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Boston Man Pleads Guilty To Drug Offenses

March 25, 2024
BOSTON – A Boston man pleaded guilty yesterday to his role in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, heroin and cocaine that had been delivered in packages to various locations, including the Harvard University campus. Lennon Carrasco, 38, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with...
March 25, 2024
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Maine Man Sentenced To 12 Years in Prison for Role in Meth Conspiracy

March 25, 2024
BOSTON – A Maine man has been sentenced for his role in a methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy that operated in M assachusetts, New Hampshire and Northern California. Jacob Parlin, 44, of Lebanon, Maine, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Leo T. Sorokin to 12 years in prison and five years...
March 25, 2024
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Windsor Man Sentenced to 70 Months in Federal Prison for Trafficking Counterfeit Oxycodone Pills Containing Fentanyl

March 19, 2024
WINDSOR, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MICHAEL LEE, 26, of Windsor, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in New Haven to 70 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for trafficking counterfeit oxycodone...
March 19, 2024
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Rhode Island Man Pleads Guilty To Fentanyl Conspiracy

March 19, 2024
BOSTON – A Providence, R.I. man has plead guilty to his role in a drug trafficking organization (DTO) that distributed fentanyl throughout Southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Rafael Cesar Cabreja Jimenez, 28, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl and...
March 19, 2024
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Member Of Violent Gang Pleads Guilty To Racketeering, Firearm, And Drug Trafficking Offenses

March 19, 2024
BOSTON – A Boston area man has pleaded guilty to his role in Cameron Street, a violent Boston gang. Keiarri Dyette, a/k/a “Kemo,” 26, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise, dealing in firearms without a license and conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute...
March 19, 2024
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Two Men Plead Guilty To Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

March 19, 2024
BOSTON – Two men have pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston to participating in a North Shore-based drug trafficking organization (DTO) that allegedly distributed tens of thousands of counterfeit prescription pills containing fentanyl and methamphetamine. Isaac Clayton, 77, and Christopher Tejeda, 22, both of Lynn, pleaded guilty to one...
March 19, 2024
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Previously Convicted Felon Sentenced To Seven Years In Prison For Firearm And Drug Offenses

March 07, 2024
BOSTON – A Boston-area man has been sentenced for illegally possessing a firearm with an obliterated serial number while on supervised release from an earlier federal firearm charge. Dane Mitchell, 32, of Boston and Revere, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV to seven years...
March 07, 2024
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Lawrence Man Pleads Guilty To Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy

March 07, 2024
BOSTON – A Lawrence man pleaded guilty on March 1, 2024 in federal court in Boston to his role in a fentanyl trafficking conspiracy. Fredis Manuel Guerrero Guzman, 28, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of...
March 07, 2024
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Hyannis Woman Sentenced To Three Years In Prison For Fentanyl Conspiracy Operating Across Southeastern Massachusetts

March 07, 2024
BOSTON – A Hyannis woman has been sentenced in federal court in Boston for her involvement in a drug trafficking organization (DTO) that distributed fentanyl throughout Southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Rebecca Bartholomew, 37, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Allison D. Burroughs to three years in prison and...
March 07, 2024
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Rhode Island Man Pleads Guilty To Role In Southeastern Massachusetts Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy

February 29, 2024
BOSTON – A Rhode Island man has pleaded guilty to his involvement in a drug trafficking organization (DTO) that distributed fentanyl throughout Southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Alfredo Valdez, 46, of Providence, R.I. pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl...
February 29, 2024
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