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Penn North Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced to Nine Years in Federal Prison

Baltimore, Md., – U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar sentenced Jerold Gilliam, age 40, of Baltimore, Maryland to nine years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiracy to distribute a substance containing fentanyl and possession with the intent to distribute a substance containing fentanyl. The...
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Money Launderer and Wholesale Supplier of Narcotics to East Baltimore Monument Street Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison and Ordered to Forfeit $472,000

Baltimore, Md., – U.S. District Judge Ellen L. Hollander sentenced Anton Williams, age 43, of Baltimore, to 10 years in federal prison, followed by four years of supervised release for conspiracy to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine in the Monument Street area of East Baltimore; possession with intent...
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Bristol Man Sentenced on Drug and Gun Charges

ABINGDON, Va. – A Bristol, Virginia man was sentenced last week to 21 and a half years in prison for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. According to court documents, Paul D. Crone, 56, conspired with others to traffic approximately 45...
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Wichita Couple Accused of Prescription Fraud

WICHITA, Kan. – A federal grand jury in Wichita returned an indictment for two men on charges related to an alleged fraudulent prescription writing scheme. David Sulzman, 59, and Martin Sulzman, 40, both of Wichita, are charged with conspiracy to dispense a controlled substance. According to court documents, between 2014...
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Charles County Pharmacist and Assistant Arrested

Charles County, Md., - On September 3, 2021 members of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Washington Division's Tactical Diversion Squad along with the Charles County Sheriff’s Office arrested Vincent Ippolito, 62, of Waldorf, and Denise Marie Shifflett, 45, of La Plata, in connection with illegally distributing drugs and narcotics. Ippolito...
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Last Defendant Convicted in Nationwide Synthetic Narcotics Distribution

HOUSTON – A 47-year-old man will forfeit three real properties and pay a $5 million money judgement for running a multi-million dollar synthetic narcotics distribution network, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux and Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Daniel Bowles, Phoenix, Arizona, pleaded guilty...
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San Diego Doctor Pays $200,000 to Resolve Allegations that He Wrote Illegitimate Opioid Prescriptions

SAN DIEGO – San Diego area pain clinic doctor Brenton Wynn, M.D., has paid $200,000 to resolve allegations that he illegally prescribed opioids and other dangerous drugs to his patients, according to a settlement agreement signed by Dr. Wynn and the United States. The settlement stems from the United States’...
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Two Harford County Narcotics Dealers Plead Guilty to Participating in a Conspiracy to Sell Crack Cocaine

Baltimore, Md., – Reginald Leon Bolden, age 37, of Harford County, Maryland, and Tremayne Gerrad Murphy, age 40, of Harford County, Maryland pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiracy to distribute cocaine base. The guilty pleas were announced by Jarod Forget, Special Agent in Charge of the DEA Washingtong Division Acting United...
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Southeast Missouri Health Organization Pays $1.6 Million Settlement for Invalid Prescriptions

St. Louis, Mo. - Saint Francis Medical Center of Southeast Missouri has agreed to pay more than $1.6 million to settle a civil suit by the United States, resolving claims under the Controlled Substances Act. The U.S. government alleged that Saint Francis employed a Farmington, Missouri, physician, Brett Dickinson, who...
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California Methamphetamine and Firearm Dealer Sentenced to Seven Years in Federal Prison

Greenbelt, Md., – U.S. District Judge Paul W. Grimm sentenced Harjit Singh Dub, age 27, of Moreno Valley, California to seven years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for distribution of methamphetamine. The sentence was announced by Jarod Forget, Special Agent in Charge of the DEA...

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