Florida man charged with running drug ring

Originally published: June 20, 2012 6:36 PM
Updated: June 20, 2012 10:22 PM
By ROBERT E. KESSLER robert.kessler@newsday.com

Photo credit: Miami-Dade Police Department | An undated mugshot of Gregory Kovar arrested January, 2012 by Miami Beach Police Department for alleged battery.

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A Florida man pleaded not guilty Wednesday to federal charges that he was making at least $1 million a year heading a ring that distributed oxycodone, cocaine and steroids on Long Island and in Queens.

Gregory Kovar, 48, of Miami Beach, was held without bail as a danger to the community by U.S. District Judge Joanna Seybert at his arraignment at the federal court in Central Islip.

Kovar,...

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