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US freeze assets of top drug cartel leader with ties to Los Zetas

  • DEA
  • April 11, 2012
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) designated Guatemalan national Horst Walter Overdick Mejia, as a narco trafficker with dangerous ties to...
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Maryland drug dealer gets over 21 years for drug and money laundering

On Friday, April 6th, James Bestman, age 38, of Laurel, Maryland, was sentenced to 262 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised...
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U.S. to probe cross-border money laundering with Mexico

During his meeting withU.S. Vice President Joe Biden in Mexico City on Monday, President FelipeCalderontold Biden thatthe only way to win Mexico&...
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Former Penn State Prof. defrauds government out of $3 million

As if Penn State wasn’t getting a bad enough rap already thanks to Jerry Sandusky, former Penn State Professor Craig Grimes pleaded guilty...
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Two Las Vagas men sentenced for international cocaine distribution

  • cocaine distribution
  • December 22, 2011
In a press release, today, Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Daniel...
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U.S. files civil forfeiture complaint against gun shop

Yesterday, a 10-count civil forfeiture complaint was filed in the District of New Mexico seeking forfeiture of assets related to a gun shop in...
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Lebanese banks accused of laundering cash for Hezbollah

Three Lebanese financial institutions linked to Hezbollah laundered more than $300 million through the US second-hand car market, to a report...
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How many have died from DEA’s ‘Project Buckwalker’?

  • DEA
  • December 5, 2011
“Undercover American narcotics agents have laundered or smuggled millions of dollars in drug proceeds as part of Washington’s expanding...
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Texas Barrio Azteca gang members and associates plead guilty

On Thursday, September 22, 2011 members or associates of Barrio Azteca gang pleaded guilty to participating in a racketeering conspiracy. Jesus...
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Pain-med deaths result in two indictments of physicians

  • Pain-med deaths
  • August 12, 2011
There are often deep concerns among the public about incompetent and unethical doctors over-prescribing medications which could harm them or even...
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