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Concord Man Sentenced for Possessing Methamphetamine and Fentanyl

CONCORD, N.H. – A Concord man was sentenced today in federal court for possessing with intent to distribute controlled substances, First Assistant U.S. Attorney Jay McCormack announces. Ethan Lea, 33, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Chief Judge Landya B. McCafferty to 72 months in prison and 3 years of...
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Rutland Woman Indicted on Drug Charges

BURLINGTON, Vt. - The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont announced that Maria Alvarez, 43, of Rutland, has been arraigned in U.S. District Court in Burlington. Previously, a federal grand jury sitting in Rutland, Vermont returned a one-count indictment on November 15, 2023, alleging that Alvarez possessed...
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Waterbury Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced to More Than 17 Years in Federal Prison

WATERBURY, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that PIERRE JOSHWAN RODRIGUEZ, also known as “Ochy,” 42, of Waterbury, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 210 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release...
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New York Man Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Fentanyl Distribution

BOSTON – A New York man has been sentenced for distributing approximately three kilograms of fentanyl and 592 grams of fentanyl analogue in Woburn. Ruben Davila Cardenas, 45, was sentenced by U.S. Senior District Court Judge Mark L. Wolf to four years in prison and three years of supervised release...
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Hartford Man Admits Trafficking Fentanyl and Cocaine

HARTFORD, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that LUIS IVAN DIAZ, 25, of Hartford, pleaded guilty yesterday in Hartford federal court before to a narcotics distribution offense. According to court documents and statements made in court, the Connecticut State Police obtained...
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Rhode Island Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for Her Role in a Conspiracy to Traffick Drugs to New Hampshire

CONCORD, N.H. – A Rhode Island woman has been sentenced in federal court in Concord for her role in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl in New Hampshire, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces. Maylerin Urena, a/k/a/ Janet, 40, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Steven McAuliffe to 27 months...
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Federal Jury Convicts Father and Son for Killing a Niagara Falls Man in Furtherance of a Drug Conspiracy

BUFFALO, N.Y. – The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced today that a federal jury has convicted Lavon Parks, a/k/a Dutch, 32, and his father, James C. Parks, 58, both of Niagara Falls, NY, of narcotics conspiracy, discharge of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, and discharge of firearm...
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Buffalo Man Convicted for His Role in Narcotics Conspiracy that Led to an Overdose Death

BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Steven Gonzalez a/k/a Steven Hernandez, a/k/a Steve, a/k/a Stevie, a/k/a Unc, 47, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of narcotics conspiracy, was sentenced to serve 188 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara. Gonzalez was also...
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10 Members of Crack/Fentanyl Distribution Organization Arrested in Niagara Falls

(NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y.) – Niagara County District Attorney Brian D. Seaman, Special Agent in Charge Frank A. Tarentino III of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) New York Division, Niagara Falls Police Department (NFPD) Chief of Police John Faso, and New York State Police (NYSP) Acting Superintendent Dominick Chiumento announced the...
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Vermont Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute Crack Cocaine

CONCORD, N.H. – A Vermont man pleaded guilty in federal court in Concord to conspiring to distribute a controlled substance in New Hampshire, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces. Lamar Carter, 32, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance, namely, cocaine base, also known as...

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