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More than $1.2 million worth of heroin seized; 15 indicted during operation tied to 15 overdoses, three fatal

December 17, 2019
MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas, Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder and the Long Island Heroin Taskforce announced that 15 people, including three major traffickers, have been indicted for their alleged roles in a drug operation that spanned Nassau, Suffolk, Kings and Queens Counties. In total...
December 17, 2019
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Clarence surgeon sentenced on drug charge and lying to the DEA

December 17, 2019
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr., and DEA New York Division Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan announced today that Dr. Anthony Leone, 55, of Clarence, N.Y., who was convicted of unlawful possession of a controlled substance and making material false statements, was sentenced to two years’...
December 17, 2019
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Stockton man sentenced to more than 12 years prison for drug distribution conspiracies and possessing a machine gun

December 16, 2019
OAKLAND, Calif. – Joel Salcedo was sentenced to 151 months in prison for drug and gun charges, announced United States Attorney David L. Anderson and Drug Enforcement Administration Acting Special Agent in Charge William C. Fallin. The sentence was handed down by the Honorable Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr., U.S. District...
December 16, 2019
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California man charged with conspiracy to distribute 114 kilograms of cocaine

December 16, 2019
NEWARK, N.J. – A California man has been charged with conspiring to distribute approximately 114 kilograms of cocaine in Hunterdon County, N.J., U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced today. Angel Alfonso Maldonado, 25, of Long Beach, Calif., is charged by complaint with one count of conspiring to distribute and possessing with...
December 16, 2019
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Massachusetts man sentenced to prison for fentanyl trafficking

December 16, 2019
PORTLAND , Maine – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and U.S. Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced that a Peabody, Mass., man was sentenced today in federal court in Portland for possessing fentanyl with the intent to distribute. U.S. District Court Judge George Z. Singal...
December 16, 2019
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Rochester man sentenced to 90 months for fentanyl conspiracy

December 16, 2019
CONCORD, N.H. – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced that Derek Rand, 31, of Rochester, was sentenced to 90 months in federal prison for participating in a fentanyl trafficking conspiracy. According to court documents and statements made...
December 16, 2019
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South Bend man sentenced to 34 years in prison

December 16, 2019
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Brandon Edelman, 33, of South Bend, was sentenced before South Bend District Court Judge Robert L. Miller, Jr., for armed drug trafficking, announced U.S. Attorney Thomas L. Kirsch II. Mr. Edelman was sentenced to 408 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release. Mr...
December 16, 2019
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Baltimore career offender pleads guilty to federal charges for distributing fentanyl

December 13, 2019
BALTIMORE – Davon Nelson, age 34, of Baltimore, pleaded guilty today to federal charges of distribution of fentanyl and conspiracy to distribute fentanyl. As part of his plea agreement, Nelson also admitted that he attempted to obstruct justice during the investigation of his case. This case is part of a...
December 13, 2019
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Couple sentenced to nearly 20 years for manufacturing and distributing crack across Hampton Roads area

December 13, 2019
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – A Newport News couple has been sentenced to nearly 20 years in prison for their respective roles in manufacturing and trafficking narcotics in Hampton Roads. According to court documents, Dynetta R. Littlejohn, 30, pleaded guilty earlier this year to possession with intent to distribute cocaine base...
December 13, 2019
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Ocala man sentenced to 10 years for conspiring to distribute cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl

December 13, 2019
OCALA, Fla. - Deandre Amaad Williams, 29 of Ocala, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for conspiring to distribute cocaine, heroin and fentanyl. Williams had pleaded guilty on July 19, 2019. According to court documents, between January 2012 and May 2019, Williams was a member of a conspiracy...
December 13, 2019
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