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Orlando Pharmacy and Pharmacist Agree to Pay $50,000 to Settle Controlled Substances Act Violations

Orlando, FL – Plaza Pharmacy, LLC and Paul Ezeobinwa have agreed to pay the United States $50,000 to resolve allegations that they violated the Controlled Substances Act by improperly distributing schedule V drugs and committing multiple recordkeeping violations. U.S. Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe made the announcement. “Our Diversion investigators will...
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Health Care Fraud Unit Secures Result in Landmark Case Targeting Executives of Fraudulent Mental Health Technology Company That Distributed over 37 Million Pills of Adderall

San Francisco – United States Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) Administrator Terrance Cole, DEA San Francisco Division Special Agent in Charge Bob Beris, DEA Northeast Associate Chief of Operations Frank Tarentino, DEA New York Enforcement Division Special Agent in Charge Farhana Islam, along with our law enforcement partners Homeland Security Investigations...
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Two Seattle Area Men Charged with String of Pharmacy Burglaries Throughout the Puget Sound Region

SEATTLE – Two men have been charged in a 24-count indictment following the investigation of a string of pharmacy burglaries that stretched from Kirkland, Washington, to Chehalis, Washington. Koumssa Wakgira, 44, of Seattle and Juston Young, 42, of Renton, Washington, are charged in an indictment alleging conspiracy to commit burglaries...
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Digital Health Company Founder/CEO & Clinical President Sentenced in $100M Adderall Distribution and Health Care Fraud Scheme

NEW YORK – United States Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) Administrator Terrance Cole, DEA Northeast Associate Chief of Operations Frank Tarentino, DEA New York Enforcement Division Special Agent in Charge Farhana Islam, DEA San Francisco Division Special Agent in Charge Bob Beris, along with our law enforcement partners Homeland Security Investigations...
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Founder/CEO and Clinical President of Digital Health Company Sentenced for $90 Million Scheme to Distribute over 37 Million Pills of Adderall

Washington, D.C - The founder and former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Ruthia He of Done Global Inc., a California-based digital mental health company, was sentenced today to six years in prison and a fine of $1 million for orchestrating a scheme that used her company’s technology platform, compensation structure, and...
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Alabama Man Admits Aiding Missouri Pharmacy Burglary that Netted 16,800 Pills

CAPE GIRARDEAU – An Alabama man has admitted involvement in the burglary of a Kennett, Missouri pharmacy last year and the theft of 16,800 pills, U.S. Attorney Thomas C. Albus announced Monday. Cornelius Cardez Bray, 31, of Birmingham, pleaded guilty Thursday to one count of intent to steal a controlled...
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Former Albuquerque Dentist Ordered to Pay $320,000 for Violating Controlled Substances and False Claims Acts

ALBUQUERQUE – The DEA and the U.S. Attorney's Office announced today that a federal court has entered a $320,000.00 judgment against a former Albuquerque dentist to resolve allegations that he violated the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) by unlawfully issuing prescriptions after his professional licenses were revoked or expired. William C...
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DEA and United Against Fentanyl Host Walk For Lives on July 11

MINNEAPOLIS – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and United Against Fentanyl (UAF) will host Walk for Lives Saturday, July 11, at more than 100 locations nationwide, including a family-led event in Winona, Minnesota. This national partnership with UAF is in support of DEA’s Fentanyl Free America initiative. Walk for...
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Celina Pharmacy Owner Sentenced for Opioid Distribution/Health Care Fraud

NASHVILLE – Thomas K. Weir, 65, of Celina, Tennessee, the majority owner of Oakley Pharmacy, doing business as Dale Hollow Pharmacy and Clay County Xpress Pharmacy, was sentenced June 18, 2026, to 24 months in federal prison, ordered to pay $1,419,974 in restitution to Medicare and TennCare, and required to...
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Cape May County Psychiatrist Admits to 17 Felonies in Illegal Prescription Case Linked to Sexual Conduct, Death, and Serious Bodily Injury

CAMDEN, N.J. – Special Agent in Charge of DEA’s New Jersey Field Division Towanda R. Thorne-James and U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Robert Frazer announced a South Jersey psychiatrist admitted to issuing invalid prescriptions for Adderall, Vyvanse, and Xanax, and other drugs, often to his sexual partners...

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