Saturday, January 19, 2013
Distribution of illegal narcotics involved several substances.
(Editor's note: The following information was submitted by the office of the U.S. Attorney in Boston.) The final defendant, charged last year with five others, has been sentenced for his role in distributing controlled substances at the VA Medical Center in Bedford. Steven Jakaitis, 50, of Lowell, was sentenced today by Judge Richard Stearns to 15 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release. In July 2012, Jakaitis pleaded guilty to distribution of buprenorphine and conspiracy to distribute oxycodone. In January 2012, Jakaitis was charged along with David DeJesus, 52, of Lowell; Scott Houtchens, 50, of Lowell; David Porterfield, 45, of Saugus; David Robson, 53, of Tewksbury; and Allen Nickerson, 52, of Dorchester…
Friday, July 13, 2012
Two men sold drugs out of the Bedford VA Hospital, face up to 20 years in prison.
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Friday, July 13, 2012
(Editor's note: The following information was supplied by the U.S. Attorney's Office in Boston.) Two men, including a Tewksbury resident, were convicted late Thursday in federal court of selling drugs at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Bedford. Steve Jakaitis, 49, of Lowell, pleaded guilty to distribution of buprenorphine and conspiracy to distribute oxycodone. David Robson, 53, of Tewksbury, pleaded guilty to distribution and conspiracy of oxycodone. Jakaitis and Robson, both of whom are veterans, were charged in January. Had the case proceeded to trial the government’s evidence would have proven that in 2011, Jakaitis sold buprenorphine to an undercover federal agent, and conspired with Robson to sell oxycodone to an undercover …
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Crimes allegedly took place at the VA Hospital's Bedford campus.
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Thursday, February 2, 2012
Five men, including one from Tewksbury, have been arrested and charged with selling drugs at the VA Hospital in Bedford. According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, the men allegedly sold heroin, oxycodone, buprenorphine and clonazepam. David DeJesus, 51; Scott Houtchens, 49; Steven Jakaitis, 49, all of Lowell; David Porterfield, 44, of Saugus; and David Robson, 52, of Tewksbury, were each charged in Federal Court on Thursday with distributing controlled substances including heroin, oxycodone, buprenorphine (used to treat opioid addiction) and clonazepam (used to treat seizure and panic disorders) and conspiracy to distribute controlled substances. According to the complaint, the defendants allegedly each sold the drugs on the VA Medical …
jim terwiliger
10:01 pm on Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Any crime that takes advantage of the men and women who have served this nation is deplorable Looks like Carmen is about to see the other side of that statement more ›