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‘Addiction Medicine Family Doctor’ Ran DMV Pill Mill, Loses Homes, Cash After Prison Sentence ‘Addiction Medicine Family Doctor’ Ran DMV Pill Mill, Loses Homes, Cash After Prison Sentence
‘Addiction Medicine Family Doctor’ Ran DMV Pill Mill, Loses Homes, Cash After Prison Sentence A Virginia doctor who called himself an “Addiction Medicine Family Doctor” is paying the price after prosecutors say he ran an opioid pill mill that left multiple patients dead. David Allingham, 65, of Oakton, was sentenced to 13 years in prison in May and has now been ordered to forfeit more than $168,000, along with two properties, federal prosecutors in Alexandria announced.  He must also pay $169,244 in restitution to three victims. According to court documents, Allingham owned Oakton Primary Care Center (OPCC) and advertised his “special training and skill in preventing, diagnosi…
Police Chief, Marine, Dad In Federal Prison For Meth Pleads Guilty In Mushrooms Tampering Case Police Chief, Marine, Dad In Federal Prison For Meth Pleads Guilty In Mushrooms Tampering Case
Police Chief, Marine, Dad In Federal Prison For Meth Pleads Guilty In Mushrooms Tampering Case A father, Marine veteran, and former police chief in Pennsylvania already serving federal prison time for meth trafficking has now pleaded guilty to tampering with evidence in a case tied to missing mushrooms, Westmoreland County District Attorney Nicole W. Ziccarelli announced on Monday, Aug. 4, 2025. Former Greensburg Police Chief Shawn Denning pleaded guilty to three counts of tampering with evidence before Common Pleas Judge Michael Stewart, according to the DA’s office. Judge Stewart sentenced Denning to one year of probation. The case stems from a February 2023 audit of the Greensburg…
Virginia Man Worked With Georgia Inmate To Flood Region With Meth, Feds Say Virginia Man Worked With Georgia Inmate To Flood Region With Meth, Feds Say
Virginia Man Worked With Georgia Inmate To Flood Region With Meth, Feds Say A Virginia man who helped a Georgia prison inmate flood the state with meth is headed to federal prison. Christopher M. Sullivan, 31, of Bristol, was sentenced to 96 months in prison after a federal jury convicted him of conspiring to distribute methamphetamine, authorities announced on Thursday, July 17. Sullivan was found guilty in June following a three-day trial in US District Court in Abingdon. According to federal prosecutors, Sullivan worked directly with Christopher David Johnson, an inmate inside a Georgia state prison, who was running a large-scale meth trafficking operation from…
Motorcycle Gang Assault At DMV Hookah Lounge Sparks Multi-State Police Takedown: Officials Motorcycle Gang Assault At DMV Hookah Lounge Sparks Multi-State Police Takedown: Officials
Motorcycle Gang Assault At DMV Hookah Lounge Sparks Multi-State Police Takedown: Officials A savage assault and shootout outside a Virginia hookah lounge triggered a massive multi-agency raid on the Wheels of Soul outlaw motorcycle gang, with nearly two dozen members now in custody, or on the run, across multiple states, authorities announced. The early morning April 13 brawl and shooting outside Babylon Café on Golansky Boulevard in Woodbridge left two men injured, one from a brutal beating and another with a gunshot wound, and both initially refused to cooperate with police. But the Prince William County Police Department didn’t let up. Following months of investigation, detec…
$1.5M Drug Bust: 57 Pounds Of Ketamine Found In Toys, Frames At Area Port $1.5M Drug Bust: 57 Pounds Of Ketamine Found In Toys, Frames At Area Port
$1.5M Drug Bust: 57 Pounds Of Ketamine Found In Toys, Frames At Area Port Customs officers in Philadelphia just reeled in a whopper — but it wasn’t fish. US Customs and Border Protection officers intercepted 57 pounds of ketamine hydrochloride, a dangerous anesthetic often abused at raves and by sexual predators, during multiple parcel inspections in late June, the agency announced on Thursday, July 3. The drugs, which had a street value of about $1.5 million, were being smuggled from Europe to South Florida, hidden inside fishing rods, toys, picture frames, and other everyday items. CBP officers weren't playing around after they found nine pounds of keta…
Maryland Doctor Who Ran 45-State Pill Mill In DC Learns Prison Fate Maryland Doctor Who Ran 45-State Pill Mill In DC Learns Prison Fate
Maryland Doctor Who Ran 45-State Pill Mill In DC Learns Prison Fate A Maryland physician will spend nearly two decades behind bars for handing out addictive opioids to patients he barely examined — in what federal officials say was a massive pill mill operation that spanned the entire country. Ndubuisi Joseph Okafor, 65, of Upper Marlboro, was sentenced to 18 years in federal prison after a jury found him guilty of illegally prescribing powerful drugs like oxycodone and promethazine with codeine to people using fake names — and collecting cash for each visit. The sentencing was announced by US Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro and follows Okafor’s March 21 conv…
Maryland Drug Ring Busted; Pair Jailed After SWAT Raids, Sheriff Says Maryland Drug Ring Busted; Pair Jailed After SWAT Raids, Sheriff Says
Maryland Drug Ring Busted; Pair Jailed After SWAT Raids, Sheriff Says Two alleged drug traffickers are behind bars in Carroll County after a major multi-agency bust that spanned six months and involved SWAT teams, the DEA, and local police from three counties, authorities announced. Antonio Alfonso Liason, 38, and Jessica Brooke Smith, 47, both of Westminster, were arrested this week, during a sweeping takedown involving search warrants across Carroll County and Baltimore, according to the sheriff's office. “These search warrants were a result of a joint investigation spanning approximately six months, targeting the distribution of large quantities of illicit…
Drug Pipeline Busted: Fentanyl, Firearms, Cash Seized After Major Raid In DMV, Sheriff Says Drug Pipeline Busted: Fentanyl, Firearms, Cash Seized After Major Raid In DMV, Sheriff Says
Drug Pipeline Busted: Fentanyl, Firearms, Cash Seized After Major Raid In DMV, Sheriff Says A multi-agency operation shut down a major drug supply pipeline in Virginia after authorities raided a property packed with fentanyl, firearms, and cash, officials announced. Detectives arrested Kajuan Stinnie, 25, after a brief foot chase in Albemarle County on Thursday, May 15, the Culpeper County Sheriff's Office said. The arrest followed a monthlong investigation that began in Culpeper County and led detectives to the 200 block of Saponi Road in Albemarle, where they say the source of the local supply was located. According to the sheriff's office, during the search, investigators seiz…
‘DC Is Safer Today:’ ICE Nabs Nearly 200 Illegal Immigrants, Gang Members In Massive Sweep ‘DC Is Safer Today:’ ICE Nabs Nearly 200 Illegal Immigrants, Gang Members In Massive Sweep
‘DC Is Safer Today:’ ICE Nabs Nearly 200 Illegal Immigrants, Gang Members In Massive Sweep ICE just swept nearly 200 illegal alien offenders off the streets of Washington, DC—including MS-13 and Tren de Aragua gang members—in a massive four-day immigration operation. US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), working alongside federal, state, and local partners, arrested 189 undocumented immigrants and served 187 notices of inspection to DC businesses during a targeted four-day immigration crackdown from Tuesday, May 6 to Friday, May 9, federal officials announced. “The District of Columbia is exponentially safer today because of countless hours of investigative work and dedic…
500+ 'Criminal Illegal Immigrants,' Gang Members Arrested By Virginia Task Force, Youngkin Says 500+ 'Criminal Illegal Immigrants,' Gang Members Arrested By Virginia Task Force, Youngkin Says
500+ 'Criminal Illegal Immigrants,' Gang Members Arrested By Virginia Task Force, Youngkin Says A massive law enforcement crackdown in Virginia has taken more than 500 alleged criminal illegal immigrants off the streets — including over 130 suspected gang members, state officials announced. The Virginia Homeland Security Task Force (VHSTF) has racked up 521 arrests since Feb. 25, including individuals believed to be part of violent transnational organizations like MS-13 and Tren de Aragua, according to Governor Glenn Youngkin. “Thanks to the brave men and women of our federal and state law enforcement, more than 500 criminal illegal immigrants, including more than 130 gang members, ar…
Illegal Immigrant Released In DMV After Sex Abuse Conviction Re-Arrested: ICE Illegal Immigrant Released In DMV After Sex Abuse Conviction Re-Arrested: ICE
Illegal Immigrant Released In DMV After Sex Abuse Conviction Re-Arrested: ICE A Guatemalan national convicted of having sex with a child was released by a Virginia jail despite an ICE detainer — but now he's back in federal custody after a major multi-agency takedown, authorities said. Ander Cortez-Mendez, 21, was arrested on Wednesday, April 2 in Falls Church, by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers working with ATF, the DEA, and the Diplomatic Security Service, ICE officials announced. Cortez-Mendez, who is in the country illegally, had previously been convicted in Fairfax County Circuit Court of consensual sexual intercourse with a child.  He was …
Dealer Who Sold Fentanyl-Laced ‘Perc’ To Maryland Teen Gets Prison Time In Overdose Death Dealer Who Sold Fentanyl-Laced ‘Perc’ To Maryland Teen Gets Prison Time In Overdose Death
Dealer Who Sold Fentanyl-Laced ‘Perc’ To Maryland Teen Gets Prison Time In Overdose Death A Maryland man will serve prison time for selling the pill that led to a teen’s death, authorities announced. Cesar Alexander Lopez, 26, of Hyattsville, was sentenced to five years in prison on Monday, April 7, in Montgomery County Circuit Court, where he pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter for the death of 17-year-old Aiden Vining, according to State’s Attorney John McCarthy. Lopez received a 10-year sentence with all but five years suspended. He will also be on supervised probation for five years after his release. Prosecutors say Vining was found unresponsive in his Montgomery Co…
Luxury Cars, $99K+, 8 Kilos Of Cocaine Seized In Massive NJ-PA-DE Drug Bust Luxury Cars, $99K+, 8 Kilos Of Cocaine Seized In Massive NJ-PA-DE Drug Bust
Luxury Cars, $99K+, 8 Kilos Of Cocaine Seized In Massive Nj-pa-de Drug Bust A months-long undercover operation spanning Pennsylvania and New Jersey led to the arrest of six men accused of running a major cocaine trafficking ring, Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer announced on Tuesday, March 18. Dubbed "Operation Spark Plug," the investigation was spearheaded by the Delaware County Narcotics Task Force with assistance from the Pennsylvania State Police, Delaware State Police, the Camden County, New Jersey District Attorney’s Office, the DEA, and the FBI. Authorities seized over 8 kilograms of cocaine, nearly $100,000 in cash, multiple luxury vehicle…