Holyoke Man Sentenced for Heroin Distribution

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Holyoke Man Sentenced for Heroin Distribution

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys on June 9, 2020. It is reproduced in full below.

BOSTON - A Holyoke man was sentenced in federal court in Springfield today for heroin distribution.

Glenn Jacobs, 37, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Mark G. Mastroianni to 20 months in prison and three years of supervised release. In January 2020, Jacobs pleaded guilty to possessing with intent to distribute heroin.

Jacobs possessed heroin with intent to distribute it on June 12, 2019 in Holyoke. The case was the result of a joint investigation into heroin trafficking in Holyoke.

United States Attorney Andrew E. Lelling; Joseph R. Bonavolonta, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Boston Field Division; Colonel Christopher Mason, Superintendent of the Massachusetts State Police; and Holyoke Police Chief Manny Febo made the announcement today. Assistant U.S. Attorney Todd E. Newhouse of Lelling’s Springfield Branch Office prosecuted the case.

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

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