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Milton Man Sentenced for Drug Distribution Activities

BURLINGTON, Vt. – The United States Attorney’s Office stated that Stephen Boles, 30, of Milton Vermont, was sentenced today by the Hon. William K. Sessions III, United States District Judge, to 5-years of incarceration to be followed by 3 years of supervised release for possessing fentanyl with the intent to...
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Fair Haven Residents Indicted for Drug Trafficking, Gun Possession Offenses

BURLINGTON, Vt. – The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that on May 31, 2023, a federal grand jury returned a four-count indictment against John Muzzy, 32, of Fair Haven, Vermont, and Rebecca Ross, 39, also of Fair Haven, Vermont. The indictment charges Muzzy...
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Salem Man Sentenced for Conspiring to Distribute Over Four Kilograms of Fentanyl Pills

BOSTON – A Salem man has been sentenced in federal court in Boston for conspiring to distribute large amounts of fentanyl. Jose Esmerlin Diaz, 38, of Salem, was sentenced on May 23, 2023 by U.S. District Court Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton to 52 months in prison and two years of...
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Providence Woman Admits to Receiving and Storing Fentanyl and Cocaine Intended for Distribution

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Providence woman today admitted to a federal judge that she participated in a drug trafficking conspiracy and was paid by co-conspirators to accept and store multiple shipments of fentanyl and cocaine shipped through the United Parcel Service and Federal Express, announced United States Attorney Zachary A...
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Providence Man Admits to Possessing Cocaine with Intent to Distribute

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Providence man is scheduled to be sentenced in August after admitting to a federal court judge that, in November 2021, he took possession of a package that contained more than a half kilogram of cocaine that was mailed from Puerto Rico and was addressed for delivery...
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Waterbury Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Narcotics Distribution and Firearm Possession Offenses

WATERBURY, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, has announced that RAMON OQUENDO, also known as “Mimo,” 46, of Waterbury, has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall in New Haven to 120 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised...
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Man Pleads Guilty To Conspiring To Traffic Kilograms Of Fentanyl

BOSTON – A Mexican man has pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute kilograms of fentanyl bound for Massachusetts from California. Ricardo Peinado Rivera, 31, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl. U.S. District Court Judge Denise J. Casper scheduled sentencing...
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California Man Sentenced To Ten Years In Federal Prison For Trafficking Methamphetamine In California And New Hampshire

CONCORD, N.H. – A California man was sentenced today in federal court for trafficking methamphetamine in California and New Hampshire, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces. Robert Perez, Jr., 33, formerly of Perris, California was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Steven J. McAuliffe to 10 years in prison and...
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Three Members Of Cape Cod Heroin Trafficking Ring Sentenced To Prison For Violent Kidnapping And Drug Offenses

BOSTON – Three men have been sentenced to decades in prison for their roles in a Cape Cod drug trafficking organization (DTO) that distributed heroin throughout the Cape Cod and Pawtucket, R.I., regions, committed a violent kidnapping recorded on video and worked together to shoot at a Hyannis man over...
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Convicted Felon Sentenced to Six Years in Federal Prison for Illegally Possessing Eight Firearms and Over 600 Rounds of Ammunition

CONCORD, N.H. – A former Jefferson man was sentenced today in federal court for possessing eight firearms and 600 rounds of ammunition as a prohibited person, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces. Hunter Ramsay, 29, was sentenced by Chief U.S. District Court Judge Landya McCafferty to 72 months in prison...

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