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Dominican Man Pleads Guilty To Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering

AUG 17 - BOSTON - A Dominican man residing in Lawrence pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Boston in connection with a heroin, cocaine and trafficking organization with ties to Mexico. Gilberto Alicea, 31, of Bani, Dominican Republic and Lawrence, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute...
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Salem Man Sentenced To Two Years Of Probation For Making False Statement To A Federal Agency

AUG 16 - CONCORD, N.H. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and United States Attorney Emily Gray Rice announced that Steven A. Petrillo, 46, of Salem, New Hampshire, was sentenced to two years of probation after a jury found him...
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New London Man Charged With Gun, Drug Offenses

AUG 16 - NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that a federal grand jury in New Haven has returned an indictment charging James Bowers...
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UPS Employee Charged In Puerto Rico-Based Cocaine Distribution Scheme

AUG 15 - BOSTON - A UPS employee was charged in U.S. District Court in Boston in connection with shipping cocaine from Puerto Rico to Massachusetts. Jorge Carrasquillo-Ortiz, 41, of Toa Baja, Puerto Rico, was charged in a criminal complaint unsealed today with attempted possession with intent to distribute and...
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Manchester Man Sentenced To 20 Years After Being Convicted On Continuing Criminal Enterprise Drug Charges

AUG 11 - CONCORD, N.H. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration, New England Division and United States Attorney, Emily Gray Rice announced that Alkis Nakos, 37, of Manchester was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison after a jury convicted him on drug...
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Vermont Man Charged With Distributing Heroin

AUG 09 - BURLINGTON, Vt. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration, New England Division and the Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced federal criminal charges against Michael Prescott, 52, of Chittenden County, Vermont. Prescott is charged with...
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California Man Sentenced To 7 Years In Federal Prison For Trafficking Heroin

AUG 09 - HARTFORD, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration New England Division and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Luis Cedillo, 33, last residing in Los Angeles, Calif., was sentenced today by U.S. District...
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Jury Finds Hartford Man Guilty Of Murder

AUG 05 - HARTFORD, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, United States Attorney Deirdre M. Daly and Chief State’s Attorney Kevin T. Kane today announced that a federal jury in New Haven has found Karl Roye, also known as...
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New York City Man Sentenced To 33 Months In Federal Prison For Heroin Dealing

AUG 05 - BURLINGTON, Vt. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and the Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that, on August 2, 2016, David Johnson, 24, of New York City was sentenced to...
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Two New Haven Men Plead Guilty To Distributing Drugs Involved In Rash Of Overdoses

AUG 04 - HARTFORD, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Frank Pina, 57, and Steven Whaley, 48, both of New Haven, each pleaded guilty before...

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