Department of Justice
U.S. Attorney’s Office
District of Connecticut
Friday, Feb. 28, 2014
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Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that CHOLOE BRIGHT, also known as “Chi-Chi" and “Chello," 29, of West Haven, was sentenced today by Senior U.S. District Judge Ellen Bree Burns in New Haven to 72 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for distributing heroin.
According to court documents and statements made in court, this matter stems from “Operation Bloodline," a joint law enforcement investigation targeting narcotics trafficking and gang violence in the Dwight-Kensington and Fair Haven sections of New Haven. Led by the DEA New Haven Task Force and the New Haven and Hamden Police Departments, the year-long investigation included the use of court-authorized wiretaps on numerous telephones, extensive physical surveillance, controlled purchases of narcotics, execution of search warrants, and seizures of narcotics and firearms. The investigation revealed that BRIGHT was involved in the packaging and street-level distribution of heroin.
More than 100 individuals were charged as a result of the investigation.
BRIGHT has been detained since his arrest on May 17, 2012. On December 6, 2013, he pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, heroin.
BRIGHT’s criminal history includes at least eight felony convictions, including four drug-related offenses and a 2004 conviction for first degree robbery.
This matter is being investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Haven Task Force, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the New Haven, Hamden, West Haven, North Haven, Branford, Ansonia and Meriden Police Departments. The United States Marshals Service, the Connecticut State Police, the Connecticut Department of Correction, Parole and Community Services and the Milford, Hartford, New Britain, North Branford and Stratford Police Departments have provided valuable assistance to the investigation.
This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys S. Dave Vatti and Marc Silverman.
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Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
