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Dominican National Pleads Guilty To Fentanyl Trafficking

February 18, 2025
BOSTON – A Dominican national unlawfully present in the United States has pleaded guilty to trafficking thousands of fentanyl pills. Freddy Artemio Guerrero Soto, 29, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl and possession with intent to distribute 400...
February 18, 2025
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New Haven Man Pleads Guilty to Narcotics Trafficking Charge

February 18, 2025
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Marc H. Silverman, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JOSHUWA DIAZ, 34, of New Haven, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Vernon D. Oliver in Hartford to a narcotics trafficking offense. According to court documents and statements made in court, Diaz...
February 18, 2025
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Man Sentenced to 72 Months in Prison for Attempting to Receive 2 Pounds of Meth through the USPS

February 18, 2025
CONCORD, N.h. – A Northfield man has been sentenced in federal court for his attempt to receive two packages of methamphetamine in New Hampshire through the United States Postal Service (USPS), Acting U.S. Attorney Jay McCormack announces. Joseph Crawford, of Northfield, age 33, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge...
February 18, 2025
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Wethersfield Man Sentenced to More Than 8 Years in Prison for Distributing Fentanyl and Oxycodone to Overdose Victim

February 18, 2025
WETHERSFIELD, Conn. - Marc H. Silverman, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JIMMY LASSUS, 40, of Wethersfield, has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to 100 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for distributing fentanyl and...
February 18, 2025
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Boston Man Pleads Guilty To Drug Conspiracy

February 18, 2025
BOSTON – A member of the violent Boston-based gang, H-Block, has pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston to drug conspiracy charges. Dominique Carpenter-Grady, a/k/a “8 Zipp,” a/k/a “Eight,” “a/k/a “Eighty,” 35, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute PCP, MDMB-4en-PINACA...
February 18, 2025
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Angelina County Felon Sentenced for Federal Drug Trafficking and Firearms Violations

February 13, 2025
BEAUMONT, Texas – A Lufkin man has been sentenced for federal drug trafficking and firearms violation in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux of the Houston Division and Acting U.S. Attorney Abe McGlothin, Jr. Bradley Skyler Bryan, 27, pleaded...
February 13, 2025
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Meriden Man Who Led Drug Trafficking Ring is Sentenced

February 08, 2025
MERIDEN, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JOEL CORDERO, 45, of Meriden, has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to 155 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for trafficking heroin and fentanyl...
February 08, 2025
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Dominican Man Charged for Allegedly Possessing Assault Rifle and Five Kilograms of Suspected Fentanyl

February 08, 2025
BOSTON – A citizen of the Dominican Republic, who was residing at the Quality Inn Hotel in Revere, Mass., has been charged in federal court in Boston for allegedly possessing five kilograms of suspected fentanyl and an assault rifle. Leonardo Andujar Sanchez, 28, was charged by criminal complaint with one...
February 08, 2025
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Lawrence Woman Sentenced To Probation For Fentanyl Charges

February 08, 2025
BOSTON – A Lawrence, Mass. woman has been sentenced to probation in federal court in Boston for conspiring to distribute controlled substances and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. Ceferina Dominguez, 57, was sentenced by District Court Judge Angel Kelley to four years’ probation. The government recommended a sentence of...
February 08, 2025
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New London Man Sentenced for Drug Trafficking Offense, Violating Supervised Release

February 08, 2025
NEW LONDON, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that CRUZ J. BONILLA, 41, of New London, has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Robert N. Chatigny in Hartford to approximately 52 months of imprisonment, time already served, and six years of supervised...
February 08, 2025
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