Pittsfield 男子参与可卡因贩运获刑30个月：检方称团伙由一名前高中学生主任运营
美国司法部马萨诸塞区联邦检察官办公室10月23日宣布，Pittsfield 居民 Theodore Warren（44岁，又名“Monty”）10月22日在 Springfield 的联邦法院被判处30个月监禁，刑满后另加3年监管释放，主审法官为联邦地区法官 Mark G. Mastroianni。
Theodore Warren 于2026年7月承认一项共谋分销及持有并意图分销可卡因罪与四项分销及持有并意图分销可卡因罪。他于2024年12月与同案被指控人 Lavante Wiggins 一同被起诉；Lavante Wiggins 曾任 Pittsfield 高中学生主任。
根据起诉文件，检方指 Lavante Wiggins 运营一个贩毒团伙，在 Pittsfield 及周边地区分销大量可卡因，Theodore Warren 是团伙中受信任的成员，为其跑腿送货。检方称，2024年8月，Lavante Wiggins 表示担心自己正被调查，称将派 Theodore Warren 去完成毒品交易与送货。检方还称，一名客户以赊账方式从 Lavante Wiggins 处取得可卡因，欠款超过3.4万美元；Theodore Warren 承认，他与被指控的 Lavante Wiggins 一边向该客户追讨欠款，一边继续向其供应大量可卡因。Theodore Warren 另承认，他在15次交易中从被指控的 Lavante Wiggins 处购买了超过一公斤可卡因。
联邦检察官 Leah B. Foley 与联邦调查局（FBI）波士顿（Boston）分部主管特工 Ted E. Docks 宣布了上述判决。此案调查得到 Holyoke、Springfield、Chicopee、West Springfield、Easthampton 与 Pittsfield 各市警察局，Berkshire、Hampden 与 Franklin 三县警长办公室，马萨诸塞州警察局及 Berkshire 县地区检察官办公室的协助，助理联邦检察官 Neil L. Desroches 负责起诉。
司法部表示，起诉文件中针对其余被告的细节仍属指控，该被告在法庭以排除合理怀疑证明有罪之前应被推定无罪。
Pittsfield Man Sentenced to 30 Months in Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy That Prosecutors Say Was Run by a Former High School Dean
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts announced on October 23 that Theodore Warren, 44, also known as “Monty,” of Pittsfield, was sentenced on October 22 in federal court in Springfield to 30 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release. U.S. District Court Judge Mark G. Mastroianni imposed the sentence.
In July 2026, Warren pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine and four counts of distribution of and possession with intent to distribute cocaine. In December 2024, Warren was charged alongside his alleged co-conspirator Lavante Wiggins, the former Dean of Students at Pittsfield High School.
According to the charging documents, Wiggins allegedly operated a drug trafficking organization that distributed large amounts of cocaine in and around the Pittsfield area, and Warren was a trusted member of the organization who served as a runner for Wiggins. In August 2024, Wiggins allegedly expressed concern that he was under investigation and said he would send Warren to complete drug sales and deliver cocaine. Prosecutors allege that one of Wiggins' customers amassed a debt of more than $34,000 for cocaine that Wiggins provided on credit. Warren admitted that he, and allegedly Wiggins, then went about collecting that debt while continuing to supply large amounts of cocaine to that customer. Warren also admitted that he purchased more than one kilogram of cocaine, allegedly from Wiggins, over 15 different transactions.
U.S. Attorney Leah B. Foley and Ted E. Docks, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Boston Division, made the announcement. The investigation received valuable assistance from the Holyoke, Springfield, Chicopee, West Springfield, Easthampton, and Pittsfield Police Departments; the Berkshire, Hampden, and Franklin County Sheriff's Offices; the Massachusetts State Police; and the Berkshire County District Attorney's Office. Assistant U.S. Attorney Neil L. Desroches, Chief of the Springfield Branch Unit, is prosecuting the case.
The Justice Department noted that the details contained in the charging documents are allegations, and the remaining defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
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图片来源：Springfield 的美国联邦法院大楼，Theodore Warren 在此被判刑（资料图）。图片来源：Farragutful / Wikimedia Commons，CC BY-SA 4.0
