BOSTON – A Taunton man has been sentenced in federal court in Boston for his role in an oxycodone conspiracy. John Campbell, 41, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Denise J. Casper to four years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release. Campbell was also...

BOSTON – A Boston-area man pleaded guilty today to his role in Cameron Street, a violent Boston gang. Jonathan Darosa, a/k/a “Jeezy,” 31, of Boston, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise (more commonly referred to as RICO or racketeering conspiracy); one count of...

BOSTON – A member of the violent Boston-based gang, H-Block, has pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston to drug conspiracy charges. Avery Lewis, a/k/a “Wave,” 32, of Dorchester pleaded guilty on Jan. 21, 2025 to two counts of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and one count...

BOSTON – A Honduran man living in Puerto Rico, and two co-conspirators living in Massachusetts, have pleaded guilty to their roles in a conspiracy to distribute 15 kilograms of cocaine. One of the two Massachusetts co-conspirators also pleaded guilty to distributing thousands of counterfeit pills containing fentanyl. Linette Davila, 42...

BOSTON – Twenty-five individuals have been charged in connection with a drug trafficking conspiracy involving fentanyl and cocaine with activity that spanned across eastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Over 2.3 kilograms of fentanyl, 12 kilograms of suspected fentanyl and cocaine, 300 grams of cocaine, six firearms and approximately $400,000 was...

WATERBURY, Conn. - Marc H. Silverman, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that GAWAYNE FISHER, also known as “Fruit” and “Tank,” 49, of Waterbury, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in New Haven to 217 months of imprisonment, followed by five years...

BOSTON – A Wareham resident was sentenced in federal court in Boston for selling fentanyl to a 42-year-old man who died of an overdose. Kayla Nightingale, 37, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Denise J. Casper to 52 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised...

HARTFORD, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that DEJAVAHN WATKIN, 25, of Hartford, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in New Haven to a narcotics trafficking charge. According to court documents and statements made in court, on October 1...

BOSTON – A Rhode Island man was sentenced in federal court in Boston for his role in a fentanyl trafficking organization involved in the manufacturing and distribution of fentanyl pills that spanned across Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, Texas and North and South Carolina. Erik Ventura, 36, was sentenced by...

NEW LONDON, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that WILLIAM CARABALLO, III, also known as “Wilo” and “Couzzo,” 41, of New London, has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Robert N. Chatigny in Hartford to 144 months of imprisonment, followed by five...