DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
2099 Results - Showing 1411 to 1420
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Sands Point Cardiologist Sentenced For Vicious Assault-for-Hire Plot Against Rival Doctor

(MINEOLA, N. Y. - - James Hunt, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’(DEA) New York Division and Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a Sands Point cardiologist who conspired to seriously injure a rival doctor was sentenced today to five years in prison with...
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New York City Heroin, Cocaine Trafficker Found Guilty

(NEW YORK - - Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York announced that Steven Williams was found guilty Friday of conspiring to distribute kilogram quantities of heroin and cocaine. Williams was convicted after a one-week jury trial before U.S. District Judge Lorna G. Schofield...
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2nd Major Narcotics Trafficker Extradited To US From Columbia

(NEW YORK - - James J. Hunt, Special Agent-in-Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s New York Division, Bridget G. Brennan, New York City’s Special Narcotics Prosecutor, New York City Police Commissioner James P. O’Neill, and George P. Beach II, Superintendent of the New York State Police, announced today the...
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Queens Man Sentenced To Life In Prison For Murder-for-hire

(MANHATTAN, NY - - Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that JOSE LUIS GRACESQUI was sentenced today to life in prison after having been convicted at trial of conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire, murder-for-hire, and murder in connection with a narcotics conspiracy for...
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Two Syracuse Men Arrested On Federal Drug Charges

(SYRACUSE, N.Y. - - Saladin Hadid, 37, and Cory Ogletree, 43, of Syracuse, were arrested last night and charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribution of 500 grams or more of cocaine. United States Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge James J. Hunt and United...
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Seven Arrested In Major New York City Prescription Forgery Ring

(NEW YORK - - James J. Hunt, Special Agent-in-Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s New York Division, Bridget G. Brennan, New York City’s Special Narcotics Prosecutor, and Department of Social Services Commissioner Steve Banks announced today the indictment and arrest of seven defendants, including two alleged leaders of a...
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Operator Of Urgent Care Clinics On Long Island Sentenced

(CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. - - Earlier today in Central Islip, New York Michael Troyan, a physician assistant who operated two urgent care clinics on the east end of Long Island, was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment, three years’ supervised release, and $710,290 forfeiture, following his guilty plea on June 17...
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Trio Sentenced To 17 Years In Federal Prison For Drug Trafficking

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - Three defendants were sentenced to federal prison last week for drug trafficking, announced Drug Enforcement (DEA) Assistant Special Agent in Charge Matthew Barden and Kenneth Elser, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas. Santiago (aka Chuco), age 47, of Commerce, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 151...
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Williamsville Doctor Pleads Guilty To Prescription Drug Charge

(BUFFALO, N.Y. - - Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. and Special Agent in Charge James J. Hunt, Drug Enforcement (DEA) New York Division announced today that Dr. Yusuf Siddiqui, 72, of Williamsville, NY, pleaded guilty to obtaining controlled substances by fraud before U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo...
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DEA New York Drug Enforcement Task Force Arrests Georgia Man For Kidnapping, Heroin Trafficking, And Firearms Offenses

(NEW YORK - - James J. Hunt, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s New York (DEA), Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, George P. Beach II, Superintendent of the New York State (NYSP), and James P. O’Neill, Commissioner of...