DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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Crack, Heroin Trafficker In Winooski Sentenced

RUTLAND, Vt - Michael J. Ferguson, Special Agent-in-Charge of the DEA’s New England Division and the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Dorsey Hunt, 25, of the Bronx, was sentenced in United States District Court in Rutland to 84 months of imprisonment following his guilty plea...
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Taunton Man Sentenced For Heroin Trafficking

BOSTON, Mass. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the DEA’s New England Division and Acting United States Attorney William D. Weinreb announced that Jorge Vega, 42, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge George A. O’Toole Jr. to 77 months in prison and three years of supervised...
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Leader Of New Haven Heroin Ring Sentenced To Twelve Years In Federal Prison

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the DEA’s New England Division and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Wilson Vasquez, also known as “Will” and “Pancho,” 44, of New Haven, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Victor...
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New Bedford Man Sentenced For Heroin And Fentanyl Conspiracy

BOSTON, Mass. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the DEA’s New England Division and Acting United States Attorney William D. Weinreb announced that Cory Nickerson, 33, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge George A. O’Toole Jr. to 71 months in prison and three years of supervised...
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Bethel Man Sentenced To Five Years In Prison For Distributing Heroin And Cocaine That Contributed To Two Overdose Deaths

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement (DEA) New England Division and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Paul Mignani, 51, of Bethel, Conn., was sentenced on June 20, 2017 by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey...
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Keene Man Sentenced To 30 Months In Prison For Manufacturing Methamphetamine

CONCORD, N.H. - Jesse Dennis, 32, of Keene, New Hampshire was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for possession of materials to manufacture methamphetamine and attempting to manufacture methamphetamine. Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the DEA’s New England Division and Acting United States Attorney John J...
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Cocaine Trafficker In Newport Pleads Guilty

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Pedro Jimenez-Rodriguez, 41, of Newport, pled guilty in federal court in Providence today to possession with the intent to distribute 500 grams or more cocaine. According to a plea agreement filed in this matter, the government will recommend a term of imprisonment of 72 months when Jimenez-Rodriguez...
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DEA Undercover Investigation Leads To Jail For Burlington Heroin Trafficker

BURLINGTON, Vt. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent-in-Charge of the DEA’s New England Division and the Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that, on June 15, 2017 Phillip Wilson, 37, was sentenced to 84 months in federal prison after his guilty plea to the...
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Dominican Sentenced For Heroin Trafficking

BOSTON - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent-in-Charge of the DEA’s New England Division and Acting United States Attorney William D. Weinreb made the announcement that a Dominican national was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for heroin trafficking. Ramon Baez, 55, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Indira...
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Norwalk Heroin, Crack Dealer Goes To Federal Prison After DEA Wiretap Investigation

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent-in-Charge of the DEA’s New England Division and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Anthony Scullark, also known as “A.J.” and “Ace,” 31, of Norwalk, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport...