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Doc's Office Manager, BF Got 4,000 Percocet Using Stolen Scripts, Wayne Police Charge
The manager of a North Jersey doctor’s office stole prescription pads that she and her boyfriend used to collect more than 4,000 Percocet from local drugstores, authorities said.
Detectives from the Wayne Police Special Operations Unit zeroed in on Luz Valle, 53, and Javier Sanchez, 48, both of Paterson, after the doctor alerted them to “someone illegally passing prescriptions in the doctor’s name at multiple pharmacies,” Detective Capt. Dan Daly said.
Detective Sgt. James Celentano and Detective Nick Pepe obtained multiple subpoenas and interviewed several people as part of a seven-month i…
Lodi Member Of All-Female Drug Ring Admits Selling Thousands Of Oxy Pills
LODI, N.J. -- A Lodi resident was one of four women who told a federal court judge Wednesday that they sold thousands of oxycodone pills obtained through prescriptions.
Marie DeJulia, 42, admitted that she collected pills for sale from her co-conspirators: Michele Call, 63, and Nelida Rios, 55, of Flemington, NJ, and Call's daughter, 35-year-old Alicia Balaban of Wellington, FL.
All four pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Trenton to possession and conspiracy to sell the drug.
Balaban, the accused ringleader conspired with Call, Rios and others to secure prescriptions for oxycodone, w…
Feds: Lodi Member Of All-Female Oxy Ring Sold Thousands Of Pills
LODI, N.J. -- A Lodi resident was one of four women charged by federal authorities with operating an oxycodone ring that sold thousands of pills in New Jersey.
Marie DeJulia, 42, of Lodi and the other three -- including a mother and daughter -- were released after federal court appearances on Thursday, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said.
The accused ringleader, Alicia Balaban, 35, had her appearance near her home in Wellington, FL, before being released, he said.
Balaban's mother, 63-year-old Michele Call of Flemington, was arrested in New Jersey, along with DeJulia and Nelida Rios, 55, a…
