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Southbridge Man Pleads Guilty to Role iIn Drug Distribution Conspiracy

BOSTON –A Southbridge man pleaded guilty in federal court in Worcester to conspiring to distribute cocaine in Central Massachusetts. Luis Sastre Pagan, 37, of Puerto Rico and formally of Southbridge, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring to possess with the intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine...
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Stamford Man Sentenced to 100 Months in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking, Gun Possession Offenses

STAMFORD, Conn. - David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that OMAR PARRA, also known as “D” and “Dee,” 39, of Stamford, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 100 months of imprisonment and four years of supervised release for...
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Rochester Woman Pleads Guilty for Role in Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

CONCORD, N.H. – Tabitha O’Brien, age 46, of Rochester, New Hampshire, pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, U.S. Attorney Erin Creegan announces. According to court documents and statements, in early 2024, law enforcement began investigating a drug-trafficking organization (DTO) based in Massachusetts...
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Kentucky Man Sentenced to Six Years in Federal Prison for Conspiracy to Traffic Methamphetamine

CONCORD, N.H. – A Kentucky man was sentenced in federal court for his role in a methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy, U.S. Attorney Erin Creegan announces. Riley Thibodeau, 27, was sentenced by U.S. District Chief Judge Samantha D. Elliott to 72 months in federal prison and three years of supervised release. Thibodeau...
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Illegal Alien Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Fentanyl Trafficking

BOSTON – A Dominican national unlawfully residing in Dorchester, Mass. was sentenced in federal court in Boston for trafficking thousands of fentanyl pills. Waner Bernabel Presinal, 38, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani to five years in prison, to be followed by four years of supervised release...
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Homeland Security Task Force: Woodbridge Man Found with 21 Kilos of Cocaine Pleads Guilty

WOODBRIDGE, Conn. - David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that REGINALD ROGERS, 37, of Woodbridge, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to a cocaine trafficking charge. According to court documents and statements...
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Stamford Woman Admits Selling Drugs, Firearm, While on Federal Supervised Release

STAMFORD, Conn. - David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that AMONDA MENDEZ, also known as “M-Dot” and “Dot,” 35, of Stamford, pleaded guilty in New Haven federal court to a narcotics trafficking offense and admitted that she violated the conditions of her supervised release...
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Indictment Charges New Haven Gang Members with Committing Two Murders and Numerous Attempted Murders

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - As a result of a long-term Homeland Security Task Force investigation into gang violence in New Haven, a federal grand jury in Bridgeport has returned a 19-count indictment charging 16 alleged members and associates of the “Stand On Business” or “SOB” street gang in New Haven...
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Dominican National Sentenced to 4 Years in Federal Prison for Role in Hartford-Area Drug Trafficking Ring

HARTFORD, Conn. - David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ONIEL ACOSTA-REYES, 27, a citizen of the Dominican Republic residing in Hartford, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to 48 months of imprisonment and two years of supervised release...
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Dominican National Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Trafficking Charge

HARTFORD, Conn. - David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Jarod Forget, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, announced that CHANEL AYBAR-PENA, 31, a citizen of the Dominican Republic unlawfully present in the U.S., pleaded guilty before U.S. District...

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