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Buffalo Man Convicted for His Role in Narcotics Conspiracy that Led to an Overdose Death

December 21, 2023
BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Steven Gonzalez a/k/a Steven Hernandez, a/k/a Steve, a/k/a Stevie, a/k/a Unc, 47, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of narcotics conspiracy, was sentenced to serve 188 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara. Gonzalez was also...
December 21, 2023
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Two Suburban Chicago Physicians Sentenced to Federal Prison for Health Care Fraud

December 20, 2023
CHICAGO — Shiela Lyons, Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration-Chicago Field Division, and Acting U.S. Attorney Morris Pasqual for the Northern District of Illinois announced that two suburban Chicago physicians have been sentenced to federal prison for prescribing opioids to individuals who lacked a legitimate medical need...
December 20, 2023
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Two Albuquerque Men Charged with Federal Drug Trafficking Offenses

December 19, 2023
Note: View the Criminal Complaint here. ALBUQUERQUE – Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and Towanda R. Thorne-James, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s El Paso Division, announced today that Isaiah Anthony Aragon and Miguel Antonio Ramirez were charged by criminal...
December 19, 2023
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Fort Salonga Urologist and Wife Charged with Criminal Sale of a Prescription for a Controlled Substance and Falsifying Business Records

December 14, 2023
SUFFOLK COUNTY, N.Y. – Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Frank A. Tarentino III today announced the indictment of Francis and Jessica Martinis, of Fort Salonga, accused of Criminal Sale of Prescription for a Controlled Substance by a Practitioner and Falsifying...
December 14, 2023
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Pharmacy Burglary Conspirators Arraigned Tuesday in Federal Court

December 13, 2023
LITTLE ROCK— Eighteen individuals from Texas who are accused of stealing more than $1.5 million worth of narcotics from numerous pharmacies in Arkansas were arrested in Houston on November 28, 2023, following an indictment returned in the Eastern District of Arkansas. Seven defendants appeared on charges Tuesday before United States...
December 13, 2023
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Indictment Charges Eight Men in an Interstate Fentanyl and Cocaine Conspiracy

December 13, 2023
WASHINGTON, D.C.– A 19-count indictment charges eight men from the metropolitan Washington D.C. area with participating in an interstate fentanyl and cocaine conspiracy believed responsible for distributing multi-kilogram quantities of narcotics in the region. The announcement was made today by U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves, DEA Special Agent in Charge...
December 13, 2023
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Clinic Office Manager Sentenced for Operating $1.2M Pill Mill Scheme

December 12, 2023
HOUSTON – A medical clinic office manager has been sentenced for operating a pill mill clinic that unlawfully distributed over 600,000 opioid pills, announced Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. A federal jury convicted Andres...
December 12, 2023
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Leader of Violent, Cartel-Connected, Drug Trafficking Ring Sentenced to 17 Years in Prison

December 12, 2023
SEATTLE– A top leader of a violent international drug trafficking organization that distributed heroin, fentanyl, and methamphetamine in the Puget Sound region, was sentenced today U.S. District Court in Seattle to 17 years in prison, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Tessa M. Gorman. Luis Arturo Magana-Ramirez, 35, of Fife, Washington, was...
December 12, 2023
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Two Former Nurses Indicted in Connection to the Diversion of Dangerous Narcotics by Medical Professionals

December 11, 2023
CONCORD, N.H. – A Newbury woman and Northfield woman, two former nurses, were indicted in connection to the diversion of dangerous narcotics by medical professionals, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces. Robin Nichols, 63, of Newbury, was indicted on one count of Tampering with Consumer Products and one count of...
December 11, 2023
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Prolific Whatcom and Skagit County Drug Dealer Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison

December 07, 2023
Seattle – The key source of drugs for a drug distribution ring operating in Skagit and Whatcom counties was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to eight years in prison, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Tessa M. Gorman. Enoc Martinez Lopez, aka “Victor,” 28, of Marysville, Washington, was the...
December 07, 2023
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