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Georgia Woman Who Trafficked Over 10 Pounds Of Methamphetamine Sentenced To Decade In Prison

BOSTON – A Georgia woman was sentenced on May 14, 2025 in federal court in Boston for her role in a drug trafficking organization (DTO) that trafficked narcotics from Mexico into the United States. Brooke Logan Paniagua, 28, of Dalton, Ga., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Richard G. Stearns...
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Two Money Couriers For Colombian-Based Drug Money Laundering Organization Sentenced

BOSTON – Two Jamaican nationals have been sentenced in federal court in Boston for their involvement in a sophisticated international money laundering organization that laundered more than $6 million in drug trafficking proceeds from Colombian cartels through the United States, Caribbean and European banking systems. St. Devon Anthony Cover, 61...
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Torrington Man Involved in Hartford-Based Drug Ring Guilty of Fentanyl Trafficking Offenses

HARTFORD, Conn. - David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that a federal jury in Hartford has found MARIO PASCUAL-AQUINO, 44, of Torrington, guilty of fentanyl trafficking offenses. According to the evidence presented during the trial, this matter stems from a DEA Hartford Task Force...
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Coventry Man Indicted for Trafficking Fentanyl

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A federal grand jury has returned a two-count indictment charging Christian Rodriguez, 38, of Coventry, with possession with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl and conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, announced Acting United States Attorney Sara Miron Bloom. According to information presented to the...
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Waterbury Man Sentenced to More Than 5 Years in Federal Prison for Role in Drug Trafficking Ring

WATERBURY, Conn. - David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that TOMMY FIGUEROA, also known as “Coco,” 31, of Waterbury, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 66 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for his...
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Former East Hartford Resident Sentenced to More Than 13 Years in Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl, Violating Supervised Release

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, has announced that EDUARDO AGUILAR-LINARES, 34, has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall in New Haven to 158 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for trafficking fentanyl, and...
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Last of Three Men Involved in Methamphetamine and Fentanyl Conspiracy Sentenced to 24 Years in Prison

ANNISTON, Ala. – A Tuscaloosa man has been sentenced for his involvement in a drug conspiracy, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona. U.S. District Court Judge Corey L. Maze sentenced Hanston Alexander Clark, also known as “Hank,” 33, of Tuscaloosa, to 288 months in prison. In November 2024, a jury...
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Terrebonne Parish Man Sentenced for Violating Federal Controlled Substances Act, Federal Gun Control Act, and Money Laundering

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – JON VERDIN (“VERDIN”), age 29, of Terrebonne Parish, La., was sentenced on May 14, 2025. by United States District Judge Sarah S. Vance, after previously pleading guilty to possessing over a kilogram of fentanyl and four firearms, in addition to money laundering. As to the charge...
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Armed Career Criminal Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison for Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm and Possession with Intent to Distribute Marijuana

LITTLE ROCK—Trevion Dickson, a multi-convicted felon who again illegally possessed guns and drugs, will spend the next 30 years in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm and possession with intent to distribute marijuana. Jonathan D. Ross, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas...
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Mobile County Man Sentenced to Over 24 Years Imprisonment for Methamphetamine Trafficking

MOBILE, AL – On May 12, 2025, United States District Court Judge Terry F. Moorer sentenced Robert Leon Johnson to 294 months’ imprisonment for Possession with the Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine. According to court documents, on March 31, 2023, a Mobile Police Officer witnessed Johnson driving a motorcycle and initiated...

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