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Defendant Sentenced For Possession Of Methamphetamine And A Stolen Handgun

December 20, 2013
COLUMBUS, Ga. - Michael J. Moore, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, announces that Larry Eugene Yancey, aka "Ziggy", 42, of an unknown address, was sentenced on Thursday, December 19, 2013, to serve 228 months imprisonment for possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession of...
December 20, 2013
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Pair Sentenced For Narcotics And Firearm Charges

December 20, 2013
COLUMBUS, Ga. - Michael J. Moore, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, announces that Keith B. Carver, 28, of Columbus, Georgia was sentenced on Thursday, December 19, 2013, to serve 228 months imprisonment for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession of a firearm in the...
December 20, 2013
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Defendant Sentenced For Possession With Intent To Distribute Cocaine

December 19, 2013
COLUMBUS, Ga. - Michael J. Moore, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, announces that Darrin Scott, 42, of Columbus, Georgia, was sentenced on Thursday, December 19, 2013, by the Honorable Clay D. Land, United States District Court Judge in Columbus, Georgia to serve 63 months imprisonment for...
December 19, 2013
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New Jersey Doctor Sentenced To More Than 11 Years For Writing Illegal Oxycodone Prescriptions In Drug Distribution Conspiracy Also Ordered To Pay Approximately $630,000 In Fines And Forfeiture

December 17, 2013
NEWARK, N.J. - Carl J. Kotowski, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration's New Jersey Division, and Paul J. Fishman, U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey announced an internal medicine specialist who wrote illegal prescriptions for oxycodone was sentenced today to 136 months in prison for...
December 17, 2013
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Two Defendants Admit Roles In $65 Million Stolen Identity Income Tax Refund Fraud Scheme

November 21, 2013
NEWARK, N.J. - Two defendants have admitted their roles in one of the nation’s largest and longest running stolen identity refund fraud schemes ever identified, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced today. The scheme caused more than 8,000 fraudulent U.S. income tax returns to be filed, which sought more than...
November 21, 2013
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Newnan Dentist Sentenced To Prison For Unlawfully Distributing Controlled Substances

November 15, 2013
ATLANTA - Hugh Maddux, the former owner of a dental practice in Newnan, Ga., has been sentenced for drug distribution. Hugh Maddux, the former owner of a dental practice in Newnan, Ga., has been sentenced for drug distribution. Harry S. Sommers, the Special Agent in Charge of the DEA Atlanta...
November 15, 2013
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Pharmacist Arrested, Charged With Assembling Illegal Drug Lab

November 14, 2013
NEWARK, N.J. - Carl J. Kotowski, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’(DEA) New Jersey Division announced special agents of the DEA and FBI arrested a pharmacist early this morning in Jersey City, N.J., on federal charges alleging he assembled equipment for an illegal drug lab. Jordan Gonzalez...
November 14, 2013
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DEA’s Seventh Pill Take Back Event Yields Fruitful Results In Tennessee

November 07, 2013
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Tennesseans participating in the United States Drug Enforcement Administration’(DEA’s) seventh National Prescription Drug Take-Back event on Saturday, October 26, 2013, turned in 10,029.84 pounds of unwanted or expired medications for safe and proper disposal at sites set up throughout the state. Harry S. Sommers, the Special Agent...
November 07, 2013
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DEA’s Seventh Pill Take Back Event Yields Fruitful Results In Georgia

November 07, 2013
ATLANTA - Georgians participating in the United States Drug Enforcement Administration’(DEA’s) seventh National Prescription Drug Take-Back event on Saturday, October 26, 2013, turned in 8,153.25 pounds of unwanted or expired medications for safe and proper disposal at sites set up throughout the state. Harry S. Sommers, the Special Agent in...
November 07, 2013
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DEA’s Seventh Pill Take Back Event Yields Fruitful Results In North Carolina

November 07, 2013
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - North Carolinians participating in the United States Drug Enforcement Administration’(DEA’s) seventh National Prescription Drug Take-Back event on Saturday, October 26, 2013, turned in 10,880 pounds of unwanted or expired medications for safe and proper disposal at sites set up throughout the state. Harry S. Sommers, the Special...
November 07, 2013
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