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Record-Breaking Seizure: Over 70 Kilograms Of Heroin, $2 Million Cash And Firearm Recovered In The Fieldston Section Of The Bronx

May 19, 2015
MANHATTAN, N.Y. - James J. Hunt, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA) New York Division; Bridget G. Brennan, New York City’s Special Narcotics Prosecutor; Raymond R. Parmer, Jr., Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’(ICE) Homeland Security (HSI) New York; New York...
May 19, 2015
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Former Doctor Pleads Guilty To Illegally Prescribing Pain Medication

May 14, 2015
BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. and Special Agent in Charge James J. Hunt, Drug Enforcement Administration, New York Division announced today that Pravin Mehta, 77, of Amherst, NY, pleaded guilty to conspiring to illegally dispense controlled substances from his medical office by issuing prescriptions other than...
May 14, 2015
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Conviction Of Doctor And Owner Of Bronx Clinic Involved In Illegal Distribution Of More Than Five Million Oxycodone Pills

May 05, 2015
MANHATTAN, N.Y. - Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York and James J. Hunt, the Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’(DEA) New York Division, announced the conviction of Kevin Lowe, the owner of “Astramed,” a purported medical clinic with multiple...
May 05, 2015
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Dutchess County Man Pleads Guilty In White Plains Federal Court To Distributing Heroin And Fentanyl That Caused The Deaths Of Three People

April 27, 2015
MANHATTAN, N.Y. - Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and James Hunt, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Division of the Drug Enforcement (DEA), announced today that Dennis Sica pleaded guilty today in White Plains federal court to participating in a...
April 27, 2015
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Brothers Convicted In Synthetic Drug Distribution Conspiracy Sentenced To Lengthy Federal Prison Terms

April 24, 2015
DALLAS - Two brothers who were convicted by a federal jury in Dallas in October 2014 on multiple felony offenses stemming from their operation of a dangerous, designer synthetic drug trafficking organization, were sentenced yesterday, announced John Parker, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas. Barry Bays, 44...
April 24, 2015
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Five Indicted In International Narcotics And Kidnapping Conspiracy: Mexican Source Of Supply

April 23, 2015
MANHATTAN, N.Y. - James J. Hunt, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s New York (DEA), Bridget G. Brennan, New York City’s Special Narcotics Prosecutor, New York City Police Commissioner William J. Bratton and Joseph D’Amico, Superintendent of the New York State Police, announced today the indictment...
April 23, 2015
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Thomas Hoey, Jr., Sentenced In Manhattan Federal Court To 151 Months In Prison For Large-Scale Drug Distribution And Obstruction Of Justice

April 23, 2015
MANHATTAN, N.Y. - Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and James Hunt, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Division of the Drug Enforcement (DEA), announced that Thomas Hoey, Jr., who led a large-scale cocaine distribution conspiracy for over five years, which...
April 23, 2015
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Owner Of Long Island Produce Distributor Charged In Manhattan Federal Court With Embezzling Money From Company Profit-Sharing Plan

April 22, 2015
MANHATTAN, N.Y. - Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, James J. Hunt, the Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration New York Division, Jonathan Kay, Phyllis C. Borzi, the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Employee Benefits (DOL), and Shantelle P...
April 22, 2015
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Mesquite, Texas Drug Trafficker Sentenced To 330 Months In Federal Prison

April 17, 2015
DALLAS - A man who was found with a large amount of methamphetamine in his house in Mesquite, Texas, last year, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Sidney A. Fitzwater to a lengthy federal prison term, announced John Parker, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas. Jose...
April 17, 2015
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Man Sentenced To 7 Years In Prison For Possession Of Methamphetamine

April 16, 2015
TULSA, Okla. - Juan Pablo Charre, 35, was sentenced by United States District Court Chief Judge Gregory K. Frizzell on Wednesday to serve 84 months in federal prison for possessing over 50 grams of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, announced United States Attorney Danny C. Williams Sr. Following a traffic...
April 16, 2015
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