State, Feds Smash Newark Mill That Produced Deadly Fentanyl Tied To 29 NJ ODs State, Feds Smash Newark Mill That Produced Deadly Fentanyl Tied To 29 NJ ODs
State, Feds Smash Newark Mill That Produced Deadly Fentanyl Tied To 29 NJ ODs A total of 29 overdose deaths across New Jersey were tied to fentanyl produced at a Newark opioid mill raided by a strike force of New Jersey State Police and U.S. Department of Homeland Security agents, authorities said Tuesday. Three accused mill operators were arrested, while more than 15 pounds of fentanyl and three handguns were seized by members of the NJSP Opioid Enforcement Task Force and U.S. Department of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), they said. The defendants sold their product in wax folds stamped with the same brand names linked to 76 total suspected overdoses across …
Northern Westchester Doctor Found Guilty Of Accepting $300K In Kickbacks From Opioid Maker Northern Westchester Doctor Found Guilty Of Accepting $300K In Kickbacks From Opioid Maker
Northern Westchester Doctor Found Guilty Of Accepting $300K In Kickbacks From Opioid Maker A Manhattan anesthesiologist from Northern Westchester who distributed highly addictive painkillers was convicted of accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars in kickbacks in a separate case. Mount Kisco resident Gordon Freedman, 59, was convicted by a federal jury in Manhattan federal court of conspiracy to violate anti-kickback laws, violating anti-kickback laws and honest services wire fraud after accepting more than $300,000 in bribes masked as speaker fees in exchange for writing certain prescriptions for Insys Therapeutics Inc. It was alleged that in 2014, Freedman wrote the fourth-h…
Westchester Doctor Sentenced For Writing Prescriptions For 50K Oxycodone Pills Westchester Doctor Sentenced For Writing Prescriptions For 50K Oxycodone Pills
Westchester Doctor Sentenced For Writing Prescriptions For 50K Oxycodone Pills A doctor from Westchester will spend time behind bars for illegally distributing tens of thousands of oxycodone pills. Yonkers resident Nadem Sayegh, 65, a doctor with offices in Yonkers and the Bronx, was sentenced to 18 months in prison, followed by two years probation and a $100,000 fine. He will also pay $11,000 in restitution for not following medical guidelines when distributing the drug. Sayegh must report to prison at the end of January. He was one of 10 medical professionals charged in the oxycodone distribution ring. Each of the other co-conspirators are still awaiting trial. Acc…
Oakland 'Candy Man' Doc Who Dubbed Himself ‘El Chapo Of Opioids' Admits Scamming Insurers Oakland 'Candy Man' Doc Who Dubbed Himself ‘El Chapo Of Opioids' Admits Scamming Insurers
Oakland 'Candy Man' Doc Who Dubbed Himself ‘El Chapo Of Opioids' Admits Scamming Insurers An Oakland doctor who boasted of being the “El Chapo of Opioids” will be sentenced to a plea-bargained five years in state prison after admitting that he submitted $32,000 in bogus health insurance claims. Under the terms of his deal with the state, Robert Delagente will be sentenced to the five years on Jan. 10 in exchange for pleading guilty to health care claims fraud during a hearing in Superior Court in Hackensack. Delagente, 45, admitted that he submitted seven fraudulent claims to Blue Cross/Blue Shield of New Jersey totaling $32,006 between May and December 2016 while practicing at …
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Take Walk Through Opioid Crisis In Courageous Parenting 101 Take Walk Through Opioid Crisis In Courageous Parenting 101
Take Walk Through Opioid Crisis In Courageous Parenting 101 To date, 31 groups of adults in Connecticut have taken the time to complete a two-hour drug prevention program to keep their children safe from drugs. The program is the Courage to Speak Foundation's Courageous Parenting 101 - "Parenting Through the Opioid Crisis and Beyond" and will be offered here online for busy parents starting in December. The next live Courage to Speak Courageous Parenting 101 – Parenting Through the Opioid Crisis and Beyond is Wednesday, Nov. 20 at 6 p.m. at Side by Side Charter School, 10 Chestnut St. in Norwalk. Norwalk resident and Courage to Speak Foundation foun…
Four Who Operated Queens Medical Clinic Convicted For Illegally Distributing Oxycodone Four Who Operated Queens Medical Clinic Convicted For Illegally Distributing Oxycodone
Four Who Operated Queens Medical Clinic Convicted For Illegally Distributing Oxycodone Four people who operated a pill mill in Queens that sold millions of oxycodone pills to customers who came out from all five boroughs. John Gargan, 63, of Manhattan, and Loren Piquant, 38, of the Bronx, were convicted after a two-week trial of narcotics distribution conspiracy. Two others, Queens residents Dante Cubangbang, 51, and Michael Kellerman, previously pleaded guilty to narcotics, health care fraud, and money laundering charges in connection with their participation in the oxycodone distribution scheme at that same clinic.  Between 2018, Cubangbang, a doctor, and Gargan…
Bridgeport Man Who Distributed Heroin To Overdose Victim Sentenced Bridgeport Man Who Distributed Heroin To Overdose Victim Sentenced
Bridgeport Man Who Distributed Heroin To Overdose Victim Sentenced A Fairfield County man will spend years behind bars after being busted selling heroin to undercover officers. Bridgeport resident Talvin Hinton, 43, was sentenced to 60 months in prison followed by four years of supervised release after pleading guilty to distributing heroin in the area, U.S. Attorney John Durham announced. The sentence stems from a statewide initiative targeting narcotics dealers who distribute heroin, fentanyl or opioids that cause death or serious injury to users. On Sept. 23, 2017, the Stratford Police Department and paramedics responded to a suspected overdose of a 25-…
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Around The Towns: Purdue Pharma Disputes, Candidate Blasts Developers, Vaccine Stats Lawsuit Around The Towns: Purdue Pharma Disputes, Candidate Blasts Developers, Vaccine Stats Lawsuit
Around The Towns: Purdue Pharma Disputes, Candidate Blasts Developers, Vaccine Stats Lawsuit Local government lawsuits against the family that owns Purdue Pharma should be allowed to proceed even as the company attempts to reach a nationwide settlement in bankruptcy court over the toll of the opioids crisis, according to a court filing on Wednesday, Oct. 2 The filing by 19 cities and towns in Connecticut and three other states comes amid settlement negotiations with the maker of the painkiller OxyContin that is now in a bankruptcy court in White Plains, NY. Purdue and members of the Sackler family that owns it, are seeking a grand settlement to end more than 2,600 lawsuits against …
Authorities Raid Paterson Opioid Factories, Bust Accused Gang Leader Of Heroin, Fentanyl Ring Authorities Raid Paterson Opioid Factories, Bust Accused Gang Leader Of Heroin, Fentanyl Ring
Authorities Raid Paterson Opioid Factories, Bust Accused Gang Leader Of Heroin, Fentanyl Ring The reputed leader of a Bloods set and nine alleged associates were charged with running a drug distribution ring in Paterson after authorities smashed two sophisticated opioid mills that put tens of thousands of heroin and fentanyl doses on the street each week. Authorities seized 27,000 individual doses of heroin, more than two pounds of the drug, nearly a pound of fentanyl and $60,000 in alleged proceeds. Kashard Whitaker, a 41-year-old founding member and leader of the 4K Boyz set of the Bloods street gang, “commanded a ring of suppliers and street-level distributors,” state Attorney Ge…
Three Alleged Drug Dealers Nabbed In Greenwich Bust, Police Say Three Alleged Drug Dealers Nabbed In Greenwich Bust, Police Say
Three Alleged Drug Dealers Nabbed In Greenwich Bust, Police Say Three alleged Greenwich drug dealers were arrested after residents expressed concern about drug sales taking place around the Adams Garden housing complex, Greenwich Police said. The bust went down early Friday, July 19, when police served numerous warrants at a residence on Bertoflf Road as a result of an investigation following the complaints, said Greenwich Capt. Robert L. Berry. During the execution of the warrant, police arrested three men including Todd R. Fraiser, 33, Dshon Kyean McShaw, 28, and Malcolm L. Moody, 27, all of 6 Bertolf Road, after police uncovered heroin, crack cocaine…
Irvington Drug Mill Sold ‘Branded’ Heroin That Killed Dozens: AG Irvington Drug Mill Sold ‘Branded’ Heroin That Killed Dozens: AG
Irvington Drug Mill Sold ‘Branded’ Heroin That Killed Dozens: AG Authorities raided an Irvington apartment Tuesday that was used to prepare heroin for sale on the street, with doses stamped with “brand names” like Dunkin Donuts and American Greed, Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. Also on Tuesday, four people were arrested for their alleged involvement with the operation, which sold drugs believed to be responsible for 33 overdose deaths and more than 90 overdoses in total. Numerous law enforcement agencies from across North Jersey assisted in the investigation that led to Tuesday’s raid on a second-floor apartment at 214 Eastern Parkway, where au…
Man Who Sold Drugs Involved In Two Overdose Deaths Sentenced Man Who Sold Drugs Involved In Two Overdose Deaths Sentenced
Man Who Sold Drugs Involved In Two Overdose Deaths Sentenced A drug dealer with a criminal history dating back three decades will spend the better part of a decade behind bars for his role in a pair of overdose deaths in Connecticut. Alex “Red” Borrero, 51, of New Haven, has been sentenced to 84 months in prison, followed by six years of supervised release, for distributing heroin and fentanyl, U.S. Attorney John Durham announced. The sentencing comes as part of “an ongoing statewide initiative targeting narcotics dealers who distribute heroin, fentanyl or opioids that cause death or serious injury to users.” On Feb. 28, 2017, officers from the Walli…