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Revere Man Sentenced To More Than Five Years In Prison For Cocaine Offenses

July 15, 2024
BOSTON – A Revere man has been sentenced in federal court in Boston for cocaine related offenses. Francisco Restrepo Mesa, 55, was sentenced on July 10, 2024, by U.S. District Court Judge Denise J. Casper to 68 months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release. In...
July 15, 2024
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Georgia Woman Sentenced To Nine Months In Prison For Role In Drug Conspiracy

July 15, 2024
BOSTON – A Georgia woman has been sentenced in federal court in Boston for her involvement in trafficking cocaine and cocaine base as part of a larger drug trafficking conspiracy. Tatiana Morrissey, 39, of Atlanta, Ga., was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Richard G. Stearns to nine months in...
July 15, 2024
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New London Man Charged with Cocaine Distribution and Firearm Possession Offenses

July 15, 2024
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Stephen Belleau, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, today announced that a federal grand jury in Bridgeport has returned an indictment charging LUIS OLIVER-GARCIA, also known as “Bebo,”...
July 15, 2024
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Melvin Hill Sentenced on Federal Drug And Firearms Charges

July 11, 2024
RUTLAND, Vt. – The United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Melvin Hill, 45, who formerly lived in Tignall, Georgia, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Rutland following his trial conviction on five drug and gun charges. Chief U.S. District Judge Geoffrey Crawford sentenced Hill...
July 11, 2024
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Member of Violent Gang Sentenced for Racketeering, Firearm, and Drug Offenses

June 27, 2024
BOSTON – A Boston area man has been sentenced for his role in Cameron Street, a violent Boston gang. Keiarri Dyette, a/k/a “Kemo,” 26, was sentenced by U.S. Senior District Court Judge William G. Young to 42 months in prison and four years of supervised release. In March 2024, Dyette...
June 27, 2024
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Felon Pleads Guilty to Drug and Firearm Offenses

June 27, 2024
CONCORD, N.H. – A Manchester man pleaded guilty in federal court in connection to his distribution of fentanyl, his possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and cocaine and his being a felon in possession of a firearm, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces. Victor Rosario, 30, pleaded guilty to one...
June 27, 2024
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New Hampshire Man Sentenced for Northeast Kingdom Drug Conspiracy

June 26, 2024
BURLINGTON, Vt. – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont stated that on June 24, 2024, Jeremy Allin, 54, of Lancaster, New Hampshire was sentenced by United States District Judge Christina Reiss to a term of 14 months’ imprisonment to be followed by a 3-year term of...
June 26, 2024
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Convicted Felon Sentenced to Federal Prison for Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine and the Illegal Possession of a Firearm

June 26, 2024
CONCORD, N.h. – A Manchester man was sentenced in federal court in connection with drug and firearm offenses, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces. Duron Flynn, 31, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Paul Barbadoro to 48 months in federal prison and three years of supervised release. On March 18...
June 26, 2024
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Former Corrections Officer Sentenced To Probation For Attempting To Smuggle Narcotics Into Prison

June 26, 2024
BOSTON – A former Corrections Officer was sentenced to probation in federal court in Boston for his role in a large-scale drug trafficking conspiracy involving cocaine, fentanyl and other controlled substances. Gregorit Sanchez, 29, of Haverhill was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Angel Kelley to five years’ probation with...
June 26, 2024
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Massachusetts Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Drug and Gun Crimes

June 14, 2024
BURLINGTON, Vt. – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont stated that on June 10, 2024, Keniel Santiago, 21, of Springfield, Massachusetts, was sentenced by United States District Judge Christina Reiss to a term of 60 months’ imprisonment to be followed by a three-year term of supervised...
June 14, 2024
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