Massachusetts drug Law
 

United States of America v. Marcus Hicks

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Drug Trafficking

A Springfield, Mass. man was convicted today of drug trafficking following a three-day trial in Springfield.

Marcus Hicks, 43, was convicted of one count of possession with intent to distribute cocaine, one count of possession of cocaine base, also known as crack cocaine, and o... More...
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United States of America v. Raul Fernando Lora

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawfully re-entering the United S

A Dominican national residing in Methuen, Mass. has been sentenced in federal court in Boston for unlawfully re-entering the United States after deportation and possessing narcotics intended for distribution.

Raul Fernando Lora, 45, was sentenced by U.S. Dist... More...
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United States of America v. Edwin Otero

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute and to posses with intent to distributed 100 grams or more of heroin.

Edwin Otero was a violent (putting it mildly) Cape Cod-based drug dealer who now faces 456
months behind bars.

For years Otero made a name for himself across Cape Cod, Massachusetts, and Rhode Isla... More...
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Alixon Romero-Roa

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with charged him with drug possession with intent to distribute and drug trafficking.

The next day, ICE Boston lodged an immigration detainer against Romero with the Nashua Street Jail.

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United States of America v. Noel Betances, Reylin Segura

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with seizure of approximately 73 kilos of cocaine

Two Men Arrested in Connection with Seizure of Approximately 73 Kilograms of Cocaine with an Estimated Value of Over $1 Million

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   $0 (08-13-2025 - MA)

United States of America v. Orlando Mancia, a/k/a Intruso

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distributing and possessing with intent to distribute 40 grams and more of fentanyl

18th Street Gang Associate from El Salvador Pleads Guilty to Dealing Fentanyl


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United States of America v. Dinelson Hernandez-Rodrigues

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with

Dinelson Hernandez-Rodriguez was
traveling southbound on Interstate 95 when the vehicle he was
driving was stopped by a Connecticut state trooper. Unbeknownst
to Hernandez-Rodriguez, that vehicle was being tracked by the Drug
Enforcement Administration ("DEA") as part of a months-long
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   $0 (08-11-2025 - MA)

United States of America v. Harvey Rodriguez, a/k/a “Big Opp”

Boston, Mssachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Drug Conspiracy and Armed Robbery

Lynn Man Arrested for Drug Conspiracy and Armed Robbery




A Lynn man was arr... More...    $0 (08-06-2025 - MA)

United States of America v. Elvin Martinez-Flores

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Dealing Fentanyl

Honduran National Sentenced for Dealing Fentanyl




A Honduran national, who is an associat... More...    $0 (08-06-2025 - MA)

United States of America v. Dominik Manigo

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of wire fraud conspiracy and one count of wire fraud

Weymouth Man Pleads Guilty to COVID Unemployment Fraud


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United States of America v. Jose Vasquez, a/k/a “Cholo” a/k/a “Little Crazy, William Pineda Portillo, a/k/a “Humilde”

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with Racketeering

Two MS-13 Members Sentenced for Racketeering




Two members of La Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13,... More...    $0 (07-15-2025 - MA)

United States of America v. Felisberto Lopes a/k/a “Chee-B”

Londonderry, New Hampshire criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Racketeering and Drug and Firearms Trafficking

Member of Violent Gang Sentenced to Decade in Prison for Racketeering and Drug and Firearms Trafficking


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United States of America v. Felisberto Lopes a/k/a “Chee-B ”

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Racketeering and Drug and Firearms Trafficking

Member of Violent Gang Sentenced to Decade in Prison for Racketeering and Drug and Firearms Trafficking


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Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Morris I. Clemons

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the defendant charged with drug possession.

At about 9:32 P..M. on November 6, 2022, Officer Tredeau saw the Toyota stopped to the side of a roadway. The Toyota's brake lights were on, its transmission was in drive, and the defendant, who was its sole occupant, was slumped over and asleep with his foot on the brake pedal. When Offi... More...
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United States of America v. Joseph Corea

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with:

CONSPIRACY TO DISTRIBUTE AND TO POSSESS WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE 400 GRAMS OR MORE OF FENTANYL, FIVE KILOGRAMS OR MORE OF COCAINE, AND OTHER CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES,
DISTRIBUTION OF AND POSSESSION WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE 500 GRAMS OR MORE OF COCAINE; AIDING AND ABETTING,
POSSESSION OF A FIREARM ... More...
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United States of America v. Ranyel Reyes

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute an distribution of heroine.

the most commonly prosecuted federal drug statutes prohibit the manufacture,
distribution, importation, and exportation of controlled substances.1 They also prohibit
attempts and conspiracies to do the same.2 As discussed below, the... More...
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United States of America v. Trevor Jones

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Sex Trafficking Four Victims

Everett Man Pleads Guilty to Sex Trafficking Four Victims



An Everett man pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston to fou... More...
   $0 (05-15-2025 - MA)

United States of America v. Jairo Collazo

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with a Fentanyl Distribution Conspiracy

Dominican National Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Distribution Conspiracy



A Dominican national residing in the Bronx, N.... More...
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United States of America v. Aaron Lenardis

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Drug Conspiracy Involving Tens of Thousands of Counterfeit Pills and Firearm Offense

Saugus Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Drug Conspiracy Involving Tens of Thousands of Counterfeit Pills and Fi... More...
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United States of America v. Heriberto Perez, Jean Carlos Frias Polcano, Rafael Vargas-Cabrera

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances and one count of possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. Perez and Frias Polcano were also indicted on one count each of distribution and possess... More...    $0 (04-21-2025 - MA)

United States of America v. Daniel Motha and Jeffrey Motha

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with Misbranding and Conspiring to Price Gouge N95 Masks in Early Months of COVID-19 Pandemic

Two Men Sentenced for Misbranding and Conspiring to Price Gouge N95 Masks in Early Months of COVID-19 PandemicMore...
   $0 (04-11-2025 - MA)

United States of America v. Andre McNeil

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute and two counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition.

Brockton Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking and Illegal Possessio... More...
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United States of America v. Loralie LaBroad

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with tampering with morphine at a local rehabilitation facility.

Former Traveling Nurse Sentenced to Prison for Tampering with Morphine


A former traveling nurse ... More...
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United States of America v. Jose Afonseca

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise, conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine and dealing in firearms without a license.

Member of Violent Gang Sentenced to Over Eight Ye... More...
   $0 (03-18-2025 - MA)

United States of America v. Justin Suriel

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with smuggling drugs into the Essex County Jail, distributing fentanyl and cocaine and unlawful possession of a firearm.

Kidnapping and Drug Conspiracy



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   $0 (03-05-2025 - MA)

United States of America v. Cote Colby

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Multi-State Drug Trafficking

Drug Supplier from New Hampshire Sentenced to Six Years in Federal Prison for Multi-State Drug Trafficking Conspiracy



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United States of America v. Miguel Angel Martinez Lugo, a/k/a “Jesus Manuel Encarnacion” a/k/a “Jose Rosado Rabell”

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possessing 70 Kilos of Cocaine

Dominican National Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Possessing 70 Kilos of Cocaine



Miguel Angel Martinez Lugo, a/k... More...
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Melissa Martin

Boston, Massachusetts, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of drugs (OUI-Drugs).

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CRIMINAL LAW. SUFFICIENCY OF EVIDENCE. The case addresses the sufficiency of evidence for a conviction of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of narcotic drugs, with a focus on whether circumstantial ... More...
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United States of America v. Henry Del Rio, a/k/a “Junior”

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiring to distribute fentanyl and cocaine

Gang Member Sentenced to More Than Six Years in Prison for Narcotics Distribution Conspiracy



A member o... More...
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United States of America v. Henry Del Rio, a/k/a “Junior”

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Narcotics Distribution

Gang Member Sentenced to More Than Six Years in Prison for Narcotics Distribution Conspiracy



A member of the East Side Money Ga... More...
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United States of America v. Henry Del Rio, a/k/a “Junior”

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances.

Gang Member Sentenced to More Than Six Years in Prison for Narcotics Distribution Conspiracy

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United States of America v. Sary Rath

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with


Sary Rath, 39, pleaded guilty to one count of distribution of and possession with intent to distribute 500 grams and more of methamphetamine, and one count of distribution and possession with intent to distrib... More...
   $0 (02-14-2025 - MA)

United States of America v. Vinicio DeJesus Marrero Arias

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute fentanyl

New Bedford Man Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Fentanyl Conspiracy



A Ne... More...
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United States of America v. Shem Khattiya

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Firearms and Fentanyl Charges

Brockton Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Firearms and Fentanyl Charges



A Brockton man was sentenced in federal ... More...
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United States of America v. Kevin Mercado

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possessing and distributing cocaine.

Bridgewater Man Sentenced to More than Six Years in Prison for Cocaine Trafficking



A Bridgewater man was sentenc... More...
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United States of America v. Marvin Pompilus

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Conspiracy to Traffic Four Women Using Violence and Threats

Repeat Sex Trafficker Sentenced to 13 Years in Prison for Conspiracy to Traffic Four Women Using Violence and Threats

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United States of America v. Luis Alfonso Mejia-Diaz, aka “El Bello”

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Cocaine and Fentanyl Conspiracy

Dominican Man Sentenced to 13 Years in Prison for Cocaine and Fentanyl Conspiracy



Luis Alfonso Mejia-Diaz, aka “El B... More...
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United States of America v. Edward Tejeda Pimental, a/k/a “Miguel Carrillo Rodrigues,” a/k/a “Angel Matos”

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Illegal Reentry

Dominican Man Previously Convicted of Drug Offenses Sentenced to More Than Three Years in Prison for Illegal Reentry



Edward Tejeda Pim... More...
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United States of America v. Shavon Gurley, a/k/a “Soo Soo”

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with selling counterfeit pills containing methamphetamine.

Violent Offender Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Selling Counterfeit Pills to Undercover Officer


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United States of America v. Jose Perez

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possess with intent to distribute controlled substances and one count of felon in possession of a firearm

Two-Time Convicted Felon Sentenced to Over 11 Years in Prison for Drug and Firearm Charges

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