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New Haven Man Admits Distributing Methamphetamine Pills and Crack While on Supervised Release

April 25, 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 today before U.S. District Judge Vernon D. Oliver in Hartford to methamphetamine and cocaine distribution offenses. A...
April 25, 2025
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‘Kilo Weight Dealer’ Sentenced to Nearly Six Years in Federal Prison

April 25, 2025
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Massachusetts man described in court documents as being a “kilo weight dealer” of cocaine has been sentenced to nearly six years in federal prison, announced Acting United States Attorney Sara Miron Bloom. Juan Betancourt Sosa, 29, pleaded guilty on October 16, 2024, to a charge of...
April 25, 2025
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H Block Gang Member Pleads Guilty to Drug Conspiracy

April 25, 2025
BOSTON – A member of the violent Boston-based gang, H-Block, has pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston to drug conspiracy charges. Dennis Wilson, a/k/a “Deuce,” 36 of Boston, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute controlled substances. U.S. District Court Judge Leo T. Sorokin...
April 25, 2025
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Allston Man Charged with Allegedly Trafficking “Date Rape” Drug and Methamphetamine

April 25, 2025
BOSTON – An Allston man has been indicted for trafficking methamphetamine and 1,4-Butanediol (BDO), an analogue of Gamma Hydroxybutyrate (GHB) – more commonly known as the “date rape drug” – out of his Allston home. Peter Schiepers, 32, is charged with one count of distribution and possession with the intent...
April 25, 2025
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Three Plead Guilty To Drug And Money Laundering Conspiracy Charges

April 25, 2025
BOSTON – Three men pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston in connection with their participation in a North Shore-based drug trafficking organization (DTO) that distributed tens of thousands of counterfeit prescription pills containing fentanyl and methamphetamine and laundered the proceeds. Lawrence Michael Nagle, Jr., 34, of Saugus, pleaded guilty...
April 25, 2025
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Indictment Charges Stamford Men with Trafficking Fentanyl

April 25, 2025
STAMFORD, Conn. - Marc H. Silverman, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Stephen Belleau, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, and Ketty Larco-Ward, Inspector in Charge of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, Boston Division, today announced that a federal grand...
April 25, 2025
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Stamford Nurse Admits Stealing and Tampering with Hydromorphone and Fentanyl Vials

April 25, 2025
STAMFORD, Conn. - Marc H. Silverman, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Fernando McMillan, Special Agent in Charge of the Food and Drug Administration, Office of Criminal Investigations New York Field Office, and Stephen P. Belleau, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for...
April 25, 2025
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Drug Supplier From New Hampshire Sentenced To Six Years In Federal Prison For Multi-State Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

April 06, 2025
BOSTON – A New Hampshire man who supplied Lawrence-area drug dealers with large quantities of fentanyl, cocaine and methamphetamine has been sentenced in federal court in Boston. Cote Colby, 29, of Derry, N.H., was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Angel Kelley to six years in prison to be followed...
April 06, 2025
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Dominican National Sentenced To 14 Years In Prison For Possessing 70 Kilos Of Cocaine

April 06, 2025
BOSTON – A Dominican national living in Manchester, N.H. has been sentenced in federal court in Boston to possession with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine. Miguel Angel Martinez Lugo, a/k/a “Jesus Manuel Encarnacion,” a/k/a “Jose Rosado Rabell,” 38, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Julia...
April 06, 2025
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Allston Man Charged With Methamphetamine Trafficking

April 06, 2025
BOSTON – An Allston man has been arrested and charged for allegedly trafficking methamphetamine, as well as ketamine and Gamma Hydroxybutyrate (GHB) – more commonly known as the “date rape drug” – out of his Allston home. Peter Schiepers, 32, was charged with one count of possession with intent to...
April 06, 2025
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