BURLINGTON, Vt. – The United States Attorney’s Office stated that Lamont Hudgins, 42, of Staten Island, New York, has been indicted by a federal grand jury with distributing cocaine base at Decker Towers, a Burlington Housing Authority high-rise for elderly and disabled residents. Hudgins was arraigned on March 11, 2024...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Providence man pleaded guilty in federal court on Thursday to a charge of conspiracy to possess 500 grams or more of cocaine with the intent to distribute, at the same time admitting to a federal judge that conspiracy members kidnapped a U.S. Postal Service (USPS) worker...

CONCORD, N.h. – Five men have been indicted in connection with a drug trafficking organization, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces. The defendants were indicted for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute controlled substances, namely fentanyl and methamphetamine. Three defendants were also charged with one count each...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut and the New England Field Division of the Drug Enforcement Administration have released a public service announcement asking Connecticut residents to remain vigilant during this ongoing opioid abuse epidemic, and issuing a warning about the increasing percentage...

WINDSOR, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MICHAEL LEE, 26, of Windsor, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in New Haven to 70 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for trafficking counterfeit oxycodone...

BURLINGTON, Vt. – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont stated that on March 7, 2024, Quenton Dodson, 36, originally from Ypsilanti, Michigan, was sentenced by Chief United States District Judge Geoffrey Crawford to a term of 96 months’ imprisonment to be followed by a four-year term...

STRATFORD, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that EDWARD JOHNSON, 32, of Stratford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Sarala V. Nagala in Harford to 84 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for distributing methamphetamine and oxycodone...

BOSTON – A Hyannis woman has been sentenced in federal court in Boston for her involvement in a drug trafficking organization (DTO) that distributed fentanyl throughout Southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Rebecca Bartholomew, 37, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Allison D. Burroughs to three years in prison and...

BOSTON – A Leominster man has been sentenced in federal court in Worcester for possessing large quantities of counterfeit Adderall pills containing methamphetamine intended for distribution. Chanhda Onesyvieng, 49, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Margaret R. Guzman to six years in prison followed by three years of supervised...

EAST HARTFORD, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that OMARI LEWIS, 25, of East Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in New Haven to 15 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for distributing...