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Virginia doctor prescribed half a million opioid and fentanyl pills in two years, sentenced to 40 years in prison

October 02, 2019
… doctor prescribed half a million opioid and fentanyl pills in two years, sentenced to 40 years in prison October … found to have prescribed more than half a million opioid pills from his Martinsville practice. He was convicted of …
October 02, 2019
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New York Doctor Sentenced To More Than 13 Years In Prison For Unlawfully Dispensing Nearly 1 Million Oxycodone Pills

September 28, 2016
… Prison For Unlawfully Dispensing Nearly 1 Million Oxycodone Pills September 28, 2016 New York Contact Info Contact Us … prescriptions totaling close to a million oxycodone pills.  As today’s sentence makes clear, those who abuse …
September 28, 2016
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Conviction Of Local Doctor For Unlawfully Dispensing More Than 1.2 Million Oxycodone Pills

March 17, 2016
… For Unlawfully Dispensing More Than 1.2 Million Oxycodone Pills March 17, 2016 New York Contact Info Contact Us (212) … the streets of New York City with more than a million pills of highly addictive oxycodone, a drug involved in the …
March 17, 2016
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Former Union General Hospital CEO and two Blairsville doctors sentenced to federal prison for illegally prescribing and obtaining pain pills

June 29, 2020
… federal prison for illegally prescribing and obtaining pain pills June 29, 2020 Atlanta Contact Info Contact Us (404) … employees at the instruction of David Gowder. He also stole pills from some of his patients at the hospital and … the usual course of professional practice and that the pills obtained with the prescriptions had no legitimate …
June 29, 2020
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Physician pleads guilty to 16 felony charges: operated Brooklyn pill mills and directed fraudulent Medicaid/Medicare Billing

March 11, 2019
… pleads guilty to 16 felony charges: operated Brooklyn pill mills and directed fraudulent Medicaid/Medicare Billing … to illegally sell prescriptions for millions of oxycodone pills, to defraud Medicaid and Medicare of millions of …
March 11, 2019
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Houston physician and pain management clinic owner sentenced to 35 years each for running pill mill

September 20, 2018
… clinic owner sentenced to 35 years each for running pill mill September 20, 2018 Houston Contact Info Contact Us … to 420 months in prison today for their roles in running a pill mill that provided tens of thousands of unlawful … Community Health Center, which operated as an illegal pill mill. The evidence showed that Craig unlawfully wrote …
September 20, 2018
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Former Kentucky Doctor Pleads Guilty To Illegal Distribution Of 25,000 Controlled Substance Prescription Pills

March 18, 2014
… Distribution Of 25,000 Controlled Substance Prescription Pills March 18, 2014 Detroit Contact Info Contact Us (313) … more than 25,000 Controlled Substance prescription pills in the eastern half of Kentucky. On Monday, March …
March 18, 2014
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Two Michigan Physicians Convicted Of Illegally Distributing Powerful Painkillers At Ann Arbor Area Pill Mill

March 22, 2017
… Distributing Powerful Painkillers At Ann Arbor Area Pill Mill March 22, 2017 Detroit Contact Info Contact Us … Clinic’s physicians prescribed over 1.5 million oxycodone pills, among other drugs. Each of the counts on which Dr. …
March 22, 2017
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Federal Grand Jury Returns Indictment Against Selma Man After Seizure of 17 Kilograms of Fentanyl Pills

January 26, 2023
… Against Selma Man After Seizure of 17 Kilograms of Fentanyl Pills January 26, 2023 San Francisco Contact Info Contact Us …
January 26, 2023
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Ohio Residents Dispose Of An Estimated 18 Tons Of Pills During National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day

May 05, 2016
… Ohio Residents Dispose Of An Estimated 18 Tons Of Pills During National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day May … misused, and abused. "The fact that tens of thousands of pills were disposed of during the DEA's event clearly shows …
May 05, 2016
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Five indicted for running a pill mill in Hamilton

June 29, 2018
… Five indicted for running a pill mill in Hamilton June 29, 2018 Detroit Contact Info …
June 29, 2018
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Los Angeles Man Arrested by DEA for Allegedly Providing a Fentanyl-Laced Pill to a Minor Who Suffered Fatal Overdose

December 15, 2021
… Arrested by DEA for Allegedly Providing a Fentanyl-Laced Pill to a Minor Who Suffered Fatal Overdose December 15, … grand jury indictment alleging he provided fentanyl-laced pills to a 15-year-old who died on July 8, 2021 after taking …
December 15, 2021
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Federal Grand Jury Charges Owner Of Several North Texas Pill Mills With Drug Distribution Conspiracy And Firearm Charges

September 22, 2016
… Federal Grand Jury Charges Owner Of Several North Texas Pill Mills With Drug Distribution Conspiracy And Firearm … and firearm charges stemming from his operation of several “pill mills” in north Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John …
September 22, 2016
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Ft. Worth Doctors Leave Patients Wasted and Dazed in a Pill Mill Operation; 49 Arrested

September 24, 2020
… Ft. Worth Doctors Leave Patients Wasted and Dazed in a Pill Mill Operation; 49 Arrested September 24, 2020 Dallas … have been charged with participating in an $18 million pill mill scheme, announced by the DEA Dallas Field …
September 24, 2020
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DEA’s Sixth Pill Take Back Event Yields Fruitful Results In North Carolina

May 07, 2013
… DEA’s Sixth Pill Take Back Event Yields Fruitful Results In North … and increased enforcement to address doctor shopping and pill mills. Shortly after DEA’s first Take-Back Day event …
May 07, 2013
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DEA’s Sixth Pill Take Back Event Yields Fruitful Results In South Carolina

May 07, 2013
… DEA’s Sixth Pill Take Back Event Yields Fruitful Results In South … and increased enforcement to address doctor shopping and pill mills. Shortly after DEA’s first Take-Back Day event …
May 07, 2013
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Staten Island Doctor And Two Others Diverted Millions Dollars’ Worth Of Pain Pills

June 22, 2017
… And Two Others Diverted Millions Dollars’ Worth Of Pain Pills June 22, 2017 New York Contact Info Contact Us (212) … Staten Island’s opioid market by shutting down an illicit pill distribution operation located at the heart of the …
June 22, 2017
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Arizona Man Faces Federal Charges After Eastern Oregon Traffic Stop Yields 100,000 Fentanyl Pills, Two Pounds of Fentanyl Powder

April 25, 2023
… After Eastern Oregon Traffic Stop Yields 100,000 Fentanyl Pills, Two Pounds of Fentanyl Powder April 25, 2023 Seattle … Girl was a Passenger in the Vehicle Oregon fentanyl pills seized.jpg 100,000 Fentanyl Pills, Fentanyl Powder, …
April 25, 2023
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Idaho Man Pleads Guilty to Selling His Co-Worker Fentanyl Pills that Resulted in the Co-Worker’s Death

March 07, 2024
… Idaho Man Pleads Guilty to Selling His Co-Worker Fentanyl Pills that Resulted in the Co-Worker’s Death March 07, 2024 … local gas station where Goforth sold the victim 10 fentanyl pills.  The victim went home, ingested the fentanyl …
March 07, 2024
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Downey Man Arrested on Federal Charges Alleging He Sold Fake Prescription Pills that Caused Fatal Fentanyl Overdose

August 26, 2022
… on Federal Charges Alleging He Sold Fake Prescription Pills that Caused Fatal Fentanyl Overdose August 26, 2022 … on federal charges of selling counterfeit prescription pills containing fentanyl to a 17-year-old Downey female who …
August 26, 2022
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New Haven Man Sentenced to 21 Years in Federal Prison for Distributing Methamphetamine Pills, Violating Supervised Release

December 02, 2025
… 21 Years in Federal Prison for Distributing Methamphetamine Pills, Violating Supervised Release December 02, 2025 New … on federal supervised release, distributing multi-colored pills containing methamphetamine marketed as ecstasy and …
December 02, 2025
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Norwalk Doctors Charged With Operating “Pill Mill,” Health Care Fraud And Money Laundering

July 13, 2017
… Norwalk Doctors Charged With Operating “Pill Mill,” Health Care Fraud And Money Laundering July 13, … healthcare benefits, and then turned around and sold the pills on the street, contributing to our devastating opioid …
July 13, 2017
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Administrator Milgram's Remarks on Ten Pharmaceutical Distributor Executives, Sales Representatives, and Brokers Charged in Connection with Unlawful Sales of Nearly 70M Opioid Pills

October 04, 2024
DEA Administrator Remarks
… in Connection with Unlawful Sales of Nearly 70M Opioid Pills DEA Administrator Remarks DEA Administrator October … caused by the opioid crisis by knowingly supplying pill-mill pharmacies and coaching pharmacy operators on how …
October 04, 2024
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Illegal Mexican National with Five Prior Removals Caught with 50,000 Fentanyl Pills in Child’s Toy

November 25, 2025
… with Five Prior Removals Caught with 50,000 Fentanyl Pills in Child’s Toy November 25, 2025 Miami Contact Info … after law enforcement recovered more than 50,000 fentanyl pills concealed inside a child’s toy.  According to the …
November 25, 2025
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DEA’s Second Pill Take Back Event Yields 4,436 Pounds Of Medications In Tennessee

May 09, 2011
… DEA’s Second Pill Take Back Event Yields 4,436 Pounds Of Medications In … and increased enforcement to address doctor shopping and pill mills. Numerous national organizations joined the DEA …
May 09, 2011
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DEA’s Second Pill Take Back Event Yields 3,510 Pounds Of Drugs In Georgia

May 10, 2011
… DEA’s Second Pill Take Back Event Yields 3,510 Pounds Of Drugs In Georgia … and increased enforcement to address doctor shopping and pill mills. Numerous national organizations joined the DEA …
May 10, 2011
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Another Montgomery “pill Mill” Doctor Pleads Guilty To Drug Distribution And Money Laundering Charges

December 11, 2017
… Another Montgomery “pill Mill” Doctor Pleads Guilty To Drug Distribution And … and prosecution of those involved in operating a “pill mill” through the Family Practice medical office …
December 11, 2017
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Mexican Drug Trafficker Caught with Tens of Thousands of Fentanyl Pills, Cocaine, Heroin, and Stolen Guns Sentenced to Federal Prison in Washington State

June 16, 2025
… Drug Trafficker Caught with Tens of Thousands of Fentanyl Pills, Cocaine, Heroin, and Stolen Guns Sentenced to Federal … Image Seized fentanyl and firearms. Seized fentanyl pills Download Original Image Seized fentanyl pills Cash …
June 16, 2025
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Monterey County Man who Sold Fentanyl-Laced Pills Resulting in Overdose Death of a Minor Sentenced to More Than Eight Years in Prison

June 10, 2025
… Monterey County Man who Sold Fentanyl-Laced Pills Resulting in Overdose Death of a Minor Sentenced to … and distributing fentanyl-laced counterfeit oxycodone pills via social media and for possessing a firearm in …
June 10, 2025
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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
… In Illegal Distribution Of More Than Five Million Oxycodone Pills May 05, 2015 New York Contact Info Contact Us (212) …
May 05, 2015