Boston man pleads guilty to drug distribution conspiracy involving harvard university

Boston Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Distribution Conspiracy Involving Harvard University

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March 23, 2024

BOSTON, MA – Lennon Carrasco, a 38-year-old Boston resident, entered a guilty plea for his involvement in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, heroin, and cocaine, some of which were sent through mail deliveries to locations including Harvard University. The guilty plea was made before U.S. District Court Judge Richard G. Stearns, who has set Carrasco’s sentencing for June 27, 2024.

Carrasco, indicted alongside co-conspirator Dorian Rojas in December 2020, admitted to one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances. The case unfolded in June 2019 when law enforcement discovered a FedEx package containing approximately one kilogram each of fentanyl and cocaine at a Harvard University biology lab. The investigation identified that Rojas, a former FedEx delivery driver, had solicited Carrasco, then a FedEx driver, to retrieve and deliver the illicit package to him. Further investigation revealed Carrasco’s involvement in diverting over 20 FedEx packages to Rojas between November 2017 and June 2019, including a package seized in August 2019 that contained almost one kilogram of heroin.

Rojas, having previously pleaded guilty to his part in the conspiracy, received a 10-year prison sentence and five years of supervised release in October 2022. Carrasco now faces up to 20 years in prison, a minimum of three years to a possible lifetime of supervised release, and a fine up to $1 million. The sentencing will be determined according to the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory considerations.

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