WASHINGTON, July 1 -- The FBI issued the following remarks on June 29, 2022, by Aaron Tapp, acting deputy assistant director of the Criminal Investigative Division, announcing the formation of the New England Prescription Opioid Strike Force: * * * I am honored to be here this morning to join with our partners from the: Department of Justice, Department of Health and Human Services - Office of Inspector General, and the Drug Enforcement Administration in announcing the formation of and the FBI  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, July 1 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Hampshire, Jane E. Young, posted the following news release on June 29, 2022: Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Polite, Jr., of the Justice Department's Criminal Division today announced the formation of the New England Prescription Opioid (NEPO) Strike Force, a joint law enforcement effort that brings together the resources and expertise of the Health Care Fraud Unit in the Criminal Division's Fraud Section, the U.  more

PORTLAND, Maine, June 29 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Maine, Darcie McElwee, issued the following news release: Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Polite, Jr., of the Justice Department's Criminal Division today announced the formation of the New England Prescription Opioid (NEPO) Strike Force, a joint law enforcement effort that brings together the resources and expertise of the Health Care Fraud Unit in the Criminal Division's Fraud Section, the U.S. Attorneys' Offices for thre  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, July 1 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Hampshire, Jane E. Young, posted the following news release on June 30, 2022: Pierre Rogers, 43, of Irvine, California, and Joshua Leavitt, 40, of Northwood, New Hampshire were indicted by a federal grand jury on Monday and charged with multiple counts of bank fraud, wire fraud, and attempted wire fraud, United States Attorney Jane E. Young and William A. Kalb, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Treasury Inspector Gene  more