A police union director who was fired after an opioid smuggling arrest pleads guilty
3 months ago

A police union director who was fired after an opioid smuggling arrest pleads guilty

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The former executive director for a Northern California police union pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court to charges she illegally imported synthetic opioid pills from India and other countries. Joanne Marian Segovia, who was executive director of the San Jose Police Officers’ Association, was charged last year with unlawfully importing thousands of valeryl fentanyl pills. Starting in 2015, Segovia had dozens of drug shipments mailed to her San Jose home from India, Hong Kong, Hungary and Singapore with manifests listing their contents as “wedding party favors,” “gift makeup,” “chocolate and sweets” and “food supplement,” according to a federal criminal complaint. But federal officials didn’t start investigating Segovia until 2022, when they found her name and home address on the cellphone of a suspected drug dealer who was part of a network that ships controlled substances made in India to the San Francisco Bay Area, according to the complaint.

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Two Indian companies charged by US over importing ingredients for highly addictive opioid fentanyl
1 week, 1 day ago

Two Indian companies charged by US over importing ingredients for highly addictive opioid fentanyl

Live Mint  

NEW YORK - Two Indian chemical companies have been indicted for allegedly importing ingredients for the highly addictive opioid fentanyl into the United States and Mexico, the US Department of Justice said on Monday. "The Justice Department is targeting every link in fentanyl trafficking supply chains that span countries and continents and too often end in tragedy in the United …

US launches prosecutions of Chinese companies accused of trafficking fentanyl ingredients
1 year, 6 months ago

US launches prosecutions of Chinese companies accused of trafficking fentanyl ingredients

Firstpost  

The US Justice Department charged four Chinese firms and eight individuals on Friday with allegedly trafficking the ingredients required to manufacture the highly addictive painkiller fentanyl in the US and Mexico. Garland said those actions include stopping Chinese chemical companies from “supplying the cartels with the building blocks they need to manufacture deadly fentanyl.” In a statement, Liu Pengyu, a …

US launches prosecutions of Chinese companies on charges of trafficking fentanyl ingredients
1 year, 6 months ago

US launches prosecutions of Chinese companies on charges of trafficking fentanyl ingredients

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The U.S. Justice Department filed criminal charges on Friday against four Chinese companies and eight individuals for allegedly trafficking the chemicals used to make the highly addictive painkiller fentanyl in the United States and Mexico. Garland said those actions include stopping Chinese chemical companies from “supplying the cartels with the building blocks they need to manufacture deadly …

Police union director fired after opioid smuggling arrest
1 year, 9 months ago

Police union director fired after opioid smuggling arrest

Associated Press  

SAN JOSE, Calif. — The executive director for a Northern California police union who was charged with attempting to illegally import synthetic opioids from India and other countries has been fired from her job, officials said Friday. Joanne Marian Segovia, who was the executive director of the San Jose Police Officers’ Association, was arrested last week on charges she attempted …

Police union employee charged with importing illegal opioids
1 year, 9 months ago

Police union employee charged with importing illegal opioids

Associated Press  

SAN JOSE, Calif. — The office manager for a Northern California police union allegedly imported illegal synthetic opioids from India and other countries and at least once used her work computer and address and the union’s UPS account to ship the drugs within the country, federal prosecutors said. Joanne Marian Segovia, executive director of the San Jose Police Officers’ Association, …

Feds May Pursue Criminal Charges Against Opioid-Makers
5 years, 1 month ago

Feds May Pursue Criminal Charges Against Opioid-Makers

NPR  

Feds May Pursue Criminal Charges Against Opioid-Makers NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Regina LaBelle, director of the Addiction and Public Policy Initiative at Georgetown Law, about drug companies being issued subpoenas in the probe of the opioid crisis. STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: How, if at all, could the law hold drug companies criminally accountable for the opioid crisis? She's at Georgetown …

Drug Distributor And Former Execs Face First Criminal Charges In Opioid Crisis
5 years, 8 months ago

Drug Distributor And Former Execs Face First Criminal Charges In Opioid Crisis

NPR  

Drug Distributor And Former Execs Face First Criminal Charges In Opioid Crisis Enlarge this image toggle caption Kathy Willens/AP Kathy Willens/AP A major pharmaceutical distribution company and two of its former executives are facing criminal charges for their roles in advancing the nation's opioid crisis and profiting from it. "This prosecution is the first of its kind: executives of a …

Opioid-Maker Charged With Fraud In Marketing Drug As Less Prone To Abuse
5 years, 9 months ago

Opioid-Maker Charged With Fraud In Marketing Drug As Less Prone To Abuse

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Opioid-Maker Charged With Fraud In Marketing Drug As Less Prone To Abuse Enlarge this image Eamon Queeney/The Washington Post/Getty Images Eamon Queeney/The Washington Post/Getty Images Federal prosecutors late Tuesday charged British drugmaker Indivior with felony fraud and conspiracy for its marketing of opioid products including Suboxone. The company allegedly created a "nationwide scheme" in the U.S. designed to convince doctors …

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