John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of
Connecticut, announced that ALEXANDER CALDERON, 23, of Thomaston, was sentenced
today by U.S. District Judge Robert N. Chatigny in Hartford to 46 months of
imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for trafficking
heroin and crack cocaine.
According to court documents and statements made in court,
in the fall of 2017, the FBI, ATF and Waterbury Police Department began an
investigation into drug trafficking by suspected members of “Addicted to
Money,” also known as “ATM,” a violent street gang operating in Waterbury. The investigation, which included
court-authorized wiretaps, physical surveillance and controlled purchases of
heroin and crack cocaine, resulted in federal charges against Calderon and 10
other individuals.
The investigation revealed that Calderon regularly sold
heroin and crack cocaine to customers.
Calderon has been detained since his arrest on July 17,
2018. On January 15, 2019, he pleaded
guilty to one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to
distribute, heroin and cocaine base (“crack”).
This matter is being investigated by the Federal Bureau of
Investigation, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, and
the Waterbury Police Department’s Gang Task Force. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant
U.S. Attorneys Patrick F. Caruso and Natasha M. Freismuth, with assistance from
Cynthia Serafini and Don Therkildsen of the Waterbury State’s Attorney’s
Office.
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