Danbury Dealer Lands 18 Months for Fentanyl, Cocaine Bust

Danbury Man Sentenced to 18 Months for Fentanyl and Cocaine Violations

A 58-year-old Danbury man is headed back to the slammer after a court-authorized search turned up a stash of fentanyl, cocaine, and firearm parts, leading to a supervised release violation.

According to court documents, Paul Mignani, 58, of Danbury, was sentenced to 18 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A Meyer in New Haven for violating the conditions of his federal supervised release.

Mignani was initially sentenced in 2017 to 60 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for distributing cocaine and heroin. Judge Meyer also found that Mignani’s narcotics distribution was linked to the overdose deaths of two women in 2016.

The court-authorized search of Mignani’s Danbury residence on September 12, 2022, revealed approximately 48 grams of loose fentanyl, 79 dose bags of fentanyl, 69 grams of cocaine, various prescription pills, items used to process and package narcotics, and firearm parts and ammunition.

Mignani is being prosecuted by the Danbury State’s Attorney’s Office for his new criminal conduct, and has agreed to a sentence of 15 years of incarceration, suspended after six years. Judge Meyer imposed the 18-month federal sentence to run consecutively to Mignani’s state sentence.

This matter was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Danbury Police Department. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Daniel George.

The 18-month sentence is a harsh reminder that violating supervised release is a serious offense, and those who think they can continue their illicit activities will face the consequences.