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Bronx Woman Who Trafficked Fentanyl and Then Fled After Her Arrest Sentenced to 6 Years in Federal Prison

HARTFORD, Conn. - David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that WINIFER ACOSTA JIMENEZ, 32, of the Bronx, New York, has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Vernon D. Oliver in Hartford to 72 months of imprisonment and two years of supervised release for a...
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Stamford Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl and Cocaine

STAMFORD, Conn. - David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, has announced that BRANDON TURNER, also known as “Bizz,” 32, of Stamford, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Sarah F. Russell in New Haven to 120 months of imprisonment and five years of supervised release for...
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Illegal Alien Pleads Guilty To Possessing Assault Rifle And Kilograms Of Fentanyl

BOSTON – A Dominican national unlawfully residing at the Quality Inn Hotel in Revere, Massachusetts pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to possessing over 4.5 kilograms of fentanyl and an assault rifle. Leonardo Andujar Sanchez, 30, pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute more...
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Maine Man Sentenced Eight Years in Prison for Conspiring to Distribute Fentanyl and Methamphetamine

CONCORD, N.H. – Kittery, Maine resident Trenton Murphy, 28, was sentenced in federal court to 96 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for conspiring to distribute fentanyl and methamphetamine with a Massachusetts-based drug trafficking organization (DTO), U.S. Attorney Erin Creegan announces. According to court documents and...
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Tuftonboro Man Indicted for Possessing Fentanyl Analogue and Methamphetamine with Intent to Distribute

CONCORD, N.H. – Tuftonboro resident Justin Trudeau, 27, was indicted by a federal grand jury for possession with intent to distribute 100 grams or more of fentanyl analogue and 50 grams and more of methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Erin Creegan announces. Trudeau will appear in federal court in Concord on a...
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Two Men Indicted For Drug Conspiracy And Firearms Charges

BOSTON –Two men have been indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly conspiring to distribute fentanyl in Worcester County. Richard Molina-Ovalle, 36, of Worcester and Jose Molina-Ovalle, 27, a Dominican national unlawfully residing in Worcester, were charged in an indictment with conspiracy to distribute 400 grams or more of...
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Three Charged With Drug Distribution

BOSTON – Three individuals have been arrested and charged with conspiracy to distribute fentanyl in Worcester County. Zachary Riley, 30, of Leominster; Danielly Mancilla, 35, of Leominster; and Richard Molina-Ovalle, 36, of Worcester were charged with conspiracy to distribute controlled substances. Following initial appearances in federal court in Boston on...
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Indiana Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Trafficking Fentanyl and Crack Cocaine While Armed

HAMMOND, Ind. - On Oct. 29, 2026, Jabari Casey, 45, of Gary, Indiana, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Philip P. Simon after pleading guilty to possessing with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl and a quantity of crack cocaine, and to possessing a firearm in...
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Dominican National Sentenced to More than 12 Years in Prison for Role in Fentanyl Distribution Conspiracy

CONCORD, N.H. – Dominican national Danaury Espinal-Lara, 46, has been sentenced in federal court by U.S. District Court Judge Steven J. McAuliffe to 151 months in federal prison for conspiring to distribute fentanyl, announces United States Attorney Erin Creegan. According to court documents and statements made in court, the defendant...
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Lawrence Man Pleads Guilty To Conspiring To Manufacture And Distribute Counterfeit Pills

BOSTON – A Lawrence, Mass. man pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston to his involvement in a drug trafficking organization (DTO). Over two kilograms of suspected controlled substances and a pill press were recovered. Jose Vasquez Lantigua, 48, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to manufacture, distribute and...

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