DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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Wisconsin physician agrees to pay penalties to resolve allegations of prescribing opioids illegally and violating False Claims Act

MILWAUKEE - DEA Assistant Special Agent in Charge Paul E. Maxwell and United States Attorney Matthew D. Krueger announced today that Dr. Mehran Heydarpour of Brookfield, Wisconsin, agreed to pay $175,000 to resolve allegations that he prescribed opioid pain medications in violation of the Controlled Substances Act and that he...
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Wisconsin Dentist Pleads Guilty to Oxycodone Diversion Charge

MADISON, WIS. – Assistant Special Agent in Charge Paul E. Maxwell and Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western Distri ct of Wisconsin, announced that Christopher Kania, 40, Portage, Wisconsin, pled guilty on Thursday, March 12, in U.S. District Court in Madison to obtaining oxycodone by use of...
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Leader of prescription fraud ring sentenced to over three years in federal prison

INDIANAPOLIS – DEA Indianapolis District Office Assistant Special Agent in Charge J. Michael Gannon and United States Attorney Josh J. Minkler announced today, Brandon Fuller, 27, of Chicago, was sentenced to 40 months in federal prison, by U.S. District Judge James R. Sweeney II, after having pleaded guilty to charges...