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Waterbury Drug Trafficker Sentenced to Ten Years in Federal Prison

November 07, 2022
WATERBURY, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that TYSON QUINONES, also known as “Ty,” 36, of Waterbury, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton in New Haven to 120 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release...
November 07, 2022
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Three Arrested for Drug Trafficking Following Rutland Search

November 02, 2022
RUTLAND, Vt. - The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced today that Maurice Pompey, 34, of Columbia, South Carolina, Christopher Moton, 29, of Columbia, South Carolina, and Danielle Richardson, 30, of Rutland, Vermont, were arrested on October 27, 2022 following the execution of a...
November 02, 2022
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Springfield Man Sentenced For Role In Large-Scale Heroin Trafficking Organization

November 02, 2022
BOSTON – A Springfield man was sentenced on Oct. 27, 2022 in federal court in Springfield for his role in a large-scale heroin trafficking organization. William Brantley, 51, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Mark G. Mastroianni to 43 months in prison and five years of supervised release. In...
November 02, 2022
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Five Bridgeport Men Convicted of Narcotics Trafficking Offenses

October 18, 2022
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Brian D. Boyle, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, today announced that, on October 14, a federal jury in Bridgeport found the following five men guilty of narcotics trafficking...
October 18, 2022
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Boston Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Drug Offenses

October 18, 2022
BOSTON – A Boston man has been sentenced for conspiring to distribute fentanyl, heroin and cocaine. Dorian Rojas, 38, was sentenced on Oct. 5, 2022 by U.S. District Court Judge Richard G. Stearns to 10 years in prison and five years of supervised release. On March 1, 2022, Rojas pleaded...
October 18, 2022
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Worcester Man Sentenced in Heroin and Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy

October 18, 2022
BOSTON – A Worcester man was sentenced today for his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy involving fentanyl and heroin. Jector Torres, 33, was sentenced by U.S. Senior District Court Judge Timothy S. Hillman to 63 months in prison and three years of supervised release. On June 7, 2022, Torres...
October 18, 2022
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Dominican National Involved In New Haven Drug Ring Sentenced To 10 Years In Federal Prison

October 13, 2022
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that NEFTALI FERNANDEZ, 42, a citizen of the Dominican Republic last residing in the Bronx, New York, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to 120 months of imprisonment...
October 13, 2022
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Bronx Man Sentenced To 87 Months In Federal Prison For Supplying Heroin And Cocaine To Waterbury Drug Ring

October 06, 2022
WATERBURY, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ALGENYS PAULINO, also known as “Chico” and “Lying Queen,” 34, of the Bronx, New York, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford to 87 months of imprisonment, followed by...
October 06, 2022
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Buzzards Bay Man Pleads Guilty To Role In Violent Kidnapping

October 06, 2022
BOSTON – A Buzzards Bay man pleaded guilty on Sept. 30, 2022 in federal court in Boston to his role in a violent kidnapping tied to a Cape Cod heroin trafficking ring. Cameron Cartier, 28, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit kidnapping and one count of conspiracy...
October 06, 2022
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Worcester Man Sentenced To 16 Years In Prison For Drug Trafficking And Firearm Offenses

September 21, 2022
BOSTON – A Worcester man was sentenced on Sept. 14, 2022 in federal court in Worcester for unlawful firearm possession and trafficking in fentanyl, heroin and cocaine. Daniel Donald, 41, was sentenced by U.S. Senior District Court Judge Timothy S. Hillman to 16 years in prison followed by eight years...
September 21, 2022
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