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Two Rochester Brothers Charged In Federal Drug ConspiracyAuthorities Seize Over Half A Million Dollars In Cash

ROCHESTER, NY. - United States Drug Enforcement (DEA) New York Field Division Special Agent in Charge John P. Gilbride and U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that a federal grand jury in Rochester has returned an indictment charging Joseph Mitchell, 39, of Rochester, New York, and his brother...
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Niagara Falls Doctor Among Fourteen Charged In Major Prescription Drug Investigation

BUFFALO, NY. - United States Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Division John P. Gilbride and U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that fourteen individuals were charged in criminal complaints in connection with the use of fraudulently issued and forged prescriptions for...
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Catonsville Dentist Sentenced To 30 Months In Prison For Selling 140,000 Hydrocodone Pills

BALTIMORE, MD. - U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett sentenced Dr. Kenneth Riley, age 49, of Catonsville, Maryland, to 30 months in prison, followed by 10 months of home detention with electronic monitoring as part of three years of supervised release, for conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to...
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Over One Million Dollars Worth Of Marijuana Seized In Otsego, New York

OTSEGO, NY. - Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Division United States Drug Enforcement (DEA) John P. Gilbride, Otsego County Sheriff Richard J. Devlin, Jr and Otsego County District Attorney John M. Muehl announce the arrest of three individuals following a joint investigation between the DEA and...
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BGF Commander And Gang Member Sentenced To Prison For Participating In A Racketeering Conspiracy

BALTIMORE, MD. - U.S. District Judge William D. Quarles, Jr. sentenced Todd Duncan, a/k/a Donnie, age 36, of Baltimore, Maryland, to 14 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for conspiracy to conduct and participate in the activities of the Black Guerilla (BGF), a racketeering enterprise. Earlier...
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Cousins Sentenced On Federal Charges For PCP Distribution

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Monique Ware and her cousin, Gene Anderson, both 31, and both from Northeast Washington, were sentenced to prison terms on federal charges involving the sale of PCP, announced U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr., Cathy L. Lanier, Chief of the Metropolitan Police (MPD), and Ava A. Cooper-Davis...
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Major Black Tar Heroin Supplier Sentenced To Over 24 Years In Prison

HUNTINGTON, WV. - As a result of a long term investigation by the Drug Enforcement (DEA) and the Huntington Police Department, a Mexican national was sentenced today to over 24 years in prison for his role in the distribution of black tar heroin. The distribution ring has been linked to...
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26 Members Of Rockland County Drug Trafficking Ring Charged In White Plains Federal Court With Distributing More Than A Ton Of Marijuana

WHITE PLAINS, NY. - Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Division United States Drug Enforcement Administration JOHN P. GILBRIDE and U.S. Attorney PREET BHARARA, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York today announced the unsealing of an Indictment charging 26 members of a...
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Two Defendants Plead Guilty To Conspiring To Sell Prescription Drugs Unlawfully

BUFFALO, NY - . - Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Division United States Drug Enforcement Administration John P. Gilbride and U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced late yesterday that Lindsay Lang, 18, of Orchard Park, N.Y., and Daniel Smythe, 21, of Cheektowaga, N.Y., pleaded guilty...
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Media Reports Lead To Arrests In Missing Persons Case

ALBANY, NY. - Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Division United States Drug Enforcement Administration John P. Gilbride and District Attorney P. David Soares announced that GINO UZZELL a.k.a “G”, ANTHONY DAVIS a.k.a. “Inf” and JASON BENN a.k.a. “Jay” were arraigned yesterday morning on a five count...

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