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Plaistow Man Pleads Guilty To Cocaine Charges

February 03, 2023
CONCORD, N.H. – Corey Buckley, 42, formerly of Plaistow, New Hampshire, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of possession with intent to distribute cocaine, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced today. According to court documents and statements made in court, law enforcement officers investigated leads into the defendant’s...

Convicted Felon From Worcester Pleads Guilty To Cocaine And Firearm Offenses

February 03, 2023
BOSTON – A Worcester man pleaded guilty today to drug and firearm offenses. Rodney Hall, 38, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute more than 500 grams of cocaine and being a felon in possession of a firearm. U.S. District Court Judge Mark G. Mastroianni scheduled sentencing for May...

Rock Hill Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for Involvement in Fentanyl Distribution Ring

February 02, 2023
COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA — Patricia Ann Hemphill, 51, of Rock Hill, was sentenced to 3 years in federal prison after pleading guilty relating to a multi-state drug operation out of the Rock Hill and Charlotte, North Carolina area. Evidence presented to the Court showed that the Federal Bureau of Investigation...

Prince William Drug Dealer Sentenced for Causing Multiple Overdoses

January 30, 2023
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A Dumfries man was sentenced today to 30 years in prison for distribution of fentanyl resulting in death and serious bodily injury, and possession with the intent to distribute fentanyl. According to court documents, on September 21, 2021, Michael Vaughn, 28, distributed cocaine laced with fentanyl at...

Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing Fentanyl That Caused Fatal Overdose

January 30, 2023
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Rock Port, Mo., man pleaded guilty in federal court today to selling fentanyl to another Atchison County, Mo., man that resulted in his fatal overdose. Quentin W. Carder, 23, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Howard F. Sachs to one count of conspiracy to distribute...

Newton Man Charged with Cocaine Distribution and Unlawfully Possessing Firearm and Ammunition as Convicted Felon

January 27, 2023
BOSTON – A previously convicted felon residing in Newton has been charged with cocaine distribution and firearm offenses. Shawn Craig, 37, of Newton, was charged with one count of possession with intent to distribute and distribution of cocaine and one count of possession of a firearm and ammunition as a...

Rochester Woman Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute Fentanyl and Methamphetamine

January 27, 2023
CONCORD, N.H. – Jennelle Brown, 38, of Rochester, pleaded guilty in federal court today to conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced today. According to court documents and statements made in court, Brown and her co-defendant sold drugs multiple times from their hotel room in...

Leader Of Brighton Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to 50 Months in Prison

January 27, 2023
BOSTON – The leader of a Boston-area drug trafficking organization (DTO) has been sentenced for his role in a cocaine trafficking conspiracy. Matthew Drayton, 45, of Boston, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Denise J. Casper to 50 months in prison and three years of supervised release. In August...

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...

Three Fugitives Arrested on Federal Drug Charges in Westmore, Vermont

January 27, 2023
BURLINGTON, Vt. - The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Vermont resident Michelle Provencher (also known as Michelle Hall)—24, originally of Irasburg, Vermont—was arrested and held in federal custody on Friday, January 13, 2023, following the search of a rented Airbnb residence in...
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