Massachusetts drug Law
<h2> <center> Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Michael Lewis </h2> </center>
Boston, Massachusetts, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of manslaughter rom 1984 and 1993 pleaded guilty to manslaughter.<br> <br> On or about July 16 or 17 of 1984, Lewis and another man, both of whom were involved in the South Boston drug trade, were driving in South Boston in search of another drug dealer. Their purpose was to stop that dealer from opera... More...
$0 (11-21-2025 - MA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Aderito Patrick Amado </h2> </center>
Boston, Massachusetts, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl, fentanyl analogue, and cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 846, 841(b)(1)(A)(vi), and 841(b)(1)(B)(ii); three counts of possession with intent to distribute those substances.<br> <br> In late 2020 and early 2021, Massachusetts law e... More...
$0 (10-21-2025 - MA)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Marcus Hicks </h1></center></h1>
Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Drug Trafficking <br> <br> A Springfield, Mass. man was convicted today of drug trafficking following a three-day trial in Springfield.<br> <br> 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...
$0 (09-25-2025 - MA)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Raul Fernando Lora </h1></center></h1>
Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawfully re-entering the United S<br> <br> 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. <br> <br> Raul Fernando Lora, 45, was sentenced by U.S. Dist... More...
$0 (09-19-2025 - MA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Edwin Otero </h2> </center>
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.<br> <br> Edwin Otero was a violent (putting it mildly) Cape Cod-based drug dealer who now faces 456<br> months behind bars. <br> <br> For years Otero made a name for himself across Cape Cod, Massachusetts, and Rhode Isla... More...
$0 (09-18-2025 - MA)<h2> <center> Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Alixon Romero-Roa </h2> <center>
Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with charged him with drug possession with intent to distribute and drug trafficking. <br> <br> The next day, ICE Boston lodged an immigration detainer against Romero with the Nashua Street Jail.<br> <br> <img width="300" src="https://www.ice.gov/sites/default/files/2025-05/250515boston.jpg">... More...
$0 (09-12-2025 - Ma)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Noel Betances, Reylin Segura </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with seizure of approximately 73 kilos of cocaine </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Two Men Arrested in Connection with Seizure of Approximately 73 Kilograms of Cocaine with an Estimated Value of Over $1 Million</h2></center></b></b></center></><b... More...
$0 (08-13-2025 - MA)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Orlando Mancia, a/k/a Intruso </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distributing and possessing with intent to distribute 40 grams and more of fentanyl </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> 18th Street Gang Associate from El Salvador Pleads Guilty to Dealing Fentanyl</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/... More...
$0 (08-13-2025 - MA)<H2> <CENTER> United States of America v. Dinelson Hernandez-Rodrigues </h2> </center>
Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with <br> <br> Dinelson Hernandez-Rodriguez was<br> traveling southbound on Interstate 95 when the vehicle he was<br> driving was stopped by a Connecticut state trooper. Unbeknownst<br> to Hernandez-Rodriguez, that vehicle was being tracked by the Drug<br> Enforcement Administration ("DEA") as part of a months-long<br>... More...
$0 (08-11-2025 - MA)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Harvey Rodriguez, a/k/a “Big Opp†</h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center>Boston, Mssachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Drug Conspiracy and Armed Robbery </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Lynn Man Arrested for Drug Conspiracy and Armed Robbery</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <br> A Lynn man was arr... More...
$0 (08-06-2025 - MA)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Elvin Martinez-Flores </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Dealing Fentanyl </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Honduran National Sentenced for Dealing Fentanyl</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <br> A Honduran national, who is an associat... More...
$0 (08-06-2025 - MA)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Dominik Manigo </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of wire fraud conspiracy and one count of wire fraud </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Weymouth Man Pleads Guilty to COVID Unemployment Fraud</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></... More...
$0 (07-15-2025 - MA)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Jose Vasquez, a/k/a “Cholo†a/k/a “Little Crazy, William Pineda Portillo, a/k/a “Humilde†</h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with Racketeering </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Two MS-13 Members Sentenced for Racketeering</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <br> Two members of La Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13,... More...
$0 (07-15-2025 - MA)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Felisberto Lopes a/k/a “Chee-B†</h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center>Londonderry, New Hampshire criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Racketeering and Drug and Firearms Trafficking </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Member of Violent Gang Sentenced to Decade in Prison for Racketeering and Drug and Firearms Trafficking</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color... More...
$0 (07-15-2025 - MA)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Felisberto Lopes a/k/a “Chee-B †</h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Racketeering and Drug and Firearms Trafficking </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Member of Violent Gang Sentenced to Decade in Prison for Racketeering and Drug and Firearms Trafficking</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"><... More...
$0 (07-15-2025 - MA)<h2> <center> Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Morris I. Clemons </h2> </center>
Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the defendant charged with drug possession.<br> <br> 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...
$0 (07-01-2025 - MA)<H2> <CENTER> United States of America v. Joseph Corea </h2> </center>
Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with:<br> <br> 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,<br> DISTRIBUTION OF AND POSSESSION WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE 500 GRAMS OR MORE OF COCAINE; AIDING AND ABETTING,<br> POSSESSION OF A FIREARM ... More...
$0 (06-20-2025 - ma)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Ranyel Reyes </h2> </center>
Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute an distribution of heroine.<br> <br> the most commonly prosecuted federal drug statutes prohibit the manufacture,<br> distribution, importation, and exportation of controlled substances.1 They also prohibit<br> attempts and conspiracies to do the same.2 As discussed below, the... More...
$0 (06-18-2025 - MA)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Trevor Jones </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Sex Trafficking Four Victims </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Everett Man Pleads Guilty to Sex Trafficking Four Victims</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> An Everett man pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston to fou... More...
$0 (05-15-2025 - MA)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Jairo Collazo </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with a Fentanyl Distribution Conspiracy </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Dominican National Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Distribution Conspiracy</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A Dominican national residing in the Bronx, N.... More...
$0 (05-15-2025 - MA)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Aaron Lenardis </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Drug Conspiracy Involving Tens of Thousands of Counterfeit Pills and Firearm Offense </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Saugus Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Drug Conspiracy Involving Tens of Thousands of Counterfeit Pills and Fi... More...
$0 (04-28-2025 - MA)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Heriberto Perez, Jean Carlos Frias Polcano, Rafael Vargas-Cabrera </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> 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)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Daniel Motha and Jeffrey Motha </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> 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 </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Two Men Sentenced for Misbranding and Conspiring to Price Gouge N95 Masks in Early Months of COVID-19 Pandemic</h... More...
$0 (04-11-2025 - MA)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Andre McNeil </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> 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. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Brockton Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking and Illegal Possessio... More...
$0 (04-11-2025 - MA)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Loralie LaBroad </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with tampering with morphine at a local rehabilitation facility. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Former Traveling Nurse Sentenced to Prison for Tampering with Morphine</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> A former traveling nurse ... More...
$0 (04-04-2025 - MA)<center></center><h1><center> United States of America v. Jose Afonseca </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> 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. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Member of Violent Gang Sentenced to Over Eight Ye... More...
$0 (03-18-2025 - MA)</center><h1><center> United States of America v. Justin Suriel </h1></center></h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> 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. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Kidnapping and Drug Conspiracy</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Jus... More...
$0 (03-05-2025 - MA)</center><h1><center> United States of America v. Cote Colby </h1></center></h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Multi-State Drug Trafficking </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Drug Supplier from New Hampshire Sentenced to Six Years in Federal Prison for Multi-State Drug Trafficking Conspiracy </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> ... More...
$0 (03-06-2025 - MA)</center><h1><center> United States of America v. Miguel Angel Martinez Lugo, a/k/a “Jesus Manuel Encarnacion†a/k/a “Jose Rosado Rabell†</h1></center></h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possessing 70 Kilos of Cocaine </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Dominican National Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Possessing 70 Kilos of Cocaine </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Miguel Angel Martinez Lugo, a/k... More...
$0 (03-06-2025 - MA)<h2> <center> Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Melissa Martin </h2> <center>
Boston, Massachusetts, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of drugs (OUI-Drugs).<br> <br> * * *<br> <br> 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...
$0 (03-03-2025 - MA)</center><h1><center> United States of America v. Henry Del Rio, a/k/a “Junior†</h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiring to distribute fentanyl and cocaine </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Gang Member Sentenced to More Than Six Years in Prison for Narcotics Distribution Conspiracy</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A member o... More...
$0 (02-20-2025 - MA)</center><h1><center> United States of America v. Henry Del Rio, a/k/a “Junior†</h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Narcotics Distribution </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Gang Member Sentenced to More Than Six Years in Prison for Narcotics Distribution Conspiracy</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A member of the East Side Money Ga... More...
$0 (02-20-2025 - MA)</center><h1><center> United States of America v. Henry Del Rio, a/k/a “Junior†</h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Gang Member Sentenced to More Than Six Years in Prison for Narcotics Distribution Conspiracy</h2></center></b></b... More...
$0 (02-20-2025 - MA)</center><h1><center> United States of America v. Sary Rath </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <br> 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)<h1><center> United States of America v. Vinicio DeJesus Marrero Arias </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute fentanyl </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> New Bedford Man Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Fentanyl Conspiracy</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A Ne... More...
$0 (02-04-2025 - MA)<h1><center> United States of America v. Shem Khattiya </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Firearms and Fentanyl Charges </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Brockton Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Firearms and Fentanyl Charges</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A Brockton man was sentenced in federal ... More...
$0 (01-30-2025 - MA)<h1><center> United States of America v. Kevin Mercado </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possessing and distributing cocaine. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Bridgewater Man Sentenced to More than Six Years in Prison for Cocaine Trafficking </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A Bridgewater man was sentenc... More...
$0 (01-29-2025 - MA)<h1><center> United States of America v. Marvin Pompilus </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Conspiracy to Traffic Four Women Using Violence and Threats </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Repeat Sex Trafficker Sentenced to 13 Years in Prison for Conspiracy to Traffic Four Women Using Violence and Threats</h2></center></b></b> ... More...
$0 (01-23-2025 - MA)<h1><center> United States of America v. Luis Alfonso Mejia-Diaz, aka “El Bello†</h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Cocaine and Fentanyl Conspiracy </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Dominican Man Sentenced to 13 Years in Prison for Cocaine and Fentanyl Conspiracy</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Luis Alfonso Mejia-Diaz, aka “... More...
$0 (01-23-2025 - MA)<h1><center> United States of America v. Edward Tejeda Pimental, a/k/a “Miguel Carrillo Rodrigues,†a/k/a “Angel Matos†</h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Illegal Reentry </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Dominican Man Previously Convicted of Drug Offenses Sentenced to More Than Three Years in Prison for Illegal Reentry</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Edward Tejeda Pim... More...
$0 (01-17-2025 - MA)