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DEA Albany Locates And Arrests Wanted Felon

June 07, 2016
(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...
June 07, 2016
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Racketeering Kingpin Pleads Guilty In Manhattan Federal Court

June 07, 2016
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...
June 07, 2016
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New York Man Sentenced In Manhattan Federal Court To 25 Years In Prison For Trafficking Of Heroin, Cocaine, And MDMA

June 03, 2016
(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...
June 03, 2016
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Three Time Convicted Felon Arrested In Otsego County On Drug Charges

June 02, 2016
(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...
June 02, 2016
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Last Of 17 Defendants Convicted In Methamphetamine Trafficking Conspiracy Is Sentenced To 20 Years In Federal Prison

May 25, 2016
FORT WORTH, Texas - Octavio Colin, 34, of Cleburne, Texas, was sentenced on Monday by U.S. District Judge Reed C. O’Connor to 240 (20 years) in federal prison, following his guilty plea earlier this year to one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, announced U.S. Attorney...
May 25, 2016
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Two Charged In Manhattan Federal Court With Cocaine Offenses

May 25, 2016
(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...
May 25, 2016
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Two Mexican Citizens Face Mandatory Life In Federal Prison After Jury Convicts Them On Federal Charges Related To May 2013 Murder Of A Southlake, Texas, Man

May 23, 2016
FORT WORTH, Texas - After a trial lasting more than two-weeks, a federal jury has convicted two Mexican citizens on federal charges related to the murder of Southlake, Texas, resident, Juan Jesus Guerrero Chapa, at Southlake Town Square on May 22, 2013, announced U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern...
May 23, 2016
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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

May 23, 2016
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...
May 23, 2016
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Father, Girlfriend Of Rikers Island Inmate Charged With Conspiracy And Solicitation To Commit Murder

May 23, 2016
NEW YORK - - Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown, joined by James J. Hunt, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s New York (DEA), and New York City Police Commissioner William J. Bratton, today announced that the father and girlfriend of a 36- year-old Queens man...
May 23, 2016
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Major Takedown Of Western New York Narcotics Pipeline Investigation Leads To Indictment Of 25 Individuals In Erie County Court; Seizures Of Over Half A Million Dollars In Heroin And Cocaine

May 13, 2016
BUFFALO - ) - James J. Hunt, the Special Agent in Charge of the New York Division of the Drug Enforcement (DEA); Eric T. Schneiderman, Attorney General, New York State; Joseph D'Amico Superintendent, New York State Police; and Daniel Derenda, Police Commissioner Buffalo Police Department announced that first degree narcotics...
May 13, 2016
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