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Wolfeboro Man Sentenced To 60 Months For Possessing With Intent To Distribute 50 Grams Of Fentanyl

August 17, 2022
CONCORD, N.H. – David Carlton Hall, 39, of Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, was sentenced today to 60 months in federal prison for possession of fentanyl with intent to distribute, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced. According to court documents and statements made in court, on June 19, 2021, a Portsmouth...
August 17, 2022
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Leader Of Brighton Drug Trafficking Organization Pleads Guilty

August 17, 2022
BOSTON – The leader of a Boston-area drug trafficking organization (DTO) has pleaded guilty to his role in a cocaine trafficking conspiracy. Matthew Drayton, 45, of Boston, pleaded guilty on Aug. 10, 2022 to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine. U.S. District Court Judge Denise J...
August 17, 2022
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Providence Man Sentenced, Faces Deportation for Possessing Nearly 2 Kilos of Cocaine

August 17, 2022
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Dominican national, who was detained moments after he claimed a package containing nearly two kilograms of cocaine shipped through the U.S. Postal Service, was sentenced on Tuesday to sixteen months in federal custody and faces deportation, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha. Robinson Padilla-Rosario, 38...
August 17, 2022
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Winthrop Man Sentenced To Nine Years In Prison For Cocaine Distribution And Money Laundering Charges

August 17, 2022
BOSTON – A Winthrop man was sentenced in federal court in Boston on Aug. 15, 2022 for distributing over 15 kilograms of cocaine and for laundering or attempting to launder approximately $645,000 in cocaine proceeds. Fabio Quijano, 57, of Winthrop was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Leo T. Sorokin...
August 17, 2022
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Jamestown Man pleads Guilty to Selling Fentanyl

August 16, 2022
BUFFALO, N.Y.-Denver Komenda, 47, Jamestown, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, 400 grams or more of fentanyl. The charge carries a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years in prison, a maximum of life, and a...
August 16, 2022
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Final Defendant Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Transport Stolen Catalytic Converters Across State Lines

August 16, 2022
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A former Springfield woman pleaded guilty in federal court today to her role in a conspiracy to transport tens of thousands of stolen catalytic converters across state lines as part of a multi-million-dollar business. Danielle Ice, 34, of Columbia, Mo., pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge...
August 16, 2022
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Convicted Felon Sentenced to 10 Years for Armed Fentanyl Trafficking and Illegal Gun Possession in Indianapolis

August 16, 2022
INDIANAPOLIS – Michael J. Gannon, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration-Indianapolis, and U.S. Attorney Zachary A. Myers for the Southern District of Indiana announced that Julius Johnson, 44, of Indianapolis, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession with the intent...
August 16, 2022
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Minnesota Man sentenced to 8 1/2 Years for Role in Wisconsin Fentanyl, Heroin Trafficking

August 16, 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 for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Chai Vang, 40, St. Paul, Minnesota, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 8 ½ years...
August 16, 2022
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Multi-Kilogram Cocaine Importer Sentenced to More Than Five Years in Federal Prison

August 16, 2022
ORLANDO , Fla . –David Torres-Velez (48, Davenport) has been sentenced to 5 years and 10 months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute cocaine. Torres-Velez had pleaded guilty on April 20, 2022. According to court documents, Torres-Velez was involved in multiple kilogram-level cocaine transactions over the course of 2020...
August 16, 2022
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Conway Drug Supplier Sentenced to More Than 11 Years in Federal Prison

August 15, 2022
FLORENCE, SOUTH CAROLINA — Kimo Takarra Felton, 42, of Conway, was sentenced this week to more than 11 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to being a member of a 35-member conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine. Evidence presented at the sentencing...
August 15, 2022
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