U.S. Attorney's Office

A Fall River man with 32 prior convictions pleaded guilty in federal court to fentanyl distribution, conspiracy, and illegal firearm possession following undercover sales.

Fall River repeat offender Antonio Calderon pleaded guilty to federal crack cocaine distribution charges after selling drugs on four occasions. He faces up to 40 years in prison.

Former Plymouth school food director Patrick Van Cott was sentenced to federal prison for stealing district cafeteria supplies to supply his Barnstable Snack Shack.

Gerard R. Proulx, Jr. of Attleboro pleaded guilty to federal CSAM charges following a home raid. A prior federal conviction means the repeat offender faces 10 to 20 years in prison.

Brockton man Antonio Dossantos-Tirado pleaded guilty in Boston federal court to drug distribution and conspiracy charges involving crack and fentanyl sales in Fall River.

Carver man charged in dogfighting ring involving breeding, training, gambling, animal cruelty and federal investigation.

Carlos Perez of Fall River pleaded guilty to firearm possession and cocaine distribution following a federal investigation into illegal gun sales.

New Bedford man charged in federal benefit fraud scheme using stolen identities to steal $943K in SNAP, MassHealth and Social Security funds.

The leader of a heroin trafficking ring that distributed the drug around Cape Cod and Pawtucket, Rhode Island has been sentenced along with two others for drugs offenses, a violent kidnapping, and a shooting over a drug debt.

A New Bedford fisherman has been sentenced to time served for tax evasion after failing to pay federal taxes on his six-figure income for several years.