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Lebanon Woman Sentenced to 40 Months in Prison in Connection with Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine

CONCORD, N.H. – United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced that Heather Dubeau, 38, previously of Lebanon, was sentenced to 40 months of imprisonment today following her conviction for participating in a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy. According to court documents and statements made in court, the defendants were involved in a...
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Former Wethersfield Resident Pleads Guilty to Meth, Fentanyl and Cocaine Distribution Charge

WETHERSFIELD, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Brian D. Boyle, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, Ketty Larco-Ward, Inspector in Charge of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, Boston Division, and Wethersfield Police Chief Rafael Medina, announced that...
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Charges Unsealed Against Specially Designated Global Terrorist Mohammad Bazzi and Talal Chahine

BROOKLYN, N.Y. – A three-count indictment was unsealed today in United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York charging Mohammad Ibrahim Bazzi, a Lebanese and Belgian citizen, and Talal Chahine, a Lebanese citizen, with conspiracy to conduct and cause United States persons to conduct unlawful transactions with...
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Lawrence Man Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison for Distributing Fentanyl Pills Produced Using Multiple Pill Press Machines

BOSTON – A Lawrence man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for distributing counterfeit prescription pills containing fentanyl, made using multiple pill press machines. Miguel Angel Fajardo, 32, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton to eight years in prison and two years of supervised...
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Cody Ahonen Imprisoned on Drug and Firearms Charges

BURLINGTON, Vt. - The United States Attorney’s Office stated that Cody Ahonen, 29, of Mt. Holly, Vermont was sentenced today in United States District Court in Burlington to 48 months of imprisonment following his guilty plea to possessing cocaine and cocaine base with intent to distribute and possessing firearms as...
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Weymouth Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy

BOSTON – A Weymouth man has been sentenced for his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy that distributed prodigious amounts of cocaine from Puerto Rico, which he and a co-conspirator obtained via the U.S. mail. John Tavares, 36, was sentenced on Feb. 7, 2023 by U.S. District Court Judge Leo...
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Jury Convicts Colchester Man of Possessing a Firearm as a Convicted Felon

BURLINGTON, Vt. - The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that, on February 9, 2023, Dennis Martin, 42, of Colchester, Vermont, was convicted for unlawfully possessing a firearm as a convicted felon in United States District Court in Burlington, Vermont, following a four-day jury...
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Meriden Man Sentenced to More Than 4 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Cocaine Through the Mail

MERIDEN, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JEAN CARLOS MERCADO, 34, of Meriden, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 50 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for his participation in...
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Enfield Man Sentenced to 72 Months for Methamphetamine Distribution Conspiracy

CONCORD, N.H. - United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced that Gary Sewell, 41, previously of Enfield, was sentenced to 72 months in prison for participating in a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy. According to court documents and statements made in court, the defendants were involved in a conspiracy to ship methamphetamine...
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California Man Pleads Guilty to Methamphetamine Trafficking in California and New Hampshire

CONCORD, N.H. - Robert Perez, Jr., 33, of Perris, California pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiring to distribute methamphetamine in California and New Hampshire, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced today. According to court documents and statements made in court, beginning in late-2020 or early 2021, Perez conspired...