Barbourville Pharmacy and its Pharmacist-in-Charge to Pay $215,000 to Resolve Alleged Violations of the Controlled Substances Act
The CSA was passed to combat the illegal distribution and abuse of controlled substances, including prescription medications. The CSA’s requirements, which apply to entities like pharmacies that purchase, dispense, and sell controlled…
Port Clinton Physician Sentenced to Prison for Prescribing Controlled Substances Without Medical Necessity and Health Care Fraud
Acting U.S. Attorney Michelle M. Baeppler announced that William Bauer, 85, of Port Clinton, Ohio, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Jack Zouhary to 5 years in prison and was ordered…
Violet, Louisiana Man Pleads Guilty to Violating Federal Controlled Substances Act
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that COREY ENCLARDE, a/k/a “Murda,” age 53, a resident of Violet, Louisiana plead guilty to two counts of a superseding indictment. In…
New Orleans Man Indicted for Violations of the Federal Gun Control Act, the Controlled Substances Act, and Possession of Body Armor
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – SIDNEY SIMON, age 37, a resident of New Orleans, was charged on March 4, 2022 in a five-count indictment by a federal grand jury for being a felon…
Tangipahoa Parish Man Pleads Guilty to Violating the Federal Controlled Substances Act
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – JAMES WATTS, age 50, a resident of Amite, Louisiana, pled guilty before U.S. District Judge Mary Ann Vial Lemmon yesterday to a one count superseding bill of information…
Washington Parish Man Sentenced After Pleading Guilty to Violating the Federal Controlled Substances Act
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – DEMARQUIEZ HARRIS (“D. HARRIS”), age 26, a resident of Bogalusa, Louisiana, was sentenced on March 3, 2022, by United States District Judge Wendy B. Vitter to 262 months’…
New Orleans Man Pleads Guilty to Violating the Federal Controlled Substances Act
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – THADDEUS CARTER, age 45, of New Orleans, Louisiana, pleaded guilty today before the Honorable Carl J. Barbier to violating the Federal Controlled Substances Act, announced U.S. Attorney Peter…
Washington Parish Man Sentenced for Violations of The Federal Controlled Substances Act
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – CHRISTOPHER HARRIS, age 28, a resident of Bogalusa, Louisiana, was sentenced to sixty (60) months’ imprisonment, four (4) years of supervised release and a $200 mandatory special assessment…
Jefferson Parish Man Pleads Guilty to Violations of The Controlled Substances Act
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that CHRIS HABISREITINGER, 51, from Jefferson Parish, pled guilty on February 23, 2022 to conspiracy to distribute and possess with the…
Richland Naturopath Agrees to Pay $70,096 for Improper Prescription of Controlled Substances
Richland, Washington – Judith K. Caporiccio, N.D., a Richland-based naturopathic doctor, has agreed to pay $70,096 to resolve allegations under the Controlled Substances Act and the False Claims Act, which allege that…
New Orleans Man Indicted for Carjacking and Violations of The Federal Gun Control Act and Controlled Substances Act
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – DARRION YOUNG, age 37, a resident of New Orleans, was charged on February 11, 2022 in a six-count indictment by a federal grand jury for carjacking, brandishing, using,…
Houston Men Sentenced for Violating the Federal Controlled Substances Act
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – United States District Judge Jay C. Zainey sentenced RAYMOND ZEPEDA, age 49, and ROLANDO CLARK, age 39, both of Houston, Texas, to 120 months imprisonment for violating the…
Passaic County Doctor Charged with 34 Counts of Unlawful Distribution of Controlled Substances
NEWARK, N.J. – A Passaic County, New Jersey, doctor was charged today with multiple counts of illegally prescribing medicines to his patients, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Evangelos Megariotis, 68, of…
Two Washington Men and an Oregon Man Charged with Conspiracy to Obtain Controlled Substances by Fraud
United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Kent, Washington man, a Seattle, Washington man, and a Portland, Oregon man, have been indicted by a federal grand jury for Conspiracy to…
North Carolina Pharmacy Agrees to Pay $100,000 for Filling Illegal Controlled Substances Prescriptions
Durham, N.C. – Aspirar Pharmacy, LLC and Aspirar Pharmacy of Durham, LLC (collectively Aspirar Pharmacy), located in Cary and Durham, respectively, have agreed to pay the United States $100,000 to resolve allegations…
Ready Pharmacy agrees to $400,000 settlement relating to Controlled Substances Act claims
ALBUQERQUE, N.M. – Fred J. Federici, U.S. Attorney for the District of New Mexico, has announced that Ready Pharmacy has agreed to a $400,000 settlement relating to civil claims brought by the…
Allentown Man Sentenced to Over 1 ½ Years for Importing Illegal Controlled Substances from China and Fraudulently Selling them as ‘Dietary Supplements’
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Leandro Rodriguez, 45, of Allentown, PA, was sentenced to one year and eight months in prison, three years of supervised release, and…
Philadelphia CBP Seizes Two Shipments of Dangerous Controlled Substances Destined to NY and Chicago
PHILADELPHIA – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Philadelphia seized two shipments of dangerous controlled substances – a date-rape precursor and an LSD-like hallucinogenic – on January 20 that arrived…
East St. Louis Man Sentenced for Distribution of Controlled Substances and Illegal Possession of a Firearm by a Felon
East St. Louis, Ill. – Anthony Wisham, 60, of East St. Louis, Illinois, was sentenced to 135 months imprisonment in federal court in East St. Louis, Illinois, on Tuesday, January 25, 2022.…
Mahoning County Physician Pleads Guilty to Illegally Prescribing Controlled Substances and Causing the Deaths of Two Patients
U.S. Attorney Bridget M. Brennan announced that Martin Escobar, 58, of Youngstown, Ohio, pleaded guilty in federal court today to illegally distributing controlled substances, causing the deaths of two patients, unlawfully distributing…
New Orleans Man Sentenced for Violating the Federal Controlled Substances Act and The Federal Gun Control Act
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – The Honorable Jay C. Zainey sentenced RONALD JACOBS, age 38, of New Orleans, Louisiana, today to serve 101 months in the Bureau of Prisons for violating the Federal…
Buffalo Woman Who Conspired With Local Doctor To Illegally Distribute Controlled Substances Sentenced
CONTACT: Barbara Burns PHONE: (716) 843-5817 FAX #: (716) 551-3051 BUFFALO, N.Y.–U.S. Trini E. Ross announced today that Takeya Rainey, 45, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute,…
New Orleans Man Sentenced to Eighty (80) Months for Violating the Federal Controlled Substances Act
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – On December 16, 2021, United States District Judge Susie Morgan sentenced ROMALIS HARRIS, to eighty (80) months in the Bureau of Prisons for conspiracy to possess with the…
Medical Director at Bridgeville Suboxone Clinic Sentenced for Unlawful Dispensing of Controlled Substances
PITTSBURGH, PA – A resident of Wexford, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to two years of probation and 100 hours of community service on his conviction of unlawfully distributing controlled…
Man Facing Federal Charges for Possession with Intent to Distribute Controlled Substances and Possession of Firearms in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking
Baltimore, Maryland – A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Nathan Coakley, age 40, of Baltimore, Maryland, for possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance and possession of firearms…
Scranton Doctor Pleads Guilty To Unlawfully Prescribing Controlled Substances And Health Care Fraud
SCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Scranton physician, Kurt Moran, age 69, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Court Judge Robert D. Mariani…
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