VIRGINIA – A Colombian man extradited to Virginia plead guilty Thursday for his involvement in the kidnapping and murder of Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent James Terry Watson in Bogotá, Colombia, on…
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Another “Pill Mill” Doctor Sentenced to Prison For His Role in a Phony Pain Clinic Operation
GEORGIA – Another so-called pill-mill doctor was sentenced to federal prison this month for his role in operating a “pill-mill” clinic in 2011, federal officials said. Dr. Najam Azmat, 57, of Waycross, Georgia,…
A Mexican National Convicted for Heroin Trafficking Is Facing Up to Life in Prison
ALBUQUERQUE – A Mexican national who was convicted Wednesday on heroin trafficking charges is facing up to life in prison when he is sentenced in U.S. District Court. A jury found Miguel…
Seven Charged with Conspiracy to Distribute Steroids to Underage High School and Professional Athletes
MIAMI — Federal officials announced this week that seven defendants were charged with conspiring to distribute anabolic steroid testosterone to underage high school and professional athletics. Charged after a 21-month Drug Enforcement…
Forty-One Linked to El Monte Flores Gang and Mexican Mafia Indicted
LOS ANGELES – More than 400 law enforcement officers on Wednesday arrested 17 members and associates of the El Monte Flores gang, an organization that takes orders from the Mexican Mafia prison…
FedEx Indicted For Allegedly Delivering Narcotics to Drug Dealers and Drug Addicts
SAN FRANCISCO – A federal grand jury indicted FedEx Corporation, FedEx Express, Inc., and FedEx Corporate Services, Inc., on Thursday for using its shipping services to distribute illegal drugs throughout the country….
A 65-Year-Old Lawyer is Facing Up to 23 Years in Prison for Laundering Drug Profits
SAN DIEGO – A prominent 65-year-old criminal attorney plead guilty Tuesday to money laundering drug profits for a narcotics trafficker. James Warner, of San Diego, is facing up to 23 years in…
Seven Colombians Extradited to U.S. to Face Charges for Killing DEA Agent
VIRGINIA – Seven Colombian nationals who stabbed to death a DEA special agent were extradited to the United States on Tuesday to face charges relating to the kidnapping and murder of Special…
Indicted – Twenty-One DEA Impostors Who Ran a Prescription Drug Scam
MANHATTAN – The Drug Enforcement Administration charged 21 citizens of the Dominican Republic with impersonating U.S. law enforcement officers, extortion and wire fraud, according to the federal indictment, which was unsealed today….
L.A. Doctor Arrested for Drug Dealing; He Wrote Nearly 5,000 pain killer prescriptions
LOS ANGELES – A Los Angeles-area doctor surrendered this morning to federal authorities after being indicted on drug trafficking charges for allegedly illegally distributing drugs, including powerful and addictive painkillers. Dr. Andrew…
DEA Continuing to Find and Seize Cash and Assets of Drug Kingpins
PHOENIX – The federal government announced last month that they are continuing to follow the money trail of members of the drug cartels to drain the financial lifeblood of these criminal enterprises, DEA…