Date: 11-15-2024

Case Style:

United States of America v. Ceferina Dominguez

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Judge: Angel Kelley

Court: The United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Plaintiff's Attorney: The States United Attorney’s Office for Boston

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Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Fentanyl Charges
Lawrence Woman Sentenced to Probation for Fentanyl Charges

A Lawrence, Mass. woman was sentenced to probation in federal court in Boston for conspiring to distribute controlled substances and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl.

Ceferina Dominguez, 57, was sentenced by District Court Judge Angel Kelley to four years’ probation. The government recommended a sentence of 51 months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release. In June 2024, Dominguez pleaded guilty to one count each of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl.

Dominguez was charged in connection with the April 2021 seizure of 9.6 kilograms of fentanyl from her Lawrence residence and an additional 6.4 kilograms of fentanyl from a hidden compartment in a car registered to her. In 2018, fentanyl, fentanyl analogue, fentanyl precursors and drug proceeds were seized from a townhouse rented by Dominguez.

Acting United States Attorney Joshua S. Levy and Stephen Belleau, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration, New England Field Division made the announcement today. Assistant U.S. Attorney Katherine Ferguson, Deputy Chief of the Narcotics and Money Laundering Unit prosecuted the case.

This effort is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) operation. OCDETF identifies, disrupts, and dismantles the highest-level criminal organizations that threaten the United States using a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, multi-agency approach. Additional information about the OCDETF Program can be found at https://www.justice.gov/OCDETF.

Outcome:

Defendant was found guilty and sentenced to four years’ probation. To be followed by three years of supervised release

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