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Leader Of Brockton-Area Drug Trafficking Organization Pleads Guilty To Fentanyl Conspiracy

BOSTON – A Braintree man has pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston to fentanyl conspiracy charge. Jonathan Melendez Decatro, a/k/a “Jacha,” 32, of Braintree, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl. U.S. District Court Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor...
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Member of Violent Gang Pleads Guilty to Racketeering and Firearm and Drug Trafficking Offenses

BOSTON – A Boston-area man pleaded guilty today to his role in Cameron Street, a violent Boston gang. Jonathan Darosa, a/k/a “Jeezy,” 31, of Boston, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise (more commonly referred to as RICO or racketeering conspiracy); one count of...
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Wareham Woman Sentenced to More Than Four Years in Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Fentanyl Resulting in Overdose Death

BOSTON – A Wareham resident was sentenced in federal court in Boston for selling fentanyl to a 42-year-old man who died of an overdose. Kayla Nightingale, 37, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Denise J. Casper to 52 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised...
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Hartford Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking Charge

HARTFORD, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that DEJAVAHN WATKIN, 25, of Hartford, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in New Haven to a narcotics trafficking charge. According to court documents and statements made in court, on October 1...
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Waterbury Drug Trafficker Sentenced to More Than 18 Years in Federal Prison

WATERBURY, Conn. - Marc H. Silverman, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that GAWAYNE FISHER, also known as “Fruit” and “Tank,” 49, of Waterbury, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in New Haven to 217 months of imprisonment, followed by five years...
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Appling County Man Sentenced to Nearly 12 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking

BRUNSWICK, GA: An Appling County man has been sentenced to federal prison after pleading guilty to a drug trafficking charge. “Big Juicy,” 30, of Baxley, Georgia, was sentenced to 140 months in prison after pleading guilty to Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine, Cocaine, Crack Cocaine, and Marijuana, said Tara...
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Canadian Dark Web Vendor Sentenced for Importing Millions of Counterfeit Xanax Pills into the United States

ATLANTA - Arden McCann has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for his role in operating an international narcotics distribution ring over the dark web where millions of counterfeit Xanax pills were imported and sold to customers in the United States. “Arden McCann’s actions put profits before public...
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Georgia Man Sentenced to 40 Years in Prison for Armed Fentanyl Trafficking

ALBANY, Ga. –A Southwest Georgia resident with a lengthy criminal history who distributed kilograms of fentanyl and other deadly drugs while in possession of firearms and ammunition was sentenced to serve 40 years in federal prison for his crimes. Larry Roger Sparks, Jr., 46, of Albany, was sentenced to serve...
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SCDC Inmate Among 5 Indicted for Conspiracy to Distribute Meth, Fentanyl

FLORENCE, S.C. — A federal grand jury in Florence returned a four-count indictment against Jawan Rayel White, 37; Derrell Sherald, 38; Amon Rasheem Rutledge, 34; Alexis Nicole Loscar, 30; and Christian Vargas, 21, for conspiracy to distribute and distribution of methamphetamine and fentanyl. The indictment alleges that White, while incarcerated...
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Multi-Kilo Armed Franklin County Drug Trafficker Sentenced to Eight Years

RALEIGH, N.C. – Talvin Lamar Brandon, 29, was sentenced to 96 months in prison for armed drug trafficking after hitting an officer’s patrol car as he was fleeing from a traffic stop. On September 3, 2024, Brandon pled guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 500...

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