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PRESS RELEASE

New Britain Man Involved in Coast-to-Coast Drug Trafficking Pleads Guilty

January 25, 2024
NEW BRITAIN, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Brian D. Boyle, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, and Ketty Larco-Ward, Inspector in Charge of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, Boston Division have announced that RAMON RAMOS-ACEVEDO, 48...
January 25, 2024
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Bridgeport Fentanyl Trafficker Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison

January 25, 2024
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that KINSTON CUTHBERTSON, 32, of Bridgeport, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer in New Haven to 120 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for trafficking fentanyl. According...
January 25, 2024
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Member of Violent New Haven Gang Pleads Guilty to Racketeering Charge

January 25, 2024
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - JAEDYN RIVERA, also known as “Jae Honcho,” 23, of New Haven, has pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in New Haven to a racketeering offense stemming from his role in a violent New Haven street gang. Today’s announcement was made by Vanessa Roberts...
January 25, 2024
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New York Man Sentenced to More Than 10 Years in Prison for Trafficking Firearms and Meth

January 25, 2024
BOSTON – A New York has been sentenced in federal court in Boston to trafficking drugs and firearms. Jason Lebberes, 31, of Tuckahoe, N.Y., was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Patti B. Saris to 121 months in prison and five years of supervised release. In October 2023, Lebberes pleaded...
January 25, 2024
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Lawrence Man Who Concealed Fentanyl Inside Cereal Box Sentenced to Over Five Years in Prison

January 25, 2024
BOSTON – A Lawrence man has been sentenced in federal court in Boston to his role in a fentanyl trafficking conspiracy. Melvin Antonio Perez Medina, 33, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV to 64 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release...
January 25, 2024
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Former Physician is Sentenced to 30 Months after Conviction for Diverting Prescription Opioids

January 25, 2024
SAN ANTONIO – A former San Antonio doctor was sentenced in federal court yesterday to 30 months in prison for conspiring with others to dispense controlled substances without a legitimate medical purpose. According to court documents, Paul Silva, 48, admitted that he unlawfully and fraudulently issued more than 500 prescriptions...
January 25, 2024
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Corpus Man on Supervision for Firearms Charge Imprisoned for Drug Stash Found at Home

January 25, 2024
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 36-year-old man has been sentenced for possession with intent to distribute meth, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Phil Cuellar III aka Tex pleaded guilty Aug. 7, 2023. U.S. District Judge David S. Morales has now sentenced him to 168 months in federal prison to...
January 25, 2024
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Member Of Violent Gang Pleads Guilty To Racketeering, Drug And Firearm Offenses

January 25, 2024
BOSTON – A Boston man has pleaded guilty in connection with his role in Cameron Street, a violent Boston gang. Paulo Santos, a/k/a “Bucky,” 35, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise (commonly referred to as RICO conspiracy), possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more...
January 25, 2024
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Malden Men Sentenced For Trafficking Fentanyl And Methamphetamine

January 22, 2024
BOSTON – Two Malden men have been sentenced in federal court in Boston for trafficking fentanyl and methamphetamine disguised as Adderall, Xanax and oxycodone in and around the Malden area. Matthew Ramos, 26, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Court Judge Denise J. Casper to 90 months in prison and...
January 22, 2024
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Lowell Gang Member Sentenced to 96 Months for Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering Conspiracies

January 22, 2024
BOSTON – A leader of a Lowell-based gang, One Family Clique (OFC), was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for conspiring with fellow OFC gang members to traffic wholesale quantities of cocaine, and to launder millions of dollars in drug proceeds through casinos in Canada. Virak Prum, a/k/a “Polo,”...
January 22, 2024
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