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New York Man Pleads Guilty To Drug And Gun Charges

December 22, 2015
PORTLAND, Maine - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Wayman Sparrow, a/k/a “Blaze,” 25, of New York, New York, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to conspiring to distribute heroin, cocaine...
December 22, 2015
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Firearms Traffickers Sentenced To Federal Prison

December 18, 2015
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - - Kinmonte Markell Brown, 28, and Dennis Wells, 24, of Greenville, North Carolina, were sentenced in U.S. District Court in Providence today for trafficking more than a dozen firearms from North Carolina into Providence between November 2014 and January 2015. Kinmonte Brown was sentenced to 84 months...
December 18, 2015
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Connecticut Man Sentenced To 13 Years For Crack Conspiracy And Distribution

December 18, 2015
PORTLAND, Maine - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced thatRussell Gordon, 32, of Ansonia, Connecticut, was sentenced in U.S. District Court by Judge George Z. Singal to 13 years in prison and...
December 18, 2015
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New York Man Convicted Of Conspiracy To Distribute Oxycodone And Oxymorphone

December 17, 2015
PORTLAND, Maine - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Damian Corbett, 40, of New Rochelle, New York, was found guilty in U.S. District Court following a two-day jury trial of conspiracy...
December 17, 2015
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Portland Man Sentenced To Three Years For Crack Cocaine Distribution Charges

December 11, 2015
PORTLAND, Maine - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Samuel Collins - , 47, of Portland, Maine, was sentenced to three years in prison and three years of supervised release in...
December 11, 2015
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Michigan Man Sentenced To 12.5 Years In Prison For Drug Trafficking

December 09, 2015
BURLINGTON, Vt - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Damein Hampton, 38, of Ypsilanti, Michigan, appeared Friday for sentencing in United States District Court in Burlington...
December 09, 2015
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Two Sentenced For Cocaine And Firearm Sales In Leominster

December 08, 2015
BOSTON - Two men were sentenced yesterday in U.S. District Court in Worcester in connection with selling cocaine on multiple occasions in Leominster. Jose Rodriguez, 32, of Fitchburg, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Timothy S. Hillman to 63 months in prison and four years of supervised release. Rodriguez...
December 08, 2015
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Two Men Charged With Fentanyl Overdose

December 08, 2015
BURLINGTON, Vt. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and the Office of the US Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Gary Delima, 26, and Sharif Cargo, 26, both of Brooklyn...
December 08, 2015
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North Andover Psychiatrist Settles Drug Diversion Allegations

December 03, 2015
BOSTON - The U.S. Attorney’s Office reached a $20,000 civil settlement today with Dr. Richard Heller, a psychiatrist in North Andover, Mass., in connection with his uncontrolled storage of patient medication in a self-storage unit and his related failure to maintain proper records. In settlement documents, Dr. Heller admitted to...
December 03, 2015
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New York Plastic Surgeon To Pay $150,000 To Settle Allegations Under The Controlled Substances Act

December 03, 2015
BROOKFIELD, 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 Cheryl Karcher, M.D., 57, of Brookfield, Conn., and New York, N.Y., has entered into a civil settlement agreement...
December 03, 2015
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