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PRESS RELEASE

Parolee is convicted on multiple drug charges

July 26, 2018
BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. and Special Agent in Charge James Hunt, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, New York Division announced today that a federal jury convicted Michael Elder, 38, of Tonawanda, N.Y., of possession with intent to distribute 28 grams or more of crack cocaine, possession...
July 26, 2018
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North Tonawanda man arrested, caught with 30 kilograms of cocaine hidden in a car

July 23, 2018
BUFFALO, N.Y. - James J. Hunt, Special Agent-in-Charge of the DEA’s New York Division, and U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. and New York State Police Superintendent George P. Beach II announced one arrest and the seizure of approximately 30 kilograms of suspected cocaine hidden in a car on Grand...
July 23, 2018
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North Tonawanda man caught, arrested with 30 kilos of cocaine hidden in a car

July 23, 2018
James J. Hunt, Special Agent-in-Charge of the DEA’s New York Division, and U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. and New York State Police Superintendent George P. Beach II announced one arrest and the seizure of approximately 30 kilograms of suspected cocaine hidden in a car on Grand Island, New York...
July 23, 2018
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Cocaine dealer sentenced to 192 months for role in cocaine conspiracy

July 19, 2018
BUFFALO, N.Y. - James J. Hunt, Special Agent-in-Charge of the DEA’s New York Division, and U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Archie Phillips, 45, of Buffalo, New York, who was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, five kilograms or more of...
July 19, 2018
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Doctor exchanged distributed prescription medication in exchange for sex

July 19, 2018
ALBANY, N.Y. - Adrian Morris, age 61, a Clifton Park, New York, psychiatrist specializing in addiction recovery, was arrested today and charged with distributing controlled substances outside the course of professional practice and for no legitimate medical purpose. The announcement was made by United States Attorney Grant C. Jaquith; James...
July 19, 2018
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Five arrested and an estimated $7.5 million in suspected heroin, fentanyl seized from major drug packaging operation in the Bronx

July 19, 2018
James J. Hunt, Special Agent-in-Charge of the DEA New York Division; Bridget G. Brennan, New York City’s Special Narcotics Prosecutor; New York City Police Commissioner James P. O’Neill; George P. Beach II, Superintendent of the New York State Police; and Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced the seizure of...
July 19, 2018
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Upper East Side doctor convicted in Brooklyn Federal Court of causing overdose death of a patient

July 18, 2018
BROOKLYN, N.Y. - A federal jury in Brooklyn today, following two weeks of trial, convicted Dr. Martin Tesher of 10 counts of unlawful distribution of oxycodone without legitimate medical purpose to five patients, one of whom died as a result two days after his last visit with the defendant. When...
July 18, 2018
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Jury Convicts Jamestown Man of Cocaine Conspiracy

July 13, 2018
Buffalo, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. and James J. Hunt, Special Agent-in-Charge of DEA’s New York Division, announced that a federal jury has convicted Andrew Garner, 37, of Jamestown, New York of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute cocaine. The charge carries a maximum penalty...
July 13, 2018
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DEA undercover operation leads to guilty plea

July 13, 2018
Buffalo, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. and James J. Hunt, Special Agent-in-Charge of DEA’s New York Division, announced that Joseph C. Paternostro, 28, of Hamburg, New York pled guilty before Chief U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr. to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and...
July 13, 2018
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Irish man who helped run the “Silk Road” website extradited

July 13, 2018
NEW YORK - Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that Gary Davis, a/k/a “Libertas,” was extradited from the Republic of Ireland to the United States. Davis was arrested in January 2014 for charges arising out of his role as a...
July 13, 2018
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