Diario Horizonte - $100 Million in Drugs Sold Online

SAN FRANCISCO � A federal grand jury yesterday indicted 11 defendants for participating in three separate but related conspiracies to distribute controlled substances outside the scope of professional medical practice, United States Attorney Melinda Haag and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Anthony D. Williams, announced.

According to the indictment, in the Safescripts Online conspiracy, which began in November 2004 and continued until December 2006, eight individuals conspired to distribute in excess of $22.2 million worth of controlled substances outside the scope of professional medical practice and without establishing a legitimate medical purpose for the drugs. The individuals charged are: Christopher Napoli, 44, of Newtown Square, Pa.; Joseph Carozza, M.D., 65, of Garden City, N.Y.; Daniel Johnson, 38, of Pekin, Ill.; Jeffrey Herholz, 43, of Fayetteville, N.C.; Darrell Creque, 60, of Clayton, N.C.; Jeffrey Entel, 40, of the Dominican Republic, Steven Paul, 49, of Glendale, Ariz.; and Salvatore Lamorte, 52, of Freehold, N.J. All of the defendants were charged with Conspiracy to Distribute Schedule III and IV Controlled Substances, in violation of 21 U.S.C. � 846, and Conspiracy to Launder Money, in violation of 18 U.S.C. � 1956(h). In addition, all but Paul were charged with Distribution of the Schedule IV Controlled Substance Phentermine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. � 841(a)(1), and all but Creque were charged with Conspiracy to Launder Money, in violation of 18 U.S.C. � 1956(h).

The indictment also alleges that, in the Pitcairn conspiracy, which ran between May 2003 and April 2007, five defendants sold at least $55 Million worth of controlled substances outside the scope of professional medical practice and without establishing a legitimate medical purpose for the drugs. The individuals charged are: Michael Arnold, 40, of Boca Raton, Fla.; Diego Podolsky Paes, 29, of Brazil; Lamorte, Herholz, and Creque. All of the defendants were charged with Conspiracy to Distribute Schedule III and IV Controlled Substances, in violation of 21 U.S.C. � 846. In addition, Lamorte, Arnold and Paes were charged with four counts of Distribution of the Schedule IV Controlled Substance Phentermine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. � 841(a)(1), and all defendants but Creque were charged with Conspiracy to Launder Money, in violation of 18 U.S.C. � 1956(h).

According to the indictment, during the United Mail Pharmacy Services conspiracy, which began in January 2006 and ended in March 2008, three defendants conspired to ...

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