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CT Man Sentenced For Gun, Drug Offenses, Violating Supervised Release CT Man Sentenced For Gun, Drug Offenses, Violating Supervised Release
CT Man Sentenced For Gun, Drug Offenses, Violating Supervised Release A convicted felon in Connecticut is heading back to prison after being busted with an illegal, stolen weapon and selling drugs. In October 2008, New London resident James Bowers was sentenced to 10 years in prison, followed by eight years of supervised release after being found guilty of possessing a firearm as a previously convicted felon and possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine. Bowers was released from federal prison in December 2014. Less than two years after his release, on June 30, 2016, while on supervised release, police conducted a court-authorized search of his resi…

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OD Investigation Leads To Heroin Distribution Charge For CT Man OD Investigation Leads To Heroin Distribution Charge For CT Man
OD Investigation Leads To Heroin Distribution Charge For CT Man The investigation into a fatal heroin overdose led to a guilty plea for a Connecticut man who pleaded guilty to distributing drugs in the area. Roger Tuscano, 48, of Bristol pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute and distribution of heroin, John Durham, the United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced. On April 26 last year, members of the Southington Police Department and local paramedics were dispatched to an area residence, where there was a report of an unresponsive 54-year-old woman who was suffering from an apparent drug overdose. Fir…

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Fairfield County Man Sentenced For Distributing Heroin, Fentanyl Fairfield County Man Sentenced For Distributing Heroin, Fentanyl
Fairfield County Man Sentenced For Distributing Heroin, Fentanyl A 24-year-old Fairfield County man is heading to prison after being busted by undercover police officers distributing heroin and fentanyl. John Durham, the United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut announced that Jovanni Reyes of Bridgeport was sentenced in New Haven District Court to two years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute heroin in October last year. According to court documents, Bridgeport police made three controlled purchases of heroin from Reyes in late 2016. On Dec. 8, 2016, investigators conducted a court-authorized…

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Man Sentenced For Trafficking Cocaine In Fairfield County Man Sentenced For Trafficking Cocaine In Fairfield County
Man Sentenced For Trafficking Cocaine In Fairfield County A Hudson Valley man has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for trafficking cocaine out of a Fairfield County hotel. John Durham, the United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Stony Point resident Dominick Pacifico, 34, has been sentenced in federal court to 60 months in prison, followed by four years of supervised release after pleading guilty to individual counts of possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute and distribution of more than 500 grams of cocaine. Durham said that in May last year, DEA officers from the Bridgeport Hig…

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