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Florida pharmacist convicted in large oxycodone-distribution conspiracy

A federal jury found a pharmacy owner guilty of conspiring to distribute controlled substances and five unlawful-distribution counts involving more than 335,000 high-dose oxycodone pills.

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Defendant returned to U.S. in $547 million Medicare fraud case

A man charged in 2019 over an alleged genetic-testing scheme was returned to U.S. custody after authorities said he had spent more than three years outside the country.

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Justice Department opens $25 million in community-policing grants

New federal grant opportunities target crisis response, police training, accreditation and agency reform, with application deadlines running into early September.

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Sinaloa cartel co-founder receives life sentence in U.S. court

Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada was sentenced to life in federal prison and ordered to forfeit $15 billion after admitting his leadership role in the Sinaloa cartel.

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