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PRESS RELEASE

Owner Of McLean MedSpa Sentenced For Illegally Importing Non-FDA-Approved Drugs And Using On Patients

July 18, 2014
ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Anoushirvan Sarraf, 48, of Rockville, Maryland, the owner and operator of Aphrodite Advanced Esthetic & Skin Care (Aphrodite) in McLean, Virginia, was sentenced today to 18 months in prison and two years of supervised release. Karl C. Colder, Special Agent in Charge for the Drug Enforcement Administration’(DEA)...
July 18, 2014
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Cocaine Dealer In St. Mary’s County Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison

July 15, 2014
GREENBELT, Md. - Chief U.S. District Judge Deborah K. Chasanow sentenced Jamar Holt, a/k/a “Reds,” “Jamal Holt” and “Rex,” age 36, of Baltimore, Maryland, today to 20 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release for conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute five kilograms or...
July 15, 2014
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Pennsylvania Pharmaceutical Wholesaler Value Drug, Inc. To Pay $4,000,000 In Settlement

June 25, 2014
JUN 25 - ( BALTIMORE) - Value Drug, Inc. (Value Drug) has agreed to pay $4,000,000 to the United States to resolve allegations that it violated the Controlled Substances (CSA) by failing to report suspicious orders of oxycodone to six pharmacies located in Maryland and Pennsylvania. Value Drug is a...
June 25, 2014
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Supplier Of Non-FDA-Approved Chemotherapy And Cosmetic Drugs Sentenced To 15 Months

June 06, 2014
ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Mirwaiss Aminzada, 44, of Montreal, Quebec, and Dubai, United Arab (UAE), was sentenced today to 15 months in prison, 1 year of supervised release and to pay restitution of $586,798. On Dec. 19, 2013, Aminzada pleaded guilty to introducing misbranded drugs into the United States. Karl C...
June 06, 2014
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Pharmacist Charged With Illegal Distribution Of Painkillers

June 03, 2014
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. - A West Virginia pharmacist has been indicted on charges that he dispensed prescription painkillers outside the scope of his professional practice. Karl C. Colder, Special Agent in Charge for the Drug Enforcement Administration’(DEA) Washington Field Division and United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced that Mario...
June 03, 2014
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Head Of Newman Drug Ring Pleads Guilty In Huntington

May 27, 2014
Huntington - , W.Va. - Karl C. Colder, Special Agent in Charge for the Drug Enforcement Administration’(DEA) Washington Field Division and United States Attorney Booth Goodwin announced that Kenneth Dewitt Newman, also known as “K-Kutta,” 32, of Huntington pleaded guilty today in federal court in Huntington to possession with intent...
May 27, 2014
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Baltimore Crack Cocaine Dealer Exiled To Over 12 Years In Prison

May 21, 2014
BALTIMORE - U.S. District Judge William D. Quarles Jr. sentenced Karl McDonald, 30, of Baltimore, to 151 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute crack cocaine. Judge Quarles enhanced McDonald’s sentence upon finding that he is a...
May 21, 2014
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Huntington Man Pleads Guilty In Major Federal Drug Sweep

May 20, 2014
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Karl C. Colder, Special Agent in Charge for the Drug Enforcement Administration’(DEA) Washington Field Division and United States Attorney Booth Goodwin announced that George Antonio Newman, 37, of Huntington, pleaded guilty on May 20, 2014, to possession of cocaine with intent to distribute. On April 15, 2013...
May 20, 2014
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Vienna Man Sentenced To 80 Months In Prison In Connection With Heroin Overdose Death Of McLean Teenager

May 16, 2014
ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Kyle Alifom, 20, of Vienna, Va., was sentenced today to 80 months in prison for tampering with evidence by hiding the body of Emylee Lonczak, a 16-year-old girl from McLean, Va. who died after a heroin overdose. Karl C. Colder, Special Agent in Charge for the Drug...
May 16, 2014
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California Cocaine Courier Sentenced To Five Years In Prison

May 13, 2014
BALTIMORE - On May 12, 2014, U.S. District Judge Ellen L. Hollander sentenced Sergio Nunez, age 41, of Madera, California, to five years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for possession with intent to distribute cocaine. The sentence was announced by Assistant Special Agent in Charge Gary...
May 13, 2014
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