Luis Rivera, Cocaine Trafficking, Massachusetts 2016

Defendant Sentenced to 10 Years for Cocaine and Crack Cocaine Trafficking

Luis Rivera, a/k/a ‘Fat Louie,’ 35, was sentenced to 10 years in prison, five years of supervised release and ordered to pay a $5,000 fine by U.S. District Court Chief Judge Patti B. Saris in federal court in Boston.

Rivera pleaded guilty in November 2017 to one count of conspiracy to distribute cocaine and cocaine base, also known as crack cocaine.

During an investigation into a network of street gangs trafficking illegal firearms and drugs, investigators identified Rivera as a Brockton-based source of supply for cocaine and cocaine base for numerous street-level drug dealers in Brockton and other communities. From January to April 2016, a cooperating witness purchased significant amounts of both cocaine and crack cocaine from Rivera.

Rivera operated his robust drug trafficking business from various residential and business locations in Brockton, including a residence at 103 Green Street, and conspired with numerous other individuals, including members/associates of the Boylston Street Gang, to distribute drugs.

Rivera is one of 53 defendants indicted in June 2016 on federal firearms and drug charges following an investigation into a network of street gangs that created alliances to traffic weapons and drugs throughout Massachusetts and to generate violence against rival gang members. Over 70 firearms were seized during the course of the investigation.

United States Attorney Andrew E. Lelling, as well as law enforcement officials from the Boston Field Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives, the New England Field Division of the Drug Enforcement Administration, Homeland Security Investigations in Boston, and the U.S. Marshal’s Service, announced the sentencing today.

The investigation was a collaborative effort between multiple agencies, including the Suffolk and Middlesex County Sheriff’s Departments and the Malden, Revere, and Everett Police Departments.

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