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Federal Tipoffs Involving Massachusetts Newsletter for Friday April 19, 2024 ( 6 items )  

Kansas City Man Sentenced for Meth Conspiracy, Illegal Firearm
BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 17 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Kansas City, Mo., man has been sentenced in federal court for his role in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and heroin and for illegally possessing a firearm. John A. Caylor, 55, was sentenced by U.S. Chief District Judge Beth Phillips on Tuesday, April 16, to 13 years and six months in federal prison without p  more

Lawrence Jackson of Rutland Convicted of Federal Drug and Firearm Charges
BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 18 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: BURLINGTON, Vt. - The United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that yesterday, Lawrence Jackson, also known as "Boo-Bee", 53, of Rutland, Vermont was convicted in U.S. District Court in Burlington of seven drug and gun charges after a seven-day jury trial. U.S. District Judge Christina Reiss ordered that Jackson remain in  more

Mass. U.S. Attorney: Framingham Man Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for Illegally Possessing Firearm in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking
BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on April 18, 2024: A Framingham man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston to unlawfully possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. Edwin Alago, 43, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Denise J. Casper to seven years in prison and three years of supervised release. In December 2023, Alago pleaded guilty to one count of posse  more

Meth "Cooks" Sent to Prison in Custom Importation Scheme
BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 18 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: McALLEN, Texas - Three men have been sentenced for their roles in a scheme to traffic and "cook" custom meth orders in the McAllen area, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Alfredo Duarte, 32, Fullerton, California, and Mexican citizens A  more

U.S. Attorney for the District of Maine: Peru Woman Pleads Guilty to Selling Methamphetamine to Undercover Officer
PORTLAND, Maine, April 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maine issued the following news release on April 18, 2024: A Peru, Maine woman pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Portland to distributing and possessing with intent to distribute methamphetamine, conspiring to distribute and possess methamphetamine, and using a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. According to court records, from July 2022 to January 2023, Mandy Shorey, 43, made multip  more

Violent Drug Dealer Off the Streets for Possessing Meth and Pistol
BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 18 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: McALLEN, Texas - A 26-year-old Edinburg man has been sentenced for drug charges and possession of a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Lauro Gonzalez Jr. pleaded guilty April 24  more