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Leader Of Ghanaian Heroin Trafficking Organization Sentenced To 216 Months

ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Mustapha Issaka Zico, 41, of Nima, Ghana, was sentenced today to 216 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for conspiring to import heroin from Ghana into the United States. He was also ordered to forfeit $110,000. Neil H. MacBride, United States Attorney for...
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Baltimore Crack Dealer Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison

BALTIMORE - U.S. District Judge J. Frederick Motz sentenced Kenneth Robinson, 37, of Baltimore, Maryland, today to 20 years in prison followed by 10 years of supervised release for conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine. The sentence was announced by United States Attorney for the...
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New Jersey Doctor Convicted By Federal Jury For Writing Illegal Oxycodone Prescriptions In Drug Distribution Conspiracy

NEWARK, N.J. - - Robert G. Koval, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the New Jersey Division of the Drug Enforcement (DEA) and Paul J. Fishman, the United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey, announced an internal medicine specialist who wrote illegal prescriptions for oxycodone was convicted today...
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13 Correctional Officers Among 25 Alleged BGF Gang Members And Associates Indicted On Federal Racketeering Charges

BALTIMORE - A federal grand jury returned a racketeering indictment charging 25 individuals, including 13 correctional officers with the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, for conspiring to run operations of the Black Guerilla (BGF) gang inside correctional facilities. All 25 defendants also are charged with conspiracy to...
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Former Alexandria Doctor Receives 70 Months In Prison For Conspiring To Distribute Oxycodone

ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Larren Wade, 55, of Venice, Fl., a former doctor who had a medical practice in Alexandria, Va., was sentenced to 70 months in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release for conspiring to distribute oxycodone. Neil H. MacBride, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of...
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Temple Hills Drug Dealer Sentenced To 27 Years In Prison

Distributed at least 3 kilograms of PCP over the course of the drug conspiracy GREENBELT - , Md. - U.S. District Judge Roger W. Titus sentenced Samuel Braxton, age 44, of Temple Hills, Maryland, today to 27 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release for conspiracy to...
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Upper Marlboro Man Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison For Distribution Of Crack Cocaine

GREENBELT - , Md. - U.S. District Judge Peter J. Messitte sentenced Weldon Emanuwell Gordon, age 35, of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, today to 10 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release for possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine. The sentence was announced by United States Attorney...
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Jury Finds Attorney Paul W. Bergrin Guilty On All Counts After Racketeering Trial

NEWARK, N.J. - A federal jury has convicted Paul W. Bergrin, 57, of Nutley, N.J., of all 23 counts on which he was tried, including conspiracy to murder a witness and other racketeering, cocaine and prostitution offenses. The verdict was announced today by New Jersey U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman...
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PCP Dealer Sentenced To Over 19 Years In Prison

GREENBELT - , Md. - U.S. District Judge Roger W. Titus, Jr. sentenced Rashard Wilson, age 22, of Capitol Heights, Maryland, today to 235 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute (PCP), crack cocaine and heroin. Judge...
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Former Alexandria Doctor Pleads Guilty To Conspiring To Distribute Oxycodone

ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Larren Wade, 55, of Venice, Fla., a former doctor who had a medical practice in Alexandria, Va., pleaded guilty today to conspiring to distribute oxycodone. Neil H. MacBride, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia; Valerie Parlave, Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI’s Washington...