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USAO Press Release on May 7, 2026

BOSTON – A member of La Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for his role in a previously-unsolved murder.

Adam Rodriguez, a/k/a “Pelon,” 35, was sentenced by Senior U.S. District Court Judge William G. Young to 15 years in prison, to be followed…

USAO Press Release on May 7, 2026

BOSTON – A Methuen man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for trafficking counterfeit prescription pills containing fentanyl and methamphetamine, unlawfully possessing firearms and ammunition and using a firearm in relation of a drug trafficking offense.

Shawn Hart, 45, was…

USAO Press Release on May 7, 2026

BOSTON – A Salvadoran national unlawfully residing in Chelsea was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for making multiple illegal firearms sales.

Melbi Ovidio Ortez, 41, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Chief Judge Denise J. Casper to 27 months in prison, to be followed by three…

USAO Press Release on May 6, 2026

RUTLAND – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont stated that on May 6, 2026, Noor Mohamed, age 26, of Burlington, Vermont, was sentenced by United States District Judge Mary Kay Lanthier to a term of 72 months’ imprisonment to be followed by a 3-year term of supervised…

USAO Press Release on May 5, 2026

BANGOR, Maine: An Oakland man pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Bangor to possessing stolen firearms.

According to court records, during the early morning hours of August 10, 2025, Cody Smith, 24, broke into a pawn shop in Waterville and stole…

USAO Press Release on May 4, 2026

BOSTON – A Brazilian national, unlawfully residing in Milford, Mass., has been charged for allegedly dealing firearms without a license. Specifically, the defendant allegedly sold firearms, including a ghost gun to a confidential informant.

Caua Da Silva, 21, was charged in federal court…

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