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Southington Man Convicted of Firearm and Drug Offenses Stemming from 2020 Shooting in Hartford

December 02, 2025
SOUTHINGTON, Conn. - David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, has announced that on November 21, 2025, a federal jury in New Haven found ERIC D. COX, 42, of Southington, guilty of firearm and narcotics offenses stemming from a shooting in Hartford in 2020. According to...
December 02, 2025
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Armed Drug Trafficker Pleads Guilty

August 28, 2025
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that CHRISTOPHER PURVIS, 29, has pleaded guilty in Bridgeport federal court to possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. According to court documents and statements made in court, on May 7...
August 28, 2025
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Hartford Man Sentenced to 36 Months for Oxycodone Distribution and Gun Possession Offenses

August 20, 2025
HARTFORD, Conn. - David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ANGEL BENITEZ, 38, of Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Vernon D. Oliver in Hartford to 36 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for drug distribution and firearm...
August 20, 2025
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Waterbury Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 63 Months in Federal Prison

August 20, 2025
WATERBURY, Conn. - David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ANGEL QUIROS, also known as “Papa John,” 36, of Waterbury, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 63 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release...
August 20, 2025
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Two Men Arrested in Connection with Seizure of Approximately 73 Kilograms of Cocaine with an Estimated Value of Over $1 Million

August 20, 2025
BOSTON – Two Massachusetts men have been arrested and charged in connection with the seizure of approximately 73 kilos of cocaine in Revere, Massachusetts. Noel Betances, 42, of Chelsea and Reylin Segura, 31, of Boston, were charged with conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances...
August 20, 2025
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H-Block Gang Member Sentenced For Drug Distribution And Firearm Offense

August 12, 2025
BOSTON – A member of the violent Boston-based gang, H-Block, has been sentenced in federal court in Boston for drug distribution and firearms charges. Jerry Gray, 28 of Roxbury, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Angel Kelley to 51 months in prison to be followed by three years of...
August 12, 2025
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Bridgeport Man Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison for Drug and Firearm Offenses

August 12, 2025
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ERIC HERMAN, 32, of Bridgeport, has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in New Haven to 96 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for drug distribution and...
August 12, 2025
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Waterbury Armed Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison

August 12, 2025
WATERBURY, Conn. - David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ROBERT HARRISON, also known as “Firm” and “Lox,” 39, of Waterbury, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in New Haven to 60 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of...
August 12, 2025
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Norwalk Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison

July 28, 2025
NORWALK, Conn. - David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JELSON PEREZ, also known as “Spank,” 42 of Norwalk, has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Vernon D. Oliver in Hartford to 60 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for...
July 28, 2025
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Member Of Violent Gang Sentenced To Decade In Prison For Racketeering And Drug And Firearms Trafficking

July 16, 2025
BOSTON – A Boston man has been sentenced in federal court in Boston for his role in Cameron Street, a violent Boston gang. Felisberto Lopes, also known as “Chee-B,” 40, was sentenced by U.S. Senior District Court Judge William G. Young to 10 years in prison, to be followed by...
July 16, 2025
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