Prescription

PROVIDENCE – The United States Attorney’s Office joins the Drug Enforcement Administration in encouraging Rhode Islanders to take advantage of the 23rd National Prescription Drug Take Back Day this Saturday …

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Saturday, October 29, 2022, offers another opportunity to safely, conveniently, and anonymously dispose of unneeded medications as the latest DEA National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. From …

Event Aims to prevent addiction and reduce poisoning death  Memphis, TN –The Drug Enforcement Administration will host its 23rd National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, October 29, from 10 …

BILLINGS – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Montana joins the Drug Enforcement Administration in support of the National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, Oct. 29. …

BOSTON – A partner in a Mumbai-based prescription drug company pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to charges arising from his operation of an overseas pharmacy that sold …

SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Dr. Omar Guesmia, of Phoenix, New York will pay $60,000 to resolve allegations that he, and his dentistry practice, “Gentle Dental Care,” violated the Controlled Substances …

Seattle – A former dentist who practiced in Renton until his license was indefinitely suspended by the Washington State Dental Commission, was indicted federally for four counts of distributing a …

ST. LOUIS – U.S. District Judge Sarah E. Pitlyk on Friday sentenced a woman from St. Charles who fraudulently obtained prescription drugs for herself and her children and then sold …

BRUNSWICK, GA:  A Glynn County woman has been sentenced to federal prison after admitting to her role in a conspiracy to use fraudulent prescriptions to obtain thousands of pills, including …

          LOS ANGELES – A Downey man is in federal custody today after being arrested on federal charges of selling counterfeit prescription pills containing fentanyl to a 17-year-old Downey female …

PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Maurice Bertrand, 34, of Newark, DE, pleaded guilty just before jury selection was set to begin for trial in front …

          LOS ANGELES – A Paso Robles man has been arrested on federal charges of selling counterfeit prescription pills containing fentanyl to a 19-year-old Atascadero resident who suffered a fatal …

            Montgomery, Alabama – On Tuesday, July 26, 2022, Maurice Daughtry, 38, of Marietta, Georgia, was sentenced to 130 months in prison for his role as one of the organizers …

NEWARK, N.J. – A former sales representative was convicted by a federal jury for his role in a scheme to defraud public health benefits programs by billing for medically unnecessary …

MINNEAPOLIS – A Minneapolis woman has pleaded guilty to misappropriating and adulterating prescription morphine while working as a pharmacist, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger. According to court documents, on …

BROOKLYN, MD – Police in Brooklyn have arrested Tyler Watson, 24 and Gregory Schouster, 27, both of Glen Burnie. According to police, on July 15, at approximately 9:30 p.m., officers …

WILCOX: Until We Reform Prescription Drug Pricing, Cash Is King Terry Wilcox on July 15, 2022 Senate Democrats are currently coalescing around a slimmed-down Build Back Better reconciliation bill that attempts …

Authorities Seize $20 Million In Fentanyl Disguised As Prescription Drugs From Notorious Cartel Jennie Taer on July 15, 2022 The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) seized around $20 million worth of …

Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that an East Windsor man has admitted his role in a scheme to acquire and distribute oxycodone …

RALEIGH, N.C. – A Robeson County man was sentenced today to 120 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute and possessing with the intent to distribute thousands of illegal prescription …

CUMBERLAND, MD – On July 1, 2022, an Officer of the Cumberland Police Department observed a drug transaction between a male and female subject. The Officer witnessed a transaction of …

Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Polite, Jr., of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division today announced the formation of the New England Prescription Opioid (NEPO) Strike Force, a joint law enforcement …

CONCORD, N.H. – Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Polite, Jr., of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division today announced the formation of the New England Prescription Opioid (NEPO) Strike Force, a …

CONCORD, N.H. – Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Polite, Jr., of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division today announced the formation of the New England Prescription Opioid (NEPO) Strike Force, a …