Randy Marchi Sentenced

A large-scale heroin trafficking ring has been dealt a significant blow with the sentencing of RANDY MARCHI, 39, formerly of Bridgeport, to 60 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release.

According to court documents and statements made in court, an investigation revealed that Ivan Rosario, also known as “Ghost,” headed a Bridgeport-based heroin trafficking organization that, between approximately April 2015 and March 2017, received at least 30 kilograms of heroin that had been transported from Mexico to Bridgeport hidden inside motorcycles equipped with secret compartments.

MARCHI served as the “table manager” for Rosario’s organization, overseeing the processing and packaging of the organization’s heroin for street sale. This key role made him a crucial component of the heroin trafficking ring, and his sentencing is a significant step towards dismantling the organization.

On March 16, 2017, a grand jury in Hartford returned an indictment charging Rosario, MARCHI and five other individuals with heroin trafficking and related offenses. MARCHI has been detained since his arrest on April 1, 2017, and on March 15, 2018, he pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute, and to possess with intent to distribute, heroin.

The investigation and prosecution of this case were the result of a collaborative effort between the FBI’s Bridgeport Safe Streets Task Force, DEA’s Bridgeport High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force, Bridgeport Police Department, and Stratford Police Department. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph Vizcarrondo.

On April 24, 2018, a jury found Rosario guilty of one count of causing or inducing any person to destroy evidence. The jury could not reach a verdict on one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute one kilogram or more of heroin, and found Rosario not guilty of one count of witness tampering and one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. On July 18, 2019, Judge Vanessa L. Bryant sentenced Rosario to 210 months of imprisonment.

The sentencing of RANDY MARCHI is a significant victory in the fight against heroin trafficking in the Bridgeport area. The investigation and prosecution of this case demonstrate the commitment of law enforcement agencies to dismantling large-scale heroin trafficking organizations and bringing those responsible to justice.