STAMFORD, CT — A Stamford woman was sentenced Thursday to more than 12 years in prison for selling drugs and a gun while on federal supervised release, according to an announcement from United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut David X. Sullivan.
Amonda Mendez, also known as "M-Dot" and "Dot," 35, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Vernon D. Oliver in Hartford to 150 months in prison and eight years of supervised release.
According to court documents and statements made in court, in June 2016, Mendez was sentenced in Hartford federal court to 10 years in prison and four years of supervised release for drug trafficking and gun possession offenses. She was released from federal prison in January 2025.
Between April and July 2025, law enforcement made multiple controlled purchases of crack cocaine and fentanyl, and one purchase of a loaded .40 caliber pistol, from Mendez, Sullivan said. The pistol had been reported as stolen.
Mendez was arrested on July 28, 2025. On that date, a search of her person found approximately 48 grams of crack cocaine and $1,934 in cash, Sullivan said.
A search of her Stamford residence found approximately 163 grams of crack, and a search of another Stamford residence connected to Mendez revealed $2,456 in cash, Sullivan added.
Mendez has been detained since her arrest. On May 27, she pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute 28 grams or more of cocaine base, or crack.
Oliver sentenced Mendez to 120 months in prison for the drug trafficking offense, and a consecutive 30-month sentence for violating the conditions of her supervised release.
The case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative officials say "marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations, and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime."
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