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Stamford Man Sentenced To 42 Months In Prison For Distributing Oxycodone

HARTFORD, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the DEA’s New England Division and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Besim Muriqi, 32, of Stamford, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford to 42 months of...
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New Britain Man Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison For Distributing Fentanyl

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the DEA’s New England Division and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Kyle Petersen, 31, of New Britain, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to 120 months...
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Norwalk Doctors Charged With Operating “Pill Mill,” Health Care Fraud And Money Laundering

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the DEA’s New England Division and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that two doctors who have operated a medical practice in Norwalk have been charged by federal criminal complaint with writing...
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Waterbury Man Pleads Guilty To Heroin Charge Stemming From Overdose Death In Winsted

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - Peter Haskell, 32, of Waterbury, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty yesterday before U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to one count of possession with intent to distribute, and distribution of, heroin. Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the DEA’s...
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Guilty Plea For Methamphetamine Trafficking

BOSTON - Michael J. Ferguson, Special Agent-in-Charge of the DEA’s New England Division, Acting United States Attorney William D. Weinreb announced that Peter Lobo, 54, of Fairhaven, pled guilty today to one count of distributing methamphetamine before U.S. District Court Judge Denise J.Casper, who scheduled sentencing for Oct. 4, 2017...
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Ring Leader Of Fraudulent Oxycodone Prescription Scheme Sentenced To 14 Years In Federal Prison

HARTFORD, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the DEA’s New England Division and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that David Thompson, also known as “Super Dave,” 43, of New Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Alvin W...
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DEA Task Force Investigation Dismantles Hartford-Based Heroin And Fentanyl Distribution Ring

HARTFORD, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the DEA’s New England Division and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut and Hartford Police Chief James C. Rovella announced that the following 13 individuals were arrested today on federal charges related to the...
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Broward County School District Employee Sentenced To Three Years In Prison For Obstructing Drug Investigation

JUN 28 - (FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.) - Porsha Session, 31, of Boynton Beach, Florida, a Broward County School District employee was sentenced in federal court to three years in prison for obstructing a drug investigation. Session previously pled guilty to obstructing an official proceeding. According to the court record, federal...
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Bristol Man Sentenced To Prison For Distributing Heroin To Overdose Victim

HARTFORD, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the DEA’s New England Division and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Keith Atwater, 36, of Bristol, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford to 12 months of...
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Manchester Man Sentenced To 87 Months In Federal Prison For Conspiracy To Distribute Over Six Kilograms Of Methamphetamine

CONCORD, N.H. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the DEA’s New England Division and Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced today that Rigoberto Ramirez-Aldava, 40, formerly of Manchester, New Hampshire, was sentenced to 87 months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or...

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