State: Connecticut
Eli O’Farrill-Fernandez, Cocaine Pipeline Operation, Connecticut 2023
New Britain just got a little quieter. Eli O’Farrill-Fernandez, 48, known on the streets as “Maple,” will spend the next ten years in a federal prison cell after admitting to running a significant cocaine pipeline into the city. The sentence, handed down yesterday in Hartford, caps a year-long investigation that exposed a network of drug…
Yúnior Benavides, Drug Trafficking, Connecticut 2026
West Hartford, CT – A convicted drug trafficker, once run out of the country, is back in federal custody after a routine traffic stop exposed his illegal reentry. Yúnior Benavides, 49, a Dominican national, now faces years behind bars after federal agents caught him driving on March 6, 2026, revealing a blatant disregard for a…
Julio Cesar Fernandez-Salazar, Reentry Charges, Colorado 2023
Colchester, CT – Julio Cesar Fernandez-Salazar, a 44-year-old Mexican national, is facing federal reentry charges after a familiar pattern of illegal border crossings and criminal activity culminated in his arrest last November. The feds say Fernandez-Salazar isn’t just a border jumper; he’s a persistent offender who’s repeatedly thumbed his nose at U.S. immigration law, racking…
Max Mota Pinho, Child Pornography Possession, Connecticut 2024
A Stamford man is facing decades in federal prison after investigators discovered a sickening cache of child pornography linked to his online accounts. Max Mota Pinho, 45, a Brazilian national, was taken into custody yesterday, his life in Connecticut crumbling after a tip from a cloud storage provider exposed his depravity. The case unfolded when…
Adam Salgado Jr., Possession of Child Sex Abuse Images, Connecticut 2024
A U.S. Army soldier from West Haven, Connecticut, is trading his uniform for an orange jumpsuit after being sentenced to six years in federal prison for possessing hundreds of images and videos depicting the sexual abuse of children. Adam Salgado Jr., 32, learned his fate in New Haven federal court today, a consequence of a…
Marquis Williams, Mail Theft, Connecticut 2025
Colchester resident Marquis Williams, 49, is trading his halfway house for a federal cell after a brazen return to the mail theft racket landed him a 27-month sentence. The feds hit Williams with the penalty in Hartford yesterday, barely a month after he was released on five years’ supervised release for a nearly identical scheme.…
Jose Raul Maita, Unlawful Reentry of a Removed Alien, Connecticut 2023
Southbury, CT – Jose Raul Maita, a 55-year-old Ecuadorian national with a history stretching back decades, is facing federal charges after being arrested for his third DUI and unlawful reentry into the United States. Maita, already deported twice, was taken into custody September 20th by Connecticut State Police, allegedly providing a false identity during the…
Derrick Rivera, Gunpoint Robbery, Connecticut 2022
⏱ 3 min read Derrick Rivera, 22, is headed to federal prison for 12 years after terrorizing two Bridgeport businesses in November 2022. Rivera pleaded guilty to robbing a barbershop on Wood Avenue and a restaurant on Wade Street, both at gunpoint. The November 25th robbery at the Wade Street eatery turned especially violent when…
Nicholas Kingsley, Stockpiling Illegal Firearms, Massachusetts 2023
⏱ 3 min read Nicholas Kingsley, 42, of Agawam, Massachusetts, is headed to federal prison for over nine years after a Homeland Security Investigation blew the lid on his operation. The feds busted Kingsley for stockpiling illegal firearms, silencers, and parts to turn ordinary guns into machine guns. The case unfolded in Hartford, Connecticut, with…
