John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of
Connecticut, announced that JONATHAN RIVERA, also known as “Gitto,” 26, of
Hartford, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall in New
Haven to one count of possession with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of
fentanyl.
According to court documents and statements made in court,
on December 5, 2018, Rivera was arrested in Hartford’s South End after he sold
25 bags of fentanyl mixed with crack cocaine to another individual. A subsequent search of Rivera’s Fairfield
Avenue residence revealed more than 15,000 bags containing a similar mix of
fentanyl and crack.
Judge Hall scheduled sentencing for October 16, 2019, at
which time Rivera faces a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of five years
and a maximum term of imprisonment of 40 years.
Rivera, who was released on bond, was remanded to the
custody of the U.S. Marshals Service at the conclusion of today’s court
proceeding.
This matter is being investigated by the Federal Bureau of
Investigation’s Northern Connecticut Violent Crimes Gang Task Force and the
Hartford Police Department. The Task
Force includes members of the Hartford Police Department, East Hartford Police
Department, Connecticut State Police and Connecticut Department of
Correction. The case is being prosecuted
by Assistant U.S. Attorney Brian P. Leaming.
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