NEW ENGLAND NEWS
March 08, 2011
Contact: SA Tony Pettigrew
New England Division
617-557-2138
Defendant Sentenced to Eleven Years for Drug Distribution
BOSTON, MA.  - A Fitchburg man was sentenced yesterday in federal court for conspiracy and distribution of cocaine base.
Steven W. Derr, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Field Division and United States Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz and announced today that 
ANGEL ROMAN , 25, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV to 11 years in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release. In November 2010, 
ROMAN  pleaded guilty to distribution of cocaine base and conspiracy to distribute cocaine base.
Had the case proceeded to trial the Government's evidence would have proven that the investigation and arrest of 
ROMAN  was part of a large scale undercover operation investigating drug and gang activity in Fitchburg that resulted in 10 federal indictments and the prosecution of over 20 individuals on state charges. In 2009, a witness assisting law enforcement officers made arrangements to purchase crack cocaine on a recorded telephone from 
ROMAN  and two other individuals. After picking up 
ROMAN  and driving to a property on Day Street, the witness paid 
ROMAN  and his associates $1,100 in cash. After being paid, 
ROMAN  entered the property and returned with an ounce of crack cocaine. Upon his arrest in December 2009, 
ROMAN  was found to be in possession of $24,000 in cash. The cash was ordered forfeited. In addition, a loaded handgun was recovered from a car that hedrove.
The case was investigated by the DEA HIDTA which included a Special Agent from the FBI and a Trooper of the Massachusetts State Police.