Cocaine Cartel Leader Extradited to Face Charges in the United States

Juan Carlos Ramirez-Abadia, a/k/a “Chupeta,” one of the leaders of Colombia’s most powerful cartel, known as the “Norte Valle Cartel” (NVC), was extradited this week to face federal charges in the Eastern District of New...

Three Convicted of Conspiring to Commit Terrorist Acts Against Americans Overseas

A federal jury in the Northern District of Ohio has convicted three Ohio residents, Mohammad Zaki Amawi, 28, Marwan Othman El-Hindi, 45, and Wassim I. Mazloum, 27, of conspiring to commit terrorist acts against Americans overseas, including U.S. military...

Three Colombian Nationals Sentenced in Money Laundering Conspiracy

Three Colombian nationals – Ricardo Mauricio Bernal Palacios, 41, Juan Manuel Bernal Palacios, 47, and Camilo Andres Ortiz Echeverri, 38 – have been sentenced in connection with their guilty pleas to conspiracy to commit money laundering and...

California Man Indicted for Conspiracy in Operating Internet Pharmacy

Jorge Alan Rodriguez Sanchez, 32, was indicted by a grand jury in Philadelphia last week for conspiracy to distribute controlled substances through the operation of an illegal Internet pharmacy, Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division Alice...

Bahamian National Convicted of Transporting Tons of Cocaine And Marijuana

A Bahamian national formerly residing in Haiti was convicted this week by a jury in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on charges of narcotics distribution, Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division Alice S. Fisher announced.

Mckesson Corporation Agrees to Pay More Than $13 Million to Settle Claims That It Failed to Report Suspicious Sales of Prescription Medications

McKesson Corp., one of the nation’s largest distributors of pharmaceutical drugs, has agreed to settle allegations that it violated federal reporting provisions relating to its handling of certain prescription medications regulated by the Drug Enforcement...

U.S. Arms Dealer Faces Charges Including Providing Surface-to-Air Missiles to Terrorists

The United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and the Acting Administrator of the United States Drug Enforcement Administration, have announced the unsealing of charges against Viktor Bout, a/k/a “Boris,” a/k/a “Victor...