BOSTON – A Lawrence man has been convicted following a four-day jury trial of drug trafficking conspiracy involving methamphetamine, fentanyl and cocaine. Jose Dolores Batista, 65, was convicted on Nov. 20, 2025 of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, fentanyl and cocaine. The defendant will...

BOSTON – Three Massachusetts men have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston in connection with the seizure of approximately 99 kilograms of cocaine in Revere, Mass.; Colton, N.Y.; and San Juan, P.R. Joel Betances, 43, of Revere; Noel Betances, 42, of Chelsea; and Reylin Segura, 31, of...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Maine man who allegedly supplied multiple kilos of cocaine that were trafficked into Rhode Island appeared in federal court in Rhode Island on November 18, 2025, and was arraigned on an indictment issued by the Grand Jury. He was ordered detained, announced Acting United States Attorney...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that DONALD OGMAN, also known as “Mainey-O” and ”Manny O,” 44, of New Haven, has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Vernon D. Oliver in Hartford to 252 months of imprisonment, followed by eight...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Florida man has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Rhode Island for allegedly trafficking 37 kilograms of cocaine, announced Acting United States Attorney Sara Miron Bloom. Rafael Rivera, 33, of Miami, Florida has been charged with one count of Possession with Intent to Distribute...

TALLAHASSEE, FLA. – Jason Rigdon, 44, of Crawfordville, Fla., was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison after previously pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. The sentence was announced by John P. Heekin, United States Attorney for the...

TALLAHASSEE, FLA. – Dwyone N. Dugan, a/k/a DeWayne Dugan, 59, of Tallahassee, Fla., was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison today for distribution of more than 50 grams of methamphetamine. The sentence was announced by John P. Heekin, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida. U.S. Attorney...

CONCORD, N.H. – Twelve individuals have pleaded guilty over the last eight months in federal court for their participation in a social media-facilitated drug trafficking ring that distributed deadly fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine across New Hampshire and Maine, United States Attorney Erin Creegan announces. Jacob D. King, 41, of Milton...

PENSACOLA, FLA. – Jujuan Andre George, 33, of Pensacola, Fla., pleaded guilty in federal court to two counts of distribution of controlled substances, one count of possession of controlled substances with intent to distribute, one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense, and one...

WATREBURY, Conn. - David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that LUIS MUNOZ, also known as “P.R.” and “Puerto Rico,” 41, of Waterbury, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 40 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of...