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DEA New York Drug Enforcement Task Force Arrests Georgia Man For Kidnapping, Heroin Trafficking, And Firearms Offenses

December 30, 2016
(NEW YORK - - James J. Hunt, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s New York (DEA), Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, George P. Beach II, Superintendent of the New York State (NYSP), and James P. O’Neill, Commissioner of...
December 30, 2016
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces $10 Million Civil Penalty Recovery Against New York Pharmaceutical Distributor Kinray, LLC.

December 23, 2016
(NEW YORK - - James J. Hunt, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s New York (DEA), and Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced the filing and settlement of a civil lawsuit involving Controlled Substances (CSA) claims brought by...
December 23, 2016
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Over 250 Pounds Of Illegal Psychedelic Mushrooms Seized From Major Grow House In Sheepshead Bay

December 16, 2016
(BROOKLYN, N.Y - - Special Agent in Charge James J. Hunt of the DEA, New York Division; Acting Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez; New York City Police Commissioner James P. O’Neill; New York State Police Superintendent George P. Beach and Special Agent in Charge of Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland...
December 16, 2016
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Niagara Falls Police Officer, Two Others Charged With Selling Cocaine

December 15, 2016
(BUFFALO, N.Y - - Special Agent in Charge James J. Hunt, U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA), New York Division and Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Raymond C. Hopson, Lindsay R. Carrier, Jr., and Stephanie A. Costanzo, a Niagara Falls Police Officer, who has since resigned, were...
December 15, 2016
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Rensselaer Man Pleads Guilty To Oxycodone Conspiracy

December 13, 2016
(ALBANY, N.Y - - Justin M. Brooks, age 27, of Rensselaer, New York, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to distribute oxycodone. The announcement was made by U.S. Attorney Richard S. Hartunian and Special Agent in Charge James J. Hunt, New York Division, U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA). Brooks faces up to...
December 13, 2016
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Doctor Charged In Manhattan Federal Court For Illegal Distribution Of Millions Of Oxycodone Pills

December 02, 2016
(NEW YORK - - James J. Hunt, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s New York (DEA), Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, James P. O’Neill, the Commissioner of the New York City Police (NYPD), and Maria T. Vullo, Superintendent...
December 02, 2016
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Dirty Doctor Pleads Guilty To Writing Illegal Opioid Prescriptions For Patients

November 30, 2016
SAN DIEGO - Physician Naga Raja Thota, a pain specialist with an office in El Cajon, pleaded guilty in federal court yesterday, admitting that he fraudulently and illegally wrote prescriptions for hundreds of oxycodone and hydrocodone tablets for patients with no medical necessity, one of whom was a sex partner...
November 30, 2016
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Leader Of Binghamton-Based Steroid Distribution Ring Pleads Guilty

November 30, 2016
(BINGHAMTON, N.Y. - - Ryan Root, age 37, of West New York, New Jersey, and formerly of Binghamton, New York, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to distribute anabolic steroids and commit international money laundering. The announcement was made by U.S. Attorney Richard S. Hartunian; Special Agent in Charge James J...
November 30, 2016
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Pharmacist Sentenced To 4 Years For Illegally Distributing Approximately 100,000 Oxycodone Tablets, Medicare Fraud, And Money Laundering

November 30, 2016
(MANHATTAN, N.Y. - - Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that Lilian Jakacki, a/k/a/ “Lilian Wieckowski,” was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff to four years in prison for illegally distributing 100,000 tablets of oxycodone, Medicare fraud, and money laundering...
November 30, 2016
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New York City Firefighter Charged In Narcotics Sales: Drugs Sold In Front Of Firehouse And Near Schools

November 29, 2016
(NEW YORK - - James J. Hunt, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’(DEA) New York Division; Bridget G. Brennan, New York City’s Special Narcotics Prosecutor; New York City Police Commissioner James P. O’Neill; Kings County District Attorney Eric Gonzalez; Department of Investigation Commissioner Mark G. Peters...
November 29, 2016
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