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Webster Man Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison For Distributing Crystal Meth

BOSTON – A Webster man was sentenced on May 8, 2026 in federal court in Worcester for distributing crystal methamphetamine. Giang Tran, 36, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Margaret R. Guzman to 10 years in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release. In January 2026...
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Burlington Man Charged with Distributing Controlled Substances

BURLINGTON, Vt. – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont stated that Victor Allen, 54, of Burlington, Vermont, has been charged by criminal complaint with distribution of controlled substances. Victor Allen’s initial appearance in court is scheduled for April 22, 2026, at 4:00 pm before United States...
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West Hartford Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Cocaine

WEST HARTFORD, Conn. - David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that NELSON ALEJANDRO-CAPO, 37, of West Hartford, has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 144 months of imprisonment and five years of supervised release for trafficking cocaine. According...
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llegal Alien Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking and Firearm Possession Offenses

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that CARLOS GONZALEZ NAVA, 26, a citizen of Mexico unlawfully residing in the U.S., waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty in New Haven federal court to drug trafficking and firearm possession...
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Theodore Bland of Stowe, Vermont Pleads Guilty to Murdering Two Men Related to Drug Trafficking

BURLINGTON, Vt. – The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont has announced Theodore Bland, 29, of Stowe, Vermont, pleaded guilty to federal firearm and drug charges, including causing the deaths of two men while carrying and using a firearm during and in relation to drug...
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Man Who Trafficked Fentanyl and Cocaine into Waterbury Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison

WATERBURY, Conn. - David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JORDAN JAMISON, also known as “J” and “JO,” 30, of Waterbury, Connecticut, and Paramus, New Jersey, has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Vernon D. Oliver in Hartford to 144 months of imprisonment and...
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Illegal Alien Sent to Prison for Role in Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy

LAREDO, Texas – A 52-year-old illegal alien from Mexico living in Laredo has been sentenced for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more than $1 million in cocaine, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Miguel Madrigal of the San Antonio Division and Acting U.S. Attorney John...
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Defendant Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Large-Scale Fentanyl Trafficking Operation in Eastern Washington

SPOKANE, Wash. —On May 6, 2026, United States District Court Judge Thomas Rice sentenced Clinton Paul Patterson, age 42 to 240 months (20 years) in prison to be followed by ten years of supervised release for his role in a significant fentanyl trafficking operation that distributed tens of thousands of...
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Marion County Drug Trafficker Pleads Guilty

Pensacola, FL – Frederick Donnell McLean Jr., 39, of Citrus Springs, Fla., pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, cocaine and fentanyl. The plea was announced by John P. Heekin, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida. U.S. Attorney Heekin...
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Jacksonville Drug Trafficker Sentenced to More than Eleven Years in Federal Prison

Jacksonville, FL – James Herbert Asberry, III (39, Jacksonville) has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Harvey E. Schlesinger to 11 years and 3 months in federal prison for conspiring to distribute controlled substances, including fentanyl and methamphetamine. As part of his sentence, the court ordered the forfeiture of $18,938...

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