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Torrington Man Involved in Hartford-Based Drug Ring Guilty of Fentanyl Trafficking Offenses

May 29, 2025
HARTFORD, Conn. - David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that a federal jury in Hartford has found MARIO PASCUAL-AQUINO, 44, of Torrington, guilty of fentanyl trafficking offenses. According to the evidence presented during the trial, this matter stems from a DEA Hartford Task Force...
May 29, 2025
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Coventry Man Indicted for Trafficking Fentanyl

May 29, 2025
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A federal grand jury has returned a two-count indictment charging Christian Rodriguez, 38, of Coventry, with possession with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl and conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, announced Acting United States Attorney Sara Miron Bloom. According to information presented to the...
May 29, 2025
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Former East Hartford Resident Sentenced to More Than 13 Years in Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl, Violating Supervised Release

May 29, 2025
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, has announced that EDUARDO AGUILAR-LINARES, 34, has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall in New Haven to 158 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for trafficking fentanyl, and...
May 29, 2025
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Naugatuck Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Narcotics

May 29, 2025
NAUGATUCK, Conn. - David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that HUSANI FOOTE, 30, of Naugatuck, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Omar A. Williams in Hartford to 120 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for trafficking narcotics. According to court...
May 29, 2025
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Waterbury Man Sentenced to More Than 5 Years in Federal Prison for Role in Drug Trafficking Ring

May 29, 2025
WATERBURY, Conn. - David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that TOMMY FIGUEROA, also known as “Coco,” 31, of Waterbury, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 66 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for his...
May 29, 2025
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Norwalk Man Sentenced to 22 Months in Federal Prison for Trafficking Cocaine

May 29, 2025
NORWALK, Conn. - Marc H. Silverman, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that CHRISTOPHER ADAMS, 58, of Norwalk, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 22 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for trafficking cocaine in southwestern...
May 29, 2025
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Rhode Island Man Sentenced to Twenty Years in Federal Prison in One of Rhode Island’s Largest Fentanyl Seizures

May 29, 2025
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Jorge Pimentel, a/k/a “Big Head,” 36, of Cranston, has been sentenced to twenty years in federal prison, announced Acting United States Attorney Sara Miron Bloom. Pimental previously admitted to a federal judge that he ran a highly productive drug lab and a stash house in Pawtucket from...
May 29, 2025
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West Haven Man Who Made and Trafficked Narcotic Pills Sentenced to More Than 11 Years in Prison

May 29, 2025
WEST HAVEN, Conn. - Marc H. Silverman, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that WILLIS TAYLOR, 68, of West Haven, has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Omar A. Williams in Hartford to 138 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for operating...
May 29, 2025
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H Block Gang Member Pleads Guilty To Drug Distribution And Firearm Offense

May 29, 2025
BOSTON – A member of the violent Boston-based gang, H-Block, pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston to drug distribution and firearms charges. Jerry Gray, 28 of Roxbury, pleaded guilty to distribution and possession with intent to distribute cocaine and being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition...
May 29, 2025
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New Haven Man Admits Distributing Methamphetamine Pills and Crack While on Supervised Release

May 29, 2025
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Marc H. Silverman, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that DONALD OGMAN, also known as “Mainey-O” and ”Manny O,” 43, of New Haven, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Vernon D. Oliver in Hartford to methamphetamine and cocaine distribution offenses. A trial...
May 29, 2025
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