Articles Posted in Controlled Substances and Narcotics

Penal Law 220.77 – operating as a major trafficker (Class A-I felony)
The Law Office of Matthew Galluzzo, PLLC Team

One of the most serious charges in New York state criminal law is Operating as a Major Trafficker, in violation of Penal Law 220.77. That charge makes it a Class A-I felony to traffic in controlled substances worth $75,000.00 or more. This can be accomplished in three different ways:1. act[] as a director of a…

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LOMG gets excellent result in federal narcotics overdose case.
The Law Office of Matthew Galluzzo, PLLC Team

Last week, criminal defense attorney Matthew Galluzzo successfully persuaded a federal judge in Manhattan to sentence his client to a very favorable sentence. The client was guilty of selling fentanyl that led to the overdose death of a customer. Though there was no mandatory minimum for this offense, the Federal Sentencing Guidelines recommended a sentence…

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Federal narcotics importation charges – 21 USC 952 and 960.
The Law Office of Matthew Galluzzo, PLLC Team

Most defendants charged with narcotics trafficking in federal court are charged with violations of 21 U.S.C. Section 841 and 846. The potential penalties for those offenses generally depend upon the type of narcotic at issue, the quantity trafficked, and whether anyone died as a result of consuming those narcotics. A similar federal statute relates to…

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Prosecution of Doctors and Pharmacists for Oxycodone and Pill Diversion
The Law Office of Matthew Galluzzo, PLLC Team

Recently, federal prosecutors in Brooklyn brought an indictment against eight individuals – including a medical doctor, three pharmacists, and several members of the doctor’s staff – for their alleged operation of a $24 million oxycodone ring that illegally diverted over 1.2 million pills. Prosecutors are motivated to bring these sorts of criminal charges because of…

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Crystal Methamphetamine Defense Attorney
The Law Office of Matthew Galluzzo, PLLC Team

Crystal Methamphetamine Defense Attorney Crystal methamphetamine is a frequent target of law enforcement in New York. The simple possession of a small (personal use) quantity is typically prosecuted in state court as a misdemeanor pursuant to NY Penal Law Section 220.03. The possession or trafficking of very large quantities of crystal methamphetamine is oftentimes prosecuted…

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Defending against Federal Drug Overdose Cases – 21 USC 841
The Law Office of Matthew Galluzzo, PLLC Team

Federal prosecutors sometimes have a powerful statute to use against drug sellers whose products cause fatal overdoses. Specifically, 21 U.S.C. Section 841 – the most common federal narcotics distribution charge – includes enhanced penalties for situations in which the defendants have sold or distributed narcotics that caused overdose deaths. A charge with no mandatory minimum…

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16 Defendants Charged in Connecticut Indictment (Narcotics and Firearms)
The Law Office of Matthew Galluzzo, PLLC Team

On June 28, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut announced an indictment charging sixteen individuals with a variety of federal crimes relating to the distribution of narcotics and the possession of firearms. The charges are extremely serious and carry lengthy potential jail sentences. The indictment charges the following individuals: LUIS FELICIANO, a.k.a. “Louminaty,”…

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Fetty Wap hit with Federal Narcotics Charges in Long Island
The Law Office of Matthew Galluzzo, PLLC Team

Platinum selling rap artist Fetty Wap (real name Willie Junior Maxwell II) was arrested and arraigned on October 29 pursuant to a federal indictment charging him and five other men with Conspiracy to Distribute Narcotics (the other five men were also charged with Use of Firearms in Connection with a Drug Crime). The charges are…

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DEA cash seizures and the issues that follow
The Law Office of Matthew Galluzzo, PLLC Team

Federal law enforcement agents from the DEA routinely seize quantities of cash that they suspect to be tied to or derived from narcotics trafficking. Frequently, these seizures happen in conjuncture with the arrests of those in possession of the cash, or pursuant to indictments. But most of the time, agents seize cash – even huge…

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Federal drug/narcotics conspiracy charges (21 USC 841 and 21 USC 846)
The Law Office of Matthew Galluzzo, PLLC Team

A huge percentage of the criminal cases in federal court involve charges relating to the trafficking of drugs, narcotics, and controlled substances. Convictions for these crimes carry serious penalties and sometimes involve mandatory minimum prison sentences. Usually, a person accused in federal court of possessing or trafficking controlled substances is charged with violating 21 USC…

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