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Rochester Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute Fentanyl and Methamphetamine

CONCORD, N.H. – Bradford Sargent, 41, of Hampton, pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced today. According to court documents and statements made in court, Sargent and his co-defendant Jennelle Brown sold drugs multiple times from their hotel room...
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Georgia Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Possession of Meth with Intent to Distribute After Ordering Fabric Soaked in Meth

ALBANY, Ga. – A Southwest Georgia man guilty of drug distribution was sentenced to 240 months in prison today after federal agents discovered fabric soaked in methamphetamine and crystal meth in packages at the Atlanta airport addressed to him from Mexico. Chad Williamson, 44, of Fitzgerald, Georgia, was sentenced to...
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Federal Judge Sentences Florida Man to Over 21 Years in Prison for Drug and Gun Charges

ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Today, U.S. District Judge Martin Reidinger sentenced Jorge Luis Perez, 36, of Wimauma, Florida, to 260 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release on drug and gun charges, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. According to court...
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Methamphetamine Wholesaler is Sentenced to More Than 15 Years in Prison

ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Arthur Shane Douville, 33, of Canton, N.C., was sentenced to 188 months in prison today followed by three years of supervised release for distributing methamphetamine, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. According to documents filed with the court and today’s...
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New Haven Man Guilty Of Narcotics And Firearms Offenses

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, has announced that a federal jury in New Haven has found DONELL ALLICK, JR., also known as “D-Nice,” 24, guilty of narcotics offenses. Following the trial and before the jury returned its verdict, Allick also...
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Massachusetts Man Sentenced To Over 12 Years Imprisonment For Fentanyl Distribution Conspiracy

CONCORD, N.H. – Mikael Canario-Batista, 47, of Lawrence, Massachusetts, was sentenced to 151 months in federal prison for conspiring to distribute fentanyl, United States Attorney Jane E. Young has announced. According to court documents and statements made in court, Canario-Batista was part of a drug-distribution conspiracy operating in Lawrence, Massachusetts...
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Brittany Busby Sentenced to 28 Months in Prison for Distributing Fentanyl at Northern Lights Transitional House

BURLINGTNON, Vt. - The United States Attorney’s Office stated that Brittany Busby, 31, formerly of Washington, Vermont, was sentenced on March 15, 2023 in United States District Court in Rutland to 28 months of imprisonment following her guilty plea to distributing fentanyl. U.S. Chief District Judge Geoffrey Crawford also ordered...
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Winooski Resident Sentenced to 40 Months in Prison for Trafficking Methamphetamine and Cocaine

BURLINGTON, Vt. – The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Julie Overfield, 63, of Winooski, Vermont, has been sentenced to serve 40 months in prison after Overfield was convicted for possession with intent to distribute cocaine, cocaine base, and methamphetamine. Overfield also received...
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Two Waterbury Residents Involved In Fentanyl And Heroin Trafficking Ring Sentenced To Prison

WATERBURY, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that two Waterbury residents were sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford for their participation in a fentanyl and heroin trafficking organization. ELIAS SANCHEZ-MARTINEZ, 31, was sentenced to 135 months of...
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Former Rochester, New Hampshire Man Sentenced To 68 Months For Conspiracy To Distribute Fentanyl

CONCORD, N.H. – Craig Wiggin, 44, formerly of Rochester, New Hampshire was sentenced to 68 months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, United States Attorney Jane E. Young has announced. According to court documents and statements made in court, in July 2021, Wiggin conspired with other individuals...

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