A New Haven man has been sentenced to 9 years in prison for his role in a scheme to distribute oxycodone in Connecticut.
Julian Cintron, 37, also known as ‘Papi’ and ‘Jay,’ was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in Hartford to 108 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for his leadership role in a scheme to distribute oxycodone that was obtained through fraudulent prescriptions.
According to court documents and statements made in court, in 2012, members of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Haven Tactical Diversion Squad began an investigation into a drug trafficking organization that manufactured fraudulent prescriptions for oxycodone and distributed the drug in the greater New Haven area.
The investigation revealed that, between February 2013 and September 2015, the organization stole the personal identifying information of more than 50 doctors and medical professionals and fraudulently obtained more than 80,000 oxycodone pills.
Members of the conspiracy used individuals, or ‘runners,’ to fill the fraudulent prescriptions at pharmacies throughout Connecticut. Once a runner provided his or her personal information to a member of the organization, the runner’s information was kept on file and used to create other fraudulent prescriptions.
CINTRON, along with David Thompson and Alejandrino DeJesus, all of New Haven, were key members of the organization who recruited and transported runners to fill fraudulent prescriptions.
CINTRON has been detained since his arrest on September 10, 2015. On that date, agents searched CINTRON’s residence and two of his vehicles and seized numerous items relating to this scheme, including fraudulent prescriptions bearing the names of different doctors and patients, ledgers containing doctors’ DEA numbers, blank prescriptions, full sheets of tamper proof paper, several computers, a printer, and more than 20 cell phones.
CINTRON pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute oxycodone on July 22, 2016. Thompson and DeJesus also pleaded guilty. On November 7, 2016, DeJesus was sentenced to 132 months of imprisonment. Thompson awaits sentencing.
The DEA Tactical Diversion Squad includes members from the Bristol, Greenwich, Hamden, Milford, New Haven, Shelton, Vernon and Wilton Police Departments.
This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Amy C. Brown and Robert M. Spector.
Defendant: Julian Cintron
Criminal Charges: Conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute oxycodone
City and State: New Haven, Connecticut
Date: September 10, 2015 (arrest), July 22, 2016 (plea), and today (sentencing)
Sentence: 108 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release
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Key Facts
- State: Connecticut
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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