DEA Archived Press Releases

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Largest Settlement In DEA History: McKesson Pays $150 Million

JAN 17 - BOSTON, MA - McKesson Corporation, one of the nation’s largest distributors of pharmaceutical drugs to pharmacies and other health care providers agreed to pay a record $150 million civil penalty for alleged violations of the Controlled Substances (CSA), Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the...
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New Bern Physician Charged With Unlawful Distribution Of Narcotics, Money Laundering, And Possession Of Firearms

GREENVILLE, N.C. - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina announces that the federal grand jury in Greenville returned a 31 count indictment charging physician Sanjay Kumar, 50, of New Bern, with Conspiracy to Unlawfully Dispense and Distribute Oxycodone, Oxymorphone, Hydromorphone, and Alprazolam; Distribution of...
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Georgia Resident Sentenced To Life In Federal Prison For Methamphetamine Conspiracy

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - On Jan. 12, 2017, James Hedelsky, 59, of Bartow County, Ga, was sentenced to serve life in prison by the Honorable Travis R. McDonough, U.S. District Judge. Following a September 2016 jury trial, Hedelsky was convicted of conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute...
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El Paso Man Sentenced To 12 Years In Federal Prison For Trafficking Cocaine

JAN 11 - NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration, New England Division and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Raul Chavez, 57, of El Paso, Texas, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey...
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Shelton Man Sentenced To 46 Months In Federal Prison For Distributing Heroin To Overdose Victim

JAN 11 - BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that that Jorge Morales, also known as “Capone,” 30, of Shelton, was sentenced by U.S. District...
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Drug Trafficker Sentenced To Five Years In Federal Prison

JAN 10 - PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Jose Ignacio Goris, 42, of Providence, convicted at trial for trafficking cocaine, has been sentenced to 60 months in federal prison. A federal court jury in Providence convicted Jose Ignacio Goris on January 14, 2016, of attempting to possess with the intent to distribute...
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Portland Man Sentenced To Almost Seven Years For Trafficking Bath Salts And Opiates

JAN 10 - PORTLAND, Maine - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and the Office of the United States Attorney announced that Jonathan Day, 42, of Portland, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court by Judge Jon D. Levy to 80...
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New Haven Man Sentenced To 57 Months In Prison For Role In Fraudulent Oxycodone Prescription Scheme

JAN 10 - HARTFORD, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Alejandro Prosper, also known as “Pun,” 36, of New Haven, was sentenced by U.S. District...
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New York Man Pleads Guilty To Drug Trafficking Conspiracy And Firearms Charges

JAN 06 - PORTLAND, Maine - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Malcolm Cowart, a/k/a “Prince - ”, 37, of Harlem, New York, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to conspiracy...
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Harmony Couple Sentenced For Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy

JAN 05 - BANGOR, Maine - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Eugene Moulton, 67, and Antoinette Perreault, 48, both of Harmony, Maine, were sentenced in U.S. District Court by Judge...