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Former Bucksport Resident Sentenced To 45 Months For Bath Salt Distribution Conspiracy

January 15, 2015
(BANGOR, Maine - Michael J. Ferguson, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that April Kane, - 29, formerly of Bucksport, Maine was sentenced in U.S. District Court by Judge John A. Woodcock, Jr. to...
January 15, 2015
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South Florida Man Sentenced For Oxycodone Distribution And Identity Theft

January 15, 2015
(BOSTON - A Miami man operating throughout South Florida was sentenced on January 9, 2015, for his role in an oxycodone distribution conspiracy involving thousands of oxycodone pills and stolen identities of Puerto Rican residents. Michael J. Ferguson, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration, Boston Field...
January 15, 2015
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New Haven Narcotics Dealer Sentenced To 8 Years In Federal Prison

January 14, 2015
( - NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson, Acting 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 Richard Anderson, also known as “Mayut” and “Porter,” 28, of New Haven, was sentenced...
January 14, 2015
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Two New Bedford Men Plead Guilty To Heroin Trafficking

January 14, 2015
(BOSTON - Two New Bedford men pleaded guilty yesterday in U.S. District Court in Boston to selling heroin. Michael J. Ferguson, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration, Boston Field Division and United States Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz; announced that Manuel Lopes, a/k/a “Junior” Lopes, 36, and...
January 14, 2015
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Man Who Dealt Heroin Out Of Hartford Grocery Store, Illegally Possessed Gun, Sentenced To Federal Prison

January 09, 2015
( - HARTFORD, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson, Acting 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 Jesus Agosto, also known as “Gordo,” 24, of Hartford, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District...
January 09, 2015
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Madison Man Charged With Drug Crimes

January 07, 2015
MADISON, Wis. - ―A federal grand jury in the Western District of Wisconsin, sitting in Madison, returned the following indictment today. You are advised that a charge is merely an accusation and that a defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty. Paul Stewart, 32, Madison, Wis., is charged...
January 07, 2015
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Dr. William Hedrick And Nurse Practitioner Charged With Multiple Felony Counts

January 06, 2015
INDIANAPOLIS - ―The Drug Enforcement (DEA) and the Delaware County Prosecutor’s Office announced today felony charges against Dr. William Hedrick, the owner of the Indiana Pain Center in Muncie who also operated several affiliated offices in northeast Indiana, and Gay Gundersen-Watson, a nurse practitioner employed by Dr. Hedrick. The charges...
January 06, 2015
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Heroin Trafficker Sentenced To 36 Months In Federal Prison

January 05, 2015
( - PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Michael J. Ferguson, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, United States Attorney Peter F. Neronha and Providence Police Chief Colonel Hugh T. Clements, Jr announced Pedro Mercado, 32, of Providence, was sentenced today to 36 months in federal...
January 05, 2015
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Conviction In Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy

December 19, 2014
( - BOSTON - A Dominican man, who most recently resided in Salem, was convicted yesterday of participating in a North Shore drug trafficking conspiracy. Michael J. Ferguson, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration, Boston Field Division, United States Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz and Daniel J. Kumor...
December 19, 2014
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Danbury Man Sentenced To More Than 10 Years In Federal Prison For Trafficking Cocaine And Oxycodone

December 18, 2014
( - DANBURY, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson, Acting 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 Demetrios Papadakos, also known as “Jimmy,” 67, of Danbury, was sentenced yesterday by Senior U.S...
December 18, 2014
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