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United States of America v. Elvin Martinez-Flores
Date: 08-06-2025
Case Number: 1:25-cr-10154-IT
Judge: Indira Talwani
Court: The United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts (Suffolk County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: The United States Attorney’s Office for Boston
Defendant's Attorney: Click Here For The Best Boston, Massachusetts Criminal Defense Law Lawyer Directory
Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Dealing Fentanyl
Honduran National Sentenced for Dealing Fentanyl
A Honduran national, who is an associate of the transnational criminal organization 18th Street Gang, was sentenced on drug charges in federal court in Boston.
Elvin Martinez-Flores, 23, unlawfully residing in Everett, was sentenced 14 months in prison and three years of supervised release. Martinez-Flores is subject to deportation upon completion of the imposed sentence. In May 2025, Martinez pleaded guilty to distributing and possessing with intent to distribute 40 grams and more of fentanyl.
During an investigation into the 18th Street Gang targeting the communities of Everett, Chelsea, Revere, East Boston, and Lynn, Martinez was identified as a gang associate and a sophisticated wholesaler fentanyl dealer. On Sept. 20, 2024, Martinez sold approximately 400 pressed fentanyl pills to a cooperating witness. Later, on Oct. 28, 2024, Martinez sold another 500 pressed fentanyl pills to the cooperating witness.
United States Attorney Leah B. Foley; Ted E. Docks, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Boston Division; and Bryan DiGirolamo, Acting 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; U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Enforcement and Removal Operations; Suffolk County and Middlesex County District Attorney's Offices; and the Boston, Chelsea, Everett, Falmouth, Lynn, Medford, Nantucket and Revere Police Departments. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Timothy E. Moran and Fred Wyshak of the Organized Crime & Gang Unit prosecuted the case.
This effort is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) operation. OCDETF identifies, disrupts, and dismantles the highest-level criminal organizations that threaten the United States using a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, multi-agency approach. Additional information about the OCDETF Program can be found at https://www.justice.gov/OCDETF.
14 months in prison and three years of supervised release.
About This Case
What was the outcome of United States of America v. Elvin Martinez-Flores?
The outcome was: 14 months in prison and three years of supervised release.
Which court heard United States of America v. Elvin Martinez-Flores?
This case was heard in The United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts (Suffolk County), MA. The presiding judge was Indira Talwani.
Who were the attorneys in United States of America v. Elvin Martinez-Flores?
Plaintiff's attorney: The United States Attorney’s Office for Boston. Defendant's attorney: Click Here For The Best Boston, Massachusetts Criminal Defense Law Lawyer Directory.
When was United States of America v. Elvin Martinez-Flores decided?
This case was decided on August 6, 2025.