Paterson councilman running for mayor charged with pulling false fire alarm after Dominican Day Parade
Paterson, NJ – A sitting Paterson councilman and current mayoral candidate has been arrested and charged with triggering a false fire alarm inside city hall nearly a year ago, an act that…
United States Citizen Residing in Dominican Republic Sentenced to 178 Months in Prison for Conspiring to Import Cocaine into United States
NEWARK, N.J. – A United States citizen who had been residing in the Dominican Republic was sentenced today to 178 months in prison for conspiring to import hundreds of pounds of cocaine…
Second National from the Dominican Republic Pleads Guilty to Firearm and Narcotics Charges Stemming from Haulover Bay, St. John Shootout
St. Thomas, USVI – United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced today that Joan Morales Nolasco, a citizen of the Dominican Republic, appeared before United States Magistrate Judge Ruth Miller in the…
Fugitive Wanted for Sex Offenses for Nearly Two DecadesArrested in Dominican Republic, Extradited Back to U.S.
Scranton, PA – Today, United States Marshal Martin J. Pane announced the U.S. Marshals Service has extradited Angel Emilio Colon from the Dominican Republic to the U.S.. Colon is a 62-year-old man,…
Dominican National Sentenced for Presenting False Passport at Boston Logan Airport
BOSTON – A man traveling from the Dominican Republic under an assumed identity was sentenced yesterday for attempting to enter the United States using a false U.S. passport. Felipe Batista, 48, previously…
GRAND JURY RETURNS INDICTMENT AGAINST PUERTO RICAN RESIDENT AND DOMINICAN REPUBLIC CITIZEN FOR TRANSPORTING ILLEGAL ALIENS ON A MARITIME VESSEL
St. Thomas, USVI – On February 17, 2022, a federal Grand Jury returned a seven-count Bill of Indictment against Alejo Ocasio Venerio, 31, of Puerto Rico, and Franklyn Grullon Jorge, 44,…
Dominican National Twice Removed from the United States Sentenced to Prison for Illegal Re-entry
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Dominican national who twice re-entered the United States illegally after removal by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has been sentenced to 14 months in federal prison, announced United…
Native of Dominican Republic Arrested at the Cyril E. King Airport for Making Materially False Statements to Government Agents
St. Thomas, United States Virgin Islands – A citizen of the Dominican Republic was arrested on February 11, 2022, at the Cyril E. King Airport on a criminal charge based on his…
Dominican Republic National Operator of The Underground Nightclub in St. Thomas Sentenced to Six and a Half Years and Ordered to Pay Over $900,000 in Restitution
St. Thomas, USVI – United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced that Yohanna Gonzalez-McFarlane, 40, of the Dominican Republic, appeared before Chief District Court Judge Robert A. Molloy and was sentenced…
Dominican Drug Lord Extradited to the United States from St. Maarten to Face Drug Trafficking Charges
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Dominican drug lord Justo Germán Rosario (CPOT No. 64), also known as “Papín,” was indicted, arrested, and extradited to the United States to face drug trafficking charges…
Dominican Republic National Sentenced to 70 Months in Prison for Fentanyl Distribution Conspiracy
NEWARK, N.J. – A citizen of the Dominican Republic was sentenced today to 70 months in prison for her role in a drug trafficking conspiracy, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Yaquelin…
Dominican Drug Lord extradited to the United States from Colombia to Face Drug Trafficking Charges
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Today, Colombian authorities extradited Dominican drug lord Cesar Emilio Peralta-Adamez, also known as “El Abusador,” to the United States to face drug trafficking charges filed in the…
Dominican National Pleads Guilty to Illegal Reentry
BOSTON – A Dominican national pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to illegally reentering the United States after deportation. Yomelvin Abreu Bonilla, 32, pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful…
Dominican National Pleads Guilty to Cocaine Conspiracy
BOSTON – A Dominican national recently residing in Lawrence pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to her role in a cocaine distribution conspiracy. Michel Saredi-Munoz Morta, 21, pleaded guilty to…
Dominican National Sentenced for Fentanyl Conspiracy
BOSTON – A Dominican national previously residing in Lawrence was sentenced today in connection with two fentanyl distribution conspiracies. Luis Aybar-Guerrero, 25, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Richard G. Stearns…
Dominican National Arrested for Identity Theft and Unemployment Fraud Related to COVID-19 Pandemic
BOSTON – A Dominican National residing in Boston was arrested today for allegedly using others’ identities to fraudulently obtain Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) benefits. Wilson Radhames Peguero Brea, 52, was charged with…
Dominican Republic National Pleads Guilty to Charges Stemming from Haulover Bay, St. John Shootout
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Dominican National Sentenced for Social Security Misuse and Making a False Statement
BOSTON – A Dominican national previously residing in Taunton was sentenced today for false representation of a Social Security number and making a false statement relating to health care matters. Reynold Pereyra…
Dominican National Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Trafficking
BOSTON – A Dominican national pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to trafficking fentanyl. Eric Encarnacion Medina, 34, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess…
Dominican National Sentenced for Two Fentanyl Conspiracies
BOSTON – A Dominican national previously residing in Lawrence was sentenced yesterday in connection with two fentanyl distribution conspiracies. Guillermo Aybar-Guerrero, 29, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Denise J. Casper…
Four Non-Citizens from the Dominican Republic Face Charges for Smuggling 43 Haitians into Mona Island, Puerto Rico
Border Patrol warns of the dangers and consequences of irregular migration AGUADILLA, Puerto Rico –Four men from the Dominican Republic appeared this week before the US District Court in San Juan facing…