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Berlin Man Sentenced For Marijuana Trafficking, Money Laundering And Tax Evasion

February 17, 2016
WORCESTER, Mass. - A Berlin man was sentenced today in federal court for conspiring to distribute more than 100 kilograms of marijuana, money laundering and tax evasion. Eric W. Sliwa,age 35, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Timothy S. Hillman to 78 months in prison to be followed by four...
February 17, 2016
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Shelton Man Involved In Steroid Manufacturing And Distribution Conspiracy Is Sentenced

February 17, 2016
HARTFORD, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson 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 Mark Bertanza, 34, of Shelton, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Robert N. Chatigny in Hartford to...
February 17, 2016
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Florida Man Sentenced To 25 Years In Prison For Methamphetamine And Gun Charges

February 16, 2016
BOISE, Idaho - Michael Angelo Sapp, 40, of Pensacola, Florida, was sentenced today in United States District Court to 300 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and unlawful possession of a firearm. Senior U.S. District Judge Edward J. Lodge...
February 16, 2016
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Philadelphia Attorney Indicted In Maryland For Conspiring To Launder Drug Proceeds Involving A Major Drug Distribution Organization

February 12, 2016
GREENBELT, Md. - Philadelphia attorney James Michael Farrell, age 63, of Wenonah, New Jersey, had his initial appearance and arraignment today in U.S. District Court in Greenbelt, Maryland, on charges related to his activities on behalf of members of an extensive drug trafficking operation. Mr. Farrell pleaded not guilty to...
February 12, 2016
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DEA Reaches $8 Million Settlement Agreement With CVS For Unlawful Distribution Of Controlled Substances

February 12, 2016
BALTIMORE - CVS Pharmacy, Inc. (CVS) has agreed to pay $8 million to the United States to resolve allegations that its Maryland pharmacies violated the Controlled Substances (CSA) by dispensing controlled substances pursuant to prescriptions that were not issued for a legitimate medical purpose. The settlement agreement was announced today...
February 12, 2016
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Ten Defendants Indicted As Members Of Methamphetamine And Cocaine Trafficking Organization In Butte, Sutter, Sacramento, And Stanislaus Counties

February 12, 2016
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a 25-count indictment Thursday charging 10 individuals with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, conspiracy to distribute cocaine, distribution of methamphetamine, and unlawful use of a communication facility, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge John J...
February 12, 2016
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Owner Of Several Clean And Sober Residential Facilities Arrested For Drug Trafficking

February 11, 2016
SEATTLE - Investigators with the Drug Enforcement (DEA) and the Seattle Police (SPD) arrested the owner and operator of a number of ‘clean and sober’ residential facilities on February 9, 2016, following an investigation that revealed the man was dealing illegal drugs. Timothy Rehberg, 50, of Everett was arrested Tuesday...
February 11, 2016
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Alleged Leader Of Grape Street Crips Street Gang Charged In Connection With Four Murders, Three Attempted Murders As Part Of Decades-Long Racketeering Conspiracy

February 11, 2016
NEWARK, N.J. - -Carl J. Kotowski, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division and Paul J. Fishman, U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey announced the alleged long-time leader of the Grape Street Crips will appear in court today on charges linking him to...
February 11, 2016
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Palm Beach County Resident Convicted Of Narcotics Trafficking And Unlawful Gun Possession

February 11, 2016
MIAMI - Following a four-day trial, a federal jury in West Palm Beach, Florida, convicted Kevin Raphael Bully of narcotics trafficking and unlawful possession of a firearm. Adolphus P. Wright, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Division and Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District...
February 11, 2016
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Pawankumar Jain Pleads Guilty To Unlawfully Dispensing Prescription Painkillers And Health Care Fraud

February 11, 2016
LAS CRUCES, N.M. - Pawankumar Jain, 63, a physician whose license has been revoked, entered a guilty plea this morning in federal court in Las Cruces, N.M., to unlawfully dispensing controlled substances and health care fraud. The guilty plea was announced by U.S. Attorney Damon P. Martinez, Special Agent in...
February 11, 2016
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