DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
2099 Results - Showing 1481 to 1490
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Seven Arrested For Heroin Ring That Reached From Pittsburgh To Nassau County

MINEOLA, N.Y. - Special Agent in Charge James J. Hunt, U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA), New York Division, Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas, announced that seven people have been arrested and indicted for their alleged involvement in a heroin ring that operated in Nassau County, Queens County and Pittsburgh...
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Maryland Woman Found Guilty Of Leading Oxycodone Operation

(ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Roxanne Granberry, 35, of Hughesville, Maryland, was convicted today by a federal jury on charges of conspiracy to distribute oxycodone and obtaining oxycodone by fraud. Granberry was indicted on February 3, 2016. According to court records and evidence presented at trial, Granberry and her husband, William Granberry...
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Nurse-Practitioner Indicted On Federal Charges, Accused Of Illegally Distributing Oxycodone

(WASHINGTON - Ivan Lamont Robinson, a licensed nurse practitioner who was based in Southeast Washington, has been indicted on federal charges that he distributed oxycodone outside the legitimate scope of professional practice and without a legitimate medical purpose. The indictment was announced by Karl C. Colder, Special Agent in Charge...
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DEA Albany Locates And Arrests Wanted Felon

(OTSEGO COUNTY, N.Y.) - James J. Hunt, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Division, U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA) and John M. Muehl District Attorney, announce the arrest of multi-state convicted felon fugitive Paula Jo Rutty, 44, of 140 Baker Road, Worcester, NY. DEA Special Agent in Charge James...
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Racketeering Kingpin Pleads Guilty In Manhattan Federal Court

NEW YORK - Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today a plea of guilty by Manuel Geovanny Rodriguez-Perez, a/k/a “Shorty,” to his role as a leader of a massive and violent racketeering (the “Rodriguez Enterprise”) whose members sold large quantities of marijuana...
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New York Man Sentenced In Manhattan Federal Court To 25 Years In Prison For Trafficking Of Heroin, Cocaine, And MDMA

(NEW YORK) - Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York and James J. Hunt, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Division, U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA) announced today that Roman Kitroser was sentenced in Manhattan federal court to 25 years in prison for...
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Three Time Convicted Felon Arrested In Otsego County On Drug Charges

(OTSEGO COUNTY, N.Y.) - James J. Hunt, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Division, U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA) and John M. Muehl District Attorney, Otsego County announced yesterday the arrest of three time convicted felon Paul James Velleca, 45, of 304 Main Street lot #11, Worcester, NY following...
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11 Alleged Members Of A Drug Trafficking Organization Charged In Federal Court

(GREENBELT - , Md. - A federal grand jury indicted 11 defendants, including four family members, for conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute drugs: Mario Finesse Wright, a/k/a Super and Finesse, age 27, of New Jersey; - Nikko Taylor Wright, age 25, of Germantown, Maryland; - Clayton...
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Two Charged In Manhattan Federal Court With Cocaine Offenses

(NEW YORK) - James J. Hunt, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Division of the Drug Enforcement (DEA), Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, William J. Bratton, the Commissioner of the New York City Police (NYPD), and Joseph A. D’Amico, the...
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United States Files Civil Complaint Seeking Injunctive Relief, Penalties And Forfeiture Of Assets Tied To Suffolk County Clinic’s Illegal Distribution Of Prescription Painkillers

NEW YORK - - James J. Hunt, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA), New York Division and Robert L. Capers, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, today announced the filing of a civil complaint seeking injunctive relief and penalties against Roger Kaplan and Choice...