Montgomery County Doctor, Spiro Kassis Charged with Illegally Prescribing Opioids
United States Attorney William M. McSwain announced that Spiro Y. Kassis, M.D., 66, of Plymouth Township, PA, was charged by Information with 14 criminal counts of distributing dangerous and addictive opioids and More...
Pittsburgh Man, Justin McBride Sentenced to 23 Years for Running Drug Trafficking Ring
A former resident of Pittsburgh, PA was sentenced to 23 years (276 months) in prison and six years of supervised release for violating federal narcotics laws, including three charges of distribution of heroin and More...
Roswell Park Nurse, Kelsey Mulvey Charged with Stealing Pain Meds, Violating HIPAA
U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Kelsey A. Mulvey, 27, of Grand Island, NY, was charged by criminal complaint with illegally obtaining controlled substances by fraud, tampering, and violation More...
How Non 12 Step Drug Rehab is Different
Although the 12 step approach to substance abuse recovery is probably the best known, it is not for everyone. One of the main differences between the traditional model of recovery support and other modern day non More...
Corrections Officer, Steven Frazer Pleads Guilty to Scheme to Smuggle Opioids into MCI
A former corrections officer at the Massachusetts Correctional Institute facility in Norfolk (MCI-Norfolk) pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston in connection with a conspiracy to smuggle Suboxone strips More...
Canadian Men, Robert Mitrache and Louis-Vincent Bourcier indicted for selling Drugs
Two Canadian men were indicted for their roles in a conspiracy to sell carfentanil, fentanyl, heroin and other drugs over the Internet and ship the drugs to locations in Europe, Canada and the United States, including More...
Oakland County Reserve Deputy, Daniel Vasquez Sentenced for Unlawful Distribution of Opioids
A former Oakland County reserve deputy sheriff will spend 49 months in prison for the unlawful distribution of prescription opioids, U.S. Attorney Matthew Schneider announced today. Joining Schneider in the announcement More...
Medical Director, Kenneth Rivera-Kolb Sentenced for Unlawfully Distributing Opioids
The Medical Director of a substance abuse treatment center in Wellington, Florida, was sentenced to prison today after having previously pled guilty today to unlawfully distributing controlled substances (opioids, More...
Eleven Charged in Federal Court for Heroin, Cocaine, and Fentanyl Trafficking Indictment
United States Attorney Sherri A. Lydon announced today that eleven individuals have been charged in a multi-count federal indictment for their roles in a wide-ranging conspiracy to import and possess with intent More...
Maryland Man, Christopher Hasson Facing Charges for Illegal Possession of Silencers
A federal grand jury today indicted Christopher Paul Hasson, age 49, of Silver Spring, Maryland, on federal charges for unlawful possession of silencers, for possession of firearms by a drug addict and unlawful More...
Jury Convicts Overland Park Woman, Christine Wood in Heroin Conspiracy
An Overland Park, Kan., woman has been convicted by a federal trial jury for her role in a multi-defendant drug-trafficking conspiracy with ties to the Sinaloa drug cartel in Mexico. Christine Little Wood, 61, was More...
TRANSCRIPT: President Trump’s 2019 State of the Union address
President Donald Trump’s second formal State of the Union address on Tuesday night used a theme of “Choosing Greatness.” Trump: Thank you very much madam speaker, vice president, members of Congress, More...
West Virginia Physician, Dr. Felix Brizuela Convicted of Illegal Opioid Distribution
Following a six-day trial, Dr. Felix Brizuela, Jr., of Harrison City, Pennsylvania, was found guilty on January 14, 2018 of 15 counts of “Distribution of Controlled Substances Outside the Bounds of Professional More...
Milton Man, Jeremy Kinder Pleads Guilty to Possessing Fentanyl laced Heroin
A Milton man caught with a heroin/fentanyl mixture that he intended to sell earlier this year pled guilty yesterday to a federal drug charge, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Jeremy A. Kinder, 39, More...
Rochester Woman, Tasha Loaiza Pleads Guilty to Assisting in Fentanyl Distribution
Tasha Loaiza, 25, of Rochester, pleaded guilty in federal court to aiding and abetting the distribution of fentanyl, United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today. According to court documents and statements More...
The Hardest Addiction to Beat: Methadone
Western medicine today has found itself caught in the rut of prescribing drug after drug to treat issues related to addiction, often failing in their quest to get to the root of the problem, while opening the doors More...
Nashville to Serve as Hub for Appalachian Regional Prescription Opioid Strike Force
Unites States Attorney Don Cochran for the Middle District of Tennessee and Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division announced today the formation of the Appalachian More...
Doctor, Aaron C. Rouse Sentenced for conspiracy to distribute illegal opioids without a Medical Purpose
A Las Vegas, Nevada, doctor was sentenced today to 12 months and one day in prison for his role in a prescription drug conspiracy to distribute hydrocodone and oxycodone by allowing his co-conspirators to write More...
Justice Department’s Criminal Division creates Appalachian Regional Prescription Opioid strike force
Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division today announced the formation of the Appalachian Regional Prescription Opioid Strike Force (ARPO Strike Force), a joint More...
Florida doctor Kenneth Rivera-Kolb pleads guilty to dealing opioids, drugs out of substance abuse treatment facility
The Medical Director of a substance abuse treatment center in Wellington, Florida, pled guilty today to unlawfully distributing controlled substances (opioids, barbiturates, and benzodiazepines). Ariana Fajardo More...
