scale Illegal Narcotics Pill Pressing Operations Throughout New York City April 08, … illegal pill mill located near a school in the Bronx.  Fake pills, laced with fentanyl and methamphetamine, like the …
April 08, 2024
DOCUMENT

Paul E. Knierim “Stopping the Poison Pills: Combatting the Trafficking of Illegal Fentanyl from China”

October 02, 2018
Testimony
… Paul E. Knierim “Stopping the Poison Pills: Combatting the Trafficking of Illegal Fentanyl from … States Senate for a hearing entitled “Stopping the Poison Pills: Combatting the Trafficking of Illegal Fentanyl from …
October 02, 2018
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Approximately 32,000 Fentanyl Pills Seized at JFK Airport Hotel: Two Men from California Arrested

November 23, 2022
… Approximately 32,000 Fentanyl Pills Seized at JFK Airport Hotel: Two Men from California … resulted in the seizure of approximately 32,000 fentanyl pills in the vicinity of a hotel near John F. Kennedy …
November 23, 2022
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Redondo Beach Man Pleads Guilty to Selling Fentanyl-Laced Oxycodone Pills that Ultimately Resulted in Fatal Overdose

May 12, 2025
… Beach Man Pleads Guilty to Selling Fentanyl-Laced Oxycodone Pills that Ultimately Resulted in Fatal Overdose May 12, … to selling dozens of fentanyl-laced counterfeit oxycodone pills to a drug dealer who later sold them to a victim who …
May 12, 2025
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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 Contact … organizations that distribute heroin and prescription pills and by increasing prevention and educational …
August 26, 2015
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Bucks County, Pennsylvania Doctor Pleads Guilty To Running Northeast Philadelphia Pill Mill

April 04, 2011
… Doctor Pleads Guilty To Running Northeast Philadelphia Pill Mill April 04, 2011 Philadelphia Contact Info Contact … in a conspiracy to operate an office that was, in fact, a “pill mill” that distributed millions of prescription …
April 04, 2011
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Elk Grove Man Sentenced To 11 Years In Prison For Distribution Of Prescription Pills And Heroin

May 27, 2016
… To 11 Years In Prison For Distribution Of Prescription Pills And Heroin May 27, 2016 San Francisco Contact Info … prescriptions and paying those individuals in exchange for pills obtained from pharmacies. Mathews would then transport …
May 27, 2016
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El Cajon “Pill Mill” Doctor Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Causing the Illegal Distribution of Opioids

October 26, 2020
… El Cajon “Pill Mill” Doctor Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for … January, admitting that he signed prescriptions for 78,544 pills that lacked a legitimate medical purpose and were …
October 26, 2020
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“Pill Mill” doctor pleads guilty to opioid distribution, admits signing prescriptions for dead and jailed patients

January 21, 2020
… “Pill Mill” doctor pleads guilty to opioid distribution, … Salerno, 75, illegally distributed 78,544 hydrocodone pills. Hydrocodone is an opioid pain medication commonly …
January 21, 2020
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Multiple Pharmaceutical Distributor Executives, Sales Representatives and Brokers Charged in Connection with Unlawful Sales of over 70M Opioid Pills

October 03, 2024
… in Connection with Unlawful Sales of over 70M Opioid Pills October 03, 2024 Houston Contact Info Contact Us (713) …
October 03, 2024
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Johnston Man Sentenced to Ten Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Thousands of Fentanyl Pills

June 02, 2024
… in Federal Prison for Trafficking Thousands of Fentanyl Pills June 02, 2024 New England Contact Info Contact Us … for the sale and delivery of thousands of fentanyl-laced pills, some of which were delivered at his direction by …
June 02, 2024
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Pain Clinic Owners And Medical Directors Indicted For Alleged “Pill Mill” Relocated From Florida To Maryland

September 15, 2014
… Clinic Owners And Medical Directors Indicted For Alleged “Pill Mill” Relocated From Florida To Maryland September 15, … WashingtonDiversionOutreach@dea.gov “Pharmaceutical pills can be just as harmful as illegal drugs” BALTIMORE - A …
September 15, 2014
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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
… for Illegally Dispensing Nearly Four Million Opioid Pills December 21, 2021 Houston Contact Info Contact Us …
December 21, 2021
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Nurse-Practitioner Sentenced In High Profile Pill Mill Case

April 24, 2017
… Nurse-Practitioner Sentenced In High Profile Pill Mill Case April 24, 2017 New Orleans Contact Info … federal prison for his role in the operation of a massive pill mill run by Dr. Xiulu Ruan and Dr. John Patrick Couch, …
April 24, 2017
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Spokane Man Found with Meth and Fentanyl Pills Sentenced to Prison for Drug Trafficking

April 19, 2024
… Spokane Man Found with Meth and Fentanyl Pills Sentenced to Prison for Drug Trafficking April 19, … located 131 grams of methamphetamine, 1,750 fentanyl-laced pills, as well as a smaller amounts of other controlled …
April 19, 2024
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Violent Indiana Felon Sentenced to 11 Years for Armed Trafficking of Fentanyl Pills

January 19, 2024
… Sentenced to 11 Years for Armed Trafficking of Fentanyl Pills January 19, 2024 Chicago Contact Info Contact Us (312) … The search resulted in the discovery of 2,999 counterfeit pills, later analyzed and found to contain a total of 341.01 …
January 19, 2024
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Doctor, Nurse Practitioner, And Nurse Plead Guilty In Montgomery “pill Mill” Case

May 18, 2018
… Nurse Practitioner, And Nurse Plead Guilty In Montgomery “pill Mill” Case May 18, 2018 New Orleans Contact Info … health care providers have pleaded guilty in the ongoing “pill mill” prosecution arising out of a now-closed … guilty to offenses arising out of the operation of this pill mill. The five defendants who pleaded guilty previously …
May 18, 2018
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Doctor Arrested For Illegal Distribution Of More Than 10,000 Oxycodone Pills, Resulting In One Known Death

October 01, 2015
… For Illegal Distribution Of More Than 10,000 Oxycodone Pills, Resulting In One Known Death October 01, 2015 New … “U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said: “Abuse of prescription pills is a national health epidemic - causing more overdose …
October 01, 2015
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Green Bay Woman Sentenced to 8 Years for Trafficking Fake Pharmaceutical Pills Laced with Fentanyl

August 23, 2023
… Sentenced to 8 Years for Trafficking Fake Pharmaceutical Pills Laced with Fentanyl August 23, 2023 Chicago Contact … recovered and seized over 8,400 fake pharmaceutical pills containing fentanyl, over $38,500 in U.S. currency, …
August 23, 2023
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Lynn Man Sentenced to More Than Two Years in Prison for Conspiracy to Traffic Counterfeit Pills Containing Fentanyl

September 17, 2024
… Two Years in Prison for Conspiracy to Traffic Counterfeit Pills Containing Fentanyl September 17, 2024 New England … distributed tens of thousands of counterfeit prescription pills containing narcotics. Edward Ortiz, 34,  was sentenced …
September 17, 2024
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Boston Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing 7,000 Pills Containing Fentanyl and Fentanyl Analogue

May 11, 2023
… Boston Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing 7,000 Pills Containing Fentanyl and Fentanyl Analogue May 11, 2023 … Aug. 30, 2023. On March 15, 2022, Cordero delivered 7,000 pills containing fentanyl and para-fluorofentanyl to an …
May 11, 2023
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San Francisco resident sentenced to 10 years prison for manufacturing counterfeit adderall pills containing methamphetamine

November 27, 2018
… to 10 years prison for manufacturing counterfeit adderall pills containing methamphetamine November 27, 2018 San … Eckstein admitted that he possessed counterfeit “adderall” pills, or pills that appeared to be adderall, but in fact contained …
November 27, 2018