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 Island as a significant heroin dealer

with a propensity for violence. Through the rumblings of confidential sources, the Drug Enforcement Administration ("DEA") learned of Otero and kicked off an investigation into his operation in August 2018. Months later, first

April 2019, DEA agents obtained authorization to intercept communications from two of Otero's cell phones. Through their

monitoring, the agents learned that Otero was the leader of a drug trafficking organization involving at least ten individuals and that he was slinging product almost every day. All told, the investigation uncovered a conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute over 100 grams of heroin between March 2019 and May 20, 2019 (the date of Otero's arrest).

The defendant is sentenced to a total term of 456 months in the custody of the BOP, this term consists of a term of 336 months on Counts 1s and 9s, terms of 240 months on Counts 2s, 4s, 10s, and 11s, and a term of 120 months on Count 8s, all to be served concurrently, and a term of 120 months on Count 5s, to be served consecutively to the terms imposed on Counts 1s, 2s, 4s, and 8s-11s. followed by 4 years of supervised release with conditions, no fine and a special assessment of $800.00.



Affirmed