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Two Indicted By Federal Grand Jury Following Additional Marijuana Raids In Western Colorado

November 25, 2015
Investigations continue into criminal organizations from out-of-state conducting illegal grows and cultivation in Colorado DENVER - A federal grand jury has indicted two individuals who, after investigation, were found tending to a large marijuana grow in western Colorado, DEA Denver Division Special Agent in Charge Barbra Roach and U.S. Attorney...
November 25, 2015
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Suburban Detroit Doctor Receives 7 Year Sentence For Writing Unlawful Prescription For Controlled Substances Including Oxycodone

November 16, 2015
DETROIT - A physician who practiced in Warren, Michigan, was sentenced to 84 months in prison today for writing prescriptions for oxycodone and other controlled medications without medical justification, and for health care fraud. The sentence was announced by U.S. Attorney Barbara L. McQuade, U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent...
November 16, 2015
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Lorain County Ohio Combines Efforts With Federal Law Enforcement To Combat Drug Trafficking And Violent Crime

November 12, 2015
LORAIN COUNTY, Ohio - Several indictments regarding drug trafficking and firearms crimes in Lorain County were recently unsealed in federal court as part of an ongoing coordinated enforcement initiative, law enforcement officials said. The indictments were announced by U.S. Attorney Steven M. Dettelbach, Lorain County Prosecutor Dennis Will, U.S. Drug...
November 12, 2015
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Two Kentucky Men Charged With Illegal Distribution Of Fentanyl Resulting In Death

November 12, 2015
LEXINGTON, Ky. - A Lexington man and a Versailles man have both been charged with unlawfully distributing a controlled substance resulting in an overdose death. On November 5, 2015, a superseding federal indictment was returned against Luis Aguirre-Jerardo, of Lexington, and Gill Dewayne Garrett, of Versailles, charging both men with...
November 12, 2015
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Doctor Convicted In Death Of Patient

November 09, 2015
Craig, CO doctor found guilty of prescribing without legitimate medical purpose, resulting in the death of one patient DENVER - Dr. Joel Miller, who owned and operated High Country Medical in Craig, CO, was convicted by a jury today in the District of Colorado on six counts of unlawful distribution...
November 09, 2015
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Nineteen Ohio Residents Charged In Heroin Distribution Conspiracy

November 09, 2015
CLEVELAND - This morning, a 61-count indictment was filed in federal court charging 19 people for their roles in a drug conspiracy that brought large shipments of heroin to the Cleveland area and then distributed the drug in Ashtabula, Conneaut and Bellaire, Ohio, as well as in Wheeling, West Virginia...
November 09, 2015
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Four Members Of Ohio Gang Plead Guilty To Murder

November 04, 2015
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Today, four Columbus men pleaded guilty to murder in connection to a racketeering case involving the organized criminal enterprise known as the Short North Posse. Carter M. Stewart, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, Joseph P. Reagan, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S...
November 04, 2015
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Utah Doctor Sentenced For Distributing Controlled Substance And Witness Tampering

October 27, 2015
DEA, Utah Attorney General’s Office Investigation Results in Guilty Plea SALT LAKE CITY - A Sandy, UT doctor pleaded guilty to attempted illegal distribution of a controlled substance, the Utah attorney general's office announced Monday. Third District Judge Paul Parker sentenced Newhall to 24 months of probation and 150 hours...
October 27, 2015
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Seven People Charged In Multi-State Heroin Distribution Ring Based In Steubenville, Ohio

October 27, 2015
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio - A federal grand jury in Columbus, Ohio, charged seven individuals for their roles in a Steubenville, Ohio, based heroin-trafficking operation. Carter M. Stewart, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, William J. Ihlenfeld, II, United States Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia, Joseph...
October 27, 2015
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Ohio Felon Sentenced To Six Years In Prison For Illegal Possession Of Firearm

October 22, 2015
DAYTON, Ohio - Travis Matthews, 28, of Dayton was sentenced today to 73 months in prison for possession of a firearm after having been previously convicted of a felony offense. Carter M. Stewart, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, Joseph P. Reagan, Special Agent in Charge of...
October 22, 2015
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