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Federal Tipoffs Involving Vermont Newsletter for Sunday May 12, 2024 ( 7 items )  

Brooklyn Man Charged with Drug Trafficking
BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 9 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: An official website of the United States government Here's how you know Official websites use .govA .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States. Secure .gov websites use HTTPSA lock ( Lock A locked padlock ) or https:// means you've safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information on  more

Citizenship & Immigration Services: Centralized Intake Processing of VAWA Self-Petitions and Related Filings at the Nebraska Service Center
WASHINGTON, May 8 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services issued the following alert: Effective April 1, 2024, we centralized the intake process of Form I-360, Petition for Amerasian, Widow(er), or Special Immigrant, and related filings under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) for self-petitioning abused spouses, children, and parents at the Nebraska Service Center. Previously, after we received and receipted VAWA Form I-360 filings at the Neb  more

Colchester Man Found Guilty by Jury of Drug, Gun, and Robbery Offenses
BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 7 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: Burlington, Vermont - The United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that yesterday, Dominique Troupe, 37, of Colchester, Vermont, was convicted following a six-day jury trial in United States District Court in Rutland of drug, gun, and robbery offenses. Troupe, who was arrested in September 2022, remains in the custody of the  more

Six Men Charged with Conspiring to Distribute Cocaine Base and Fentanyl in Rutland
BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 9 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: Burlington, Vermont - The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that on April 3, 2024, a federal grand jury returned a Second Superseding Indictment charging Eddie Melendez, 30, Reuben Melendez, 28, and Serafin Melendez, 53, of Feeding Hills, Massachusetts, Mathew Ponce, 29, and Giovanny Guzman, 23, of Spri  more

Vt. U.S. Attorney: Brooklyn Man Charged With Drug Trafficking
BURLINGTON, Vermont, May 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Vermont issued the following news release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that on May 2, 2024, a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Christopher Williams, 42, of Brooklyn, New York, with distributing cocaine base on March 26, 2024, and possessing with the intent to distribute cocaine base on April 23, 2024. Williams' arraignment will occur this aftern  more

Vt. U.S. Attorney: Colchester Man Found Guilty by Jury of Drug, Gun, and Robbery Offenses
BURLINGTON, Vermont, May 8 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Vermont issued the following news release on May 7, 2024: The United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that yesterday, Dominique Troupe, 37, of Colchester, Vermont was convicted following a six-day jury trial in United States District Court in Rutland of drug, gun, and robbery offenses. Troupe, who was arrested in September 2022, remains in the custody of the United States Marshals Service pend  more

Vt. U.S. Attorney: Six Men Charged With Conspiring to Distribute Cocaine Base and Fentanyl in Rutland
BURLINGTON, Vermont, May 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Vermont issued the following news release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that on April 3, 2024, a federal grand jury returned a Second Superseding Indictment charging Eddie Melendez, 30, Reuben Melendez, 28, and Serafin Melendez, 53, of Feeding Hills, Massachusetts, Mathew Ponce, 29, and Giovanny Guzman, 23, of Springfield, Massachusetts, and Anthony Baker, 31 of Ru  more