On April 18, 2025, a former DEA Task Force Officer (TFO) was sentenced in the Middle District of Florida to 108 months of active imprisonment and four years of supervised release. According to the factual statement in support of a guilty plea, from on or about January 1, 2021, through on or about March 10, 2023, former Florida Highway Patrolman Joshua Earrey knowingly possessed a firearm and ammunition while addicted to a controlled substance. Earrey also conspired with another former TFO, Darrell Hickox, to steal cash, marijuana and cocaine seized as part of DEA investigations. The stolen narcotics were then provided to other individuals to sell on Earrey’s behalf for his personal gain. The investigation was conducted jointly with the FBI and Internal Revenue Service with assistance from the OIG’s Miami Office.
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