HARTFORD, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that VICTOR RODRIGUEZ-GOMEZ, also known as “Calami,” 49, of Desert Hot Springs, California, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 156 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of...

BOSTON – A Dominican man has been sentenced in federal court in Boston for reentering the United States and distributing fentanyl after previously being deported. Juan Carlos Santos-Ocasio, a/k/a “Cristhian Aybar-Done,” 44, of the Dominican Republic, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Leo T. Sorokin to six years in...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Providence man who worked as an east coast source for trafficking fentanyl on behalf of a Mexican drug supplier was sentenced on Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Rhode Island to five years in federal prison, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha. Watly Federico Valenzuela...

BOSTON – A California woman has pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston to her role in a money laundering conspiracy involving proceeds of methamphetamine and marijuana distribution. Defendant assisted husband in laundering drug proceeds. In total, over 160 pounds of pure methamphetamine, as well as an AK-47, a Glock...

BOSTON – A Haverhill man pleaded guilty to distributing tens of thousands of pills containing fentanyl and methamphetamine. Angel Joel Diaz, a/k/a “Guero,” 35, pleaded guilty to one count of distribution of and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, two counts of distribution of and possession with intent to distribute...

BOSTON – A Haverhill man pleaded guilty to distributing tens of thousands of pills containing fentanyl and methamphetamine. Angel Joel Diaz, a/k/a “Guero,” 35, pleaded guilty to one count of distribution of and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, two counts of distribution of and possession with intent to distribute...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Lawrence, MA, resident arrested in May 2021 by members of the DEA Rhode Island Drug Task Force after he participated in deliveries of significant quantities of fentanyl-laced pills in Pawtucket, RI, and Dorchester, MA, has been sentenced to seven years in federal prison, announced United States...

BOSTON – The leader of a nationwide drug trafficking ring pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston yesterday. Throughout the investigation over 160 pounds of pure methamphetamine, as well as an AK-47, a Glock with no serial number, two loaded Smith & Wesson handguns and over 4,200 rounds of ammunition...

BOSTON – Member of a nationwide drug trafficking ring pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston. Throughout the investigation over 160 pounds of pure methamphetamine, as well as an AK-47, a Glock with no serial number, two loaded Smith & Wesson handguns, and over 4,200 rounds of ammunition were...

BOSTON – A Providence, Rhode Island man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for his involvement in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl. Yeury Garcia-Rodriguez, 32, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Allison D. Burroughs to 25 months in prison and two years of supervised release. On May...