United States of America v. Abraham Heredia

Boston, Massachusetts, criminal defense lawyer Joseph Harty represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of Fentanyl.

Abraham Heredia, 25, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute more than 400 grams of fentanyl.

From at least November 2022 to June 2023, Heredia conspired with others to distribute larges amounts of fentanyl throughout Western Massachusetts. On one occasion in June of 2023, Heredia conspired to distribute nearly one and a half kilograms of fentanyl, which was intercepted by law enforcement. The investigation revealed a number of other occasions during which Heredia supplied mid-level drug dealers with large amounts of fentanyl.

United States Attorney Leah B. Foley and Ted E. Docks, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, Boston Division made the announcement. Valuable assistance was provided by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives, Boston Field Division; Massachusetts State Police; the Berkshire, Hampden and Franklin County Sherriff’s Offices; and the Holyoke, Springfield, Chicopee, West Springfield and Easthampton Police Departments. Assistant U.S. Attorney Neil L. Desroches, Chief of the Springfield Branch Unit prosecuted the case.

The Defendant was found guilty and was sentenced to 120 Months in Custody of Bureau of Prisons, to be followed by a Term of Supervised Release for 5 Years.