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Miami company pleads guilty to structuring financial transactions

ALBANY, NY – Latam Games, LLC of Miami, Florida, pled guilty today to structuring financial transactions to evade currency reporting requirements. The announcement was made by United States Attorney Grant C. Jaquith; Acting Special Agent in Charge of the New York Division of the Drug Enforcement Administration Keith Kruskall; and...
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Portland nurse charged with drug trafficking

PORTLAND, Ore. – On Nov. 29, 2018, Rene Elene Griffin Nunn, 59, of Vancouver, Washington, made an initial appearance in federal court before U.S. Magistrate Judge Jolie A. Russo. A one-count indictment alleges Nunn conspired to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances. The indictment also alleges that, between September...
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Anchorage man sentenced for fentanyl trafficking

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Sergio Jauna Devoe, 28, of Anchorage, was sentenced on Nov. 14, 2018, by U.S District Judge Timothy M. Burgess, to 10 years in prison, followed by eight years of supervised release for trafficking quantities of fentanyl and methamphetamine intended for distribution. According to court documents, on May...
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Anchorage man indicted on federal drug trafficking charges

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Don Deviet Frye, Sr., 53, of Anchorage, was charged today by indictment with attempted possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute, and possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute. Frye’s arraignment hearing has been set for Friday, Nov. 16, 2018 at 3:00 p.m...
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Cocaine distribution ring dismantled in Huntington Station, Long Island

RIVERHEAD, N.Y. – Acting Special Agent in Charge Keith Kruskall, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, and Suffolk County District Attorney Timothy D. Sini announced the unsealing of a 47-count indictment against three individuals in connection with an alleged cocaine trafficking operation in Huntington Station. “This indictment should serve as a warning...
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Czar Entertainment founder James Rosemond sentenced to life in prison for ordering the murder of Lowell Fletcher

NEW YORK – U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Geoffrey S. Berman, announced that James Rosemond, aka “Jimmy the Henchman,” was sentenced today to life plus 30 years in prison for ordering the murder of Lowell Fletcher, aka “Lodi Mack.” A jury convicted Rosemond of murder-for-hire, conspiracy...
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Washington state based research laboratory and owner indicted for falsifying opioid addiction drug research trials

SPOKANE, Wash. – Yesterday, a 47-count federal indictment was unsealed against two Richland, Washington based companies, Mid Columbia Research LLC and Zain Research LLC, and their owner, Sami Anwar. The indictment charges the defendants with conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud, fraudulently obtaining controlled substances, and furnishing false information...
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Federal jury convicts Buffalo man of drug distribution resulting in overdose death

NEW YORK – U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. and DEA New York Division Acting Special Agent in Charge Keith Kruskall announced today that a federal jury has convicted Dontrell Wise, 32, of Buffalo, N.Y., of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute heroin, butyryl fentanyl, fentanyl, cocaine, and crack...
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DEA Heroin Enforcement Team, Long Island Heroin Task Force, ATF, Nassau County Police Department and Suffolk County DA team up to arrest 19 members of drug ring

HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. – Suffolk County District Attorney Timothy D. Sini was joined by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Nassau County Police Department, and the Long Island Heroin Task Force, comprising officers from the Suffolk County Police Department, Nassau County Police...
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Fourteen members of a Washington Heights drug trafficking organization charged with distributing heroin

NEW YORK – U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Geoffrey S. Berman and DEA New York Division Acting Special Agent in Charge Keith Kruskall, ICE Homeland Security Investigations New York Field Office Special Agent in Charge Angel M. Melendez, New York City Police Commissioner James P. O’Neill...