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Digital Health Company Cofounder/CEO and Clinical President Convicted in $100M Adderall Distribution and Health Care Fraud Scheme

November 19, 2025
NEW YORK – United States Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) New York Division Special Agent in Charge Frank Tarentino, DEA San Francisco Division Special Agent in Charge Robert Beris, along with our law enforcement partners Homeland Security Investigations (“HSI”) New York , U.S. Department of Health and Human Services – Office...
November 19, 2025
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DEA Hosts 29th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday

October 22, 2025
OMAHA, Neb. – The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Omaha Field Division in partnership with law enforcement agencies across Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota, will host 132 National Prescription Drug Take Back Day locations in which unused, unnecessary and expired prescription medications will be collected between 10 a.m...
October 22, 2025
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DEA Hosts the 29th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, October 25th

October 22, 2025
NEW YORK –The Drug Enforcement Administration, in collaboration with nearly 4,000 law enforcement partners across the country, will host the 29th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day this Saturday, October 25, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. At nearly 4,000 collection sites throughout the United States, 122 collection sites in...
October 22, 2025
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Drug Enforcement Administration Encourages Open Conversations on Dangers of Drugs and Social Media as Students Return to School

August 11, 2025
OMAHA, Nebraska – As students across the state prepare to return to school, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Omaha Division is encouraging families to have open conversations about the potentially lethal consequences of drug experimentation and the threat posed by drug dealers on social media. In Nebraska, DEA has seized...
August 11, 2025
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DEA Omaha Division Safely Disposes of 20,628 Pounds of Unused Medications on 28th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

May 08, 2025
OMAHA, Neb – The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Omaha Division joined forces with 155 law enforcement agencies across the five-state region to safely dispose of 20,628 pounds of unneeded and expired medications at the 28th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, April 26. Nationally, more than 620,000 pounds of prescription...
May 08, 2025
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Members of a Houston-Based Organization Responsible for Breaking Into Pharmacies in Rural Iowa and Nebraska Indicted

August 29, 2024
OMAHA, Neb – Five members of a Houston-based organization known for targeting rural pharmacies in Western Iowa and Western Nebraska face federal charges after breaking in and stealing pharmaceuticals in May and June of 2022 and 2023. These five people are part of a larger conspiracy being prosecuted out of...
August 29, 2024
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National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Returns Tomorrow

April 26, 2024
OMAHA, NE – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and its partners will host the 26th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Saturday, April 27, at nearly 5,000 locations nationwide, including approximately 170 drop-offs within the five state DEA Omaha Division. The public is invited to safely dispose of tablets...
April 26, 2024
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DEA Encourages Communities to Make Every Day Take Back Day

February 05, 2024
OMAHA, Neb. – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has launched a new campaign encouraging the public to Make Every Day Take Back Day by utilizing year-round collection sites to dispose of unneeded and unwanted medications. The DEA has registered a record 17,000 pharmacies nationwide, including 1,106 within the five...
February 05, 2024
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Nassau Doctor Sentenced to Up to 15 Years in Prison for Overprescription of Opioids that Led to Five Deaths

January 22, 2024
MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced today that a Nassau County doctor has been sentenced to up to 15 years in prison for prescription practices that led to the deaths of five patients between 2016 and 2018. George Blatti, 78, pleaded guilty on October 10...
January 22, 2024
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Queens Pharmacist Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison for Illegally Distributing Oxycodone and Filing False Tax Returns

November 29, 2023
BROOKLYN, N.Y. - Today, Daniel E. Russo was sentenced to 60 months in prison by United States District Judge Dora L. Irizarry for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute oxycodone, distribution and possession of oxycodone, and nine counts of filing false personal and corporate tax returns. In...
November 29, 2023
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