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HARTFORD -- A 29-year-old man was sentenced to nearly four years in prison after pleading guilty to selling heroin and fentanyl to two men who died of drug overdoses.Christopher Barreto, of Hartford, was sentenced Wednesday to 46...
WASHINGTON ― One of the most notable things about the criminal justice reform bill passed by the Senate on Tuesday was the broad, bipartisan coalition of senators who supported it. But perhaps equally noteworthy are the names of some of the Republicans who didn’t. Twelve GOP...
Many of the changes adopted by the Senate and embraced by Mr. Trump are modeled after successful initiatives at the state level intended to reduce the costs and improve the outcomes of the criminal justice system. Congress’s action would not directly affect state prisons, where...
Note: The following is a news release from the Office of the Bucks County District Attorney. A Hilltown Township man will serve up to 30 years in state prison for selling a man the fentanyl that killed him and then continuing to sell for months following the...
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Felony arrests(Photo: File photo)Brent David Ray, 39, 600 block of Savannah Street, Fort Pierce; warrant for simple battery on an officer or firefighter.Walter Schneider, 70, Washington, New Jersey; possession of cocaine.Feirious Damion Martez Tanner, 29, Deerfield Beach; possesson of a stolen credit/debit card; criminal use...
Cotton has made headlines in recent weeks for opposing prosecutors, district attorneys, the Fraternal Order of Police, a former federal prosecutor-turned-senator, Christian groups, Republican governors, libertarians, the Koch brothers, fellow Republican senators and even Donald Trump. At question is the FIRST STEP Act, which all...
Fentanyl-related deaths up in Horry County (WPDE)Horry COunty, SC (WPDE) — It's killing celebrities and people here in Horry County. The CDC says Fentanyl is the deadliest drug in the US and the Horry County coroner says it's becoming the deadliest drug right here at home....
CONCORD, N.H. — One week after his trial began, a New Hampshire physician assistant has been found guilty of participating in a scheme in which he wrote fentanyl prescriptions in exchange for kickbacks.According to testimony during the trial, Christopher Clough, 44, of Dover, became a...
"We will protect those who protect us," he said during a speech to law enforcement officers in Kansas City. "And we will believe the right punishment, and we all do, for cop-killers, is called the death penalty. And you know in some circles, that's very...
RUTLAND, Vt. (WCAX) As Vermont makes progress in the battle against opioid addiction, drug users continue to die at alarming rates. And as police target problem areas around the state, we learn the story of a woman who grew up in Rutland who shares her...
Across the room, an unlikely group of allies tried to persuade him to join them. His son-in-law, Jared Kushner -- the driving force behind the effort -- had invited the liberal commentator and former Obama administration official Van Jones and celebrity Kim Kardashian West to...
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SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — City Attorney of San Francisco Dennis Herrera sued an array of prescription drug makers and distributors Tuesday, accusing them of fraudulent practices and creation of a public nuisance in contributing to the opioid epidemic. The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District...
FILE - This undated photo shows synthetic opioids and the overdose reversal drug, Narcan. Opioid addiction affects the lives of more than 2 million Americans and caused 50,000 deaths in 2017. (Image: Kris Grogan / USCBP)WASHINGTON (Sinclair Broadcast Group) — Sinclair Broadcast Group is hosting an...
A physician who operated an alleged "pill mill" out of a downtown Riverside office from 2013-16 faces the prospect of prison after a jury convicted him on all 11 counts in a federal medical insurance fraud case. Dr. Paul C. Madison, 65, was convicted on...
WASHINGTON -- Ongoing trade talks between the United States and China could directly impact how easily the deadliest drug in America gets onto U.S. soil. CDC: Fentanyl responsible for almost 30 percent of 2016 overdose deaths Pres. Trump: Chinese President Xi promised to criminalize Fentanyl sales to...
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Elizabeth Dinan edinan@seacoastonline.com @DinanElizabeth CONCORD A federal jury on Tuesday found a former physician's assistant "guilty of participating in a scheme in which he received kickbacks in exchange for prescribing a powerful fentanyl spray to patients in violation of federal law," announced U.S....
(Reuters) - A former physician assistant in New Hampshire was convicted on Tuesday of charges that he accepted nearly $50,000 in kickbacks from Insys Therapeutics Inc (INSY.O) in exchange for prescribing its addictive fentanyl spray. FILE PHOTO: Christopher Clough, a former physician assistant, arrives at...
Amy Gambill(Photo: Photo provided)WINCHESTER, Ind. – Police looking for a Randolph County woman who was the target of arrest warrants found her – along with fentanyl and meth, and a new co-defendant.Union City police last week went to a home in the 700 block of...
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KGTV) - As deaths in the US from suicide and opioid overdose skyrocket, San Diego health leaders have plans already in action to fight the rising trend."People are living in a lot of pain," says Dana Richardson, who oversees the Community Health...
BUCKS COUNTY, PA — A 21-year-old man has been sentenced to up to 30 years in state prison for selling the fentanyl that killed a man in Bucks County last year. William Frank Brennan, 21, pleaded guilty in November to charges...
A Bucks County man will spend at least a decade, and up to 30 years, in state prison for selling the fentanyl that killed a 23-year-old then continuing to sell the powerful opioid painkiller.William Frank Brennan, 21,...
The governor says his proposed budget includes alternative treatments for some chronic pain conditions and plans to distribute fentanyl testing kits to slow the rate of overdoses Gov. Jay Inslee proposed the state spend $30 million to help combat the...
PARKERSBURG — The first person convicted in Wood County under a new state law specifically targeting the dealers of drugs that cause fatal overdoses was sentenced Monday to prison, where he will serve at least five years.Christopher Masten, 29, in custody at the North Central...
John Kapoor made his bones in part by his investments in Insys Therapeutics, for which manufacturing fentanyl was a big part of daily business. As a result of his highly criticized business practices, he has for the last five years been referred to as a...
A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention analysis of five years of death certificates (2011-2016) found that among drug overdose deaths 29 percent were due to fentanyl by 2016, a huge leap from 4 percent in 2011, when oxycodone was most dangerous...
More than 100 drop boxes have been placed throughout King County in an effort to get secure unneeded opioids. By ...
Fentanyl pills photographed at Calgary Police headquarters. Gavin Young / Postmedia A Toronto man who brought a large amount of dangerous drugs to Sudbury is headed to the penitentiary and perhaps an uncertain future in Canada.“Fentanyl is probably more lethal than heroin and hydromorphone is as serious...
Please enable Javascript to watch this video SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Wash. – A two-year investigation in Snohomish County has led to the arrest of several suspected drug traffickers, some of whom have ties to a Mexican drug cartel. According to the Snohomish...
Police in Wetaskiwin have arrested and charged four people after serious drugs and weapons were seized Dec. 15 According to Wetaskiwin RCMP spokesperson Cst. Christine Hepburn, “Wetaskiwin RCMP Crime Reduction Unit (CRU) conducted a traffic stop resulting in...
Drug overdose deaths declined in Evanston this year, but fentanyl, the synthetic opiod that's surged to be the leading cause of overdose deaths nationwide, figured in both of the deaths reported here. The latest national statistics, released last week by the Centers for Disease Control, based...
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) - A drug bust in Pasco County lead to several arrest and indictments.Five men were arrested in Operation "Now You 'Z' Me, Now...
The trial of a Millersville man charged with manslaughter for selling a fatal dose of fentanyl to a 16-year-old...
SIOUX FALLS, SD - For millions of people, overdose deaths are just statistics. For many families, those numbers equal the loss of a loved one. State,...
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. — A 9-month investigation between the Drug Enforcement Administration and Pasco Sheriff's Office led to an arrest deputies hope will make a dent in the area's opioid crisis. "We will find you and we will arrest you and you will be held...
Orange County lawmakers soon will call on the state to outlaw fentanyl variations known as analogues to help authorities prosecute the sellers of a drug involved in almost 20 percent of the fatal opioid overdoses in Orange County this year.A resolution unanimously approved by two...
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AUGUSTA — State Police finished last week by investigating a murder-suicide in Richmond that occurred either Friday night or Saturday morning. Prior to that incident, they reported on another death, a drug bust, and a lost individual. The reports are as follows: December 15 Richmond murder-suicide State Police say...
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A Windsor man is facing charges after a stabbing in downtown Windsor Friday. It happened around 6:15pm, at the Beer Store in the 700 block of Goyeau Street. Officers quickly arrived at the scene, assisted the victim, obtained a suspect description, and the last known direction of...
Fentanyl has become the most deadly drug in the nation, involved in more overdose deaths than any other illicit substance, according to a new report. According to the National Center for Health Statistics’ “Drugs Most Frequently Involved in...
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