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Date: 10-12-2018

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United States of America v. Craig Drummond, Darren Infante and Jessi Astacio

Case Number: 1:16-cr-10178-DJC

Judge: Denise J. Casper

Court: United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts (Suffolk County)

Plaintiff's Attorney: Karen D. Beausey, Craig E. Estes and Nadine Pellegrini

Defendant's Attorney: Scott Gleason for Jesus Gonzalez


Henry Brennan for Jenssi Astacio


John Amabile for Gorky Gonzalez


William Fick for Craig Drummond


Michael Band and David Russcol for Darren Infante


Stylianus Sinnis for Moses Rodriguez


George Vien, Josh Ruby and Peter Gelhaar for George Noukas


Samir Zaganjori for Juan Reyes


William Sullivan for Johnny Urena


Michael Liston for Jeffrey Brathwaite

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Three Florida Men Sentenced for Roles in Interstate Opioid Trafficking Conspiracy

Three Florida men were sentenced in federal court in Boston for their roles in an opioid trafficking conspiracy across Massachusetts and Florida.

Craig Drummond, 27, of Sunny Isles Beach, Fla., was sentenced today by U.S. District Court Judge Denise J. Casper to 10 months in prison and two years of supervised release. In March 2018, Drummond pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute oxycodone and one count of conspiracy to launder monetary instruments.

Darren Infante, 27, of Miami, Fla., was sentenced today by Judge Casper to time served and two years of supervised release, including seven months of home detention. In August 2017, Infante pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute oxycodone.

Jenssi Astacio, 32, of Sunny Isles Beach, Fla., was sentenced yesterday by Judge Casper to 70 months in prison and three years of supervised release. In April 2018, Astacio pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute oxycodone and one count of conspiracy to launder monetary instruments.

In March 2017, Astacio, Drummond, Infante, and seven others were arrested and charged. The arrests were the result of a three-year investigation that began in 2014. The defendants conspired to transport sizeable quantities of oxycodone from Miami, Fla., to Massachusetts, where it was distributed in the greater Boston area. Proceeds from the sales were then transported and/or transferred back to Florida and laundered in various ways.

Astacio shipped - and directed other co-conspirators to ship - large quantities of oxycodone pills from Florida to Massachusetts, negotiated with other co-conspirators the sale of oxycodone pills for redistribution, and directed co-conspirators to use bank accounts to launder the cash proceeds of their illicit sale of drugs. Drummond shipped sizeable quantities of oxycodone from Miami to Massachusetts, where it was distributed in the greater Boston area, and Infante shipped eight packages containing oxycodone from Miami to various addresses in Massachusetts for distribution.

United States Attorney Andrew E. Lelling; Brian D. Boyle, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration, Boston Field Division; Kristina O’Connell, Special Agent in Charge of the Internal Revenue Service’s Criminal Investigation in Boston; Joseph W. Cronin, Inspector in Charge of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service; John Gibbons, U.S. Marshal for the District of Massachusetts; and Mickey D. Leadingham, Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives, Boston Field Division, made the announcement today. Valuable assistance was provided by the Massachusetts State Police and the Biddeford (Maine), Framingham, Haverhill, Lawrence, Manchester (N.H.), Methuen, Millis, Natick, Stoughton and Waltham Police Departments. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Nadine Pellegrini and Craig Estes of Lelling’s Narcotics and Money Laundering Unit are prosecuting the cases.


Gonzalez:

21:846...CONSPIRACY TO DISTRIBUTE AND TO POSSESS WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE HEROIN AND FENTANYL
(1s)

21:846...CONSPIRACY TO DISTRIBUTE AND TO POSSESS WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE OXYCODONE
(2s)

18:1956(h)...CONSPIRACY TO LAUNDER MONETARY INSTRUMENTS
(3s)


Astacio:

21:846...CONSPIRACY TO DISTRIBUTE AND TO POSSESS WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE OXYCODONE
(2)

18:1956(h)...CONSPIRACY TO LAUNDER MONETARY INSTRUMENTS
(3)


Gorky Gonzalez:

21:846...CONSPIRACY TO DISTRIBUTE AND TO POSSESS WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE OXYCODONE
(2)


Craig Drummond:

21:846...CONSPIRACY TO DISTRIBUTE AND TO POSSESS WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE OXYCODONE
(2)
18:1956(h)...CONSPIRACY TO LAUNDER MONETARY INSTRUMENTS
(3)


Infante:

21:846...CONSPIRACY TO DISTRIBUTE AND TO POSSESS WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE OXYCODONE
(2)
18:1956(h)...CONSPIRACY TO LAUNDER MONETARY INSTRUMENTS
(3)


Moses Rodriguez:

21:846...CONSPIRACY TO DISTRIBUTE AND TO POSSESS WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE HEROIN AND FENTANYL
(1)

18:1956(h)...CONSPIRACY TO LAUNDER MONETARY INSTRUMENTS
(3)


Noukas:

21:846...CONSPIRACY TO DISTRIBUTE AND TO POSSESS WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE HEROIN AND FENTANYL
(1)
21:846...CONSPIRACY TO DISTRIBUTE AND TO POSSESS WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE 100 GRAMS OR MORE OF HEROIN AND 40 GRAMS OR MORE OF FENTANYL
(1s)


Reyes:

21:846...CONSPIRACY TO DISTRIBUTE AND TO POSSESS WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE OXYCODONE
(2)

18:1956(h)...CONSPIRACY TO LAUNDER MONETARY INSTRUMENTS
(3)


Johnny Urena:

21:846...CONSPIRACY TO DISTRIBUTE AND TO POSSESS WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE HEROIN AND FENTANYL
(1)

21:846...CONSPIRACY TO DISTRIBUTE AND TO POSSESS WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE 100 GRAMS OR MORE OF HEROIN AND 40 GRAMS OR MORE OF FENTANYL
(1s)

21:846...CONSPIRACY TO DISTRIBUTE AND TO POSSESS WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE OXYCODONE
(2)

21:846...CONSPIRACY TO DISTRIBUTE AND TO POSSESS WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE OXYCODONE
(2s)


Jeffrey Brathwaite:

21:846...CONSPIRACY TO DISTRIBUTE AND TO POSSESS WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE HEROIN AND FENTANYL
(1)

Outcome: Gonzalez:

The Court orders the defendant committed to the custody of the Bureau of Prisons for a term of 100 months. Upon release, the defendant is placed on supervised release for a term of 4 years with special conditions. The Court further imposes a special assessment of $300


Astacio:

The Court orders the defendant committed to the custody of the Bureau of Prisons for a term of 70 months. Upon release, the defendant is placed on supervised release for a term of 3 years with special conditions. The Court further imposes a special assessment of $200


Gorky Gonzalez:


The Court orders the defendant committed to the custody of the Bureau of Prisons for a term of 54 months. Upon release, the defendant is placed on supervised release for a term of 3 years with special conditions. The Court further imposes a special assessment of $100


Craig Drummond:

Defendant was sentenced to 10 months in prison and two years of supervised release.


Darren Infante:

Was sentenced to time served and two years of supervised release, including seven months of home detention.


Moses Rodriguez:

The Court orders the defendant committed to the custody of the Bureau of Prisons for a term of 70 months. Upon release, the defendant is placed on supervised release for a term of 3 years with special conditions. The Court further imposes a special assessment of $200


Reyes:

The Court orders the defendant committed to the custody of the Bureau of Prisons for a term of 55 months. Upon release, the defendant is placed on supervised release for a term of 3 years. The Court further imposes a special assessment of $200


Johnny Urena:

The Court orders the defendant committed to the custody of the Bureau of Prisons for a term of 60 months. Upon release, the defendant is placed on supervised release for a term of 4 years with special conditions. The Court further orders a special assessment of $300


Jeffrey Brathwaite:

Dismissed on motion by the Government

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