Revere Father and Son Sentenced for Trafficking Oxycodone
BOSTON – A father and son from Revere, Massachusetts, have been sentenced to prison for their roles in a oxycodone trafficking operation. Mario Scata, 71, was sentenced to three years in prison and two years of supervised release, while his son Manuele Scata, 45, received eight years and six months in prison and three years of supervised release.
The Scatas pleaded guilty to their crimes in December 2017 and February 2018, respectively. Mario Scata pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute oxycodone and one count of possession with intent to distribute oxycodone. Manuele Scata pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute oxycodone, possession with intent to distribute oxycodone, and use of a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking offense.
According to court documents, agents observed foot and vehicle traffic consistent with street-level drug sales coming and going from the Scata home and from Manuele Scata’s business, D & M Auto Doctor, on Bennington Street in East Boston in 2014 and 2015. The investigation revealed that the Scatas’ pill supplier, Bregu, was supplying them with oxycodone every two-to-three weeks.
On July 16, 2015, a series of search warrants were executed, and a sophisticated hidden compartment was discovered in Bregu’s vehicle, containing $37,800. Additionally, approximately 1,900 oxycodone pills, a loaded firearm, and a machete were recovered from Manuele Scata’s vehicle, and additional oxycodone pills, a hand-written drug ledger, and nearly $12,000 were recovered from the Scatas’ home.
Bregu, the Scatas’ pill supplier, was sentenced to six years in prison and three years of supervised release in June 2018 after being convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute oxycodone.
United States Attorney Andrew E. Lelling, Harold H. Shaw, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Boston Field Division, Colonel Kerry A. Gilpin, Superintendent of the Massachusetts State Police, Revere Police Chief James Guido, Quincy Police Chief Paul Keenan, and Boston Police Commissioner William Evans announced the sentencing.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Christopher Pohl of Lelling’s Organized Crime and Gang Unit prosecuted the case.
Key Facts
- State: Massachusetts
- Category: Drug Trafficking, Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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