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PRESS RELEASE

DEA Operation Adam Bomb Leads To Major Tax Fraud Investigation By The IRS And Issuance Of Federal “John Doe” Summonses

December 19, 2014
NEW YORK - Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, David Hubbert, the Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Civil Trial Matters in the Department of Justice’s Tax Division, John Koskinen, the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue (IRS), and Anthony D. Williams, the Special Agent...
December 19, 2014
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Conviction In Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy

December 19, 2014
( - BOSTON - A Dominican man, who most recently resided in Salem, was convicted yesterday of participating in a North Shore drug trafficking conspiracy. Michael J. Ferguson, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration, Boston Field Division, United States Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz and Daniel J. Kumor...
December 19, 2014
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Honduran Nationals Charged With Drug Trafficking Arrived In South Florida After Being Extradited

December 18, 2014
MIAMI - Two Honduran nationals were extradited from Honduras to the United States as a result of their alleged participation in a large-scale drug trafficking organization that operates in the western portion of Honduras. These individuals allegedly knew that the large amounts of cocaine they were trafficking would end up...
December 18, 2014
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Orlando Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced To 15 Years

December 18, 2014
ORLANDO, Fla. - Senior U.S. District Judge G. Kendall Sharp has sentenced Garry (48, Orlando) to 15 years in federal prison for cocaine trafficking. The Court also ordered him to forfeit approximately $611,613, two automobiles, and his home on South Buena Vista Avenue in Orlando, all of which were either...
December 18, 2014
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Ten Sentenced For Involvement In Aryan Brotherhood Of Texas Racketeering Conspiracy Final 10 Of 36 Convicted And Sentenced

December 18, 2014
HOUSTON - Ten Aryan Brotherhood of (ABT) gang members and associates were sentenced to prison this week for their roles in the violent ABT enterprise, announced Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit, Houston Division, U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson and Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of...
December 18, 2014
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Michigan Man Sentenced To 15 Years For Heroin Distribution And Firearms Charges In Kentucky

December 18, 2014
LEXINGTON, Ky. - Norshawn Michael Duplessis, 40, of Detroit, Mich., has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for possessing hundreds of grams of heroin and a firearm in Lexington, Kentucky. On December 17, 2014, U.S. District Judge Danny C. Reeves sentenced Duplessis for possession with intent to distribute 100...
December 18, 2014
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Three Indicted In Conspiracy To Distribute Oxycodone Through Fraudulent Prescriptions

December 18, 2014
( - BOSTON - Three individuals were charged today in U.S. District Court in Boston with distributing oxycodone via false prescriptions. Michael J. Ferguson, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and United States Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz announced that Leslie Credle, a/k/a Chanel...
December 18, 2014
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Danbury Man Sentenced To More Than 10 Years In Federal Prison For Trafficking Cocaine And Oxycodone

December 18, 2014
( - DANBURY, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Demetrios Papadakos, also known as “Jimmy,” 67, of Danbury, was sentenced yesterday by Senior U.S...
December 18, 2014
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Convicted Felon From Camden County, New Jersey, Admits Role In Conspiracy To Traffic Guns From South Carolina To New Jersey

December 17, 2014
CAMDEN, N.J. - - Carl J. Kotowski, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Division’s New Jersey Division, and Paul J. Fishman, U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey announced a Lawnside, New Jersey, man today admitted illegally possessing firearms and selling 22 guns without a license. Anthony...
December 17, 2014
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“Molly” Trafficking Ring Dismantled, Leader Sentenced To More Than Twelve Years In Prison

December 17, 2014
ORLANDO, Fla. - U.S. District Judge G. Kendall Sharp sentenced Justin Brian (28, Orlando) yesterday to 12 years and 7 months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute Methylone. He pleaded guilty on July 7, 2014. Six additional members of the drug trafficking ring previously pleaded guilty and were also...
December 17, 2014
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