Crime & Safety
Hyannis Woman Pleads Guilty To Smuggling Cocaine: Feds
The 28-year-old conspired to smuggle cocaine from Jamaica to the United States, federal authorities said.
HYANNIS, MA – A Hyannis woman admitted her role in a cocaine smuggling conspiracy in federal court last week, according to the U.S Attorney's office. Cristina M. Delle Femine, 28, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring to import cocaine and one count of conspiring to possess with intent to distribute cocaine.
Around May 2017, Delle Femine conspired to import cocaine into the country from Jamaica and conspired to possess with the intent to distribute cocaine, the USAO said. She was arrested in Maine on Oct. 23, 2017.
Delle Femine is expected to be sentenced June 6. She faces a sentence of up to 20 years in prison, a minimum of three years of supervised release and a fine of $1 million for each charge.
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