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Convicted Felon Indicted for Drug and Firearm Offenses

January 27, 2023
BOSTON – A repeat convicted felon has been charged by a federal grand jury in a superseding indictment on firearm and drug offenses. Christian Soares, a/k/a “Eazy,” 29, of Brockton, was indicted on two counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition; one count of possessing...
January 27, 2023
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Leader of Guatemalan Drug Trafficking Organization that Smuggled Multi-Ton Quantities of Drugs Sentenced to 17.5 Years

January 27, 2023
SAN DIEGO - William Estuardo Lemus-Lara, aka “Humilde,” a high-level cartel boss from Guatemala, was sentenced in federal court today to 210 months in federal prison. According to public documents, Lemus-Lara was identified as the leader of a transcontinental criminal organization that moved multi-ton quantities of cocaine from South America...
January 27, 2023
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Indictment Charges Eight Members of Alleged D.C. Drug Gang With Conspiracy

January 12, 2023
WASHINGTON – An indictment was unsealed today charging eight individuals in a drug conspiracy. Agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and officers with the Metropolitan Police and Prince George’s County Police Departments arrested seven of the defendants yesterday. Melvin Grayson, 49, of District...
January 12, 2023
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Hudson County Man Sentenced to 51 Months in Prison for Drug Conspiracy and Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine

January 11, 2023
NEWARK, N.J. – Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division Daniel J. Kafafian and U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger announced a Hudson County, New Jersey, man was sentenced to 51 months in prison for conspiring to distribute and...
January 11, 2023
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Boston Man Sentenced for Role in Drug Trafficking Organization

January 06, 2023
BOSTON – A drug distributor for a Boston-area drug trafficking organization (DTO) was sentenced today for his role in a conspiracy involving cocaine and cocaine base (crack cocaine). Terrence Daye, 34, of Boston, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Denise J. Casper to 28 months in prison and three...
January 06, 2023
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Pennsylvania Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison for Role in Connecticut Drug Ring

January 05, 2023
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MYRON BROWN, also known as “Farid,” 49, of Chester, Pennsylvania, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton in New Haven to 60 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of...
January 05, 2023
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Norwalk Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Offenses

January 04, 2023
NORWALK, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that TAJH WILEY, also known as “Yung,” 27, of Norwalk, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton in New Haven to 144 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for...
January 04, 2023
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New Britain Man Sentenced to 70 Months in Federal Prison for Trafficking Cocaine

December 27, 2022
NEW BRITAIN, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that RIGOBERTO MATEO-SILVA, also known as “Bori,” 30, of New Britain, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford to 70 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of...
December 27, 2022
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Leader of Violent Brockton-Based Drug Crew Sentenced to Nearly 20 Years in Prison

December 27, 2022
BOSTON – A Brockton man was sentenced in federal court in Boston for his role leading a wide-ranging drug trafficking conspiracy reaching from Boston to Brockton to Cape Cod. Djuna Goncalves, 36, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton to 230 months, or more than 19 years...
December 27, 2022
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Shelton Man Sentenced to 66 Months in Federal Prison for Trafficking Narcotics In Bridgeport

December 27, 2022
SHELTON, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that ANTHONY SMALL, also known as “Whompy,” 31, of Shelton, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in Hartford to 66 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release...
December 27, 2022
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