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North Andover Psychiatrist Settles Drug Diversion Allegations

December 03, 2015
BOSTON - The U.S. Attorney’s Office reached a $20,000 civil settlement today with Dr. Richard Heller, a psychiatrist in North Andover, Mass., in connection with his uncontrolled storage of patient medication in a self-storage unit and his related failure to maintain proper records. In settlement documents, Dr. Heller admitted to...
December 03, 2015
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Massachusetts Man Pleads Guilty To Drug Charges

December 02, 2015
CONCORD, N.H. - Luis Nieves, 33, of Haverhill, Massachusetts pleaded guilty in the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire to one count of possessing fentanyl with the intent to distribute it, announced Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New...
December 02, 2015
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Former Wesleyan Student Admits Distributing Synthetic Drug That Caused Multiple Overdoses

November 30, 2015
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Eric Lonergan, 23, of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, pleaded guilty in New Haven federal court to one...
November 30, 2015
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Madison Man Sentenced To 37 Months For Distributing Heroin

November 24, 2015
MADISON, Wis. - John W. Vaudreuil, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that James Britton, 26, Madison, Wis., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to 37 months in federal prison for distributing heroin. Britton pleaded guilty to this charge on September 16, 2015...
November 24, 2015
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Massachusetts Man Convicted Of Heroin And Crack Cocaine Trafficking

November 24, 2015
PORTLAND, Maine - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Jean Valbrun, 27, of Mattapan, Massachusetts, was found guilty by a jury in U.S. District Court of possession with intent to distribute...
November 24, 2015
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Three Individuals Sentenced For Distributing Synthetic Cannabinoids

November 24, 2015
CONCORD, N.H. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Acting United States Attorney Donald Feith announced that three men who were involved in a scheme that distributed in excess of 1,000 kilograms of illegal synthetic cannabinoid products have been sentenced...
November 24, 2015
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Leader Of North Shore Heroin Trafficking Ring Sentenced To Prison

November 20, 2015
BOSTON - Jason Melchionda, 35, of Chelsea, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge F. Dennis Saylor to 108 months in prison and four years of supervised release. In May 2015, Melchionda pleaded guilty to distributing over 1 kilogram of heroin between March 2013 and August 2013. In 2013, Melchionda...
November 20, 2015
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Portland Man Charged With Being A Felon In Possession Of A Firearm

November 19, 2015
Portland, Maine - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Moses Okot - , 27, of Portland has been charged by criminal complaint with being a felon in possession of a firearm...
November 19, 2015
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Portland Man Pleads Guilty To Armed Bank Robbery And Gun Charges

November 19, 2015
Portland, Maine - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Francis J. Ready - , 59, of Portland, pled guilty in U.S. District Court to armed bank robbery and using a firearm...
November 19, 2015
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South Portland Man Sentenced To 10 Years For Being A Felon In Possession Of A Firearm

November 19, 2015
Portland, Maine - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Wayne Sunderland, a/k/a “Sean Johnson,” a/k/a “Thomas Butler - ,” 32, of South Portland, Maine, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court...
November 19, 2015
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