Baltimore Police Make Arrest for Handgun and Controlled Substance Possession
BALTIMORE, MD — A 24-year-old male was arrested by members of the Baltimore Police Department’s Northeast District Action Team for possession of a handgun and controlled dangerous substances (CDS). The arrest occurred…
Cleveland Man Sentenced to 10 Years In Prison for Illegal Use of Firearms and Distributing a Substance Containing Fentanyl
Oxford, MS – A Cleveland, Mississippi man was sentenced on Tuesday to 117 months in prison for his role in distributing a mixture and substance containing fentanyl and possessing a firearm during…
3 Found Guilty of Participating in Scheme to Submit Millions of Dollars in Fraudulent Bills for Substance Abuse Treatment for Teens
LOS ANGELES – A federal jury today convicted three defendants who participated in an $18.5 million scheme that submitted fraudulent claims to California’s Drug Medi-Cal program for alcohol and drug treatment…
Cadott Pharmacy to Pay Civil Penalty for Controlled Substance Dispensing and Recordkeeping Violations
MADISON, WIS. – Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced today that Cadott Miller Pharmacy, Ltd., located in Cadott, Wisconsin, entered into a settlement agreement to…
Two Charged with Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance
United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Fort Pierre, South Dakota, woman and an Eagle Butte, South Dakota, man have been indicted by a federal grand jury for Possession with…
Toledo Man Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison After Pleading Guilty to Distributing Fentanyl Substance
Acting U.S. Attorney Michelle M. Baeppler announced that Bryan Mays, 33, of Toledo, was sentenced on Thursday, April 14, 2022, by U.S. Judge Jeffrey J. Helmick to nine years in prison and…
Colorado Substance Abuse Treatment Clinic and Owner Agree to Settle False Claims Act Allegations
WASHINGTON – Springbok Health Inc., a medical clinic with locations in Colorado Springs and Pueblo West, Colorado, and Mark Jankelow, Springbok’s owner and Chief Executive Officer, have agreed to pay at least…
Analysis-Politics, not substance, seen guiding U.S. and Iran on terror listing
By Arshad Mohammed and Parisa Hafezi (Reuters) – One of the last obstacles to reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal – Tehran’s demand to remove its Revolutionary Guards from a U.S. terrorism…
Prisma Health Midlands to Pay $1 Million to Resolve Alleged Controlled Substance Act Violations
COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA — Prisma Health Midlands (“Prisma”) has agreed to pay a record $1 million to resolve allegations that it committed recordkeeping and dispensing violations of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). These…
Northumberland County Man Sentenced For Violating Toxic Substance Control Act
WILLIAMSPORT – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on March 31, 2022, Dennis Morgan, age 75, of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to one year…
Recovery Centers of America at St. Charles Designated as a Blue Distinction® Center for Substance Use Treatment and Recovery
ST. CHARLES, Ill., March 16, 2022 — To help patients suffering from a substance use disorder find facilities that deliver quality treatment and care, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois (BCBSIL) recognizes…
Former Hattiesburg Resident Sentenced to 13 Months in Prison for Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance
Hattiesburg, Miss. – A former Hattiesburg resident was sentenced to 13 months in prison for possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Special Agent…
Critical Race Theory Scholar Admits ‘You Can Run From The Name,’ But ’They’re After The Substance’
Critical Race Theory Scholar Admits ‘You Can Run From The Name,’ But ’They’re After The Substance’ Kendall Tietz on March 8, 2022 Critical Race Theory (CRT) scholar Kimberlé Crenshaw said critics are…
Colorado Woman Sentenced to Three Years Probation for Possession of a Controlled Substance
United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Lakewood, Colorado, woman convicted of Possession of a Controlled Substance was sentenced on February 25, 2022, by U.S. Magistrate Judge Daneta Wollmann. Rigdon,…
Newell Woman Indicted for Distribution of a Controlled Substance
United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Newell, South Dakota, woman has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Distribution of a Controlled Substance. Kimberly Rich, age 56, was…
St. Louis man pleads guilty to distribution of a controlled substance related to overdose death investigation
ST. LOUIS – United States District Court Judge John A. Ross accepted a plea of guilty from Markquis Bryant on today’s date for the crime of distribution of a controlled substance related…
Lawton Hospital and Physicians Pay $550,000 to Settle Civil Penalty Claims Involving Controlled Substance Prescriptions
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – Comanche County Hospital Authority (“CCHA”), Troy L. Harden, D.O., and Moncy Varkey, D.O., agreed to pay a total of $550,000 to the United States to settle civil penalty claims…
Bradenton Man Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy To Commit Wire And Honest Services Fraud And Distribution Of A Controlled Substance
Orlando, FL –United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Joseph Ellicott (43, Bradenton) has pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and honest services fraud and one…
Pharmacist Indicted for Tampering with a Controlled Substance
KANSAS CITY, KAN. – A federal grand jury in Kansas City returned an indictment charging a pharmacist with one count of tampering with a consumer product, one count of possession of Tramadol…
15-Year-Old Figure Skater Tests Positive For Banned Substance. Russia Refuses To Give Back Medal
A 15-year-old figure skater tested positive for a banned substance before her gold-medal-winning performance, and she later refused to give her back her medal, multiple sources reported. Kamila Valieva, a figure skating…
Jefferson Township Man Sentenced To Probation For Possessing Firearms While An Unlawful User Of A Controlled Substance
SCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that James C. Cartwright, age 34, of Jefferson Township, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on January 27, 2022, by U.S.…
U.S. Attorney’s Office Joins Launch of High School Mentoring Program Targeting Violence and Substance Use Prevention
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The United States Attorney’s Office is joining with three Project Safe Neighborhoods community outreach partners in the launch of a 20-week in-school mentoring program for students at Blackstone Academy…
Lafourche Parish Man Pleads Guilty to Violating the Federal Controlled Substance Act
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – DONTRELL MATHEWS, age 42, a resident of Thibodaux, Louisiana, pled guilty before U.S. District Judge Carl J. Barbier to a one-count superseding bill of information charging him with…
U.S. Attorney’s Office Announces More Than $1.1 Million to Support Substance Abuse Programs in Western Ohio
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Ohio announced today that the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs (O.J.P.) awarded $1,199,650 in grant funding to support programs that provide…
Department of Justice Awards More Than $300 Million to Fight Opioid and Stimulant Crisis and to Address Substance Use Disorders
WASHINGTON ― The Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs (OJP) today announced grant awards totaling more than $300 million to help combat America’s substance use crisis, which has worsened during the…
Prison Consultant Sentenced to 6 Years for Defrauding BOP Substance Abuse Treatment Program
Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that TONY TUAN PHAM, also known as “Anh Nguyen,” 52, of Grand Rapids, Michigan, was sentenced today by U.S.…
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