BOSTON — Two Dominican nationals were sentenced Thursday on drug and aggravated identity theft charges in connection with their roles in a fentanyl conspiracy, the U.S. Attorney’s office said.
Gregorio Andres Gonsalez Sepulveda, 47, formerly of Revere, and Sandy Alejandro Reynoso Cruz, 48, of Waterbury, Conn., were each sentenced to seven years in prison and four years of supervised release.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s office, Gonsalez Sepulveda made six sales of fentanyl to a cooperating witness in Revere. Cruz was Gonsalez Sepulveda’s supplier. In addition, both used stolen identities and Social Security numbers when applying for Massachusetts driver’s licenses in 2017.
In January 2020, Gonsalez Sepulveda pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl, three counts of distribution of and possession with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl, five counts of distribution of and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, one count of false representation of a Social Security number, and one count of aggravated identity theft, prosecutors said.
In December 2020, Reynoso Cruz pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl, one count of distribution of and possession with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl, one count of false representation of a Social Security number, and one count of aggravated identity theft.
