Brockton Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking

Brockton Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys on Nov. 15, 2017. It is reproduced in full below.

BOSTON - A Brockton man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to drug trafficking charges.

Kenneth Burke, 31, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute cocaine. U.S. District Court Chief Judge Patti B. Saris scheduled sentencing for March 21, 2018.

Burke distributed cocaine in the Brockton area that he received from co-defendant Luis Rivera, a/k/a “Fat Louie," who conducted a robust crack cocaine and cocaine trafficking business in the area. Rivera pleaded not guilty to federal charges and is scheduled to stand trial in January 2018.

The charge of conspiracy to distribute cocaine provides for a sentence of no greater than 20 years in prison, a minimum of three years and up to a lifetime of supervised release, and a fine of $1 million. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based upon the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

Acting United States Attorney William D. Weinreb; Mickey D. Leadingham, Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives, Boston Field Division; Michael J. Ferguson, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration, New England Field Division; Michael Shea, Acting Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations in Boston; John Gibbons, U.S. Marshal for the District of Massachusetts; Maura Healey, Attorney General of Massachusetts; Colonel Kerry A. Gilpin, Superintendent of the Massachusetts State Police; Boston Police Commissioner William Evans; Chelsea Police Chief Brian Kyes; and Brockton Police Chief John Crowley made the announcement today. The U.S. Attorney’s Office also acknowledges the assistance of the Suffolk and Middlesex County Sheriff Departments and the Malden, Revere and Everett Police Departments. Weinreb’s Organized Crime and Gang Unit is prosecuting the case.

Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys

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