DEA Archived Press Releases

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Brothers Sentenced To 5 Years In Federal Prison For Trafficking Heroin

HARTFORD, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Jimmy Estevez, 25, of Brooklyn, N.Y., and his brother, Miguel Estevez, also known as “Domi,” 27, of the...
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Peabody Man Sentenced For Trafficking Heroin And Fentanyl

BOSTON - Jorge Delgado, a/k/a Antonio Martinez, a/k/a Elisaul Martinez Santana, 28, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV to 33 months in prison and three years of supervised release. In October 2015, Delgado pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute heroin and fentanyl...
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Massachusetts Woman Pleads Guilty To Distributing Crack Cocaine

BANGOR, Maine - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Tawana Smith, a/k/a “Tawana Greene,” a/k/a “T,” 24, of Springfield, Massachusetts, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to distributing cocaine base, commonly...
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Two Florida Brothers Sentenced To 84 Months In Prison For Bath Salts And Money Laundering Conspiracies In Eastern Tennessee

GREENEVILLE, Tenn. - Michael Loren Sheaffer, 35, of Pinellas Park, Fla., and Matthew Shawn Sheaffer, 35, of Holiday, Fla., were both sentenced on Jan. 27, 2016, by the Honorable J. Ronnie Greer, U.S. District Court Judge, to each serve 84 months in federal prison. Both Sheaffers were previously convicted of...
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Fall River Man Sentenced To Prison For Marijuana Conspiracy

BOSTON - A Fall River man was sentenced yesterday in U.S. District Court in Boston in connection with his role in a scheme to distribute over 1,000 kilograms of marijuana in the Fall River area. Edward Boyer, 54, a former criminal defense attorney, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge...
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Bronx Man Sentenced On Federal Drug Conspiracy Charge

BANGOR, Maine - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Anthony Gomez, a/k/a “Tone”, 35, of Bronx, New York, was sentenced at the U.S. District Court in Bangor, Maine to a term...
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Derby Man Admits Participating In Steroid And Prescription Narcotic Distribution Conspiracy

HARTFORD, Conn. - Frank Pecora, 54, of Derby, pleaded guilty in Hartford federal court to one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute oxycodone. Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Deirdre M. Daly, United States...
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Four Plead Guilty In Dexter, Maine Drug Conspiracy Case

BANGOR, Me. - Four Maine residents pleaded guilty today at the U.S. District Court in Bangor to conspiring to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute controlled substances. John Williams, 39, and Cynthia Williams, 43, both of Stetson, Maine, Whitney Chadbourne, 22, of Harmony, Maine and Corey Pomerleau, 24...
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Mexican Cartel Member Sentenced To Prison For Conspiracy Involving Over 400 Kilograms Of Methamphetamine

ATLANTA - Israel Garcia-Villanueva has been sentenced to over 17 years in prison for his involvement in a conspiracy to traffic over 400 kilograms of methamphetamine. He received shipments of methamphetamine and coordinated its delivery in Atlanta, Georgia, and throughout the Southeast. Daniel R. Salter, the Special Agent in Charge...
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New Haven Man Pleads Guilty To Federal Assault In Aid Of Racketeering And Crack Distribution Offenses

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Christopher Graham, also known as “Ugg,” 28, of New Haven, pleaded guilty yesterday before Chief U.S. District...