DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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William G. Parker Sentenced To 150 Months In Prison And Four Years Of Supervised Release For Conspiracy To Distribute Crack Cocaine And Assault Of A Police Officer

(BURLINGTON, Vt.) - - John J. Arvanitis, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and the Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that William G. Parker, 35, of North Carolina, was sentenced yesterday to 150 months in prison, having...
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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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Bronx Man Sentenced To Almost Four Years On Drug And Health Care Fraud Charges

(PORTLAND, MAINE) - - John J. Arvanitis, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Devine Harvin, 33, of Bronx, New York, was sentenced on Friday by United States District Judge George Z. Singal to 46...
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Wide Ranging Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Dismantled

SEATTLE - -A drug trafficking organization that distributed large amounts of methamphetamine and heroin from Mexico to Washington state was dismantled today with more than a dozen arrests. The criminal organization spanned a large area of the state with operations ranging from Everett to Vancouver, Washington and from Aberdeen on...
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Baton Rouge Convenience Store Forfeits Nearly $1 Million As The Result Of A DEA/IRS Money Laundering Investigation

BATON ROUGE, La. - United States Attorney Donald J. Cazayoux, Jr. announced today that KATELYN & CLAIRE, INC. and ALEX T, INC., both doing business as Quality Express, pled guilty before United States District Court Chief Judge Brian A. Jackson to conspiracy to launder monetary instruments and multiple counts of...
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New Haven Man Sentenced To 30 Months In Federal Prison For Distributing Heroin

(NEW HAVEN, Conn.)- - John J. Arvanitis, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and David B. Fein, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Carl Hailey, also known as “Squirt,” 48, of New Haven, was sentenced today by Senior United States...
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16-Month Narcotics Investigation Yields Arrests

GREENVILLE, S.C. - On March 5, 2013, the Greenville County Sheriff’s (GCSO) and the Greenville City Police (GCPD) arrested 39-year old Shannon Tekoites Davis, 30-year old Mikesha Renee Maddox, 50-year old Billie Joyce Glenn and 24-year old Renee Ann Wakefield, in connection with a 16-month long joint investigation with the...
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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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Trinity County Man Pleads Guilty To Growing Marijuana On Multiple Properties

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - William Robert Barsanti, 27, of Junction City, Calif., pleaded guilty in federal court to growing marijuana, Drug Enforcement Administration Acting Special Agent in Charge Bruce C. Balzano and United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced. According to court documents, sheriff’s deputies searched three Trinity County properties owned...
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Owner Of Non-Profit “Club” Charged With Illegal Distribution Of Prescription Narcotics

SEATTLE - -The owner of a South Seattle non-profit “club” that hosted Alcoholics Anonymous meetings was arrested last night for illegal distribution of oxycodone. The investigation revealed that the Nomadian Community Resource (NCRC) on South Orcas Street in Seattle was a hub for prescription drug dealing. Michael Martin Shepard, 64...