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Goffstown Man Sentenced to Over Eight Years on Firearms and Narcotics Offenses

CONCORD, N.H. – A Goffstown man has been sentenced to 102 months in prison and four years of supervised release for firearm and narcotics charges, U.S. Attorney Erin Creegan announces. Mark Williams, 45, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Joseph Laplante today. According to the charging documents and statements made...
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Dominican Man and Former Massachusetts Resident Sentenced to 10 Years for Distributing Fentanyl

CONCORD, N.H. – A citizen of the Dominican Republic and former Boston resident has been sentenced in federal court to 10 years in prison for distributing almost 700 grams of fentanyl, U.S. Attorney Erin Creegan announces. Niulmi Baez, 26, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Landya B. McCafferty to 120...
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Illegal Alien Pleads Guilty to Cocaine Trafficking Charge

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Jarod Forget, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, announced that FELIX JIMENEZ, 38, a citizen of the Dominican Republic unlawfully residing in the U.S., pleaded guilty in New...
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Springfield Man Sentenced To Four Years In Prison For Fentanyl Trafficking

BOSTON – A Springfield, Mass., man has been sentenced for distributing and conspiring to distribute fentanyl. Emilio Garcia-Cappas, 29, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Mark G. Mastroianni to four years in prison, to be followed by six years of supervised release. In April 2026, Garcia-Cappas pleaded guilty to...
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Boston Man Sentenced for Distribution of Meth and Fentanyl

CONCORD, N,H. – A Boston man has been sentenced in federal court for distribution of methamphetamine and fentanyl, U.S. Attorney Erin Creegan announces. Jeison Eulogio Dume-Calderone, 28, was sentenced by U.S. District Chief Judge Samantha D. Elliott to 70 months in federal prison and one year of supervised release. Dume-Calderone...
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Bridgeport Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl in Southwestern Connecticut

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MONTEL CAPLE, also known as “Forbes,” 30, of Bridgeport, has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 60 months of imprisonment and three years of supervised release for his...
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Newtonville Man Sentenced To Five Years In Prison For Cocaine Distribution

BOSTON – A Newtonville man has been sentenced in federal court in Boston for a drug distribution offense involving cocaine. Trevor Headley, 32, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Allison D. Burroughs to five years in prison, to be followed by four years of supervised release. In April 2026...
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Man Pleads Guilty and Faces at Least 20 Years’ Imprisonment for Conspiracy to Distribute Fentanyl Resulting in the Death of a Young Woman

ST. PAUL – Hudeife Muhamud Mire, aka “Juice,” 24, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute fentanyl resulting in death. His plea hearing was before U.S. District Judge Jerry W. Blackwell on September 8, 2026. Mire faces a statutory minimum of 20 years in prison and supervised release...
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Man Sentenced to 20 Years for Role in Meth Trafficking Conspiracy Linked to Cartel

ST. PAUL – Erick Emilio Diaz-Aguilar, aka “Homie,” 34, was sentenced to 240 months in prison for one count of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. The defendant was sentenced before U.S. District Judge Susan Richard Nelson on September 9, 2026. According to court documents, Diaz-Aguilar managed the “Diaz-Aguilar Drug Trafficking Organization...
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Three Defendants Charged with Fentanyl Trafficking

MINNEAPOLIS – Three individuals, Pierre Rasheem Fields, 42, of Minnetonka, Minnesota, Ray Eric Brasson, 36, of Minneapolis, and Jermaine Young, 26, of Chicago, were indicted today for conspiring to distribute and distributing fentanyl. According to a six-count federal indictment that was unsealed on September 9, 2026, Fields, Young, and Brasson...

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