DEA Archived Press Releases

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Stamford Man Sentenced To Four Years In Federal Prison For Distributing Crack

STAMFORD, Conn. - John J. Arvanitis, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Terrell Wills, 40, of Stamford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to...
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Eleven People Indicted For Conspiring To Traffic Oxycodone And Heroin In Boise

BOISE, Idaho - Austin Serb, 20, Christopher Snyder, 24, and Andrew Colwell, 23, of Boise, Idaho, appeared in federal court on March 11, 2014, on a nine-count federal indictment charging them and eight others with conspiracy to distribute oxycodone and heroin; distributing oxycodone, and distributing heroin. “Opiate addiction is a...
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Baggage Handlers At San Diego International Airport Charged With Smuggling Drugs Via Aircraft

SAN DIEGO - Four baggage handlers at San Diego International Airport were indicted by a federal grand jury Friday on charges that they conspired to smuggle cocaine and methamphetamine onto aircraft by exploiting their ability to pass unchecked through security screening areas. It’s believed to be the first federal drug...
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Santa Clara Resident Sentenced To Forty Four Months In Prison For Burglary Of Controlled Substances

SAN FRANCISCO - Jerry Silveira was sentenced on March 12, 2014, to 44 months in prison for burglary of controlled substances and possession with the intent to distribute controlled substances. Silveira, 35, of Santa Clara, was indicted by a federal grand jury on June 13, 2013. He was charged with...
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Chicagoland Man Sentenced To More Than 15 Years In Prison For Orchestrating The Major Marijuana Distribution From Sacramento

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - William Brock, 37, of Glen Ellyn, Ill., was sentenced today to 15 years and eight months in prison and fined $250,000 for conspiring to distribute at least 100 kilograms of marijuana and possession with intent to distribute at least 100 kilograms of marijuana. On November 6, 2013...
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Twin Brother Pharmacists Each Sentenced To 42 Months In Prison For Defrauding Patients And Insurance Companies Of $1.5 Million

NEWARK, N.J. - Carl J. Kotowski, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration's New Jersey Division, and Paul J. Fishman, the United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey announced two pharmacists - twin brothers who previously owned the West Orange Pharmacy - were each sentenced to...
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Two Miami-Dade County Men Convicted Of Drug Trafficking

MIAMI, Fla. - Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division; Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida; Amos Rojas, Jr., United States Marshal, U.S. Marshals (USMS); Noel Manheimer, Director of Marine Operations, U.S. Customs and Border (CBP); Dan Alexander...
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Pain Management Physician Charged With Overbilling Medicare

BOSTON - A physician specializing in pain management was charged today for overbilling the Medicare program. Fathalla Mashali, 59, of Dover, was indicted on nine counts of heath care fraud. John J. Arvanitis, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration, Boston Field Division; United States Attorney Carmen M...
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Waterbury Man Sentenced To Five Years In Federal Prison For Role In Oxycodone Trafficking Ring

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - John J. Arvanitis, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that David Gaudiosi, also known as “Wade,” 29, of Waterbury, was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge Janet...
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Antelope Man Convicted Of Federal Drug And Firearm Charges

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Jamie Golladay, 32, of Antelope, pleaded guilty today to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, possession with intent to distribute heroin, and possession of a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime. According to court documents, on July 27, 2013, Roseville police officers, investigating...