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Date: 10-11-2020
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Case Number: 1:20-cr-00025-JJM-PAS
Judge: John J. MCConnell, Jr.
Court: United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island (Providence County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: United States District Attorney’s Office, Providence, Rhode Island
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Description: Providence, Rhode Island criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with drug trafficking.
Jessie Yanez, 34, was arrested by members of the Cranston Police Department on November 16, 2019, following an investigation by members of the Pawtucket Police Department and the FBI Safe Streets Task Force. The investigation included four controlled purchases of varying amounts of fentanyl and cocaine from Yanez.
According to information presented to the court, Yanez sold an individual 3.5 grams of fentanyl for $240 on October 28, 2019, 20 grams of fentanyl for $1,800 on November 1, 2019, 50 grams of fentanyl for $2,750 on November 6, 2019, and 50 grams of cocaine for $1,900 on November 14, 2019.
Yanez, who has been detained since his arrest, pleaded guilty on June 25, 2019, to two counts of distribution of less than 40 grams of fentanyl, one count of distribution of more than 40 grams of fentanyl, and one count of distribution of less than 500 grams of cocaine.
Today, U.S. District Court Chief Judge John J. McConnell, Jr., sentenced Yanez to 84 months incarceration to be followed by four years of supervised release, announced United States Attorney Aaron L. Weisman, Cranston Police Chief Colonel Michael J. Winquist, Pawtucket Police Chief Tina Goncalves, and Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Boston Division Joseph R. Bonavolonta.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney’s Stacey P. Veroni and Gerard B. Sullivan.
DISTRIBUTION OF FENTANYL in Violation of 21 USC 841(a)(1)and(b)(1)(C)
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DISTRIBUTION OF FENTANYL in Violation of 21 USC 841(a)(1)and(b)(1)(B)(vi)
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DISTRIBUTION OF COCAINE in Violation of 21 USC 841(a)(1)and(b)(1)(C)
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Outcome: Defendant was sentenced to seven years in prison.
Court imposes 84 months. 4 years of supervised release. A $400 special assessment. No fine imposed.
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