BOSTON, MA – In a shocking turn of events, two MCI-Cedar Junction inmates, Chad Connors and William Guillemette, and their family members, Lisa Guillemette and Margaret Guillemette, have been charged in federal court in Boston with smuggling drugs into the facility.
According to the indictment, Chad Connors, 42, and William Guillemette, 39, both inmates at Massachusetts Correctional Institute – Cedar Junction (MCI-CJ) in South Walpole, and Lisa Guillemette, 42, and Margaret Guillemette, 58, both of Fall River, were each charged with one count of conspiracy to distribute Suboxone and Alprazolam.
The indictment alleges that Chad Connors was involved in a romantic relationship with Christine Ramos, a nurse assigned to the DDU, and at his request, she smuggled contraband, including controlled substances, into MCI-CJ. Ramos opened two Post Office Boxes and Connors sent letters and money to her at these P.O. Boxes, and Lisa and Margaret Guillemette obtained and sent Suboxone and Alprazolam to the P.O. Boxes. Ramos subsequently smuggled the drugs into the DDU and delivered them to Connors.
It is further alleged that Connors and William Guillemette distributed the drugs to other inmates, who sent checks to Lisa and Margaret Guillemette as payment for the drugs. The indictment states that Suboxone and Alprazolam are Schedule III and Schedule IV controlled substances, respectively.
Christine Ramos was previously charged and pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute Suboxone and Alprazolam and is scheduled to be sentenced on December 17, 2018.
The charge of conspiracy to distribute Suboxone and Alprazolam provides for a sentence of no greater than 10 years in prison, three years of supervised release, a fine of $500,000, and forfeiture. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based upon the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines.
United States Attorney Andrew E. Lelling, Harold H. Shaw, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Boston Field Division, Commissioner Thomas A. Turco III of the Massachusetts Department of Correction, and Joseph W. Cronin, Inspector in Charge of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service’s Boston Division made the announcement today.
The details contained in the charging documents are allegations. The defendants are presumed to be innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
Key Facts
- State: Massachusetts
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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