FITCHBURG Three of the four remaining defendants convicted in the Fitchburg drug ring investigation were sentenced to prison time this week in Worcester District Court. Of the 18 individuals convicted in this case, only one more individual is left to be sentenced, scheduled to take place Nov. 16. The 18 convictions were the result […]
A Fitchburg man has been sentenced to over 9 years in federal prison for his role in “a wide-ranging" drug trafficking ring, the acting U.S. Attorney said Wednesday.
Where a defendant has moved to suppress evidence seized from his girlfriend’s residence without a warrant, the motion should be denied because the girlfriend’s consent was voluntary and not coerced. “The United States of America (the ‘Government’) charged Pedro Villot-Santiago (hereinafter, the ‘Defendant’) with controlled substance offenses. Defendant moved to suppress all evidence that was