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Cody Ahonen Imprisoned on Drug and Firearms Charges

BURLINGTON, Vt. - The United States Attorney’s Office stated that Cody Ahonen, 29, of Mt. Holly, Vermont was sentenced today in United States District Court in Burlington to 48 months of imprisonment following his guilty plea to possessing cocaine and cocaine base with intent to distribute and possessing firearms as...
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Weymouth Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy

BOSTON – A Weymouth man has been sentenced for his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy that distributed prodigious amounts of cocaine from Puerto Rico, which he and a co-conspirator obtained via the U.S. mail. John Tavares, 36, was sentenced on Feb. 7, 2023 by U.S. District Court Judge Leo...
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Jury Convicts Colchester Man of Possessing a Firearm as a Convicted Felon

BURLINGTON, Vt. - The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that, on February 9, 2023, Dennis Martin, 42, of Colchester, Vermont, was convicted for unlawfully possessing a firearm as a convicted felon in United States District Court in Burlington, Vermont, following a four-day jury...
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Meriden Man Sentenced to More Than 4 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Cocaine Through the Mail

MERIDEN, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JEAN CARLOS MERCADO, 34, of Meriden, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 50 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for his participation in...
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Enfield Man Sentenced to 72 Months for Methamphetamine Distribution Conspiracy

CONCORD, N.H. - United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced that Gary Sewell, 41, previously of Enfield, was sentenced to 72 months in prison for participating in a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy. According to court documents and statements made in court, the defendants were involved in a conspiracy to ship methamphetamine...
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California Man Pleads Guilty to Methamphetamine Trafficking in California and New Hampshire

CONCORD, N.H. - Robert Perez, Jr., 33, of Perris, California pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiring to distribute methamphetamine in California and New Hampshire, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced today. According to court documents and statements made in court, beginning in late-2020 or early 2021, Perez conspired...
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Man Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison for Drug-Linked St. Louis Murder

ST. LOUIS – U.S. District Judge Ronnie L. White on Wednesday sentenced a man from St. Louis, Missouri who participated in a 2017 murder on behalf of a drug gang to 18 years in prison. Tremayne Silas, 30, was one of four men who fired more than 100 rounds at...
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Man Sentenced to 20 Years for Leading Heroin Conspiracy

SRINGFIELD, Mo. – A Springfield, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for leading a conspiracy to distribute heroin. Dawuan White, 48, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge M. Douglas Harpool to 20 years in federal prison without parole. On April 26, 2022, White pleaded guilty to participating in...
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Man Sentenced to 26 Years for Double Fatal Shooting During Drug Robbery

ST. LOUIS – U.S. District Judge Sarah E. Pitlyk on Friday sentenced a man involved in a triple shooting in 2021 that killed two people to 26 years in prison. Antaveon Bernard Le'Vell Kent, 22, used Facebook to communicate with his co-defendant, pick the targets, and work on the plan...
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California Man Sentenced to 21 Years for Meth Conspiracy in Southwest Missouri

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A San Diego man was sentenced in federal court today for shipping large quantities of methamphetamine to southwest Missouri. Francisco A. Magallon, also known as “Pancho,” 37, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Roseann Ketchmark to 21 years and eight months in federal prison without parole. On...

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