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Bridgeport Heroin Distributor Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison

March 16, 2022
BRIDGEPORT, Conn - Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that RAY FONTANEZ, also known as “Pun,” 34, of Bridgeport, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in Hartford to 60 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release...
March 16, 2022
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Baltimore Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Trafficking Charges

March 15, 2022
Baltimore, Md., – Juawan Davis, age 25, of Baltimore, Maryland, pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise and possession of a firearm in relation to a drug trafficking crime. The guilty plea was announced by Jarod Forget, Special Agent in Charge of the DEA Washington Division...
March 15, 2022
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KC Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Meth Conspiracy, Illegal Firearms

March 14, 2022
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Kansas City, Missouri, man has been sentenced in federal court for his role in a conspiracy that, in total, distributed more than 150 kilograms of methamphetamine and more than 10 kilograms of heroin, valued at more than $1.7 million. Matthew John Fabulae, 33, of was...
March 14, 2022
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Double Homicide Suspect Charged With Drug Crime

March 11, 2022
An Austin man with alleged ties to a double homicide has been charged with a drug crime, announced Special Agent in Charge Eduardo A. Chávez Fernando Molina, 38, was charged via criminal complaint on Feb. 16 and indicted this week, charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a...
March 11, 2022
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Member of Brockton-Based Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to 19 Years in Prison

March 11, 2022
BOSTON – The member of a violent Brockton-based drug trafficking organization (DTO) was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for his role in a heroin trafficking conspiracy. Lutherson Bonheur, a/k/a “Boogs,” 29, of Brockton, was sentenced by U.S. Senior District Court Judge William G. Young to 19 years in...
March 11, 2022
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Pittsfield Man Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison in Multi-Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

March 11, 2022
BOSTON – A Pittsfield man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy that distributed multiple drugs in the Brockton area. Edward Chapman, 54, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton to 11 years in prison and eight years...
March 11, 2022
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Six Indicted for Illegal Firearms Possession, Drugs

March 10, 2022
SAVANNAH, GA - Six defendants face federal charges including drug trafficking and illegal possession of firearms after separate indictments by a grand jury in the Southern District of Georgia, while recent actions in U.S. District Court include guilty pleas and criminal sentences related to illegal gun possession. The indicted cases...
March 10, 2022
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Three Wisconsin Residents Charged with Drug Crimes

March 10, 2022
MADISON, Wis. – John G. McGarry, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration-Wisconsin, and U.S. Attorney Timothy M. O'Shea of the Western District of Wisconsin announced that three Marathon County residents have been charged with methamphetamine trafficking. Victor Pennington, 26, and Lucas Ellwart, 28, both of Wausau...
March 10, 2022
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Tallahassee Man Convicted of Drug Trafficking Charges

March 10, 2022
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – A federal jury in Tallahassee convicted Lamar Anthony Dukes, 36, of Tallahassee, Florida of distributing methamphetamine and fentanyl and possessing with intent to distribute fentanyl and cocaine. The guilty verdict, returned on March 8, 2022, at the conclusion of a two-day trial, was announced by Jason R...
March 10, 2022
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Boise Woman Sentenced to 6.5 Years for Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine

March 10, 2022
BOISE, Idaho – A Boise woman was sentenced to 78 months in federal prison for distribution of methamphetamine. According to court records, Miranda Lee Stogsdill, 41, sold 108 grams of methamphetamine on April 1, 2021, and later sold 111 grams of methamphetamine on April 15, 2021. Both sales were for...
March 10, 2022
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